Senate passes Israel lobby bill to impose new sanctions on Iran
Both AIPAC and J Street lauded the passage, by 98-2, of a Senate bill to impose new sanctions on Iran. Voting against it were…
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Tillerson questions need for anti-Semitism envoy
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's statement that an antisemitism envoy may be unnecessary are challenged by representatives of the Israel lobby, quoted at length…
U.S. Senate Marks 50th Anniversary of Jerusalem “Reunification”
JTA reports that the US Senate has approved a “non-binding resolution marking the 50th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem.” The bill was passed…
Senate bill would elevate role of anti-Semitism envoy
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., introduced a bill that would elevate the position to ambassadorial level. A companion bill was introduced…
House passes bill requiring US to monitor European criticism of Israel
Congressman Ed Royce, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, commended the bill for encouraging the adoption of a uniform definition of anti-Semitism, which focuses…
International campaign is criminalizing criticism of Israel as ‘antisemitism’
IAK INVESTIGATION: For two decades, some Israeli officials and partisans have worked to embed a new, Israel-focused definition of antisemitism in institutions around the…
Texas is the seventeenth state to pass law against Israel boycotts (BDS)
The governor of Texas just signed a law that forbids state agencies from contracting with companies participating in boycotts of Israel. Alabama, Arizona, California,…
Consortium News: Neocons Point Housebroken Trump at Iran
Pro-Israel neocons from the Weekly Standard; Project for the New American Century (PNAC); its replacement, the Foundation for Defense of Democracies; and the Jewish…
Trump’s “America First” budget would slash State Dept budget, Israel only country to escape cuts
Israel to continue getting more aid than any other nation. Most of the cuts are unlikely to be sustained since the Israel lobby opposes…
AIPAC gave $60K to architect of Trump’s Muslim ban – LobeLog
Eli Clifton reports in Lobelog that new tax filings reveal that America's largest pro-Israel group, AIPAC, gave money to a think tank that played…