Chris Matthews Ousted in Disgrace as Netanyahu Triumphs Again

Creepy Hardball host once compared Israeli PM to dictators Putin, Erdoğan

Andrew Stiles
March 3, 2020 2:30 PM

Longtime MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews, who once included Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a list of "bad guys" along with Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced his "retirement" from the network on Monday.

Sanders on Battling AIPAC: They Have a Lot of Money and Power

David Rutz
March 1, 2020 12:15 PM

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) said Sunday he recognized the political risk of his battles with the pro-Israel lobby, saying it has a "lot of money" and "a lot of power."

Netanyahu: Israel’s Blue and White Party Only Pretends to Support Trump Peace Plan

Washington Free Beacon Staff
February 24, 2020 10:50 AM

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Mark Levin that the Blue and White Party won't actually back President Donald Trump's peace proposal between Israel and the Palestinians because Blue and White it needs Arab partners to gain a parliamentary majority.

MSNBC Anchor Says Netanyahu is One of the World’s ‘Bad Guys,’ Puts Jewish Leader in List With Putin

Brent Scher
February 4, 2020 9:20 PM

MSNBC host Chris Matthews said Israel's longtime prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu was one of the world's "bad guys," lumping him in with brutal dictators such as Russia's Vladimir Putin and Turkey's Recep Erdoğan.

With or Without Netanyahu, No Two-State Solution Is Coming

Opinion: Israel's haters should direct their frustration toward the Palestinians, not Israeli leaders

Aaron Kliegman
September 26, 2019 9:50 AM

Only when the Palestinians have their own Joint Jewish List winning seats in parliament will there maybe, just maybe be peace at last.

Netanyahu: Omar, Tlaib’s ‘Sole Objective’ for Trip Was to ‘Harm Israel’

Tlaib and Omar denied entry to Israel earlier on Thursday

Jeffrey Cimmino
August 15, 2019 4:10 PM

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the "sole objective" for Reps. Rashida Tlaib (D., Mich.) and Ilhan Omar's (D., Minn.) trip to Israel was to deny the country's legitimacy in a lengthy Twitter thread explaining the decision to deny them entry into the country.

IfNotNow Suggests Israeli Teen Partly to Blame for Own Murder

Far-left group echoes Hamas in claiming Israeli settlements make everyone 'less safe'

David Rutz
August 9, 2019 11:45 AM

The far-left, anti-Israel organization IfNotNow blamed a slain Israeli teen for his own murder in the West Bank, saying it mourned that he was part of a controlling regime that makes everyone "less safe."

Ocasio-Cortez Suggests Palestinians ‘Have No Choice But to Riot’ Against Israel

'I don't think that by marginalizing Palestinians, you create safety'

David Rutz
July 30, 2019 3:50 PM

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) agreed with a radio host's description of Israel's treatment of Palestinians as "criminal" during an interview Tuesday and suggested Palestinians had no recourse but violence.

He Persisted

Column: Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel's longest-serving prime minister

Matthew Continetti
July 19, 2019 5:00 AM

On July 20, Benjamin Netanyahu becomes Israel's longest-serving prime minister. His first tenure lasted from 1996 to 1999. This second stint began in 2009. Bibi has won five elections since. The most recent victory, in April, was Pyrrhic. He failed to form a government. An unprecedented rematch is set for September.

Booker, Biden Leave Far-Left, Anti-Israel Activists Fuming

IfNotNow activist: Biden 'was trying to intimidate me'

David Rutz
July 15, 2019 1:00 PM

Presidential candidates Sen. Cory Booker (D., N.J.) and former Vice President Joe Biden left an anti-Israel group fuming over the weekend for not answering questions to its satisfaction about pressuring the Israeli government to end its "occupation" of the Palestinians.