While it may appear that pro-Israel politicians and organizations are finally embracing calls to end military aid to Israel, a closer look reveals they are simply trying to maintain the status quo.
Senate Democrats supported two measures to block weapons shipments to Israel in record fashion, but they were not joined by party leadership, who suddenly appear very out of touch with the party’s base.
A Democratic National Committee resolution on rejecting AIPAC spending is largely symbolic, but it will put Democrats on the record regarding a lobbying group that is already a hot-button issue among presidential hopefuls.
Presidential hopeful Gavin Newsom claimed Israel is an apartheid state, then backtracked days later. While this may satisfy political donors, voters will likely see things differently.
Pennsylvania Governor and presidential hopeful Josh Shapiro is doubling down on his support for Israel, despite the party’s base moving in the other direction. Joe Kent’s resignation over the Iran war highlights fractures on the right over Israel.
As the war on Iran unfolds, it’s clear that most Americans, including many on the right, don’t support it. Nevertheless, warmonger Republican Senator Lindsey Graham continues to boast about his role in helping Israel push the U.S. into war.
A war powers resolution intended to rein in the Trump administration’s war on Iran failed in the Senate. Groups are already promising to primary any Democrat who supports the war.
The Trump administration is in damage control mode after Mike Huckabee claimed Israel has the biblically mandated right to stretch from the Nile River in Egypt to the Euphrates River in Iraq.