A campaign to reduce or eliminate U.S. aid to Israel, or narrower campaigns to tie that aid to specific policy demands, could do a lot to promote dialogue about U.S. policy toward Israel, even if it doesn’t achieve its broader objectives. If advocates undertake campaigns with that understanding, they may find the collateral benefits worth the effort.Continue Reading
In the United States, it’s possible to debate any and every policy, domestic and foreign, except for unquestioning support for Israel. That, apparently, is Ilhan Omar’s chief sin.Continue Reading
It is now possible for members of Congress to take bolder stands. Bernie Sanders did so in 2016, and proved it was not political suicide. Now these three promising and courageous women have the chance to take the next step, a chance provided by activists who must continue to support them without trying to press them into actions that will short-circuit the work they can and hopefully will do on the Hill.Continue Reading
It seems most likely, though it’s by no means certain, that American participation in the JCPOA is going to survive this assault. But there is no doubt that its stability is much more precarious than it has been in the past. That may be what one should expect when a president continually assails a policy but can’t present an alternative. Continue Reading
AIPAC is dissembling about the Iran deal. Here is what you need to know to rebut them. Continue Reading
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