US poised to give Israel $18 billion in aid this year
A bill before Congress could potentially hand over an unprecedented amount of "emergency" military aid to Israel, a serial human rights abuser. Clauses in…
Category: Trump / Governmental actions
Congress’ ‘Israel Normalization Act’ normalizes ethnic cleansing and impunity
H.R. 2748, the Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021, expands the Abraham Accords, Trump-era weapons and business deals between apartheid Israel and other authoritarian…
Trump blasts Netanyahu: “F**k him”, he never wanted a deal
Former president Donald Trump speaks frankly about former Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Trump said that at an early stage of his presidency, he realized…
Young Evangelical support for Israel drops by half in 3 years – study
While the evangelical Christian establishment is firmly in the pro-Israel camp, this may change as increasing numbers of young evangelicals now support Palestinian rights…
New GOP bill would keep illegal settlement products labeled ‘Made in Israel’
Pro-Israel congress members argue that returning to the pre-Pompeo policy, labelling settlement-made products "Made in West Bank," would empower those who seek to boycott…
A history of the US blocking UN resolutions against Israel
Over the past five decades, the United States has vetoed at least 53 UN Security Council resolutions critical of Israel – 3 in just…
Trump pardons brokered by groups tied to Jared Kushner
Trump relied heavily on a pro-Israel network that revolved around two influential Jewish organizations connected to Jared Kushner to determine who would get pardons,…
Pro-Israel mega-donor Sheldon Adelson dies at 87
Sheldon Adelson, one of the richest people in the world, deployed his wealth on behalf of Israel. His Israeli wife, reportedly the driver of…
Illegal settlement expansion: Israel approves 800 new units in final days of Trump admin
Just days before US President-elect Joe Biden (who disapproves of settlements) is set to take office, the Israeli government approved a settlement expansion plan:…
Friedman drove the radical overhaul of US policy on Israel-Palestine
NYT reports that Trump’s bankruptcy lawyer-turned-ambassador leaves his post having radically overhauled policy toward Israel and the Palestinians... The administration moved ahead with a…