., only multiplied bipartisan concerns about her by accusing American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, of purchasing the support of American politicians for Israel.. ... This suggests that Omar's remarks centered on the influence of the industry broadly, rather..…
Across Potomac, Ilhan Omar, the first ever Somali- American to serve Congress, and Muslim, ignited firestorm last week when she gave this as Congress votes AIPAC line on Israel. ..…
Israel’s Netanyahu also gloated in a chilling warning that the anniversary could be the last. . Yet, preposterously, American officials tried to pretend that the Warsaw conference was not a “trash Iran” event. ..…
Interestingly, Guardian noted that Democrats who demanded apology from Omar received some of the highest levels of contributions from pro- Israel lobby.. Guardian also highlighted the fact that there's probably far more pro- Israel lobby money flowing into American politics..…
Omar had suggested that AIPAC — the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — was paying Members of Congress to be pro-Israel. . ... A Media Matters staffer had described American Jews who were supporters of Israel as “Israel Firsters.” ..…
We welcome a more robust and nuanced conversation about Israel entering American politics – including the need to mobilize to counteract Israel’s increasingly right-wing drift. Yet we do not endorse those who wish to wipe Israel off the map, and we see the trap when..…
In and of itself, it is fair for anyone to express criticism of Israel, just as we American patriots regularly may criticize aspects of the American government or system. ... And the Democrat Left engages in the first steps of dehumanizing Israel and tweeting Jew-hatred,..…
Pence represented the community of American Christians that forms the bedrock of American support for Israel and is more enthusiastic about Jewish state than many American Jews . ... Mainline Protestants were American Christians most associated with Zionism..…
If the United States does not want to risk a disastrous, region-wide war erupting in the Middle East—one with its most important regional ally, Israel, right in the middle—then it needs to keep American soldiers in Syria and stay committed to making Iraq a more unified, inclusive state,..…
This deep enmity strains the bonds of Islam, it divides Muslim from Muslim diaspora, specifically American Muslims. For thousands of years, Jews have considered Israel and the center of Jewish universe. ..…
Iran is nut to crack and not pushover like Iraq . . ..…
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