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Anti-NGO Bills – US Poised to Carry Out Witch Hunt against Pro-Palestine Non-Profits
By Robert Inlakesh While this may sound fine in theory, the problem lies in the legislation proposed uses and the politicized weaponization of such powers to not only stimmy free speech but also to actively […]

‘Damaging Role of AIPAC’ – Jewish Americans Slam Lobby Group’s Election Influence
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The purpose of AIPAC’s interventions in electoral politics is to defeat any critics of Israeli Government policy and to support candidates who vow unwavering loyalty to Israel”. Prominent Jewish Americans […]

‘Reject AIPAC’ – Pro-Israel Lobby Faces Challenges amid Gaza Genocide
By Palestine Chronicle Staff “The world is kind of deserting Israel right now,” Representative Tim Burchett, Republican of Tennessee, is reported as saying after meeting with AIPAC members at an event this week. American […]

AIPAC-Sponsored US Delegation Voices Concerns over Jewish Settler Violence
A delegation of Democratic Members of the US Congress, sponsored by AIPAC, voiced concerns on Monday over Jewish settler violence. A delegation of Democratic Members of the US Congress, who went to Israel this week […]

Palestinian American Rashida Tlaib Wins Michigan Primary despite Pro-Israel Spending
Palestinian American Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has secured a comfortable victory in Michigan’s 12th Congressional District Democratic primary elections, despite the ‘dark money’ funneled by the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Tlaib won the […]

Whatsapp Inventor Makes Record-Breaking Donation to AIPAC to Defeat Pro-Palestine Candidates
The founder of WhatsApp, Ukrainian-born Jewish inventor, Jan Koum, made a record $2 million donation to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s (AIPAC) campaign in the Democratic primaries last month, Israeli media reported. Details uncovered […]

US Conservatives Condemn ‘Stop Antisemitism’ for Calling GOP Congressman ‘Jew Hater’
American conservatives condemned the ‘Stop Antisemitism’ organization after it branded libertarian Congressman Thomas Massie (R-Kentucky) a “Jew hater” for voting against more US funding for Israel’s Iron Dome, RT and other media reported. How is […]

AIPAC Attacks Ilhan Omar over Criticism of Israel’s Onslaught in Gaza
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has been the target of attack adverts on Facebook sponsored by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) for her criticism of Israel’s violence against Palestinians in East Jerusalem and its […]

Bottom-up Politics: Grassroots Activism Behind Pro-Palestine Shift in the US
By Ramzy Baroud At a recent virtual J Street Conference, US Senators, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren broke yet another political taboo when they expressed willingness to leverage US military aid as a way […]

The US Money Tree: The Untold Story of American Aid to Israel
By Ramzy Baroud On December 21, the United States Congress passed the COVID-19 Relief Package, as part of a larger $2.3 trillion bill meant to cover spending for the rest of the fiscal year. […]

Rise And Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations – Book Review
By Iqbal Jassat (Rise And Kill First: The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations. Ronen Bergman. John Murray, London, 2018) Newsweek proclaimed it “A must-read…” while The New Yorker described it as a remarkable account […]

‘I Stand with Israel’: Kamala Harris in Her Own Words (FULL SPEECH)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff Democratic US presidential candidate Joe Biden selected former rival Kamala Harris on Tuesday as his running mate for the November 3 election. Harris is the first woman of color to […]

Good News from Washington: AIPAC, Israel Losing to Progressive Democrats
By Ramzy Baroud While the US administration of President Donald Trump remains adamant in its support for Israel, the traditional democratic leadership continues to employ underhanded language, the kind of ‘strategic ambiguity’ that offers […]

In Strongly-Worded Letter, Ocasio-Cortez, Other Democrats Lobby Congress against Israeli Annexation (FULL TEXT)
By Palestine Chronicle Staff On Tuesday, several members of the US Congress signed and promoted a letter calling for the US to limit military aid to Israel if Tel Aviv goes ahead with the […]

‘Extremely Disappointing’: Ilhan Omar Signs AIPAC Letter Aimed at Pressuring Iran
By Palestine Chronicle Staff A once-fierce critic of US foreign policy in Iran and of the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. took her supporters by surprise when it […]

Sanders to Skip AIPAC Conference on Political Reasons
United States Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders announced Sunday that he would not attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) conference this year, marking his stance against the pro-Israel lobby in Washington. Two days […]

Pro-Israel Group AIPAC is ‘Helping Fund’ Anti-Sanders Ad Campaigns (VIDEO)
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is reportedly helping to fund advertisements attacking Senator Bernie Sanders in Nevada. Pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC is encouraging its members to donate to a Super PAC, launching an anti-Sanders campaign […]

US Congresswoman McCollum Calls AIPAC a ‘Hate Group’
A Democratic US congresswoman called the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) a “hate group” on Tuesday after the pro-Israel lobby ran a Facebook advertisement implying her to be “more sinister” than Islamic State group. Betty McCollum, who has previously […]

Speaking for Israel: A Speechwriter Battle’s Anti-Israeli Opinions at the United Nations
By Jim Miles (Speaking for Israel: A Speechwriter Battle’s Anti-Israeli Opinions at the United Nations. Aviva Klompas. Skyhorse Publishing, New York, 2019.) I expected much more from a book speaking for Israel, something to truly […]

They Don’t Make Congressional Republicans like Paul Findley Anymore! (VIDEO)
By Ralph Nader In his 22 years in Congress (1960 – 1982), Paul Findley achieved a sterling record for fundamental positions, proposals and breakthroughs that revealed a great man, pure and simple. He never stopped […]

US versus BDS
By Blake Alcott The US House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 23, “resolved” by a vote of 398-17 that it “opposes the Global Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions Movement (BDS) targeting Israel.” As the Palestine Chronicle […]

AIPAC Folds Its Tents for Another Year
By Jeremy Salt Another AIPAC conference has ended in Washington. Another four days of tub-tumping, chest-beating and rapturous standing applause has ended. Another four days of deceit and delusion has ended. Another four days of […]

US Ambassador Reveals Three Key Elements of ‘Deal of the Century’
The US Ambassador to Israel revealed on Wednesday three key elements of the long-awaited American Middle East peace plan known as the “deal of the century”, Anadolu has reported. David Friedman, who is a member of the […]

Several Democratic Presidential Candidates to Boycott AIPAC
Several Democratic presidential candidates will skip the American Israel Public Affairs Committee’s policy conference this year after a leading advocacy group called on them to boycott the event. MoveOn, a prominent progressive group with millions […]

Minnesota Democrats Seek Primary Challenger to Ilhan Omar
Minnesota Democrats are looking to remove Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from office after she called out the Israel lobby on its influence in US politics. According to The Hill, local party officials who were offended by Omar’s […]

False ‘Victories’: Is the PA Using the ‘State of Palestine’ to Remain in Power?
By Ramzy Baroud The ‘State of Palestine’ has officially been handed the Chairmanship of the G-77, the United Nations largest block. This is particularly significant considering the relentless Israeli-American plotting to torpedo Palestinian push […]

War on BDS: How AIPAC-Israel Agenda Became US Priority
By Ramzy Baroud The Israeli-US war declared on the Palestinian boycott movement is coming to a head, culminating in a well-orchestrated effort aimed at suffocating any form of tangible protest of the ongoing Israeli […]

Palestinian-American Congresswoman, Rashida Tlaib to Visit Palestine with Delegation
Democratic representative-elect Rashida Tlaib is “planning to lead a congressional delegation to the Israeli-occupied West Bank”, according to a report by the Intercept. The Intercept described the trip as. “a swift rebuke of a decades-old tradition for […]

How Do I Hate Thee, AIPAC? Let Me Count the Ways
By Rima Najjar I hate the American Israel Public Affairs Committee – AIPAC, “the preeminent power in Washington lobbying” today. I hate it with a strong, unadulterated passion that has been burning inside me for […]

Netanyahu Visits the White House to Meet with Trump (VIDEO)
The Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu left Tel Aviv on Saturday evening to Washington in an official 5-day visit. According to the newspaper Israel Hayom, Netanyahu is going to meet with the US president Donald Trump […]