The progressive operative nudging Democrats toward a hostile line on Israel

The progressive operative nudging Democrats toward a hostile line on Israel

As the Democratic Party debates how to improve its brand and sharpen its messaging ahead of the midterm elections, one progressive strategist is emerging as an influential behind-the-scenes casting agent pushing a style of unvarnished left-wing populism, notably combined with aggressive criticism of Israel and its standing as a U.S. ally. Morris Katz, an ad maker in his mid-20s widely seen as a political wunderkind on the far left, has been inst…