The New Face of Hostility to Israel in Congress
Not anti-Semites, but those who see hostility toward the Jewish state as part and parcel of the progressive agenda.
August 5, 2019
The New Face of Hostility to Israel in Congress
Not anti-Semites, but those who see hostility toward the Jewish state as part and parcel of the progressive agenda.
On July 23, the House of Representatives passed a bill condemning boycotts of Israel. Only seventeen congressmen—sixteen Democrats and one Republican—voted against the measure. Unsurprisingly, the nays included the dedicated Israel-haters Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, along with their reliable ally Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. But they also included less well-known figures, like the Maine congresswoman Chellie Pingree. K.C. Johnson argues that politicians like Pingree—who once expressed entirely run-of-the-mill, moderately pro-Israel attitudes—are exactly whom allies of the Jewish state should worry about the most:
August 5, 2019
Iranian Militias Are in Iraq to Stay
The country is poised to become another Hizballah-stan.
After an Outbreak of Anti-Christian Violence, the Palestinian Authority Does Nothing
A Palestinian journalist’s rebuke.
Fewer People Won’t Make the World a Better Place
Prince Harry has it backward.
Lithuania Struggles to Come to Terms with Its Checkered Jewish Past
Ruined cemeteries, celebrations of the Gaon, and the thorny question of collaboration with the Nazis.