Omar has been longtime opponent of Israeli government, accused Israel lobby in the US of pushing for allegiance to foreign country... ... This year, the funding bill that ended the government shutdown included $3.3 in military and security assistance to Israel. ..…
David Ben-Gurion publicly pronouncing the Declaration of the State of Israel, May 14 1948, Tel Aviv. ... Israel, remember, has for the last decade equated to the ultra-nationalist government of Benjamin Netanyahu. ..…
And now Jews, 90% of whom arrived here fifty years later, between 1881 and 1914, are moving into the phase of their historic realignment away from Democrat Party that once welcomed them at Ellis Island. ..…
Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) by name, progressive critics perceived the measure as an implicit rebuke of the congresswoman over her criticism of the Israeli lobby and government. . “While valid criticism of Netanyahu, AIPAC, and Israel’s mistreatment of Palestinians are being falsely attacked as..…
Additionally, the number of Israelis who viewed Israel's government as responsible more than doubled those. ..…
anti-Semitism or racism against fellow progressives splits the movement into toxic factions, undermining the unity necessary to defeat Trump and Republicans and implement progressive agenda.. ..…
In United States, as Rep Omar pointed out, politicians on both sides of the in both Houses fall over themselves to fealty and taxpayer dollars to Israel. . Two established neocons, John Bolton and Elliot Abrams, and convert, Mike Pompeo, are bedrock supporters of Israeli mission to..…
The 22-page document has been condemned by Israeli government, as there is talk of Israel being brought to International Court of Justice and tried for war crimes and violations of International Law against demonstrations that were in nature... ..…
Since October, he has met with Russia’s president, Putin, in Moscow; Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, in Rio de Janeiro; and Israel’s president, Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem. . . . Before his appointment as national security advisor, Bolton publicly called for removing the..…
Activists in Luciana Berger’s Liverpool Wavertree constituency tried to bring a motion of no confidence against her because she was an open political enemy of Corbyn who actively worked to undermine the election of a Labour government. ... The chair of Labour Friends of Israel is Joan..…
“We must not, however, equate anti-Semitism with legitimate criticism of the right-wing, Netanyahu government in Israel. ..…
On Tuesday, Egyptian mediators entered the Gaza Strip bringing a message from the Israeli government to Palestinians: Stop the increased violence on the Gaza border, or Israel will respond more forcefully. . ..…
'We must not... equate anti-Semitism with legitimate criticism of the right-wing [Benjamin] Netanyahu government in Israel,' said Sanders, who is Jewish. . ..…
Senator Bernie Sanders said in a statement that “we must not ... equate anti-Semitism with legitimate criticism of the right-wing, Netanyahu government.” Senator Elizabeth Warren said “branding criticism of Israel as automatically anti-Semitic has a chilling effect on our public..…