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UAE deal shows: world leaders see Israel lobby as a gatekeeper in Washington

[email protected] September 14, 2020 Anwar Sadat, benjamin netanyahu, Democractic Republic of the Congo, Donald Trump, Egypt, Hillary Clinton, israel lobby, Narendra Modi, Russia, saudi arabia, united arab emirates, Venezuela, vladimir putin

The United Arab Emirates is seeking more support from the United States, and it believes it must go through Israel to get it. Other nations also understand the power of the Israel lobby in the US… Egypt, India, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Honduras, Qatar, Tunisia, Congo, Venezuela… Obama himself acknowledged the lobby’s gatekeeper role when he reached out to Malcolm Hoenlein, executive vice chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations in order to hire Hillary Clinton as secretary of state… So in his most important appointment, Obama needed to show ‘credibility’ with the Israeli government and its lobby…

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Pro-Israel groups reportedly break law, media & Congress look the other way

Alison Weir September 11, 2020 ADL, brad sherman, Chris Smith, Christians United for Israel, CUFI, David Brog, Doug Lamborn, Eliot Engel, Hasbara Fellowships, Israel Allies Caucus, Israel Allies Foundation, Jewish Council of Public Affairs, Jewish Federations of North America, juan vargas, StandWithUs, Steve Chabot

Documents obtained from the Israeli government show U.S. pro-Israel organizations secretly used Israeli money to influence US policies. Such behavior is illegal under US law. Yet, mainstream US media so far are ignoring the information, and Congress shows no interest in investigating this evidence of foreign tampering. A bipartisan Congressional caucus with 80 members is connected to one of the groups…

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Kevin Zeese worked for justice for Palestinians

[email protected] September 7, 2020 Green Party, Israel, Kevin Zeese, Libertarian Party, Margaret Flowers, Palestinian, Populist Party

Alison Weir writes that the passing of Kevin Zeese is a profound loss to the diverse movements for a just, peaceful, and compassionate world. Justice for Palestinians was among his goals to make the world a better place for all its inhabitants…

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Israel bombs Gaza for 11 days, US media show little interest

[email protected] August 21, 2020 coronavirus, covid-19, Gaza, media omission, Omar Ghraieb

“We’ve been through this countless times, but it’s harder now with a global pandemic and the whole world falling apart, no electricity and no water.” A 3-year-old girl, an 11-year-old boy, and at least two women were among those hospitalized… Two reports: a media analysis and a report from the ground…

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Republican platform panders to Israel zealots

[email protected] August 20, 2020 annexation, Christian Zionism, gop, Jerusalem, occupation, republican national committee, Republican platform, rnc, United Nations

The Republican National Committee platform of 2016, resurrected for 2020, will once again genuflect before Israel – ignoring the realities of human rights, international law, and logic.

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Israeli & Lebanese analysts on Beirut blast & Israel

[email protected] August 7, 2020 Avi Benayahu, Beirut, Beirut blast, Gideon Levy, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon

Commentaries on the massive explosion in Beirut… Fingers point everywhere… Israeli hypocrisy… Prime Minister Netanyahu threatened Hezbollah in 2018: ‘Israel knows what you are doing and will not let you get away with it,’ notes the Israeli army said Hezbollah had a weapons store underneath the port of Beirut..

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Where do Biden’s VP candidates stand on Palestine?

[email protected] August 6, 2020 Elizabeth Warren, gretchen whitmer, kamala harris, karen bass, keisha lance bottoms, susan rice, tammy duckworth, val demings

Apparently only 2 of Biden’s VP candidates to have publicly shown any real concern for justice for Palestinians. The rest have only paid lip service…like Biden himself.

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“BREAKING: Israel Bombed Beirut” – Silverstein

[email protected] August 5, 2020 Beirut, Beirut explosion, Lebanon, Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein reports: “A confidential highly-informed Israeli source has told me that Israel caused the massive explosion at the Beirut port earlier today which killed over 100 and injured thousands. The bombing also virtually leveled the port itself and caused massive damage throughout the city…”

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Democratic Party’s big pro-Israel donors set policies on BDS

[email protected] August 4, 2020 AIPAC, Antone Melton-Meaux, BDS, democratic party, George Soros, Haim Saban, Ilhan Omar, joe biden, Pro-Israel Lobby, Seth Klarman, Sheldon Adelson

Philip Weiss names and discusses the powerful pro-Israel donors who impact Democratic policies

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Israel played ‘key role’ in pushing war against Iraq

[email protected] August 4, 2020 AIPAC, george w bush, iraq, israel lobby, Middle East, Military, Tony Blair

Stephen Walt reports how numerous Israeli leaders & pro-Israel lobby groups pushed for the U.S. invasion of Iraq… ‘Given all the problems that the lobby’s prescriptions have produced in recent years, you’d think U.S. leaders would have learned to ignore its advice. But there’s little sign of that so far, which means that these past errors are likely to be repeated. Don’t say I didn’t warn you…’

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