Israel is factoring into primaries across the United States, but perhaps nowhere more than New York.
The U.S. and Iran have reportedly signed a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz and to begin negotiations to end the war. It is a hopeful sign that this disastrous war of choice may soon be over, but once again, Israel stands to be the spoiler.
Rashida Tlaib’s bill calling to end U.S. support for Israel’s ongoing invasion of Lebanon upset Democratic Party leaders who want to avoid a vote on Israel. Now, Congress may take a groundbreaking vote to rein in Israeli aggression.
Pro-Israel smear campaigns have ended many political careers in the past, but they’re now falling flat. This shift is one of the clearest signs that Israel’s standing in U.S. politics has changed, likely permanently.
This week, Dr. Adam Hamawy, a surgeon who volunteered in Gaza amid the genocide, won New Jersey’s 12th District primary. The win is obviously another loss for the Israel lobby, but it goes beyond simply adding another critic to Congress.
Amid a local pressure campaign, the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System has divested roughly 85% of its holdings in Israeli bonds. Mondoweiss speaks with one of the lead organizers of the effort, Zainab Chaudry, Director of CAIR Maryland.
New York goes to the polls on June 23, and, as in the rest of the country, Palestine is having a major impact on the races. Mondoweiss speaks with political consultant Peter Feld about the rapidly shifting politics around Israel in New York City.
In an interview with Politico, Pennsylvania Governor and presidential hopeful Josh Shapiro suggested that some AIPAC criticism is antisemitic.
Prominent neoconservatives are criticizing Trump’s war on Iran, but do these critiques amount to a foreign policy shift?