House Appropriations Dems warn of broader consequences of Massie effort to cut aid to Israel

Top Armed Services Democrat flips on U.S.-Israel cooperation provision in defense bill

Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA), the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, now says he plans to support efforts to strip a provision on U.S.-Israel cooperation from the 2027 National Defense Authorization Act, after arguing strenuously against similar efforts during the committee’s markup of the same bill weeks ago. The provision, based on the... <a href="">Read More</a>

At Aspen Ideas, Robert Kagan says U.S.’ Israel support was ‘never for strategic reasons’

Historian and prominent neoconservative foreign policy analyst Robert Kagan claimed the U.S. was “never supporting Israel for strategic reasons” and that American strategy in the Middle East has come “to be about defending the interests of Israel,” during a live taping on Friday of “The Long Game” podcast — hosted by former National Security Advisor... <a href="">Read More</a>

U.S., Iran trade weekend strikes, testing fragile peace deal

The U.S. and Iran traded strikes over the weekend, testing the fragile memorandum of understanding signed between the countries earlier this month. The U.S. first accused Iran of violating the ceasefire after it launched drone attacks on a Singapore-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had earlier... <a href="">Read More</a>

Scott Wiener becomes the latest progressive Jewish Democrat to face antisemitic harassment

California state Sen. Scott Wiener, the front-runner to succeed retiring Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in Congress, has become the target of antisemitic harassment twice in the last week in his San Francisco district, marking the latest example of a high-profile progressive Jewish politician being singled out and facing threats for his background. The latest episode... <a href="">Read More</a>

U.S., Israel, Lebanon sign framework to begin IDF withdrawal from Lebanon

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the ambassadors of Israel and Lebanon signed a framework agreement in Washington on Friday aimed at scaling back Israel’s military presence in Lebanon, where the IDF has established a presence for the last three months as part of its campaign against Hezbollah.   Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter... <a href="">Read More</a>