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.
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.
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.
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