Middle East State Department appointee David Schenker made time for the Israel lobbying powerhouse AIPAC, clarifying the fault lines in Washington.
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Thanks to Sanders, Conditioning Aid to Israel Is Entering the National Conversation
Speaking at the J Street conference, the senator from Vermont electrified the ‘pro-Israel’ crowd with his brand of tough love.
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It’s Not Enough to Reject Trump’s Crisis-Making in Syria
Today on TAP: The House condemns Turkish military operations in northern Syria, and should go further
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The 2020 Foreign-Policy Primary
Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, and Joe Biden are staking out different territory.
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Statecraft of Peace
Newly inaugurated Quincy Institute co-founders Trita Parsi and Stephen Wertheim discuss their mission to stop endless war and militarism.
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Washington’s ‘Freedom Promoting’ Think Tanks That Ignore Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder
On the anniversary of the Saudi state’s killing of the journalist, these think tanks were strategically silent—or, worse, met with Saudi officials.
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A Year After Khashoggi’s Murder, Arab Press at Dire Risk
And unsurprisingly the U.S. under Trump and Pompeo isn’t standing up for press freedom.
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Five Key Takeaways From Israel’s Indecisive Election Rerun
Netanyahu has cast a powerful shadow over Israeli politics for the better part of a generation. That hold has now been weakened.
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Will Senator Reed Stand Up to His Defense Donors on Yemen?
Jack Reed’s campaigns and leadership PAC have taken $362,400 from four defense contractors that have sold 90% of the American weapons bought by Saudi Arabia. Now he has a key role in negotiations around banning the companies’ Saudi sales.
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Keep the Calm in Lebanon
The Israel-Lebanon border has been relatively quiet for the past 13 years. The latest tit-for-tat threatens the balance.
