Jewish lobby

No. 24: Norman Brownstein, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Josh Gottheimer: Lobbying for Israel in DC

Norman Brownstein, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, and Josh Gottheimer all provide extensive pro-Israel voices on Capitol Hill.

(L-R): Josh Gottheimer, Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Norman Brownstein
US Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2016 Policy Conference

AIPAC-backed candidates win big in US elections, strengthening pro-Israel presence in Congress

AIPAC's longtime executive director Howard Kohr.

How Howard Kohr made AIPAC a pro-Israel powerhouse while keeping out of sight

Every word has a tremendous impact


US Jewish federations delegation lobbies in Israel against Netanyahu’s planned judiciary overhaul

The delegation met with lawmakers from the governing coalition as well as the parliamentary opposition.

 A person holding an Israeli flag gestures during a judicial reform protest near the private residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in an attempt to disrupt his departure to Berlin for a state visit

New gov't brings challenges for pro-Israel lobbies - opinion

I don’t see American Jews turning against Israel, just turning indifferent. And in the long term, that could be just as bad – or worse.

PRIME Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a video address to AIPAC in 2019.

Israel: Impunity for UN officials speaking of ‘Jewish Lobby’ must end

Israel's mission to the UN in Geneva spoke out after a report on Francesca Albanese used the phrase “the Jewish Lobby.”

 THE UNITED NATIONS headquarters building in New York City, and the UN logo: Today’s UN needs to be reimagined and reformed to address the limited problems it can effectively handle, says the writer.

Busting myths about the 'Israel lobby,' US-Israel alliance in new book

Foreign affairs expert Walter Russell Mead seeks to quash the ‘Israel lobby’ conspiracy theory and bust myths about US-Israel ties in his new book.

 WALTER RUSSELL MEAD: I don’t actually think Israel’s security or survival depends on its popularity in the US.

Candidates backed by AIPAC and J Street face off for first time

AIPAC-backed Don Davis beats J Street-backed Erica Smith in NC • The tables turn in PA

 A man fills out a ballot at a voting booth in Mt. Gilead, North Carolina, May 17, 2022.

Belgium’s new justice minister has spoken of Jewish lobby

In February, when Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne was the Mayor of Kortrijk he tweeted that the “Jewish lobby is working extra hours. After Aalst, now Washington."

Belgium's Justice Minister Vincent Van Quickenborne attends a session at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos January 26, 2011.

Washington Watch: Reject Jewish caucus plan

A call by the American Jewish Congress (AJCongress) for a “first ever Congressional Jewish Caucus” is wrong on history, necessity and intention.

Lee Zeldin.

Reconsidering ‘The Israel Lobby’

The United States has, for decades, refused to take concrete steps to influence the Israeli government down a path that reflects America’s official positions on occupation and settlement building.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) speaks at the AIPAC policy conference in Washington in March

Que s’est-il passé à l’Unesco ?

L’élection de la directrice générale revisitée par Al-Ahram Hebdo

Mohammed Salmawy, fondateur d'Al-Ahram Hebdo

Kurds hope Israel can nudge US to support independence

“They say that Israel has a strong lobby, and the ear of [US President Donald] Trump, and that they would be very happy if we could help,” she said.

KURDISTAN REGIONAL Government President Masoud Barzani gestures during a news conference in Erbil, Iraq, in April.

Israeliness is the answer

How Israeli-Americans can solve the ‘Pew Problem’

 Independence Day Festival in Los Angeles.