The White House push for Saudi-Israeli normalization is the tail wagging the dog yet again. The only ones who really want this deal are Israel and its lobby, to distract the world from apartheid in Palestine. So Joe Biden is taking it seriously, dispatching one official after another to the Middle East.
Why did progressive Rep. Becca Balint go to Israel on a trip sponsored by AIPAC? “I was on this trip with people who absolutely disagree with me,” she says. And left the trip off social media. Still!
Progressive challenger Pervez Agwan is looking to unseat an AIPAC-backed Democrat in Texas’s 7th district. “We have to be strong, principled, and bold when we get into Congress. We can’t be pushovers,” Agwan tells Mondoweiss.
Joe Biden has put out the word, go get your photo-ops with Netanyahu, and Democrats are all over Israel, sucking up; The New York mayor is going to Israel for four days to “combat antisemitism”; a Golda Meir biopic looks awful; and more!
In 2021 two pro-Palestine protestors were accused of carrying out an antisemitic attack against Jewish diners in LA, but that’s not what actually happened.
AIPAC is gearing up to spend heavily on the 2024 Democratic primaries and potentially oust lawmakers who have advocated for Palestinian rights.
AIPAC’s latest congressional delegation to Israel led by House Minority leader Hakeem Jeffries highlighted the split between the anti-Palestinian wing of the Democratic party and the growing majority who recognize the apartheid reality in Palestine.
AIPAC is preparing to spend big on the Democratic primaries again. A recent congressional trip to Israel has demonstrated the power the organization still holds, even among some progressives.
“We should make it clear…that US military assistance is not to be used to aid and abet settler violence,” said Senator Chris Van Hollen in a recent interview. Is the Biden administration listening?
Some longtime establishment voices have begun calling to end U.S. military aid to Israel, but they are not necessarily standing in solidarity with Palestinians.