American Israel Public Affairs Committee

In 1991 George H.W. Bush Took on the Israel Lobby, and Paid for It

In 1991 President George H.W. Bush held up a $10 billion loan guarantee to Israel over Israel’s continued settlement building. Bush won the battle, but eventually lost the war, a lesson that politicians have remembered ever since…

December 07th, 2018

By Alison Weir @alisonweir

In 1991 George H.W. Bush Took on the Israel Lobby, and Paid for It

In its article, “How ‘lonely little’ George H.W. Bush changed the US-Israel relationship,” the Times of Israel reports: “The 41st president beat AIPAC, but lost 24% of his Jewish backing after confronting Israel over the settlements;

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Alison Weir

Alison Weir is an author and activist. Her book, Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel is an Amazon best-seller and has been called a “must-read for all Americans.” Learn more about it here.

Rashida Tlaib to Lead Congressional Delegation to Palestine’s Occupied West Bank

The first Palestinian-American woman to be elected to Congress, said that her “group will focus on issues like Israel’s detention of Palestinian children, education, access to clean water, and poverty.”

December 04th, 2018

By Middle East Monitor

Rashida Tlaib to Lead Congressional Delegation to Palestine’s Occupied West Bank

Democratic representative-elect Rashida Tlaib is “planning to lead a congressional delegation to the Israeli-occupied West Bank”, according to a report by the Intercept.

The

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Middle East Monitor

With Midterms Over, Newly Elected Progressives Face the Palestine Taboo and the Israel Lobby

After they won their primaries, some young progressives curbed their pro-Palestine rhetoric. Now they are in Washington getting oriented. Next up: early test votes in the new year sponsored by the pro-Israel lobby.

November 15th, 2018

By Asad AbuKhalil @asadabukhalil

With Midterms Over, Newly Elected Progressives Face the Palestine Taboo and the Israel Lobby

People in the pro-Palestinian community worldwide will be watching to see if any of the new left-wing progressives elected in the midterms will dare speak out—and vote against—the wishes of the Israel lobby. The answer will likely come early next year, in test votes sponsored by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, or AIPAC, after the

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Asad AbuKhalil

As’ad AbuKhalil is a Lebanese-American professor of political science at California State University, Stanislaus. He is the author of the Historical Dictionary of Lebanon (1998), Bin Laden, Islam and America’s New “War on Terrorism” (2002), and The Battle for Saudi Arabia (2004). He also runs the popular blog The Angry Arab News Service.

Midterm Scoreboard Reveals Massive Influence of Pro-Israel PACs on Congressional Candidates

The scoreboard presents 29 bills and resolutions that were introduced on behalf of Israel, some openly drafted by AIPAC, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.

November 02nd, 2018

By Kathryn Shihadah Kathryn Shihadah @HomePalestine and
Alison Weir @alisonweir

Midterm Scoreboard Reveals Massive Influence of Pro-Israel PACs on Congressional Candidates

A detailed scoreboard on candidates for the Senate and House of Representatives shows that 28 pro-Israel PACs and numerous pro-Israel individuals have given candidates millions of dollars in campaign contributions. The scoreboard presents 29 bills and resolutions that were introduced on behalf of Israel. 20 passed into law or on-record

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Kathryn Shihadah

Kathryn Shihadah writes for MintPress News and If Americans Knew. She speaks regularly about the injustice and demonization Palestinians face at the hands of Israel with complicity from the United States, especially to Christian audiences. Kathryn has lived in the Middle East for ten years and has traveled extensively. She blogs at PalestineHome.org.