When Biden blamed Hamas for the Gaza war in May, he was ignoring Democratic voters who by more than 4 to 1 blamed Israel for the violence. “That tells you the story right there. Democrats were not understanding why Biden’s not at least criticizing both sides,” political scientist Shibley Telhami tells Americans for Peace Now.

The U.S. foreign policy elite and some of the mainstream press are already trying to rewrite the history of Afghanistan War. But U.S. forces could never have defeated the resistance. Just consider the significance of IEDs, which killed and maimed more US and allied soldiers than any other weapon during the long war.

Israel withholds Palestinian tax funds from the PA so as to enforce its collective punishment of the families of militants. Now Defense Minister Benny Gantz is seeking to “loan” the P.A. that money in line with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett’s promise to Joe Biden to improve Palestinian conditions.

Progressive groups condemned Joe Biden’s embrace of Israeli PM Naftali Bennett yesterday and the president’s vow to continue military aid to Israel, with no reference to its apartheid policies against Palestinians. Israel’s advocates say that Bennett got everything that he wanted from the meeting, including a suggestion the U.S. would use force against Iran.

The script of the Naftali Bennett visit to the White House was set yesterday when Secretary of State Antony Blinken told the prime minister, “Maybe you have something to teach us,” with reference to Bennett’s diverse governing coalition. The idea that Israel is a model democracy (and not an apartheid state) is sure to be a theme for President Biden in his meeting with Bennett today.

As Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett launches a charm offensive in Washington to show he is not Netanyahu– but will do nothing about Palestinian human rights–Joe Biden should go along with the charade so as to overcome his loss of international standing from Afghanistan and to keep Israel a bipartisan issue, leading Israel lobbyists urge the White House.

Right-wing Israel supporters booed Biden deputy assistant Erika Moritsugu as she addressed the “No Fear Rally,” an event billed as a stand against antisemitism but seemed largely focused on defending Israel.

A congressional letter to the State Department led by Jan Schakowsky did not actually condemn the IHRA definition of antisemitism, but suggested that the Nexus Document and the Jerusalem Declaration on Antisemitism be used as tools alongside it. “These two efforts are the work of hundreds of scholars and experts in the fields of antisemitism, Israel and Middle East Policy, and Jewish communal affairs, and have been helpful to us as we grapple with these complex issues,” it read.

Israel has indeed taken American advice historically, when pressured with delays to arms deals. President Joe Biden should follow this precedent.

Over 500 Biden and Democratic Party staffers have signed a letter calling on the president to promote Palestinian human rights and hold Israel accountable for its human rights violations.