Last month, a top staffer at the Jewish organization J Street who had worked for Obama and Harris explained that Congress’s tradition of backing Israel “no matter what” was imposed by a “well-funded group of… Jews.”
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Category: 1. Israel
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Benjamin Netanyahu, Ortagus meet to discuss Israel-Lebanon relations
Benjamin Netanyahu, Ortagus meet to discuss Israel-Lebanon relations | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel News/Defense NewsThe talks come one year after a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, which Israeli officials say is eroding….
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State prosecutor says bill to split Attorney General's role aims to dismantle the position
State Prosecutor Amit Isman, as well as the AG herself, presented opinions saying that removing powers from the Attorney General’s office would ‘harm the foundations of the state,’ while a Likud MK likened the office to a ‘criminal organization’
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Stop calling right-wing criticism of Israel ‘anti-Zionism’ – Mondoweiss
Recent interviews between Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, and between Candace Owens and Norman Finkelstein, have brought increased attention to right-wing critiques of U.S. support for Israel. Voices across the political spectrum have…
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Hillary Clinton: 'Israel needs leaders who are not trapped in October 7 trauma'
The former presidential candidate says at the Israel Hayom Conference: ‘Israel has the worst PR I have ever seen.’
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AG to PM: Ben Gvir’s violations of police independence justify demands for dismissal
National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir is repeatedly violating the principle of police independence by unlawfully intervening in police investigations and appointments, Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara told Prime Minister Benjamin…
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Herzog cancels meeting with Yair Golan after remarks on choosing loyalty to state or PM
President Isaac Herzog canceled a meeting with Democrats party chair Yair Golan Tuesday after the left-wing lawmaker exhorted him to be “loyal” to the state rather than to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu by granting his pardon request…
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Israel’s High Court: Gov’t must explain lack of Arab draft
Israel’s High Court: Gov’t must explain lack of Arab draft | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel PoliticsThe state was given until March 1 to file a detailed response and clarify “why no recruitment policy is being set for Arab…
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Benjamin Netanyahu cancels address amid haredi draft law backlash
Benjamin Netanyahu cancels address amid haredi draft law backlash | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel News/Israel PoliticsOpposition leader Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) responded that Netanyahu canceled his statement “because he knows we know…
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ADL, AJC slam ‘outrageous’ report blaming Jews, ‘whiteness’ for threats to academia
American Jewish organizations on Monday slammed a recent report by the National Communication Association’s Task Force on Academic Freedom and Tenure in which Israel is portrayed as a “settler-colonial state” engaged in “genocidal…
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