GOP candidate Vivek Ramaswamy said he wanted to cut U.S. military aid to Israel. A week later he reversed course.
Signs that AIPAC is becoming a liability for Israel supporters became clearer this week when former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak attacked the Israel lobby group.
In 2021 two pro-Palestine protestors were accused of carrying out an antisemitic attack against Jewish diners in LA, but that’s not what actually happened.
AIPAC is preparing to spend big on the Democratic primaries again. A recent congressional trip to Israel has demonstrated the power the organization still holds, even among some progressives.
If you want to know how much the Biden Administration prioritizes pressuring the Netanyahu government consider this: the White House established an envoy to push Israel-Saudi normalization, but not to further Israel-Palestinian talks.
Some longtime establishment voices have begun calling to end U.S. military aid to Israel, but they are not necessarily standing in solidarity with Palestinians.
A recent letter from 14 GOP Senators seeking to reinstate U.S. support for Israeli universities in the occupied West Bank shows the danger of the IHRA antisemitism definition.