Obama Aipac

Obama, Jewish Leaders Meet Formally At White House For First Time

Politics Daily | Lynn Sweet | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics


On Monday, President Obama meets formally for the first time with the heads of more than a dozen major Jewish organizations, and while some domestic i...

My Pro-Israel Friends Need Pro-Zac

Larry Gellman | Posted 07.09.2009 | World


Larry Gellman

What was once a proud, smart, intelligent, nuanced, and diverse movement has devolved into a combination cult-booster club.

The AIPAC Case in Washington, Iraq, and Beyond

David Bromwich | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics


David Bromwich

Like many stories about Israel and the neoconservatives, the prehistory of the case against Rosen and Weissman lies somewhere in the run-up and immediate aftermath of the war in Iraq.

J Street Threatens AIPAC Because Of 'Generational Anxiety:' Ezra Klein

The American Prospect | Ezra Klein | Posted 05.01.2009 | World


James Besser asks why the major Jewish groups have responded to J Street with so much more fury and fear than, say, the formation of Americans for Pea...

Released: Peace Poster Abbas Gave to Obama

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics


Daoud Kuttab

Local and regional observers have expressed surprise at the one sidedness of the Obama visit to the Middle East, with some calling his pro-Israeli drooling nothing short of an overkill.

Obama's Pivot

Michael Carmichael | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home


Michael Carmichael

As a direct result of his AIPAC speech, Obama's stock is collapsing not only in the Middle East, but also around the globe.

Obama and AIPAC

Stephen Zunes | Posted 06.20.2008 | Politics


Stephen Zunes

Obama's AIPAC speech would have been the perfect time for Obama, while upholding his commitment to Israel, to challenge AIPAC's militarism and national chauvinism.

So Sad to See Obama Surrender to AIPAC

Daoud Kuttab | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics


Daoud Kuttab

Speaking at the pro Israel lobby, Obama, who is being seen world wide as a potentially global president, turned on every promise he made during the run up to the nomination.

"Undivided" Allegiance: The Meaning of Obama's AIPAC Moment

Sandy Tolan | Posted 06.14.2008 | Politics


Sandy Tolan

Obama's pledge that "Jerusalem must remain undivided" is a smackdown to decades of Palestinians' dreams and demands that East Jerusalem be the capital of their own state.

Time And Tide Wait For No Woman

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 06.13.2008 | Home


M.S. Bellows, Jr.

We can credit Hillary with many gifts, among them, however, is not a mastery of timing: The "experience" candidate's campaign is a textbook example of right things done at wrong times.

Sam Stein

Obama In Heated Conversation With Lieberman

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.12.2008 | Politics


Update: Obama and Lieberman had a heated conversation on the floor of the Senate later today. Details below. Senator Joe Lieberman, serving aptly as ...