Meet the Secret Donors Who Fund AIPAC’s Israel Trips for Congress
An unredacted 2019 tax filing reveals the donors to AIPAC’s charity arm — some of whom give to other hawkish, pro-Israel causes.
Politics
Israel’s War on Gaza
Public Defenders Get Restraining Order to Block Their Own Union From Voting on Gaza Statement
In a leaked tape of an all-staff meeting, the head of New York’s Legal Aid Society also said four law firms had threatened to pull funding over the statement.
Voices
Hillary Clinton Is Lying About the History Between Hamas and Israel
The way Clinton blames Hamas for all the violence shows what’s wrong with the U.S. perspective on the Middle East.
House Democrats Press Biden to Block Military Aid to Pakistan Over Human Rights Abuses, Jailing of Imran Khan
Democrats are concerned about reports that Khan, currently imprisoned and facing a secret trial, potentially faces the death penalty.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Student Protests for Gaza Targeted by Pro-Israel Groups for Alleged Civil Rights Violations
Amid an upswell of student support for Palestinians, Israel advocacy groups are weaponizing civil rights law to quell dissent.
Israel’s War on Gaza
More Than 300 DNC Delegates for Bernie Sanders Push Senator to Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
The letter is the latest push from Democratic Party insiders to bring recalcitrant leaders around to calling for a ceasefire.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Obama Alumni Call on Former President to “Leverage” Influence for Gaza Ceasefire
Using Obama’s own words, recent and past, on Palestine, the former staffers join a rising tide of political operatives opposing unconditional U.S. support for Israel.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Palestinians Sue Biden for Failing to Prevent Genocide in Gaza
The federal lawsuit accuses President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin of complicity in genocide.
Israel’s War on Gaza
Israeli Spyware Firm NSO Demands “Urgent” Meeting With Blinken Amid Gaza War Lobbying Effort
NSO Group has pushed to be taken off a U.S. blacklist since 2021. Now, citing the threat of Hamas, it’s trying to cozy up to the Americans.
Sham Conviction Overturned for Oren Miller, the Jailed Villages Politician Railroaded by Ron DeSantis
A panel of Republican judges eviscerated the perjury charge leveled against Miller.