Puerto Rico has suffered under a borrowing crisis in which creditors scooped up bonds on the cheap and then procured an astronomical payout. This has led to widespread suffering. Seth Klarman, whose hedge fund has one of the largest holdings of Puerto Rican debt, has donated through the years to numerous Israel lobby groups that enable Palestinian suffering…
The Taylor Force Act, a bill to limit aid to the Palestinian Authority, is being peddled on both sides of the aisle by a nationwide grassroots network of pro-Israel activists—including Sheldon Adelson, Shawn Evenhaim, Haim Saban and Adam Milstein—as well as several powerful pro-Israel lobbying groups.
JTA reports that Michael Steinhardt, billionaire founder of Birthright Israel (a free, ten-day trip to Israel that is enjoyed by a large percentage of Jewish young adults) considers the state of Israel “the Jewish miracle of the 20th century.” Now he is creating public schools that teach about Israel…
JTA reports that Trump takes advice on Israel from Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate; and Ronald Lauder, the cosmetics heir and president of the World Jewish Congress. Both are major supporters of Israel, with differing views. Lauder wants Trump to court Mahmoud Abbas. Adelson wants him to move the US Embassy to Jerusalem…
The London Initiative – a network of ‘changemakers’ – warned in a letter that settler violence against West Bank Palestinians is not only condoned by the Israeli government but has become official policy – and must be stopped
One of the most powerful people in Washington. Reses hailed the planting of the Israeli flag “over the rubble” of Gaza, supports bolstering Christian zionism, reposted Palantir co-founder’s approving quote of the screed: “We Jews can no longer be squeamish about the majority’s invocation of the Christian deity”…
The Trump White House plagiarized its justification for attacking Iran from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, the main DC outfit promoting war with Tehran.
A zealously pro-war Guardian reporter is doing her best to legitimize a dubious Iran death toll of 30,000 protesters to escalate war against Iran.
As the Israel Lobby gets more desperate watching the collapse of American support for their country, they also become more nakedly authoritarian to control U.S. discourse.
The measure criticizes the Iran war and encourages educators to participate in “mass resistance training” on May Day.