Americans are overwhelmingly for ceasefire by 4 to 1, and Democrats by more than 7 to 1. The reason Biden can’t lift a finger in the face of genocide is that he is afraid of alienating the Israel lobby as a force for his reelection. It’s that simple.
Israel’s racism against Palestinians has subsumed official Jewish life. American Jews have abandoned their best traditions out of deference to a militant state that exists in constant fear of those it subjugates.
Michael Arria talks to Ryan Grim about The Squad vs. the Israel Lobby, and students at Columbia University fight pro-Palestine censorship.
When Biden faulted Israel for “indiscriminate bombing,” Netanyahu bridled, the president says. “Well, you carpet-bombed Germany. You dropped the atom bomb. A lot of civilians died.”
In a dangerous precedent, the House of Representatives passed a controversial bill equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism. Pro-Israel lawmakers quickly followed with a bill to establish a congressional commission aimed at Palestine solidarity.
MSNBC’s decision to cancel Mehdi Hasan’s show has drawn backlash from Palestine advocates
As Israel’s kill-count in Gaza tops 12,000, including 5,000 children, Biden sinks further into a “moral abyss,” calling this a war for “democracy.” Our leaders are cracking down on opposition to the war, and trying to push the story under the carpet. But consciousness is rising in the Democratic base, including vigorous antiwar demonstrations.
In recent weeks, the U.S. has seen hundreds of thousands of people hit the streets in support of Palestine. This weekend we will see the biggest protest yet.
As Israel experiences its greatest crisis in 50 years, the Israel lobby has risen to the occasion. But despite its best efforts, the lobby is now up against foes it has never had before, and that in the long run will defeat it.
It did not take very long for Israel’s friends in the U.S., including many liberal Democrats and liberal Zionist organizations, to declare utter support for Israel against Hamas “terrorists.”