A Big-Money Operation Purged Critics of Israel From the Democratic Party
How the Israel lobby moved to quash rising dissent in Congress against Israel’s apartheid regime.
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What Does Trump Want With Cuba?
The Trump administration’s maximum pressure campaign is pushing Cuba into a deeper humanitarian crisis.
Bernie Sanders Lost Vote to Block Arms for Israel, Says U.S. Is “Funding the Starvation of Children in Gaza”
Sanders’s resolutions to block arms sales to Israel gained momentum, but ran headlong into White House opposition.
AOC Was Offered $100,000 by AIPAC to “Start the Conversation.” She Turned Them Down.
After Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s 2018 primary victory, her campaign got a call from a representative of the pro-Israel lobby offering to raise big money and start a relationship with the group.
Tlaib and Bush Called to End Violence in Israel and Gaza. Then Fellow Democrats Attacked.
Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush called for a ceasefire and were attacked by AIPAC-aligned centrists. Democratic leadership stayed silent.
A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists.
AZAPAC’s Michael Rectenwald wants to fight pro-Israel interests in politics. To do that, he’s courted Nick Fuentes and endorsed white nationalist candidates.
Ilhan Omar Takes Swipe at AOC for Praising Kamala Harris’s Gaza Ceasefire Push
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came under fire from her closest allies on the left — including a fellow Squad member — after a raucous reception at the DNC.
A New Battle Over Government Spying
The infamous 702 surveillance powers are expiring, AIPAC to spend $100 million to unseat the Squad, and stories from Gaza.
After Michael Brown’s Killing, Wesley Bell Called for “Accountability on Both Sides” in Ferguson Racism
The AIPAC-backed challenger to Rep. Cori Bush also said the decision not to release Darren Wilson’s side of the story was “tragic.”
Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Maxwell Frost, and Greg Casar Join Call for Ceasefire in Gaza
With Frost’s and Casar’s sponsorship of the ceasefire resolution, the pro-Israel lobby may have been dealt a setback.