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No, there are still two pro-Israel parties
Last week, Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) head Matthew Brooks told The Hill, “We as a Jewish community have to take a long, hard step back and acknowledge the reality … that today there is one pro-Israel party and that is the Republican Party.”
Why we lost the debate to kill the Iran deal, and how we could ultimately win
Early on in February of this year, as the President and his Secretary of State were starting to leak information on the negotiations around the proposed deal with Iran, the world looked on and assumed like so many attempts before it, the prospects of success where slim – they would fail.
With Biden opting out, partisan row over Netanyahu speech intensifies
In a blow to Israel’s efforts to contain the controversy over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech to Congress, Vice President Joe Biden announced that he would not attend the address.
Obama takes on critics of Iran nuclear deal
President Barack Obama took on critics of a newly brokered nuclear deal with Iran on Monday by saying tough talk was good for politics but not good for U.S. security
Americans backing Israel in ever-growing numbers, poll shows
Americans\’ sympathies lean heavily toward Israel over the Palestinians in the highest level of support seen in 22 years.
A rebuttal to Mitch Paradise
Mitch Paradise accused me of misstating the date of the beginning of what would become known as the First Intifada. He ridiculed me for stating that the beginning of the Intifada was December 8, 1987.
Republicans’ ‘Starting from zero’ aid proposal startles pro-Israel community
\”Starting from zero,\” the foreign assistance plan touted by leading Republican candidates at a debate, is getting low marks, and not just from Democrats and the foreign policy community. Pro-Israel activists and fellow Republicans also have concerns.
Obama remark misinterpreted, Cantor spokesman says
U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor\’s promise that the new GOP majority will \”serve as a check\” on the Obama administration was \”not in relation to U.S.-Israel relations,\” his spokesman said.