U.S.-Israel relationship

Pro-Palestinian protesters demonstrate ahead of the Democratic National Convention, Dearborn, Michigan, August 18, 2024. (Courtesy of Uncommitted National Movement)

‘The Uncommitted movement did a service to the Democratic Party’

As the Democrats’ convention begins, political strategist Waleed Shahid discusses the possibilities for shifting the party on Israel-Palestine.

By Joshua Leifer August 20, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Tel Aviv, October 18, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The winds blowing from Gaza threaten the US’s Middle East standing

Events in the besieged strip, and across the wider Middle East, have overtaken U.S. efforts to reassert its influence over the region.

By Paola Caridi October 23, 2023

President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a dinner at the Prime Minister's Residence in Jerusalem, March 9, 2010. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)

The waning days of the ‘special relationship’

The White House will not cut aid to Israel or stop cooperation overnight, but the day America treats Israel like any other country is nearer than we think.

By Meron Rapoport July 20, 2023

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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

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid greets President Joe Biden at Ben Gurion Airport during the latter's first official visit to Israel as U.S. president, July 13, 2022. (Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90)

The bloody legacy of ‘shared values’

Israel's 'unbreakable bond' with the U.S. means Biden will do little more on his trip than pay lip service to two states while continuing to support apartheid.

By Hagai El-Ad July 13, 2022

Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) at the Rayburn House Office Building, in Washington, D.C., April 9, 2019. (Preston Keres/USDA)

‘They’ve incited hate’: The Democratic congresswoman taking on AIPAC

In an exclusive interview, Rep. Betty McCollum responds to AIPAC ads that suggested she was 'more sinister' than ISIS because of her work for Palestinian rights.

By Alex Kane February 14, 2020

President-elect Donald J. Trump and U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi smile for a photo during the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marianique Santos/Department of Defense)

The Democratic Party is also devoted to Israel’s apartheid

Both sides of the aisle are complicit in maintaining U.S. support for Israel’s separate and unequal regime.

By Alex Kane January 31, 2020

President Trump at the Israel Museum, Jerusalem, May 23, 2017. (U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv)

How Israel-Palestine jumped to the heart of U.S. politics

A dramatic debate over Israel-Palestine is taking center stage in U.S. politics, and it shows no sign of dying down.

By Alex Kane November 22, 2019

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress, May 24, 2011. (Photo by Avi Ohayun/GPO)

Netanyahu is the Iran deal’s victor, he’ll just never admit it

For 20 years the Israeli prime minister has been demanding the U.S. and the world put a stop to Iran’s nuclear ambitions, and that’s exactly what Obama delivered. And no, there won’t be any consequences for the public fight with the American president. It has become somewhat of a trope in recent months to warn…

By Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man September 3, 2015