At least 23 out of 59 freshmen Democrats in the House will be traveling on an all-expenses-paid trip to Israel in August. But 14 won’t be attending the Israel lobby funded trip, 2 are ‘checking their schedules,’ and the rest have not divulged their plans. See list below: As is...
llhan Omar’s Criticism Raises Question: Is AIPAC Too Powerful?
By Sheryl Gay Stolberg WASHINGTON — When Rep. Ilhan Omar landed a coveted seat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Stephen Fiske began working the phones to Capitol Hill. Alarmed by messaging that he saw as anti-Semitic and by Omar’s support for the boycott-Israel movement, Fiske, a longtime activist with...
Senate OK's $38 Billion For Israel Defense
Israel would receive a $38 billion aid package providing munitions and other defense-related assistance under a bill approved this week by the U.S. Senate. The 10-year package, the largest of its kind ever, was negotiated in the final days of the Obama administration. The bill was approved in the Senate by...
If Netanyahu Exits, Things Could Quickly Get Complicated in Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu has dominated Israeli politics for more than two decades. Soon he could be forced from office due to several police investigations on corruption and influence-peddling. If that happens, it will surely complicate Israeli-American relations. Netanyahu, who adamantly denies any wrongdoing, has survived several police investigations in the past...