Former NY Times reporter Judith Miller pushed war on Iraq; pro-Israel confederate Steven Emerson demonized Muslims; attorney Floyd Abrams assisted both…
Israel plans to raze Palestinian village and replace it with town for Israeli Jews
Israeli police claim they shot al-Qiyan dead after he committed a “car-ramming attack,” but witnesses, including Israeli Jewish activists who were in the village of a thousand inhabitants to protest the demolitions of their homes, say he lost control of his car after Israeli police shot at him. A police video appears to confirm the witnesses’ accounts.
How Sheldon Adelson’s bet on Trump made him 2016 election’s biggest winner
The fervently Pro-Israel billionaire poured massive amounts of cash into Trump’s campaign [reportedly, $125 million]. He is already seeing his investment pay off. Those in the Jewish community who supported Bannon received massive Adelson money. The ZOA $1 million, Rabbi Shmuley Boteach $1.5 million, David Horowitz $50,000, the Republican Jewish Coalition is the biggest beneficiary.
Why they hate Rex Tillerson
Will Secretary of State nominee Rex Tillerson, Exxon CEO, advocate anti-war policies in the Middle East and elsewhere? Is that one reason he’s under attack? Contrary to the narrative that Big Oil was the driving force behind the Iraq war, the oil industry opposed the Iraq war, the economic sanctions that preceded it, and Iran sanctions.
Report: 7,000 Palestinians held in Israeli jails
Journalists, scientists, human rights activists and even a clown are among the Palestinians currently in Israeli jails. Since the Israeli occupation began in 1967, Israel has jailed between half a million and 800,000 Palestinians. The conviction rate is about 99 percent. Among the arrestees are also those in administrative detention, an Israeli speciality: over the previous year, 1,742 orders for detention without trial were served against Palestinians; some held year after year.
How pro-Israel neocons pushed for war in Iraq [VIDEO]
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Israel and its American partisans played a major role – perhaps the decisive role – in pushing the U.S. to invade Iraq, because they considered Iraq a potential threat to Israel – an invasion that has resulted in the deaths of half a million Iraqis, 7,000 Americans, will cost Americans trillions of dollars, and led to the regional chaos we see today
America or Israel? Quislings in Congress and the Media need to decide which comes first
Phil Giraldi criticizes those who place Israeli interests above American needs, e.g. Alan Dershowitz, John Krauthammer, John Bolton, Brookings, WINEP, JINSA, AIPAC, FDD, “and the rest of the alphabet soup that depend on the generosity of pro-Israel donors to keep the lights on.”
Pro-Israel groups are split on Friedman for ambassador to Israel
The Forward reports: “For the Jewish left, Friedman appointment has quickly emerged as a banner for rallying troops already concerned with the impact the Trump presidency will have on the Israeli – Palestinian conflict. On the right, Trump’s choice of a pro-settlement bankruptcy lawyer as chief envoy to Israel is seen as ushering in a new era of settlement expansion and changing the fundamentals of American policy toward the conflict.
Congress Backs Israel’s “Right” to Slaughter Palestinians in the Name of “Self-Defense”
During Israel’s July-August, 2014 onslaught against Gaza, members of Congress eagerly supported Israel’s “right” to slaughter a couple of thousand Palestinians and level much of Gaza’s infrastructure in the name of “self-defense.” At least 8 bills and resolutions were introduced, and no fewer 7 letters were sent to President Barack Obama or U.N. officials. The Washington Report reported the details in the article originally published in fall 2014…
Correcting some statements by Max Blumenthal
The video corrects some statements that activist Max Blumenthal made about author and longtime peace and justice proponent Alison Weir, founder of If Americans Knew, which provides facts on Israel-Palestine to the American public.