Rep. David Trone (D-MD), the co-owner of Total Wines & More, donates at least $100,000 to AIPAC a year, and ended his financial support for the ACLU over its opposition to anti-BDS laws.
There has been remarkable news in the last few days: much of the Israel lobby in the United States is in open revolt against the Israeli government to try and stop annexation of the West Bank.
Why is Trump lying down for Israeli annexation of West Bank even as global chorus condemns it? He needs what could be $200 million from Sheldon and Miriam Adelson for election. He has delivered for the largest Republican donors again and again, from moving embassy, to tearing up Iran deal, to attacking the ICC.
On June 11, President Donald Trump authorized sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), if…
On May 30, Eyad al-Halaq, a Palestinian with autism, was hunted and executed by Israeli Police in Jerusalem near the school that gave him joy in life. The oppressive occupation is at the root of his killing.
Palestinian students wearing masks wait for the start of final high school exams at a…
From April 1st to May 14, 1948 — before Israel was declared, before the British left, and before any Arab soldier entered Palestine to save it — Zionist militias essentially conquered Palestine. Salman Abu Sitta says this critical period leading to Al Nakba has rarely been looked upon in this light, and shows how massacres that took place during this period were pivotal in the ethnic cleansing of Palestine.
The primary contest between Eliot Engel and Jamaal Bowman in New York could end up being a watershed moment when it comes to the Democrats and Israel, as conditioning military aid to the country is emerging as the mainstream position among the progressive faction of the party.
“We must remember that George Floyd didn’t die due to a lack of oxygen. He died because of a lack of justice,” Palestinian artist Taqi Spateen tells Mondoweiss.
If you’re a U.S. politician who opposes Israeli annexation, but has been waiting for permission from the biggest pro-Israel lobby group to actually criticize it, we have some good news for you.