This year, Israel will account for over a quarter of all free travel gifted to Congress members, and AIPAC is overwhelmingly setting the agenda.
As support for Israel drops in polls, Democrats are increasingly trying to distance themselves from the Gaza genocide. A common tactic is to place the blame on “the Netanyahu government,” but this ignores Israel’s long history of ethnic cleansing.
Bernie Sanders’s recent resolutions blocking weapons to Israel failed, but analysts say they suggest that Palestine will serve as a litmus test in the Democratic Party going forward.
AIPAC has spent $12 million in just two congressional races. Joe Biden notices even if the media doesn’t.
Congressional aides say that the Biden administration will send Israel another $1 billion in weapons and ammunition.
Governor Kathy Hochul, Senator Chuck Schumer and a number of other New York Democrats condemned a Times Square rally in support of Palestine.
Fatima Mohammed’s criticism of Israel, white supremacy, and the NYPD have led to public condemnations from U.S. politicians and pro-Israel groups. Many are calling for the university to be defunded over the speech.
Pro-Israel activists and lawmakers are up in arms about questions on the NY State Regents exam which discuss the creation of the state of Israel, and acknowledge that the Golan Heights were illegally annexed.