Douglas Bloomfield

Douglas M. Bloomfield is a syndicated columnist, Washington lobbyist and consultant.  He spent nine years as the legislative director and chief lobbyist for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). In this position, he was responsible for developing and guiding strategy on Capitol Hill to secure military and economic aid for Israel and strengthen US-Israel relations. As the World Jewish Congress representative in Washington, he helped coordinate the Swiss banks and Nazi gold investigations and US government support for restitution of Jewish properties seized by former Nazi and Communist regimes. He is a Capitol Hill veteran who served as a senior advisor to Congressman Benjamin S. Rosenthal of New York and a legislative assistant for Senator Hubert H. Humphrey.  Prior to that, he was a member of the editorial staff for Ohio's The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Bloomfield has taught college journalism, and is a former president of the Greater Washington Jewish Community Relations Council.
SMOKE RISES after the blasts from the Israeli attack on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday.

Revenge or sabotage: What was Israel's real motive in attacking Doha? - opinion

Hamas feels it is winning the global war of public opinion. It sees Israel flirting with pariah status and under intense pressure and criticism from friends and allies, including many US Jews.

SEPTEMBER 18, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff attend the men’s final of the US Open tennis tournament in Flushing, NY, on Sunday. Trump was loudly jeered and booed, notes the writer.

Trump’s hometown conundrum deepens amid NYC mayoral race - opinion

President Donald Trump said he is working hard to prevent Zohran Mamdani from moving into Gracie Mansion.

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025
US HEALTH and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr: Preventable, once-eradicated diseases like measles are making a comeback as he restricts vaccine use and pushes debunked theories like the link between autism and vaccines, the writer argues.

Enablers, accomplices, and America’s unhealth: How RFK Jr. makes the US sick - opinion

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. could become America’s greatest mass killer as head of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and the senators who confirmed him are his accomplices.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2025

What are the key things we can take away from Trump's DC takeover? - opinion

He sees all this as critical to his legacy, like putting his name and imprint on everything he can. Yet it is also about settling personal grievances, seeking retribution, and amassing power.

AUGUST 28, 2025
Members of the National Guard patrol the National Mall past a banner of U.S. President Donald Trump hanging on the Department of Labor building, weeks after President Trump ordered National Guard and law enforcement to patrol the nation’s capital to assist in crime prevention, in Washington, D.C.

Trump’s next book: The art of surrender - opinion

The Alaska summit can be scored Putin 1, Trump 0.

AUGUST 21, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, as they meet in Anchorage, Alaska, last week. The Alaska summit can be scored Putin 1, Trump 0, the writer maintains.

Can Israel's loss of bipartisan support be repaired? - opinion

The pro-Israel core in each party is shrinking – faster among Democrats but among Republicans too, particularly those under the age of 50.

AUGUST 14, 2025
U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives members attend a joint session of Congress to certify Donald Trump's election, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 6, 2025.

Recognizing Palestine is the right move, but it came at the wrong time - opinion

While the two-state solution is the right direction, neither side is ready for it currently.

AUGUST 7, 2025
UK PRIME MINISTER Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney attend a NATO summit in The Hague in June. Demographics and domestic politics may also be behind the intent to recognize a Palestinian state, says the writer.

Turkey under Erdogan: Friend or foe to US and Israel? - opinion

While relations between Washington and Ankara may be warming, there is no sign that Erdogan is cooling his anti-Israel rhetoric.

JULY 31, 2025
SYRIA’S PRESIDENT Ahmed al-Sharaa and Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrive for a news conference in Ankara earlier this year. Israel, the US, and Turkey are key players in setting the fate of Syria and regional stability, the writer maintains.

Trump, a president of many talents, and not much humility or honesty - opinion

Humility and truthfulness are not among the president's qualities.

JULY 24, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump at the White House this week: On Sunday, he declared that his first six months back in office have been ‘the most successful’ such period for any president in history, the writer notes.

Threatening Putin: Will Trump chicken out? - opinion

Presidential threats of severe tariffs and new sanctions may be empty if Donald Trump fails to carry through.

JULY 17, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin attend a G20 summit in Buenos Aires in 2018. Putin probably isn’t losing sleep over Trump’s recent deadline to make peace with Ukraine, says the writer.

Why is Trump hurting red states? - opinion

The burden imposed by the $3.3-trillion Big Beautiful Bill primarily hurts Donald Trump's voting base in red states, and Republicans could pay the price at the polls.

JULY 10, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump uses a gavel after signing the sweeping spending and tax legislation known as the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act,’ at the White House last week.

Israel-Iran peace: Trump's motivation for holding ceasefire is a Nobel Prize legacy - opinion

The ceasefire can make or break Trump’s legacy. It got off to a shaky start with the president castigating both sides for early violations.

JUNE 29, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump leaves the White House last Tuesday to attend the NATO Summit in The Hague.

Trump's truths: What you hear ain’t what you get - opinion

US President Donald Trump has said many things about what he would do, but the reality differs.

JUNE 17, 2025
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump arrives to attend a G7 summit on Sunday at the Rocky Mountain resort town of Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada. What Trump says is often meant to distract attention from what he’s actually doing, according to the writer.