Pro Israel

Is Israel's New Ambassador Trying To Squelch J Street?

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 10.14.2009 | World


MJ Rosenberg

Israel's ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, is boycotting J Street's -- the new pro-Israel PAC -- first annual conference. Incredibly, he says it could "impair Israeli interests."

Depressed About Israel? Don't Be. It's A Thousand Times Better Than Its Appalling Government

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.03.2009 | World


MJ Rosenberg

Being pro-Israel means caring about Israel, even loving it. It does not mean using it as an excuse for power brokering and suppressing dissident voices.

Israel - Gaza Protest Photos

Rebecca Shapiro | Posted 02.14.2009 | World


Rebecca Shapiro

After 18 days of bloodshed, more than 1,000 people have died as a result of the war between Israel and Gaza. Talk of a 10-day ceasefire is in the work...

Jeffrey Goldberg on Emanuel: "Israeli Running the White House"

Richard Silverstein | Posted 12.15.2008 | Politics


Richard Silverstein

Should American Jews feel more comfortable that Rahm Emanuel is "essentially an Israeli" and will therefore do Israel's bidding in the White House? This... doesn't make me more comfortable.

Does Emanuel Appointment Signal Obama Pro-Israel Tilt?

Richard Silverstein | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics


Richard Silverstein

Dick Cheney was able to perpetrate his outrages due to a president who had no sense of political self. That isn't the case with Obama. No one is going to take this man for a ride, political or otherwise.