Biden push for Saudi-Israeli normalization reflects misreading of domestic...
Once again, the Biden administration is trying to bring home a Saudi-Israeli normalization deal. The problem is that, with typical cluelessness, fecklessness, and ignorance, the administration does not...
View ArticleBlinken address to AIPAC epitomizes the failure of the Biden Administration
Yesterday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed AIPAC and made it clearer than ever that the #Biden administration is committed to blocking #Palestinian rights and promoting regional conflict....
View ArticleIsrael does not have a right to self-defense for its occupation
It’s a mantra, but unlike many, it’s one that seems irrefutable. But does Israel have a right to self-defense against a people it occupies? International law differentiates between obligations for...
View ArticleLeading liberal Zionist voices call for ending U.S. aid to Israel
Over the weekend, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote a column that needs to be circulated to every office in Congress. In it, citing ex-U.S. government officials, including two former...
View ArticleAIPAC strikes back with the help of cooperative Democrats
Hakeem Jeffries just led a delegation of two dozen congressional Democrats to Israel, with a token stop in Ramallah just to tick the box that they’d been there. But Jeffries and his fellow travelers...
View Article2023: A turning point for Palestine in global politics
2023 has been an eventful year in Palestine. Unfortunately, “eventful in Palestine” generally means bloody, and there is no doubt that this has been a particularly bloody year. Yet there has been more...
View ArticleMitchell on “Keeping Democracy Alive” with Burt Cohen
I sat down last week with Burt Cohen of “Keeping Democracy Alive” for an in-depth discussion of the developments in recent months in Israel and the US. Here’s the blurb for the show: “It’s been an...
View ArticleHow Democrats learned to defend Israel’s ethnocracy
For a very long time, the United States worked diligently to stay away from the tense debate over Israel’s ability to be both a Jewish and democratic state. Even as Palestinians cried out about their...
View ArticleBernie Sanders’ refusal to call for a ceasefire in Gaza is alienating his base
Only one US senator has called for a ceasefire. You’d probably guess it would be Bernie Sanders, who has established himself as the leader in the Senate in supporting Palestinian rights, even if that...
View ArticleTwo dangerous bills in Congress take aim at Palestine solidarity
Two very dangerous bills, one passed in the House this week and another submitted. Both Republican-led, both supported by extremist, pro-Israel, anti-Jewish, and Islamophobic Democrats. This piece...
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