In Israel, House Democrats Reaffirm ‘solidarity With The Jewish State’ Two dozen Democrats from the US are in Israel for a six-day trip Zenger · Aug 11, 2023
Democratic House leader under fire for Israel trip sponsored by lobbyist group Hakeem Jeffries was accused of giving cover to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he tried to curtail Israeli judiciary power The Guardian - US · Aug 11, 2023
Israel Successfully Lobbies To Avoid UN Blacklist For Harming Children After presenting evidence of flawed facts and figures, Israel convinces the UN to remove it from the list Zenger · Jun 26, 2023
US committed to Saudi-Israeli normalisation, Blinken tells AIPAC Antony Blinken tells lobby group that ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia are in ‘national security interest’ of US. Al Jazeera · Jun 5, 2023
‘Jews Against DeSantis’ protesters interrupt Ron DeSantis speech The protesters were quickly forced off stage The Independent UK · Apr 16, 2023
DeSantis interrupted by protesters storming stage during GOP fundraiser event The protesters were quickly forced off stage The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2023
Biden drops candidate’s nomination to human rights post over Israel remarks Professor says his selection was dropped for describing Israel as an ‘apartheid state’ and accusing Jeffries of being ‘bought’ by Aipac The Guardian - US · Feb 15, 2023
Ideological, regional diversity hallmarks of tax panel's frosh - Roll Call The new Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee don't always jibe with their party's mainstream. Roll Call · Feb 10, 2023
Ilhan Omar and Joe Rogan, A Short Play Scene 1: One day on Twitter Glenn Greenwald: Republicans criticizing Rep. Omar for saying Israel has hypnotized the world shows that members of Congress prefer Israel's interests to Americans' right to free speech. Rep. Omar: It's all about the Benjamins. Scene 2, later on Twitter< The crowd: That's antisemitic! You… Reason · Feb 7, 2023
Republicans kick Ilhan Omar off US House foreign affairs panel Muslim-American legislator says her ‘voice will get louder and stronger’ after vote punishing her criticism of Israel. Al Jazeera · Feb 2, 2023
Republicans push to remove Ilhan Omar from foreign affairs panel A vote is set for Thursday on resolution aimed at the Muslim-American progressive lawmaker over her criticism of Israel. Al Jazeera · Feb 1, 2023
Who is the new US Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries? Jeffries becomes the first Black politician to lead a party in the US Congress, succeeding Representative Nancy Pelosi. Al Jazeera · Nov 30, 2022
Hakeem Jeffries’ likely elevation set to please US pro-Israel groups Democrat set to succeed Nancy Pelosi maintains ties to Aipac and others but could be challenged by critics in his own caucus The Guardian - US · Nov 29, 2022
Super PAC money could kill Democrats If Democratic leaders don't crack down on super PAC spending, they'll lose control of the party to billionaires Salon · Nov 19, 2022
The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022 Nearly three-quarters of Jewish voters think Trump and Maga are a ‘threat to Jews in America’, survey finds Jewish voters overwhelmingly back Democrats in the midterm elections
Salon · Nov 9, 2022 Summer Lee overcomes AIPAC onslaught AIPAC poured a ton of money into the race to oppose Lee in the primary and later boost her Republican opponent
The Guardian - US · Nov 9, 2022 Progressive candidates score crucial wins in midterm elections Support from Bernie Sanders and other pols and key turnout by Gen Z voters led to victories in Texas, Florida and other states
Zenger · Nov 9, 2022 Pennsylvania Jewish Voters May Vote Republican To Defeat Israel Critic Summer Lee Republican Mike Doyle is closing the gap with Democrat Summer Lee in the final days of the race.
Zenger · Nov 8, 2022 AIPAC Spends Big Against Pittsburgh-area Progressive Congressional Candidate Throughout the long primary season, pro-Israel Democratic organizations successfully supported the pro-Israel candidates.
Al Jazeera · Nov 3, 2022 Israel’s US backers face ‘moment of reckoning’ as far right rises Experts say Israel supporters in Washington will have more trouble defending its policies as gov’t moves further right.
The Guardian - US · Nov 3, 2022 Pittsburgh Jews decry pro-Israel group’s support for Republican extremists Aipac is spending millions to oppose Democrat who would be Pennsylvania’s first Black female member of Congress
The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022 First Thing: Russian airstrikes hit ‘critical infrastructure’ in Ukraine Fresh attacks hit Kyiv, Kryvyi Ri, Dnipro, Kharkiv and Mykolaiv, damaging energy facility. Plus, US Secret Service charged $1,185 a night for Trump hotel stays
The Guardian - US · Oct 18, 2022 Why pro-Israel lobby group Aipac is backing election deniers and extremist Republicans The group places support for Israel over all over considerations, endorsing extreme rightwing candidates in the midterm elections
Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2022 Biden, Lapid discuss ‘shared commitment’ against nukes for Iran No mention of disagreement over looming revival of Iran nuclear deal in US and Israeli statements describing the call.
Salon · Aug 8, 2022 AIPAC funnels GOP money into Dem races Despite claiming bipartisan interest, the United Democracy Project hasn't spent money on a single Republican race