COMMENTARY
The Democrats’ Anti-Israel Future: It all changed with Barack Obama
Joshua Muravchik
January 2025

…More important, after the Trump administration killed the JCPOA, Joe Biden revived efforts to install a new version of it, solidifying the idea among Democrats that the fanatical, nuclear-obsessed theocrats of Iran are amenable to diplomacy. This legacy of the Obama administration came complete with some of the same advisers who were behind the JCPOA—some of whom were mentioned in Iranian government emails about a project to cultivate sympathizers in the U.S. The Democrats’ continued interest in rehabilitating Iran led the Biden administration both to ease up on sanctioning the regime and to minimize Israel’s need to deter its sworn enemy since October 7. READ MORE

JEWISH INSIDER 77 House Democrats accuse Israel of violating arms sales laws A group of 77 House Democrats signed on to a letter to the Biden administration on Thursday accusing Israel of violating U.S. arms sales law and of failing to rectify issues, a situation that could trigger the suspension of offensive arms sales to Israel. While the letter does not make an explicit request to halt aid, it references the statute requiring the administration to cut off arms sales to countries that block delivery of humanitarian aid, and accuses Israel of deliberately restricting aid. READ MORE