For more information on the history of the Israel/Palestine conflict, please see IfAmericansKnew.org
The Declaration of Independence & Constitution celebrated separation of powers—a structural bill of rights to prevent executive branch tyranny. The crown jewel was the exclusive monopoly of the war power by Congress, assigning the war power to Congress, not the president, to prevent chronic wars from obliterating liberty and the march of the mind
He frustrates US presidents like Trump, Clinton, Obama because they cannot ignore him or cut Israel off from US support. There are large pro-Israel constituencies in the US and modern presidents feel pressure to please them. Netanyahu has mobilized US pro-Israel groups against US presidents when they rebel
Rob Eshman repeats a litany of false Israeli claims combined with ad hominem attacks on people he dislikes. It’s odd that Eshman, presumably a US citizen, favors the claims made by a foreign country over the statements by American eye witnesses on board the ship. Here are the facts he ignores.
The Israeli prime minister has made it explicitly clear that he has no intention of following any peace road map, planning instead for the permanent incremental takeover of Gaza — 2 Articles
Israeli attorney Michael Sfard writes: At the source of our regime of violence is the worldview of Jewish supremacy, the axiom that we’re eternally on the side of justice, and a refusal to fully recognize the rights of the others living here.
Yesterday, in a historic event, Thomas Massie spoke out on the Congressional floor about Israel’s lethal attack on the USS Liberty that killed 34 Americans and injured at least 174.
On Monday, June 8 at noon Rep. Thomas Massie will deliver a speech on the anniversary of Israel’s June 8, 1967 attack on the USS Liberty. 20 Liberty survivors will attend. This will be the first time a Congress member has defied the Israel lobby and supported the Liberty veterans in a Congressional speech. C-Span will broadcast it.
Testimonies from soldiers who fought in the Six-Day War indicate that 300,000 Arabs were expelled or displaced from the West Bank, Gaza and the Golan Heights amid violence, looting and destruction |-Ha’aretz investigation
The “wipe Israel off the map” quote is a deliberate mistranslation—one the media has used for decades to manufacture hostility toward Iran.
From Phoenician temples to Crusader castles, heritage sites bear the brunt of Israel’s expanding military invasion, much like in Palestine.