Longtime Mideast analyst Jeffrey Blankfort describes 40+ years of Israel lobby influence and how it was able to override policies desired by US presidents of both parties…
Yes, the Israel Lobby drives U.S. policies
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Forward: Meet Mort Zuckerman, The Pro-Israel Mogul Who Just Sold The Daily News
The Forward reports that Zuckerman’s publications (New York Daily News, The Atlantic, US News and World Report, the Daily News) were “were often marked by a pro-Israel editorial stance.” He frequently met with Israeli leaders… and was “sometimes referred to as ‘king of the Jews'”…
The strange, sad saga of the Taylor Force Act
The murder of an American is being used to push new U.S. legislation on behalf of Israel, and to enrich an extremist right-wing Israeli organization with connections to an Israeli party outlawed by Israel as a terrorist organization, and that honors one of the most damaging spies against the U.S…
Ha’aretz: Europe Must Not Buy What Israel Is Selling to Combat Terror
Israel has managed to turn 50 years of Palestinian resistance to occupation into a cottage industry, and is now selling the concept of a police state to the world
AIPAC eludes US law, part of international lobby for Israel
Philip Giraldi reports: ‘The most powerful and effective foreign-government lobby in Washington is so dominant that it has been able to avoid registering for the past 55 years… The unrelenting pressure to make criticism of Israel illegal is particularly dangerous as it is international…’
Israel’s newest tourist attraction: family fantasy camps teach how to kill (coming soon to the US)
Israeli companies offer tourist training camps in which families, even with small children, practice shooting live ammunition at targets resembling Palestinians. Such courses are also being offered in the US.
Instead of Taylor Force Act, Congress should consider Rachel Corrie Act, Orwah Hammad Act
Instead of commemorating a tragic death with legislation that will cut off funding to Palestinians and create more misery and, most likely, violence, Congress should enact a Rachel Corrie Act, a Brian Avery Act, an Emily Henoschowitz Act, a Tristan Anderson Act, a Tariq Abukhdeir Act, and an Orwah Hammad Act. See details of what they would contain…
How is Israel spending our money?
American taxpayers give Israel $10 million per day, so it’s important to be well-informed about its spending habits. For example, Israel’s Interior Minister, Aryeh Deri, was indicted for graft, fraud, and breach of trust in 1993, but returned to politics and was again appointed Minister of the Interior in January 2016.
This week in Palestine: Prisoners hunger strike ends, Gaza without electricity
May 25 – May 31, 2017: A thousand Palestinians being held in Israeli jails ended their hunger strike after 40 days without food. Palestinians in Gaza only have a few hours of electricity and running water a day and are forced to buy bottled water to meet their daily needs.
Alison Weir’s 70th Birthday Tribute: Part 2
As promised in our previous post, here are more of the messages composing our tribute to Alison Weir in honor of her birthday. We were waiting to post some of the birthday messages until we could deliver them the old-fashioned way, in person. We’d like to share these now, along with her heartfelt thanks for all the messages and support of peace and justice!