So long, David Trone. The billionaire owner of Total Wine, staunch BDS opponent, and notable AIPAC donor lost the Maryland Democratic primary for Senate to Angela Alsobrooks by double digits.
The Biden administration has sent Israel billions in weapons since October 7 and pausing weapons transfers now won’t impair its ability to attack Rafah.
Amid violent police sweeps of student encampments, arrests, and suspensions of pro-Palestine activists comes the Antisemitism Awareness Act, a bill ostensibly about antisemitism but of course, it’s actually about stifling criticism of Israel.
Mass graves are being discovered in Gaza, but Biden has made it clear that weapons will keep flowing to Israel.
The “special relationship” has been on full display following Iran’s attack on Israel. Biden’s instruction to Israel to avoid escalation shows the U.S. could apply pressure to end the Gaza slaughter at any time. They just choose not to.
Since October, the Biden administration has attempted to con the American public with a cynical shell game, insisting that it’s pushing Israel to obey the rule of law while providing the country with an unceasing supply of weaponry.
On Monday the UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The U.S. didn’t veto it but don’t count on policy changes.
Chuck Schumer’s recent floor speech calling for elections in Israel says something very important about the state of U.S./Israel relations and the future of Zionism.