Obama Moves the Israel Debate Back to 1948

Barack Obama used a Belfast appearance to frame Israel’s founding as an unjust taking of Palestinian land and said Israel has “ceded moral ground.” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu answered that Jewish history is not a colonial enterprise and Israel is not stolen land.

Also tracking: a Pennsylvania Democrat is building a legislative path for the IHRA definition, while a House inquiry says antisemitism concerns at two University of California medical schools exposed a broader discrimination infrastructure.

In New York, the Israel Bonds dispute remains unresolved. In the wire, senators move to force a vote on the Saudi nuclear deal and candidates sharpen divisions over Iran, Israel and the Muslim Brotherhood.