As Israel pushes for full U.S. intervention in its attacks on Iran, two dozen progressive House members are pushing a bill that would block the U.S. from sending Israel offensive weapons.

Pro-Israel prosecutor Wesley Bell defeated incumbent Cori Bush in Missouri’s 1st District primary. He got $9 million worth of help from AIPAC.

Michael Arria discusses the impact of Jamaal Bowman’s primary loss to George Latimer and whether AIPAC is really as influential as it claims to be.

The Israel lobby’s strong-arm tactics still work. But the amount of effort they needed to defeat Jamaal Bowman shows they won’t work forever. 

Michael Arria talks to Ryan Grim about The Squad vs. the Israel Lobby, and students at Columbia University fight pro-Palestine censorship.

Following the passage of H.R. 888 it is clear that organizers and activists will have to adopt new strategies to hold elected officials accountable.

Historic Congressional letter demanding cutoff in aid to Israel over human rights violations won broad support from progressive groups and even some liberal Zionists — and an attack by AIPAC.

After failing to oust her in the primaries, AIPAC fell to Summer Lee in the PA-12 general election as well. “They are losing a generational battle here,” says Justice Democrats’ Waleed Shahid.

Filings from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) reveal that the pro-Israel group the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) spent more than $350,000 trying to defeat Rep. Ilhan Omar in the Democratic primary for Minnesota’s 5th district. Additionally the group spent over $400,000 to help defeat New York 10th district candidate Yuh-Line Niou, a progressive assembly member who expressed support for the BDS movement. Both races were very close, Omar’s unexpectedly so.

Jamaal Bowman’s actions are challenging the Democratic Socialists of America to demonstrate what solidarity with Palestine means.