Speaking at the the AIPAC policy conference recently, Sen. Chuck Schumer gave one of the most reprehensible speeches on the Israel/Palestine conflict I've heard outside of the rabid racism espoused by the current Israeli government.  According to Schumer, the Palestinians have ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Mar 8, 2018

If Bernie Sanders was a normal politician, he would have done everything possible to avoid being drawn into a discussion on Israel in a high stakes debate New York -- particularly when the state's large Jewish population is up for grabs and could help swing the election for him ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

On Monday, Hillary Clinton spoke to the prominent pro Israel lobby AIPAC, outlining her unyielding support for the country. While the speech was partly a declaration of war against Donald Trump (no doubt a good thing), there is cause for great concern over her emerging foreign ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Mar 22, 2016

While Hillary Clinton did not explicitly compare Donald Trump to Hitler in her speech to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the implication was entirely clear.  As she spoke to the audience, Clinton referenced Donald Trump indirectly, attacking his policies ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  Nov 9, 2018

When Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in front of Congress in 2011, he received 29 standing ovations. Today we'll see more of the same. Netanyahu will speak before Congress Tuesday morning in what the White House has said is a breach of diplomatic protocol. In January, Speaker John ...read more

• By Michael Luciano
  Feb 18, 2016

If you thought President Obama received a lot of standing ovations during Tuesday's State of the Union address, just wait until next month if Benjamin Netanyahu decides to come to Washington. The Israeli prime minister was just invited by Speaker John Boehner to address a joint ...read more

• By Michael Luciano
  Nov 9, 2018