The plan, reportedly backed by Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, would rebrand one of Islam’s holiest sites as a multi-faith tourist destination – a move that could ignite conflict and trigger repercussions around the world.
“Over the past two and a half years, Gaza has served to a large extent as a testing laboratory not only for methods of warfare, but also for the architecture of starvation and the management of a population through deprivation,” the report states.
Section 224 is cleverly buried deep in the massive National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). It transforms Israel from a top U.S. aid recipient to a full member of the U.S. defense and intelligence apparatus, creating access and control mechanisms for a nation with goals drastically different from America’s.
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Two and a half years after October 7, foreign journalists remain locked out; the only way in has been agreeing to Israel’s terms. The Columbia Journasm Review describes this as a “Subversion of Reality”
AIPAC does not have to single-handedly decide an election to shape its outcome. Its power lies in changing the conditions under which the election is fought.
Israeli soldiers went door to door in the border village of Ain Arab, forcing residents from their homes at gunpoint as part of a systematic campaign to empty large swathes of southern Lebanon.
Records show that USC has sold cadavers to the US Navy for Israeli military training since at least 2018. Revelations about the program have caused some prospective donors to change their minds.
AIEF, a charitable affiliate of the pro-Israel lobby AIPAC, has spent millions on travel for lawmakers from both parties, even as voters’ support for Israel plummets
Axios reports that Trump called Netanyahu “crazy”, accused him of ingratitude, and put the brakes on Israel’s plan to strike Beirut. Some commenters are suspicious of this leak. Trita Parsi examines this viewpoint in detail.