Rep. Rashida Tlaib has introduced a resolution that recognizes Israel’s actions in Gaza as a genocide.
Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) is targeting the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), claiming the group is “antisemitic” and “connected to terrorists”, following comments by a PYM member about disrupting the weapons supply chain to Israel.
In a new Quinnipiac poll, just 12% of Democratic voters say they sympathize more with Israelis than Palestinians.
Senator Tom Cotton has introduced legislation that would prohibit federal use of the term “West Bank” and instead use “Judea and Samaria.”
The White House condemned the ICC’s arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant, joining lawmakers across both parties. Senator Tom Cotton went as far as to imply the U.S. should take military action against the court over the warrants.
The protests targeting Netanyahu’s recent visit to DC have led to a new round of anti-protest bills.
A group of Republicans senators led by Arkansas’ Tom Cotton are urging the Trump administration to label West Bank goods as “Made in Israel.” A letter sent to Trump by the lawmakers was obtained by Axios. “This decision would support Israel and push back against anti-Semitism and the BDS movement,” it states.
Having just played the New York Times, Sen. Tom Cotton is dangerous, intelligent — and a favorite of the pro-Israel, pro-war-with-Iran lobby. His political rise has been fueled by that rightwing interest group.