Almost 1,000 days after October 7, there is still no new evidence backing up Israel’s claims of mass rapes and systematic sexual violence by Palestinians. In fact, the report appears to further undermine those claims.
Pro-Israel smear campaigns have ended many political careers in the past, but they’re now falling flat. This shift is one of the clearest signs that Israel’s standing in U.S. politics has changed, likely permanently.
The ban was one result of a secret, illegally funded project, funneled through a seemingly anodyne think tank called Labour Together. It involved covertly planting unfounded claims of antisemitism against political opponents.
Israeli officials say they want to phase out US military grant aid — this sounds like a step toward ending US military aid to Israel. It is not. The plan is to shift billions in resources from State Department–administered foreign aid grants into general Pentagon procurement accounts, etc minimizing oversight and political accountability
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.
Israel has attacked Gaza on 215 out of the past 239 days of the ceasefire, killing 951. Israeli attacks in the West Bank and Lebanon have also been daily.
These are the origins of Section 224 of the National Defense Authorization Act which if passed by Congress will bind the US to Israel – and the Israel-first theorists whose thinking and position papers guided its formulation.
Testimonies from soldiers who fought in the Six-Day War indicate that 300,000 Arabs were expelled or displaced from the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights amid violence, looting and destruction |-Ha’aretz investigation
Rep. Khanna took the ‘America First’ approach against Section 224, but he was out-numbered by those who played down its dangers and implications
A leaked Israeli Defense Ministry tender lays out the army’s training program for manipulating public opinion in Israel and abroad.