The alienation of Democratic voters from the Israel lobby accelerated after Israeli Prime Minister promised to annex the Palestinian West Bank in the closing days of the Israeli elections Front-runner Bernie Sanders and two of his most charismatic rivals, Beto O’Rourke and Pete Buttigieg, immediately criticized Netanyahu’s land grab. O’Rourke called Netanyahu “a racist” and...
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Did Iran Hack Israel’s Election? Or Did Netanyahu Hack His Rival?
Iranian hackers, suspected of penetrating the phone of Benny Gantz, former Israeli general running for prime minister, have thrown Israeli politics into turmoil. Or maybe Iranian hackers had nothing to do with it. The story broke last week on Israeli television and was picked up by Haaretz.com Lurid rumors regarding what was on the phone...
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5 Easy Tweets: How Bolton Walked Back Trump’s Syria Withdrawal
President Trump’s plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria have been disrupted by his national security adviser John Bolton. After consulting with senior Israeli officials, Bolton announced Sunday that 2,200 U.S. troops will remain in the war zone for longer than the president announced on December 19. “The timetable flows from the policy decisions that...
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