Israel lobby

When Donald Trump declared he would be moving the US embassy in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, it sent a very strong signal to Palestinians and the Arab world that the US did not consider them to be human beings. The move, which was overwhelmingly denounced by the international ...read more

• By Ben Cohen
  May 15, 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

Not long ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu probably thought he was pretty clever. He'd reached a secret deal with Republican Speaker of the House John Boehner to address Congress in March, intended to push moderate representatives and senators into passing more ...read more

• By Tom McKay
  Nov 9, 2018

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