The Who's Who and What's What of Israel and Palestine Matters

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Abraham Accords
a set of agreements that established diplomatic normalization between Israel and several Arab states, beginning with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. This replaces the Oslo Accords.
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Adam Mockler
An American liberal political commentator, YouTube host, and digital media creator. He hosts The Adam Mockler Show, a YouTube-based political commentary program.
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AIPAC
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee is an American pro-Israel lobbying group that advocates its policies to the legislative and executive branches of the United States. It is one of several pro-Israel lobbying organizations in the United States, and has been called one of the most influential lobbying groups in the U.S. From 1954 to 1959, the organization was called the American Zionist Committee for Public Affairs.
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Al Jazeera
A Qatari news media organization headquartered in Wadi Al Sail, Doha. It is funded primarily by the government of Qatar.
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Alan Dershowitz
Author of the 2003 book The Case for Israel and the 2005 book The Case for Peace.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC)
U.S. representative for New York 14th district since 2019. She is a Democrat and member of the Democratic Socialists of America. In 2021, she said of Israel, "Apartheid states aren't democracies." and she considers Netanyahu a war criminal.
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Ali Jarbawi
A Palestinian politician and lecturer. He is the former Minister of Planning and Administrative Development and the former Minister of Higher Education of the Government of the Palestinian National Authority. He is notable for his statement about Israel, "one of the only remaining settler-colonial occupations in the world today."
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American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee
the largest Arab American grassroots civil rights organization in the United States.
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American Jewish Congress
an association of American Jews organized to defend Jewish interests in the US and internationally through public policy advocacy, using diplomacy, legislation, and the courts.
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Amnesty International
an international non-governmental organization focused on human rights, with its headquarters in the United Kingdom.
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Ana Kasparian
Co-host and executive producer of The Young Turks (TYT), one of the largest online progressive news networks in the United States. She is a critic of Israel's actions related to the genocide in Gaza, the attack on Iran, and AIPAC's control over most U.S. Congressmen.
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Anti-Defamation League
Formerly known as the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. It is a New York-based international advocacy organization founded in 1913 with the stated purpose of combating antisemitism. Since the 1970s, it has promoted the concept of a new antisemitism, describing criticism of Israel or opposition to Zionism as antisemitic.
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Ariel Sharon
Sharon was an Israeli general and politician who served as the prime minister of Israel from March 2001 until April 2006.
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Association for Civil Rights in Israel
was created in 1972 as an independent, non-partisan not-for-profit organization with the mission of protecting human rights and civil rights in Israel and the territories under its control.
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Avi Dichter
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security
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Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
A Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination. On February 28, 2026, Khamenei was killed in an attack by the Israeli Air Force on his compound.
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Barack Obama
In 2008, Barack Obama, said, "unless you adopt an unwavering pro-Likud approach to Israel, that you're anti-Israel,' and that can't be the measure of our friendship with Israel."
Ben Rhodes
an American writer, a political commentator, and a former Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under President Barack Obama. He is critical of the Netanyahu government, the Gaza genocide, and more.
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Ben Shapiro
an American conservative political commentator, media host, attorney, and movie producer. Shapiro is the host of The Ben Shapiro Show, a daily political podcast and live radio show. He was editor-at-large of Breitbart News from 2012 until his resignation in 2016.
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Bernie Sanders
Bernie Sanders is a Jewish-American politician who is critical of Israel and the genocide.
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Bezalel Smotrich
Minister of Finance
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Black Cube
a private intelligence agency founded in 2010 by former Israeli intelligence officers and whose employees include former members of Israeli intelligence units. In the past, it has supported Israel Defense Forces (IDF) activities.
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B'nai B'rith
B'nai B'rith works to combat antisemitism and other forms of discrimination, and to promote Zionism and the State of Israel.
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Board of Peace

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Breaking Points
An American political and news video podcast hosted by Krystal Ball, Saagar Enjeti, Ryan Grim, Emily Jashinsky, and Griffin Davis. Founded in June 2021,
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Bridges Partners
Hired by Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs bolster its image online and among the United States’ Christian right.
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Cenk Uygur
He is the co-creator of The Young Turks, a progressive and a left-wing populist sociopolitical news and commentary program. He is a harsh critic of Israel's genocide in Gaza, the attack on Iran, and AIPAC's control over most U.S. Congressmen.
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Charlie Kirk

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Chuck Schumer
U.S. Senator from New York. Schumer has called himself "Shomer Yisrael" or "Guardian of Israel". He said that one of his "many jobs" as Senate Democratic leader was to "fight for aid to Israel".
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Clock Tower X
Clock Tower X is a digital media and public relations firm founded by former Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale. The company gained widespread attention after securing a multi-million dollar contract with the Israeli government to flood Gen Z social media platforms with pro-Israel content and manipulate AI algorithms.
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Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations
An umbrella organization for the American Jewish community. Comprising 53 national Jewish organizations across the political spectrum, it was founded in 1955 to develop a consensus voice among Jewish organizations, especially to the U.S. government.
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Council on American Islamic Relations
a Muslim civil rights and advocacy group headquartered in Washington, D.C.
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Dahiya doctrine
an Israeli military strategy involving the large-scale destruction of civilian infrastructure, or domicide, to pressure hostile governments.
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Daniel L. Davis
a retired United States Army officer and an analyst of United States foreign policy. He was one of the earliest military officers to publicly criticize the War in Afghanistan. In 2025, Davis was selected by Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard for appointment as deputy director for mission integration.[9] Gabbard withdrew her selection after criticism from hawkish Republican lawmakers due to Davis criticism of Israel. As of 2025, he is a Senior Fellow at the Defense Priorities Foundation. He also hosts the Daniel Davis Deep Dive podcast, analyzing war, national security, and politics.
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Dave Smith (comedian)
A comedian who frequently appears on independent media to be critical of U.S. government support for Zionism and the Gaza genocide. He has co-hosted The Young Turks show, Smith runs a website called Part of the Problem
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David Barnea
Director of Mossad from June 2021 to June 2026.
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David Ben-Gurion
Prime Minister of Israel from November 1955 to June 1963.
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Dinesh D’Souza
Said that George Soros should be extradited to Israel and tried for his complicity in Nazi atrocities against Jews.
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Edward Said (1935-2003)
a Palestinian and American academic, literary critic, and political activist. Born in Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine, in 1935, Said was a United States citizen by way of his father, who had served in the United States Army during World War I. He was a critic of Israel and the Oslo Accords.
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Ehud Barak
Prime minister of Israel from 1999 to 2001. He's stated that the current Netanyahu Israeli government is "infected by seeds of fascism" and "needs to be brought down."
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Ehud Olmert
Prime minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009.
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Eli Cohen
Minister of Energy and Infrastructure for the Likud party and a member of the Security Cabinet.
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Emily Jashinsky
An American conservative journalist, commentator, and media critic. She is a co-host on Breaking Points.
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Erdoğan, President of Turkey, see Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Fars News Agency
A news agency in Iran that is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), one of the three branches of the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces. While it describes itself as "Iran's leading independent news agency", it is widely described by Western news media to be a "semi-official" news agency of the Government of Iran.
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Francesca Albanese
She served as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories since May 2022.
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Futures Act (see United States-Israel FUTURES Act)
Gali Baharav-Miara
Attorney General of Israel
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Genocide Convention
The Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (CPPCG). The Genocide Convention, is an international treaty that criminalizes genocide and obligates state parties to pursue the enforcement of its prohibition. It was the first legal instrument to codify genocide as a crime and the first human rights treaty unanimously adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 9 December 1948, during the third session of the United Nations General Assembly. The Convention entered into force on 12 January 1951 and has 153 state parties as of February 2025.
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Gideon Sa'ar
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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Gush Emunim
was an Israeli ultranationalist religious Zionist Orthodox Jewish right-wing fundamentalist activist movement committed to establishing Jewish settlements in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and the Golan Heights. Gush Emunim, as of 2010, had never been formally disbanded, but it has nevertheless ceased to exist
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Haaretz
An Israeli daily newspaper founded in 1918 (!) published in Hebrew and English.
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Hakeem Jeffries
U.S. House minority leader since 2023, succeeding Nancy Pelosi. He tends toward support of Israel, such as his non-support for ending military aid to Israel. Radio host and political commentator Charlamagne tha God uses the satirical nickname "AIPAC Shakur" when describing Jeffries.
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Hamshahri
A major Iranian national Persian-language newspaper in Tehran, owned by the municipal government.
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Hannibal Directive
a controversial procedure used by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to prevent the capture of Israeli soldiers by enemy forces. The directive can be summarized with "an IDF soldier was better dead than abducted".
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IDF Ordered Hannibal Directive on October 7 to Prevent Hamas Taking Soldiers Captive
Hezbollah
A Lebanese Shia Islamist political party with an active paramilitary wing that has been banned by the Lebanese government since March 2026, amid Israel's war on Lebanon.
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Hillel International
Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, alternatively Hillel International or simply Hillel, is an American Jewish student organization. Hillel brands itself as a safe space for Jewish students and events aimed at facilitating Jewish traditions on college campuses.
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Human Rights Watch (HRW)
In April 2021, HRW accused Israeli officials of the crimes of apartheid and persecution under international law and called for an International Criminal Court investigation into these claims.
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IDF (see Israel Defense Forces)
Ilan Baruch
Israeli ambassador to South Africa who resigned in February 2011 because "Netanyahu's policies were leading to Israel's delegitimization."
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Ilan Pappé
An Israeli historian and political scientist, known for his work on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict and as a leading figure among the New Historians. He is a professor at the University of Exeter's College of Social Sciences and International Studies, where he directs the European Centre for Palestine Studies and co-directs the Exeter Centre for Ethno-Political Studies.
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International Atomic Energy Agency
In September 2009, the IAEA passed a resolution that "expresses concern about the Israeli nuclear capabilities, and calls upon Israel to accede to the NPT and place all its nuclear facilities under comprehensive IAEA safeguards..."
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International Court of Justice
The principal judicial organ of the United Nations (UN). It settles legal disputes submitted to it by states and provides advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by other UN organs and specialized agencies. The ICJ is the only international court that adjudicates general disputes between countries, with its rulings and opinions serving as primary sources of international law. It is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations.
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International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance
an intergovernmental organization founded in 1998 which unites governments and experts to strengthen, advance and promote Holocaust education, research and remembrance worldwide and to uphold the commitments of the Declaration of the Stockholm International Forum on the Holocaust.
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International Jewish Anti-Zionist Network
An American network of anti-Zionist Jews pledged to "oppose Zionism and the State of Israel." Founded in 2008 by Sara Kershnar. The IJAN views Zionism as a racist movement, and Israel as an apartheid state.
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Iran nuclear deal
Called the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
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Isaac Herzog
The president of Israel since 2021.
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Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB)
An Iranian state-controlled media corporation that holds a monopoly of domestic radio and television services in Iran.
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Israel Defense Forces
The national military of the State of Israel.
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Israel Hayom
Right-wing, Hebrew language newsletter distributed in Israel. Owned by the Adelson family.
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Israel Katz
Minister of Defense
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Israel Lobby
The Israel Lobby in the United States consists of these (and possibly other) groups:
Christians United for Israel (CUFI)
AIPAC
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Israel National News
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Israel Policy Forum
an American Jewish organization that works for a negotiated two-state outcome to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict through advocacy, education and policy research. The organization appeals to American policymakers in support of this goal and writes opinion pieces that have appeared in many Jewish and non-Jewish newspapers. The organization was founded in 1993.
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Israel Security Cabinet
also known as the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs. Also known as the "Inner Cabinet" within the Israeli Cabinet, headed by the Prime Minister of Israel.
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Itamar Ben-Gvir
Minister of National Security
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J Street
an American nonprofit liberal Zionist advocacy and lobby group based in the United States whose aims include strengthening Jewish democracy in Israel, promoting a diplomatic end to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict with a two-state solution, and opposing the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.
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Jared Kushner
United States Special Envoy for Peace Missions. Kushner is noted for mixing government business with his own personal business.
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JCPOA
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action - see Iran Nuclear Deal
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Jeffrey Sachs
An American economist and public policy analyst. He is a professor at Columbia University. Sachs is a harsh critic of Israel and the Gaza genocide.
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Jeremy Scahill
An American activist, author, and investigative journalist. He is a founding editor of the online news publication The Intercept, which he left in 2024. He founded Drop Site News along with Ryan Grim and Nausicaa Renner.
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Jerusalem Law
a common name of Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel passed by the Knesset on 30 July 1980. It essentially annexes East Jerusalem. The United Nations Security Council condemned the attempted change in status to Jerusalem and ruled the law "null and void" in United Nations Security Council Resolution 478.
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Jerusalem Post
A popular Israeli newspaper. It is considered politically center-right.
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Jewish Agency for Israel

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Jewish Defense League

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Jewish Federations of North America
formerly the United Jewish Communities (UJC), is an American Jewish umbrella organization for the Jewish Federations system, representing over 350 independent Jewish communities across North America that raise and distribute over $2 billion annually, including through planned giving and endowment programs, to support social welfare, social services and educational needs.
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Jewish Institute for National Security of America
dedicated to advancing U.S. national security interests in the Middle East, of which a critical pillar is a robust U.S.-Israel security relationship.
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Jewish Voice for Peace
An American anti-Zionist, pro-Palestinian solidarity, and left-wing advocacy organization. It is critical of Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, and supports the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel.
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Jimmy Carter
He was the 39th president of the United States and author of the book "Palestein: Peace Not Apartheid".
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Joe Biden

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Joe Kent

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John Dugard
In 2008, as an independent investigator for the United Nations Human Rights Council, cites the Judaization of Jerusalem among many examples of Israeli policies "of colonialism, apartheid or occupation" that create a context in which Palestinian terrorism is "an inevitable consequence"
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John Hagee
An American pastor and televangelist. He is also the founder and chairman of the Christian Zionist organization Christians United for Israel, the largest Zionist organization in America. He has promoted the idea of Blood moon prophecy.
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John Kiriakou
Former CIA whistleblower who went to jail for revealing details of the U.S. torture program during the war on terror.
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John Mearsheimer
Along with his co-author Stephen Walt, Mearsheimer published the 2007 book The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy. He is frequently interviewed by independent media on the subject of Israel, the ongoing wars in the Middle East, and the Ukraine-Russia war.
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Jonathan Greenblatt
CEO of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).
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Jonathan Swan
An Australian-American investigative journalist at The New York Times whose 2020 interview with US president Donald Trump drew media attention and acclaim. In 2026, he published the book Regime Change with fellow journalist Maggie Haberman.
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Judea and Samaria
When describing a geographic area, it refers to the entire West Bank but not East Jerusalem.
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Kamala Harris
Vice-president under Joe Biden. Ran for president in 2024 and lost for reasons described in A Woman President?
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Katie Halper
Halper is a Jewish podcaster who is critical of Israel, the Gaza genocide, and the war with Iran.
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Keren Hayesod
An official fundraising organization for Israel with branches in 45 countries. Founded in 1920, its work is now carried out in accordance with the Keren haYesod Law-5716, passed by the Knesset in January 1956, granting the organization a unique fundraising status. It is a registered corporation of the State of Israel.
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Krystal Ball
an American political commentator and political podcast host currently co-hosting the American political news and opinion series Breaking Points alongside Saagar Enjeti.
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Law of Return
An Israeli law passed in 1950 that allows Jews to return from anywhere in the world to become an Israeli citizen. It is core to Israeli's desire to become a Jewsih state. Palestinians do not have that right. This is also called Aliyah.
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Lindsey Graham
U.S. Senator for South Carolina. A deeply-committed apologist and supporter of Israel and the genocide. He was a self-described Christian Zionist.
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Luis Sepúlveda
A Chilean writer and journalist, who wrote "In Auschwitz and Mauthausen, in Sabra, Shatila, and Gaza, Zionism and Nazism go hand in hand".
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Maggie Haberman
an American journalist, a White House correspondent for The New York Times, and a political analyst for CNN. In 2026, she and Jonathan Swan published the best-selling book Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump.
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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
President of Iran from 2005 to 2013. During that time, he called for the destruction of Israel and that the Holocaust was a myth. In July 2026, it was reported that the Central Intelligence Agency and Mossad planned to re-install Ahmadinejad as Iranian president as part of regime change Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion, which has since fallen through.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene
An American politician who was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 14th congressional district from 2021 until her resignation in 2026. She has advanced many wingnut conspiracy theories. In 2026, after falling out of favor with Donald Trump, she's become critical of Israel and calls for the U.S. turning off military aid to Israel.
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Mark Levin
An American conservative broadcast news analyst, columnist, lawyer, political commentator, radio personality, and writer. He is the host of syndicated radio show The Mark Levin Show, as well as Life, Liberty & Levin on Fox News. Previously, Levin worked in the administration of President Ronald Reagan and was chief of staff for Attorney General Edwin Meese.
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Maysa Mustafa
A Palestinian-American journalist at Drop Site News.
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Mehdi Hasan
Hasan is a British-American broadcaster, journalist, left-wing political commentator, and founder of the media company Zeteo. He presented The Mehdi Hasan Show on Peacock from October 2020 and on MSNBC from February 2021 until the show's cancellation in November 2023. He is well-known for debating pro-Israel opponents.
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Meir Kahane
was an Israeli Orthodox ordained rabbi, convicted terrorist, writer and ultra-nationalist politician. He was the founder of the Israeli political party Kach, whose ideology continues to influence militant and far-right political groups active today in Israel. Kahane was convicted of multiple acts of terrorism in the United States and in Israel.
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Menachem Begin
Before the creation of the state of Israel, Begin was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah. He proclaimed a revolt, on 1 February 1944, against the British mandatory government, which was opposed by the Jewish Agency. As head of the Irgun, he targeted the British in Palestine, with a notable attack being the King David Hotel bombing. Later, the Irgun fought the Arabs during the 1947–48 civil war in Mandatory Palestine and, as its chief, Begin was described by the British government as the "leader of the notorious terrorist organisation". It declined him an entry visa to the United Kingdom between 1953 and 1955. However, Begin's overtures of friendship eventually paid off and he was granted a visa in 1972, five years prior to becoming prime minister.
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Michael Ben-Yair
He is a former Attorney General of Israel, a position he held from 1993 to 1996, and former acting judge at the Supreme Court of Israel. He petitioned then Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin to evict all Jewish settlers living in Hebron, following the attack by Jewish extremist Baruch Goldstein that resulted in 29 deaths and 125 injuries at the Cave of the Patriarchs/Ibrahimi Mosque. In 2014, Ben-Yair said that Israel had instituted apartheid in the West Bank and called on the European Union to recognize the State of Palestine.
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Mike Huckabee
United States Ambassador to Israel. He assumed office on April 21, 2025, and operates out of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem. He's an extreme Zionist.
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Miles Taylor
An American author, commentator, and former government official who served in the administrations of George W. Bush and Donald Trump. In 2018, Taylor wrote an op-ed in The New York Times under the pen-name "Anonymous" that was titled, "I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration", which drew widespread attention for its criticism of Trump.
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Mimi Syed
Dr. Syed served months in Gaza in 2024 at both al-Aqsa Hospital and Nasser Hospital, where she documented severe injuries from drone strikes. She has firsthand experience treating civilians targeted by the IDF.
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Miri Regev
Minister of Transportation and Road Safety
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Miriam Adelson
an Israeli-American physician, businesswoman, philanthropist, and conservative political donor. She was married to Sheldon Adelson until his death in 2021. She is one of the largest donors to Donald Trump. delson has consistently advocated for the US government to adopt pro-Israel policies, including supporting Israel's annexation of the West Bank.
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Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani
7th Prime Minister of Qatar
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Mount Zion
A historic hill in Jerusalem, located just outside the walls of the Old City. It holds deep religious significance and is traditionally revered as the site of King David's Tomb, the Cenacle (where the Last Supper took place), and the Dormition Abbey.
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Naftali Bennett
Prime Minister of Israel from July to November 2022.
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Naomi Klein
a Canadian author, social activist, and filmmaker known for her political analyses, support of ecofeminism and organized labour, and criticism of corporate globalization, fascism, capitalism, genocide, and Zionism.
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National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)
U.S. federal law that specifies the annual budget and expenditures of the U.S. Department of Defense.
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New Historians
A loosely defined group of Israeli historians who have challenged traditional versions of Israeli history and played a critical role in refuting some of what critics of Israel consider Israel's foundational myths, including Israel's role in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight and Arab willingness to discuss peace.
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NGO Monitor
A right-wing organization based in Jerusalem that reports on international NGO (non-governmental organisation) activity from a pro-Israel perspective. NGO Monitor has been criticized by academic figures, diplomats, and journalists for allowing its research and conclusions to be driven by politics, for not examining right-wing NGOs, and for spreading misinformation. A number of academics have written that NGO Monitor's aims and activities are political in nature.
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Noam Chomsky

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Noga Tarnopolsky

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Nur Masalha
a Palestinian writer, historian, and academic. His work focuses on the history, politics, and theology of Palestine, including themes such as the Palestinian Nakba, Zionism, and liberation theology.
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Omer Rahamim
Director (CEO) of the Yesha Council since June 2024. Senior advisor to Minister of Finance Bezalel Smotrich.
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Operation Epic Fury
Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. The strikes were launched amid ongoing US–Iran negotiations regarding Iran's nuclear program.
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Otto Skorzeny
A Nazi soldier during WWII who later cooperated with Israel to spy om Egypt's missile program.
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Palestine Monitor

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Palestinian Authority
officially known as the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), is the Fatah-controlled government body that exercises partial civil control over the Palestinian enclaves in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a consequence of the 1993–1995 Oslo Accords. The Palestinian Authority controlled the Gaza Strip prior to the Palestinian elections of 2006 and the subsequent Gaza conflict between the Fatah and Hamas parties, when it lost control to Hamas.
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Palestinian National Council
the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
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Rami George Khouri
A Jordanian-American journalist, author, lecturer, and editor with Palestinian background.
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President of Turkey since 2014. He is critical of Benjamin Netanyahu's wars.
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Turkish President Erdogan threatens to invade Israel, slams Netanyahu: 'Blinded by blood, Hitler of our time'
Republican Jewish Coalition
formerly the National Jewish Coalition, founded in 1985, is a political group in the United States that supports Jewish Republicans. The organization has more than 47 chapters throughout the United States.
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Richard Wolff

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Ro Khanna
U.S. representative for California's 17th district. A DEmocrat who is critical of Israel and the Gaza genocide. While visiting the West Bank on a fact-finding tour in July 2026, his group was stopped and held by Israeli settlers with guns.
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Robert Maxwell

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Roman Gofman, Major General
Gofman is an IDF officer and current Director of Mossad. He was previously the Military Secretary to the Prime Minister.
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Ron Dermer
Minister of Strategic Affairs
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Ron Prosor

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Rula Jebreal
A Palestinian foreign policy analyst, journalist, novelist, and screenwriter with dual Israeli and Italian citizenship. She was a commentator for MSNBC.
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Ryan Grim
an American author and journalist. In July 2024, Grim and The Intercept's co-founder Jeremy Scahill left The Intercept to co-found Drop Site News. He and conservative journalist Emily Jashinsky were the regular Friday hosts of Rising before they resigned in September 2022 and joined Breaking Points.
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Saagar Enjeti
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Salam Fayyad
a Palestinian politician and economist who served as the first prime minister of Palestine from January 2013 until his resignation in June of that same year. He was previously the fourth prime minister of the Palestinian National Authority from 2007 until the post was replaced in 2013. He was minister of finance from June to November 2005 and from March 2007 to May 2012.
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SEPHA News
The official news platform of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).
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Shin Bet
Israel's internal security and counterintelligence service.
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Shulamit Aloni
She founded the progressive Rathz party, was leader of the Meretz party and served as Minister of Education from 1992 to 1993. She advocated for secularism, a peaceful solution to the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, equal treatment of Arab citizens of Israel and Palestinians and introduced the law that decriminalised homosexuality.
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Sludge
A website that focuses on how monied interests are shaping politics. Run by Donald Shaw and David Moore.
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Southern Poverty Law Center

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Stephen Walt
Along with his co-author John Mearsheimer, he published the 2007 book The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy.
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Steve Bannon

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Steve Witkoff
United States Special Envoy to the Middle East
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Ted Cruz
The Heritage Foundation

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The Intercept
An American left-wing and progressive nonprofit news organization that publishes articles and podcasts online. It tends to be critical of Israel and the Gaza genocide.
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The Jerusalem Post

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The Lever
An American reader-supported investigative news outlet founded by David Sirota, a former speechwriter and senior adviser for the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign.
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Theodor Herzl

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Thomas Massie
Massie has proposed a bill that cuts funding for Israel.
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Tom Cotton
wants to merge U.S. and Israeli militaries.
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Track AIPAC
An American online project and advocacy platform that documents and publishes information on the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and related pro-Israel political spending and influence in United States politics.
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Trita Parsi
Trita Parsi is an Iranian-Swedish international relations writer and political analyst who is co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is also co-founder and former president of the National Iranian American Council.
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T'ruah
T'ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights, often referred to as T'ruah, is a left-wing nonprofit organization of rabbis who act on the Jewish imperative to respect and protect the human rights of all people in North America, Palestine, and Israel. Approximately 2,000 American and Canadian rabbis and cantors are affiliated with T'ruah. T'ruah was founded as Rabbis for Human Rights-North America (RHR-NA) in 2002. On January 15, 2013, RHR-NA ended its formal affiliation with Rabbis for Human Rights in Israel, and was renamed T'ruah. The name T’ruah is based on one of the sounds of the shofar (ram’s horn) acting as a call to take action.
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Tucker Carlson
Ex-Fox News talking head, Tucker Carlson, who once supported Donald Trump is now a critic of Trump, Netanyahu, and Israel.
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TYT (The Young Turks)
The Young Turks (TYT) is the oldest and largest American progressive and left-wing populist sociopolitical news and commentary network.
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United Jewish Communities (UJC)
now the Jewish Federations of North America
UNRWA
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East.
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United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19
accepts Palestine as a non-member observer state in the United Nations General Assembly. Passed on November 29, 2012 with 138 countries voting for the resolution and 9 against. Those voting against are: Canada, Czech Republic, Micronesia, Israel, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Palau, Panama and the U.S.
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United States-Israel FUTURES Act>/dt>
A proposed Act of Congress cosponsored in 2026 by Senators Ted Budd and Kirsten Gillibrand in the United States Senate, and Representative Ronny Jackson in the United States House of Representatives, to expand US-Israel military cooperation.
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USS Liberty
On June 8, 1967, during the Six Day War, the USS Liberty was attacked by the forces of Israel. The attack killed 34 crew members and injured 171. There was significant damage to the ship, which had to be scrapped. The Liberty crew and most people in the Johnson Administration claim the attack was deliberate.
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June 8 is USS Liberty Remembrance Day
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Washington Institute for Near East Policy
A pro-Israel American think tank based in Washington, D.C., focused on the foreign policy of the United States in the Near East.
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Wolf Blitzer
Wolf Blitzer worked for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in the mid-1970s as the editor of their monthly publication, the Near East Report. Before joining CNN in 1990, his early career also included reporting for The Jerusalem Post.
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Yanis Varoufakis

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Yariv Levin
Minister of Justice
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Yasmin Aliya Khan
A news reader on the TYT network.
Yasser Arafat
Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) from 1969 to 2004, President of Palestine from 1989 to 2004 and President of the Palestinian Authority (PNA) from 1994 to 2004. Ideologically an Arab nationalist and a socialist, Arafat was a founding member of the Fatah political party, which he led from 1959 until 2004.
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Yedioth Ahronoth
One of Israel's leading daily newspapers. It is considered centrist, while Haaretz is left-leaning and Israel Hayom is right-leaning.
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Yesha Council
An umbrella organization of municipal councils of Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. As of 2024 the chairman of the Yesha Council is Israel Ganz, and Omer Rahamim is CEO.
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Yitzhak Rabin

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Yoav Gallant
Served as minister of defense between 2022 and 2024. On 21 November 2024, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Gallant, along with Netanyahu and three Hamas leaders, for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the Gaza war.
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Ze'ev Elkin
Ministry of Finance
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Yeshayahu Leibowitz
Leibowitz argued that the State of Israel and Zionism had become more sacred than Jewish humanist values and described Israeli conduct in the occupied Palestinian territories as "Judeo-Nazi" in nature while warning of the dehumanizing effect of the occupation on the victims and the oppressors. He was referred to as the "prophet of wrath" due to his frequent criticism of Zionism.
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Zionism

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Zionist Organization of America
an American nonprofit pro-Israel organization. Founded in 1897, as the Federation of American Zionists, it was the first official Zionist organization in the United States. Early in the 20th century, it was the primary representative of American Jews to the World Zionist Organization.
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Zohran Mamdani
Mayor of New York City. A self-proclaimed democratic socialist. Sworn into office by Bernie Sanders. He was born in Kampala, Uganda to Indian-Ugandan parents. He has been in the U.S. since age seven.
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