Douglas Bloomfield, a former chief lobbyist for the Washington-based pro-Israel lobby the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, dismissed the episode as “a spitting match between two lame ducks.”
“This reinforces the perception that the Israeli prime minister and Israeli leaders have easy access to the leaders of the U.S.,” Bloomfield said. “It is a fact that the Israeli prime minister can get the president on the phone. Not every prime minister in the world can do that. It is no secret that Israel tried to influence the U.S. regarding U.N. votes. It reinforces what the rivals of Israel say about the enormous clout Israel has in Washington, and I see nothing wrong with that.”
But Bloomfield added, “It is a mistake to talk about it.”
I guess that was Walt and Mearsheimer's mistake too.
This story is totally fascinating.
This is a sovereignty issue for the USA.
The Middle East is hugely important to US interest, Oil, the Iraq war,Aghanistan, Muslim antipathy, US prestige in the world. This clear evidence that it's policy is made in Israel is beyond belief. I have been googling it over the past few days and it is as good as unreported in the US MSM.
I cannot understand Olmerts bragging about it though? Can he really be that confident?
Yes, he is. This staggering level of foreign influence at the highest levels of the United States government is a grave threat to our national security.
americans will want their country back once they realize that it has been taken over for all these years…
give me back my country….send the coward politcians home and lets get new ones in there.
Israel Lobby in One Sentence
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FROM ABOVE: "Don't talk about the Israel lobby"
ME: The lobby "that dare not speak its name".
That's long-standing policy of (conservative?) Jewish organizations: Don't wash your dirty laundry in front of the Gentiles.
Of course, this policy WAS legit some time ago when there actually were progroms.
But not now, not in America. We're entitled to transparacy, and if it's a Jewish organization getting trashed, so be it.
If there's no one who sorts out the bad apples, the good apples can't flourish.
Help Jewish individuals getting rid of these corrupt organizations! Fight genuine anti-Jewish elements and corrupt Zionist liars alike!
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FROM ABOVE: "Don't talk about the Israel lobby"
ME: VERBOTEN!!!!