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Archives: Israel Lobbies
![Arabs, Thomas Friedman and the “iron fist”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/09/arabs-thomas-friedman-and-the-ir-187x137.jpg)
![1st Amendment RIP: 50 Senators want to make Boycotting Israel a Felony](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/08/1st-amendment-rip-50-senators-wa-187x137.jpg)
1st Amendment RIP: 50 Senators want to make Boycotting Israel a Felony
By Aniqa Raihan | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | - - The goal is to frighten people from engaging in the completely legal act of living out their values. In 1966, the…![GOP not the party of ‘Security’ as Intel Allies Flee Trump](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/05/gop-not-the-party-of-security-as-187x137.jpg)
GOP not the party of ‘Security’ as Intel Allies Flee Trump
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Globally, US security partners are beginning to rethink sharing sensitive intelligence with the United States. That decisio should worry all Americans, since it…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/penceisrael-1-187x137.jpg)
‘Onward Christian Zionists’: Trump, Israel and the Inauguration
Shalom Goldman | (Informed Comment) | - - While US support for Israel has never been stronger (witness the 38 billion dollar aid package signed by the president in December) the perception…![US Media outraged by Russia, won’t Notice Israeli plot on UK Parliament](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/us-media-outraged-by-russia-wont-187x137.jpg)
US Media outraged by Russia, won’t Notice Israeli plot on UK Parliament
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment)- - Washington is obsessed by the story put out by US intelligence agencies that Russia tried to interfere in the US presidential election. But for reasons…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/uno89-1-187x137.jpg)
After Israel Land-Theft Vote, will Trump & GOP Congress try to defund the UN?
By Thalif Deen | (Inter Press Service) | - - UNITED NATIONS (IPS) - The United States has had a longstanding love-hate relationship with the United Nations ever since 1952 when the…![Jewish Students and Scholars Object to US Bill Banning Criticism of Israel](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/jewish-students-and-scholars-obj-187x137.jpg)
Jewish Students and Scholars Object to US Bill Banning Criticism of Israel
By IMEMC | - - Jewish scholars and students have released statements urging the US House of Representatives and President Obama to reject the controversial “Antisemitism Awareness Act”. In a recent initiative…![Trump adviser reiterates pledge to move US embassy to Jerusalem](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/trump-adviser-reiterates-pledge-187x137.jpg)
Trump adviser reiterates pledge to move US embassy to Jerusalem
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- Following up on a campaign pledge from US President-elect Donald Trump to move the American embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, Trump’s senior adviser…![5 Trump Headlines more outrageous than “Hamilton”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/11/5-trump-headlines-more-outrageou-187x137.jpg)
5 Trump Headlines more outrageous than the “Hamilton” Tiff
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Trump is the master of misdirection, the techniques magicians use to get you to look elsewhere while they perform their sleight of hand.…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/pence2-1-187x137.jpg)
Mike Pence on the “American Heartland” and the Holy Land
By Shalom Goldman | ( Patheos ) The Republican Party platform, posted last week, gives the American-Israeli relationship considerable space. Pundits in the U.S. and Israel have duly noted the absence in…![Clintonites in Democratic Party Back Settler Colonialism (Not a 1905 Headline)](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/07/clintonites-in-democratic-party-187x137.jpg)
Clintonites in Democratic Party Back Settler Colonialism (Not a 1905 Headline)
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Clinton loyalists debating the Democratic Party platform have defeated an amendment that would have called for an end to the Israeli Occupation…![Dissing Progressives, DNC Platform Backs Fracking, TPP, and Israeli Occupation](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/dissing-progressives-dnc-platfor-187x137.jpg)
Dissing Progressives, DNC Platform Backs Fracking, TPP, and Israeli Occupation
By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | - - Appointees by Clinton and Wasserman Schulz resoundingly reject numerous proposals put forth by Sanders surrogates. Despite its claims to want…![Will Gov. Cuomo’s executive order against Israel Boycott strengthen movement?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/will-gov-cuomos-executive-order-187x137.jpg)
Will Gov. Cuomo’s executive order against Israel Boycott strengthen movement?
By Tekendra Parmar | ( Waging Nonviolence ) | - - On June 5, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order to create a blacklist of entities that support the boycott, divestment…![Israel-First McCarthyism: Cuomo’s vow to spy on, punish BDS Activists in long Tradition](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/06/israel-first-mccarthyism-cuomos-187x137.jpg)
Israel-First McCarthyism: Cuomo’s vow to spy on, punish BDS Activists in long Tradition
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - After New York governor Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order directing the state to monitor and sanction activists in the Boycott, Sanctions and…![Over 80 senators push Obama to increase military aid to Israel; but not Bernie](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/over-80-senators-push-obama-to-i-187x137.jpg)
Over 80 senators push Obama to increase military aid to Israel; but not Bernie
Ma'an News Agency | - - BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) -- More than 80 percent of American senators signed a letter addressed to US President Barack Obama urging him to reach an agreement on…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/map-story-of-palestinian-nationhood-378x230-1-187x137.jpg)
The Bernie Sanders Miracle: American Crowd in Brooklyn Cheers Palestinian Dignity
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The Democratic debate in Brooklyn last night took an unusual turn when a grumpy old Jewish American upbraided a slightly younger Illinois Methodist…![Are Sanders’ Criticisms of Israeli Occupation Policies unprecedented in Presidential Campaign?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/are-sanders-criticisms-of-israel-187x137.jpg)
Are Sanders’ Criticisms of Israeli Occupation Policies unprecedented in a Presidential Campaign?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Bernie Sanders is being attacked for comments on the Middle East in his interview with the editorial board of The New York Daily…![Meet the Conspiracy Theory Hatemonger behind Ted Cruz](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/meet-the-conspiracy-theory-hatem-187x137.jpg)
Meet the Conspiracy Theory Hatemonger behind Ted Cruz
Dena Takruri | (AJ+ Video Report) | - - "Ted Cruz is the Republican establishment's last hope against Donald Trump. But if you're hoping for a bit of sanity from him, well...…![In attack on 1st Amendment, U of California outlaws criticism of Israel while ignoring Islamophobia](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/in-attack-on-1st-amendment-u-of-187x137.jpg)
In attack on 1st Amendment, U of California outlaws criticism of Israel while ignoring Islamophobia
TeleSur | - - Pro-Palestinian groups argue that Muslims also need protection from Islamophobia on campus, an issue officials neglected to address. A University of California committee unanimously approved a statement Wednesday…![Bravest man in Politics: Bernie Sanders harshly criticizes Israeli Occupation: ‘Absurd’ Settlements, 44% Unemployment](http://web.archive.org./web/20170921182325im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/03/bravest-man-in-politics-bernie-s-187x137.jpg)