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Jonathan Lord

May 17, 2024, 8:30 AM

Biden hasn’t abandoned Israel, he’s just learned to speak like an Israeli

US President Joe Biden speaks at an event in Raleigh, North Carolina on March 26, 2024. (AP/Matt Kelley, File)

Tired of being ignored, the US president is using the same blunt talk Israelis use – but never expect to hear from the polite American

Dec 20, 2023, 5:58 PM

US Defense Bill Shows Bipartisan Israel Support

For the 63rd consecutive year, Congress has passed the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and sent it to the President’s desk for his signature. The Congressional committees of jurisdiction that proudly craft and dutifully shepherd this piece of legislation...

Nov 6, 2023, 8:40 PM

The US House GOP Israel Bill Is Not Serious

The House majority-passed Israel bill is fundamentally unserious. It makes a partisan mockery of support for Israel and fiscal responsibility. On November 2, Speaker Johnson’s supplemental bill to support Israel passed the House largely along party lines. The $14.3 billion...

About Me

Jonathan Lord is a senior fellow and the director of the Middle East Security Program at the Center for a New American Security, a former staff member for the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, a former Iraq country director in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, and a former political military analyst in the Department of Defense.