Israel Lobby

A man holding menorah candlestick flanked by a couple

Miriam Adelson now leads Sheldon's pro-Israel empire

Asa Winstanley 29 January 2021

Israel’s richest person will keep bankrolling the Israel lobby. Read more about Miriam Adelson now leads Sheldon's pro-Israel empire

Demonstrators hold a banner that says Students for Justice in Palestine

Israel lobby urges Biden to ramp up attacks on college activists

Nora Barrows-Friedman 15 January 2021

Coalition of groups work to shield Israel from criticism. Read more about Israel lobby urges Biden to ramp up attacks on college activists

A protester holds a Palestine flag and a banner that reads Palestine Libre

What were the top BDS victories of 2020?

Nora Barrows-Friedman 30 December 2020

Calls for Israel sanctions get louder and courts affirm right to boycott. Read more about What were the top BDS victories of 2020?

An Israeli police officer puts a Palestinian in a choke hold while another officer points a gun

Boston students reject Israeli training of campus cops

Nora Barrows-Friedman 23 December 2020

Lobby fails to stop boycott campaigns across US. Read more about Boston students reject Israeli training of campus cops

Man holds sign reading Canada your complicity with the occupation is killing our children

Israel illegally recruits Canadian citizens to its army

Nora Barrows-Friedman 21 December 2020

Faith leaders, artists and intellectuals call on justice minister to halt the practice. Read more about Israel illegally recruits Canadian citizens to its army

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Justin Trudeau taps top Israel lobbyist to police speech in Canada

Nora Barrows-Friedman 26 November 2020

Ontario rams through order to silence Israel critics. Read more about Justin Trudeau taps top Israel lobbyist to police speech in Canada

Watch: What will Joe Biden mean for Palestine?

Ali Abunimah 18 November 2020

Taking stock of where we are and what lies ahead. Read more about Watch: What will Joe Biden mean for Palestine?

Zoom censors events about Zoom censorship

Nora Barrows-Friedman 13 November 2020

Selective censorship tactic dependent on complaints from groups with anti-Palestinian agenda. Read more about Zoom censors events about Zoom censorship

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Lobby trying to reshape California education to shield Israel

Nora Barrows-Friedman 30 October 2020

Educators, activists fight to protect ethnic studies from political meddling. Read more about Lobby trying to reshape California education to shield Israel

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Israel lobby spreads more lies about Palestine groups at NYU

Nora Barrows-Friedman 23 October 2020

State Department threatens to smear international rights groups as “anti-Semitic” for defending Palestinian rights. Read more about Israel lobby spreads more lies about Palestine groups at NYU