The House Rules Committee has advanced an amendment by Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) to strip $3.3 billion in funding for the Israel Defense Forces from the federal budget. That means that as early as Thursday, every member of the House will have to vote on the proposal. Constituents will have the opportunity to see if their … Read more
For decades, aid to Israel was treated as one of the most durable pillars of American foreign policy. Israel has gotten more U.S. foreign assistance than any other country since its founding, receiving more than $300 billion in inflation-adjusted economic and military aid, according to the Council on Foreign Relations. Now, some of Israel’s strongest … Read more
The Trump administration has spent the last several days blasting away at bipartisan critics in Congress and from the usually friendly rightwing media sphere after the president signed a deal last week with Iran to stop the fighting and move toward more comprehensive negotiations. Things appear poised to get a lot worse as the pressure … Read more
Assume, for the sake of argument, that you think the U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) just signed by President Donald Trump in Versailles is a disaster for both the United States and especially for Israel. Who would you want to be in the forefront of the campaign to persuade American public opinion that it should … Read more
I have spent years fighting against Trump’s push toward war with Iran, and I have the scars to prove it. When Trump withdrew from the JCPOA in 2018, I warned that it would eventually bring us to this moment. Ever since, I have consistently argued against the confrontational path he set the United States on. … Read more
The roles played by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Turkey in facilitating the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding” underscore the extent to which regional actors have invested in creating off-ramps for the United States and Iran, and steering the conflict away from further escalation. Across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), this diplomatic off-ramp has garnered broad … Read more
Americans’ support for Israel is declining at an unprecedented pace in the wake of U.S.-backed atrocities in Gaza, its invasion of Lebanon, and the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. So it’s hardly surprising that Washington is moving to end U.S. military aid to the country. What might surprise Americans, however, is that this plan is backed … Read more
When Trump launched a war against Iran in late February, his MAGA movement suddenly became nearly indistinguishable from the neoconservative foreign policy Trump once abhorred. For nearly four months, Washington hawks like Senator Lindsey Graham and radio jock Mark Levin were riding high. But over time it became clearer that the president was looking for … Read more
As Israeli officials lash out against a preliminary deal to end the war in Iran, President Donald Trump is returning the favor. “I’m not happy with the way Israel has handled themselves with Lebanon,” Trump said Tuesday. “Israel would have been blown up a long time ago had I not gotten involved.” The comments represent … Read more
Albania, a small Balkan nation on the Adriatic coast, seldom makes headlines. But protesters waving pink flamingo cutouts on an Albanian island the Trump family wants to turn into a resort, have recently attracted international media attention. The dispute, which largely focuses on the threat the resort would pose to local wildlife, reveals more than … Read more