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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressing a joint meeting of Congress at the US Capitol on July 24, 2024 in Washington, DC.

Netanyahu belts out all the old tunes but sounds a little off-key

The Israeli prime minister has addressed America's combined political representatives four times now. His oration is famed, but this week he failed to deliver what everyone wanted: a plan.rn

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Pro-Israel lobby groups have an established track record of going after politicians critical of Israel. But their tactics don't seem to work on Democrat politicians as effectively as before.

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AIPAC contends with an increasingly critical American left

Pro-Israel lobby groups have an established track record of going after politicians critical of Israel. But their tactics don't seem to be working as effectively as before. Al Majalla explains.

Robert Ford 30 January 2024

McCarthy’s expulsion from the Speaker seat exposes a deep political divide in the US Congress and the United States — particularly a growing cleavage between moderate and far-right Republicans.

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McCarthy ouster: Where is America headed next?

McCarthy's expulsion from the Speaker seat exposes a deep political divide in the US Congress and the United States —particularly a growing cleavage between moderate and far-right Republicans

Caroline Rose 05 October 2023

Kevin McCarthy: The Republican Speaker of the House

Kevin McCarthy, a California Republican, was elected House Speaker for the 118th US Congress last Saturday, a powerful position that puts him second in line for the American presidency. Mr…

Majalla 13 January 2023

Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont and chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. (Getty)

Washington’s Dangerous New Consensus on China

The unprecedented global challenges that the United States faces today—climate change, pandemics, nuclear proliferation, massive economic inequality, terrorism, corruption, authoritarianism—are…

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