The Jewish Electorate Institute, a voter initiative of Jewish Democrats, released a poll of views on Israel. It is a remarkable poll both for its results and for the questions it asked. Previous polls by J Street, American Jewish Committee and Pew have offered useful information on changing attitudes, but neglected to ask questions they […]
Rep. Ilhan Omar Owes Jake Tapper, Jewish Democrats and the Israel Lobby Nothing
We must have the same level of accountability and justice for all victims of crimes against humanity. We have seen unthinkable atrocities committed by the U.S., Hamas, Israel, Afghanistan, and the Taliban. I asked @SecBlinken where people are supposed to go for justice. pic.twitter.com/tUtxW5cIow — Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) June 7, 2021 Ilhan Omar asked […]
Senior National Security Agency Official Donates $560,000 to Aipac, as NSC and Israel Lobby Denounce Report as ‘Anti-Semitic’
Mother Jones and NBC report that Ann Neuberger, a senior NSC official responsible for national cyber-security has donated nearly $600,000 between 2012 and 2018 to Aipac. The funds, which came from a family foundation founded by her and her husband, were specifically directed to fund the pro-Israel group’s lobbying of U.S. government officials on behalf […]
Adelson Dies as B’Tselem Affirms Israeli Apartheid
With all the tragedy of last week, it seems only fitting that this week brings the death of a major figure who fueled the Trump miasma and the ascendancy of a militant Republican movement: Sheldon Adelson. Though Adelson, who was 87, was American by birth and never took Israeli citizenship, he had little use for […]
