AIPAC is a Paper Tiger
2025-07-18
Advertisements The Israel Lobby is very powerful, but that power is derived much more from image than reality. Read more at Cutting ThroughContinue Reading
The Limits of the Israel Lobby
2024-10-23
Advertisements In a presidential election where policy toward Israel is arguably more important than it has ever been before, we are seeing a clear demonstration of the limits of the influence of the pro-Israel lobby. For Kamala Harris, her support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza, its rampaging through the WestContinue Reading
Promising signs that Palestine advocacy is building political power in Washington
2024-08-08
Advertisements The Israel lobby built its strength on the fact that its opposition was politically weak. Kamala Harris’s choice of Tim Walz over Josh Shapiro and the massive cost it took to defeat Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush show this is no longer the case. Read more at Mondoweiss.Continue Reading
How US Democrats are fuelling a brutal Israeli revenge on Gaza
2023-10-11
Advertisements It’s not just Joe Biden. Most of the Democratic Party is cheering on Israel’s campaign of revenge in Gaza, despite the fact that Israel has explicitly stated its intent to bomb indiscriminately and commit massive war crimes. This piece at Middle East Eye looks at the responses of Democrats toContinue Reading
Cutting Through: No matter how bad Democrats are, they are not Republicans
2023-08-30
Advertisements The latest edition of the Cutting Through newsletter is out. In it, I take on the argument that there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans, while also arguing that we do not have to choose between radical change and fighting the fascist, authoritarianism of the Republican party. WeContinue Reading