Israel Emerges as Issue in California Primary

Brent Scher
February 27, 2020 3:15 PM

Former Republican congressman Darrell Issa is being attacked for a litany of anti-Israel comments he made early in his political career, statements his current campaign says don't represent his record as a friend and ally of the Jewish state.

Al Jazeera Spied on American Jews to Make an Anti-Israel Film. Congress Just Got Invited to the Premiere

Adam Kredo
February 26, 2020 11:00 AM

Multiple congressional offices have received an invitation to attend the screening of a never-before-seen anti-Israel documentary produced by Al Jazeera that relied heavily on footage obtained by an undercover Qatari spy, according to a copy of the invitation for the event obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

Brooklyn College Athletes Draw Ire For Kneeling During Israel’s National Anthem

Adam Kredo
February 25, 2020 1:10 PM

Student athletes at Brooklyn College are facing criticism after kneeling during the singing of Hatikvah, Israel's national anthem, before a volleyball match against Jewish students of the Yeshiva University.

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.

Omar Foreign Policy Adviser Dodges Question About BDS

Yuichiro Kakutani
February 14, 2020 5:00 AM

At a briefing on Wednesday about the plan, which Omar is dubbing a "Pathway to Peace," Omar aide Ryan Morgan declined to explain why the congresswoman opposes economic sanctions but supports BDS.

Dem Rep Slams AIPAC as ‘Hate Group’

Josh Christenson
February 13, 2020 12:15 PM

Rep. Betty McCollum (D., Minn.) released a statement Wednesday calling recent ads run by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) "hate speech," denouncing the pro-Israel lobbying group as a "hate group."

Student Activists Demand UChicago Divest From Israel

Matthew Pinna
February 12, 2020 3:40 PM

Students at the University of Chicago are demanding that the university disclose and retract its investments in Israel and the West Bank in a push to pressure the school to divest from what they term an Israeli occupation and human rights abuses.

The Campaign to Sever the Democratic Alliance With AIPAC

Adam Kredo
February 7, 2020 4:10 PM

A Democrat-backed effort to boycott the nation's leading pro-Israel group is gaining steam, worrying center-left advocates of the Jewish state who have been struggling in recent months to ensure their party continues to uphold the historically close U.S.-Israel relationship.

N.Y. Justice Democrat Touts Endorsement From Anti-Israel BDS Activists

Leaders from The Jewish Vote have compared Israel to Nazi Germany

Collin Anderson
February 5, 2020 5:30 PM

Jamaal Bowman, a progressive Democrat running to unseat incumbent Rep. Eliot Engel (D., N.Y.), embraced The Jewish Vote, a far-left group aiming to "harness the power of the progressive Jewish resistance," at a January rally.

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.