Hill Update on Iran and Israeli Settlements

by Lara Friedman [As we have over the past few months, LobeLog is posting excerpts from the Legislative Round-up published weekly when Congress is in session by the inimitable Lara Friedman of Americans for Peace Now about what Congress is up… Continue Reading →

The Stealth Campaign in Congress to Support Israeli Settlements

by Lara Friedman Since the beginning of this year, an unprecedented but little-noticed campaign has been waged in Congress—backed by the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and others—in support of Israeli settlements. At the core of this campaign is… Continue Reading →

Netanyahu’s Perfidious Performance at CAP

by Jim Lobe We are reposting below a memo released Wednesday by Americans for Peace Now (APN) regarding the “falsehoods and misrepresentations” made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his hour-long presentation at the Center for American Progress (CAP)… Continue Reading →

Bibi, the Failed Peace Process, and the Future of Linkage

by Eli Clifton Just a few days before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sat down with President Obama in the Oval Office to discuss the long-stalled Israel-Palestinian peace process and Israel’s ask for $5 billion in annual military aid, the occupying… Continue Reading →

Obama Should Back UN Resolution on Israel-Palestine

by Americans for Peace Now The following policy statement was published on September 30 by Americans for Peace Now, a Zionist organization that has campaigned tirelessly for a peaceful, two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. We at LobeLog feel it has… Continue Reading →