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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) speaks about Israel and Gaza on the Senate floor on Oct. 25, 2023. Source: C-SPAN.

Sanders’s move to block Israel aid ‘plays into strategy’ of Iranian proxies, says Jewish...

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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) spoke on the Senate floor announcing his intention to file Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to stop the sale of $20 billion in weapons to the Jewish state. “Resolutions of Disapproval are the only...

YouGov poll: Support for Israel fell since Oct. 7, while Palestinian sympathy rose

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YouGov released a poll this week conducted in partnership with The Economist showing decreased advocacy for Israel among Americans. The group’s research suggested that since a high of pro-Israel sympathies at 48% on Oct. 14—one week after the Hamas...

Netanyahu reaffirms promise to defeat Hamas, despite Biden threats

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Amid the Biden administration’s decision to withhold arms from Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday reaffirmed Jerusalem’s resolve to defeat Hamas, even if it has to fight without U.S. backing. Sharing a clip of...

Republicans slam Biden for pausing Israel arms shipment

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House and Senate Republicans slammed U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to pause an arms shipment to Israel and demanded that the administration explain why it failed to notify Congress. Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Ted...

Austin confirms US holding up weapons shipment over Rafah

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U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to hold up a delivery of thousands of heavy bombs to the Israel Defense Forces was taken in the context of Jerusalem’s plans to carry out a large-scale ground...

Senate passes foreign aid package including billions for Israel

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The U.S. Senate passed a $95 billion foreign aid package late Tuesday that includes $26 billion in wartime assistance for Israel and $9 billion in humanitarian aid, some of which will be allotted for...

Congress should cut Israel aid loose from Ukraine

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This past weekend’s Iranian missile attack on Israel was, among other things, a wake-up call for Congress. More than six months after Oct. 7, a bill that would provide supplemental military aid to the...

House passes ‘minibus’ package with money for Israel, nonprofit security

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The U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed the “minibus” spending package that combines six appropriations bills, with billions in funding for Israel and other projects supported by U.S. Jewish groups. The $1.2 trillion package, which...

Rubio: ‘Unsettling’ that foreign courts can block US arms shipment to allies amid war

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Washington must prevent foreign courts and activists from vetoing U.S. national security and military decisions, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) wrote to Lloyd Austin, the U.S. defense secretary. The senator’s Feb. 27 letter comes more than two weeks...
State Department Principal Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel stressed that the Biden Administration has no intention to slash aid to Israel, July 25, 2023. Source: U.S State Department.

US State Department: Judicial reform will not affect Israel aid

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The U.S. State Department stressed on Tuesday that the Biden Administration has no intention to slash aid to Israel following the passing into law by Israel's coalition of key judicial reform legislation. Responding to a leading question by Said...