After today’s horrific events, I was reminded of some of the darker days in the history of democracies destroyed. Notably, the Reichstag fire and the days leading to the 1995 assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Seeing that noose and scaffold in view of the U.S. Capitol, and hearing of gun shots fired inside the halls of […]
Eliot Engel, Pro-Israel Stalwart, Defeated in New York Primary
One of the most stunning defeats in tonight’s primary voting across the country was that of long-time Congressional Democrat Rep. Eliot Engel in a NY primary. Engel, who served in Congress 32 years, chaired the House foreign affairs committee. Its role in bringing forward foreign policy legislation crucial to the Israel Lobby. Engel had been […]
Pro-Israel, GOP Money Floods into Beleaguered Engel Campaign
Rep. Eliot Engel is one of the most powerful members of the Democratic Congressional Caucus. He’s been in the House for 27 years and leads the Foreign Affairs Committee. Engel is especially known as one of Aipac’s most effective water-carriers. His role in the Foreign Affairs Committee is particularly crucial, since this is where Israel-related […]
Biden’s Dumbed-Down Pro-Israel Pandering
Joe Biden, under the tutelage of foreign policy advisor, Tony Blinken, has made the considered decision that in order to secure pro-Israel cash for his presidential run he must out-Trump Trump when it comes to mouthing slavishly pro-Israel platitudes. Bernie Sanders of course offered an alternative approach. He said that U.S. policy in the region […]
