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Michael J. Lewis

Sep 29, 2026, 4:15 AM

Musing about AIPAC, Israel and the “Campaigns” Against Them

I recently passed the second anniversary of my becoming what I term "AIPAC Emeritus!" also known as a “former AIPAC employee." I marked that passage at the time of my departure, with my first The Times of Israel blog...

Deborah K. Bravo

Sep 25, 2026, 11:53 PM

The Truth about Lobbying: AIPAC in Today’s World

AIPAC is small and mighty, but not the monsters they are painted to be. If you follow political debates on social media, you have probably seen claims that AIPAC is “the biggest lobby in Washington” or that it “spends more...

Silas Anastacio

Sep 16, 2026, 12:22 AM

NY Jewish Groups Rally Against Antisemitism at UN Headquarters

At a time when antisemitism is once again taking up alarming space in the streets, institutions, and public debate, New York’s leading Jewish organizations will unite in a major protest on September 23, in front of the United Nations...

Bernard P. Markowicz

Sep 13, 2026, 4:59 AM

Why Mike Huckabee Drew a Line in the West Bank

His campaign against violent settlers may reveal how American politics is beginning to constrain unconditional support for Israeli policy. The first post used settler violence to test Omer Bartov’s diagnosis of unequal power. The second asked whether Jews could live...

Marcia G. Yerman

Sep 10, 2026, 12:06 PM

Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power

It’s hard to hear about the November elections without the role of PACs and big-money donors coming into the conversation. Most voters are aware of the power and sway of the National Rifle Association, Pharma, Tech, and Wall Street....

Mansoor H. Laghari

Sep 6, 2026, 7:08 AM

Why Don’t More Muslims Speak Up?

Why Don’t More Muslims Speak Up? The Answer Is Harder Than the Question “Why don’t Muslims speak up?” I hear this question constantly, particularly from Jewish friends confronting antisemitism, Islamist extremism and the glorification of terrorist organizations. It is a legitimate question. Muslims...

Michael J. Lewis

Sep 2, 2026, 5:25 AM

AIPAC: “What Went Wrong?!” – 40 Years Observing AIPAC From the Inside!

AIPAC Offices: Past and present. Author's personal photos

These days it’s almost impossible to go online and not read yet-another critical article about the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC); not see yet-more Congressional candidates rushing to disassociate themselves from AIPAC. Sadly, somehow - perhaps at least in...

Aug 29, 2026, 11:10 AM

Netanyahu and his coalition are Israel’s most dangerous threat

Israel weighs expelling UK officials from Gaza coordination center amid settlements row I’m damn tired of ‘pro-Israel’ being used by both media and, especially, in social media as an insult or point of indignation. It creates the assumption that the...

Aug 19, 2026, 9:37 AM

ZOA’s Microscope on AIPAC

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Mort Klein, president of ZOA, recently issued a diatribe against AIPAC (American Israel Public Affairs Committee) that ended with a quote from British statesman Winston Churchill: “Those who appease the crocodile will simply be eaten last.” Despite Klein’s short...

Aug 18, 2026, 2:14 PM

The Contribution of Zionism to Global Security

Zionism emerged in the late 19th century as a nationalist movement based on the Jewish aspiration to establish a homeland in Palestine. With the founding of the State of Israel in 1948, this ideology transformed into a political reality...

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