Donald Trump gave an interview to Seattle Jewish Trumper, Ari Hoffman, yesterday in which he said that Israel “owned Congress.” And the world seems to be all atwitter with the shocking news that our ex-president is an anti-Semite. We all know he’s always been one. This is nothing new. It’s just that now he can […]
Liberal Zionism and the Two-State Delusion Two-States is Greatest Impediment to Israel-Palestine Peace
For decades, the two-state solution has been the consensus advocated by liberal and left-Zionist groups, political parties; and foreign states (including the US and EU) seeking to mediate the Israel-Palestine conflict. US administrations (with the glaring exception of one) have routinely criticized Israeli settlement policy as endangering the chance for such a two-state agreement. Based […]
Iron Dome Vote Rammed Down Throats of House Democrats After Pressure from Israeli Foreign Minister
It remains something of a mystery to me why Alexandria Ocasio Cortez changed her vote on $1-billion Iron Dome funding from No to Present at the last minute (only nine stalwart members bucked the tide to vote No). Even after reading her message to constituents apologizing for it, I remain confused. She does, in this […]
As Burlington City Council Tables Historic BDS Resolution, Israel Lobby Fails to Defeat It Vermont City Becomes First in Nation to Consider BDS Support
In recent months, twenty-five progressive groups in Burlington joined together in a campaign to secure the city’s endorsement of the BDS movement. They included Jewish Voice for Peace (VT-NH), Vermonters for Justice in Palestine, Vermont AFL-CIO, an AFSCME local, and DSA (Champlain Valley). It was the first city in the US to consider such a […]
