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!
This was the week Israelis turned on the Israel lobby, but an AIPAC delegation to Israel showed that Democrats aren’t ready to cut ties just yet.
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.
“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?
The Zionist lobby in the U.S. is openly anguished over Israel’s political crisis– and we are getting to witness the ordeals of the entitled.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog upcoming trip to Washington is highlighting the growing rift within the Democratic party over Israel, and the fissures were on display this past weekend after Rep. Pramila Jayapal walked back comments referring to Israel as a racist country.
Rashida Tlaib has proved to be the most potent force for Palestine in mainstream American politics, which is why Jonathan Greenblatt of the Anti-Defamation League is working to destroy her political career.
Two congressional delegations carrying important political implications visited Israel recently. Both were a reminder of how badly out of step Congress is with the American public on Palestine.
When Irish political prisoner Bobby Sands died in 1981 after a hunger strike, his death galvanized American sympathy for the Republican movement. Sadly, Khader Adnan’s death this week has not moved the American establishment the same way.
Ron DeSantis and Hakeem Jeffries went to Israel this week to advance their political ambitions. And their horizons could not be more different than that of the imprisoned Palestinian political figure, Khader Adnan.