Israel advocate veteran John Podhoretz celebrated the role of “Jewish money” in defeating Massie. But Massie’s primary loss to the Israel Lobby seems to have emboldened him. He also announced that he will honor and memorialize the crew of the USS Liberty on the House floor on Monday at noon.
While attention focuses on the FY27 NDAA, the Senate is quietly doing something similar via the FY27 Intel Authorization bill. Buckle up — it’s a big deal.
Rep. Khanna took the ‘America First’ approach against Section 224, but he was out-numbered by those who played down its dangers and implications
It is unclear if or when the Senate will next vote on its own version of the bill or take up this House version, which is a concurrent resolution and therefore does not necessarily have the force of law and does not go to the president to sign
Foundation for the Defense of Democracies is now apparently helping write the script for a fusion of the U.S. and Israeli militaries.
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.
The House’s 2027 NDAA takes a major step toward moving aid beyond public oversight by effectively treating the two countries’ armed forces as a single military apparatus.
Massie represents the latest chapter in a decades-long campaign by the Israel lobby to eliminate dissenters from Congress.
Israeli-born acting U.S. attorney Sigal Chattah – who has referred to Palestinians as “animals,” called for Gaza to be wiped “off the map,” and suggested “even the children” in Gaza are terrorists – dropped a gun charge against an Israeli immigrant who operated a biolab in Nevada