Joe Biden has been in a love affair with Israel for decades. A scolding from Israel’s Prime Minister Menachem Begin early on might have set the course.
Joe Biden’s deep ties with Israel
Nov. 1-5: Israelis demolish homes, abduct, injure, attack Palestinians in West Bank & Gaza
Some Israeli actions in the Palestinian Territories November 1-5: abduct, injure and attack people, demolish homes of 74 people, including 41 children – reports from IMEMC…
AIPAC strategist & longtime Biden friend is cautiously optimistic about Biden win
Jewish News of Northern California interview with Dem strategist Sam Lauter. Lauter had met Biden at an AIPAC conference in about 1983, telling him after listening to his speech, “When I graduate from Cal., I’m moving to D.C. to work for you.” (Lauter’s mother, Naomi, was involved in AIPAC’s founding… He later became AIPAC head for the SF Bay Area, and is currently a board member of the Democratic Majority for Israel… he has kept in touch with Biden on and off over the past 30-plus years…
Israeli draft refuser, Hallel Rabin, jailed in Israel’s Military Prison No. 6
Israeli conscientious objector, Hallel Rabin, is serving a prison term for refusing to serve in the IDF based on her reasons of conscience and pacifisim.
Congress cranks out legislation for Israel: The details
Congress has been cranking out legislation that bankrolls & benefits Israel at a remarkable pace during the current congressional session. Here’s a comprehensive rundown…
Israel lies after soldiers choke and kill Palestinian boy
Israel frequently lies about the circumstances in which Palestinian children are killed and seriously injured. Often, blaming the victim.
Amnesty International Slams Reported U.S. Push to Label It Antisemitic
Following a report of.plans to label Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Oxfam ‘antisemitic’ over the groups’ criticism of Israel and support for Palestinian human rights, Amnesty slams ‘attempt to silence and intimidate’ human rights organizations…
Israeli occupation of Palestine is devastating the natural environment
The Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has devastated the environment… uprooted native trees… imposed polluting industries… prevented sustainable development… caused loss of biodiversity… Under Israeli occupation, environmental struggles are an integral part of the struggle for freedom and justice in Palestine…
Palestinian on hunger strike in Israeli jail ‘on verge of death’
A Palestinian man on a hunger strike for nearly 80 days since his arrest by Israel in late July is “on the verge of death”, Israeli rights group B’Tselem said on Monday. Israel has neither charged him with a crime or given him a trial….
Joaquin Castro: a non-Zionist contender for Foreign Affairs Committee??
Castro pledges to bring Palestinian voices to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, says US. must act as an “honest broker” in the Israel-Palestine peace process…