American Politics

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum, Davos, January 21, 2016. (Haim Zach / GPO)

Can the U.S.-Israel relationship survive a far-right government?

Israel’s new coalition and growing hostility toward AIPAC are straining the countries’ ‘unbreakable’ bond. But don't expect major U.S. policy change.

By Mitchell Plitnick November 30, 2022

U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. (Leopaltik1242/CC BY-SA 4.0)

I’m Jewish, and I’m ashamed of how we’re treating Ilhan Omar

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is being accused of anti-Semitism not because criticizing Israel is anti-Semitic, but because the pro-Israel lobby has done a great job of making the American public and Congress believe that story. By Scott Brown The House of Representatives is set to bring a resolution to the floor on Thursday to confront Ilhan…

By +972 Magazine March 6, 2019

An American sailor stands lookout aboard a guided missile cruiser with the USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier seen in the background. (U.S. Navy photo/William Jenkins)

Beyond American hegemony and a liberal international order

With Trump’s departure from the Iran deal, many are mourning the ‘rules based international order.’ But Trump is not the problem: the world has changed, and the idea that the U.S. dominates the world by dint of power, values, wisdom, even God’s decisions is a myth. By Gordon Adams America’s place in the world is…

By +972 Magazine May 24, 2018

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Hillary Clinton with Haim Saban at the Saban Forum (Photo: Brookings Institution)

Hacked emails: Top Clinton donors condition support on Israel policy

Clinton campaign chairman Podesta writes to his daughter that Haim Saban and Danny Abraham ‘would not be with her if she wasn’t totally committed to Israeli security.’ By Eli Clifton In a hacked email released by WikiLeaks on Wednesday, Hillary Clinton’s campaign chairman, John Podesta, answered an innocent question from his daughter with a revealing answer about…

By +972 Magazine October 21, 2016

BDS graffiti on Israeli separation wall, Bethlehem, West Bank, June 17, 2014. (Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

Congress: There is no legitimate form of Palestinian resistance

Congress uses U.S. trade policy to undercut European pressure against Israeli settlements. A new U.S. bill legitimizes Israeli settlements and delegitimizes Palestinian non-violent resistance to the occupation. The United States Congress is about to pass a law that erases the Green Line and delegitimizes one of the most effective non-violent tools Palestinians have for fighting…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man April 26, 2015

Israeli and American flags (Shutterstock.com)

The end of ‘pro-Israel’ in American political discourse

There is no consensus on what pro-Israel means; even opposing political groups – like AIPAC and J Street – parade the term as a badge of honor. Pro-Israel has come to mean different things for different people, necessitating the introduction of a new vocabulary. By Roi Bachmutsky With abortion set to take national center stage in…

By +972 Magazine July 8, 2013

Boycotting oneself: Washington, Jerusalem on dead end road

America’s war on the world continues: After threatening to cut funds from the United Nations if the organization promotes the Palestinian delegation’s status, the State Department decided to freeze its support for the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization of the United Nation (UNESCO) because the latter defied Washington’s order and accepted Palestine as a member…

By Noam Sheizaf November 3, 2011

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How strong is the Israel lobby in Washington?

Former U.S. ambassador Chas Freeman spoke yesterday at the Palestine Center for the annual Sharabi lecture at the Palestine Center. Follow the link to view his excellent discussion. The shocking piece of the speech was picked up by Paul Woodward and Phil Weiss, In late November 1988, shortly after the election of George H. W.…

By Joseph Dana May 5, 2011