Comments on: Former congressman says getting evenhanded legislation past the Israel lobby was like ‘pulling teeth from a rhinocerous without anesthesia’

By: John

John — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

History is changing and tortuous and Wayne Gilchrest's testimony may be a forerunner of similar narratives.

Why does the US voter have such a blinkered view of the activities of pro Israel lobbyists?

Phil is right in indicating that it lies with the press. A lazy media leads to tyranny.

By: Meranda Johnson

Meranda Johnson — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

Mondoweissers, notice that he is a FORMER congressman, if he was still congressman, he wouldn't come out and blast the lobby like this. Too little too late if you ask me.

By: MRW.

MRW. — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

This video needs to go viral. It should be headlined with his Republican ID as well.

I agree with John: "A lazy media leads to tyranny."

By: ...

... — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

i think it is more then a lazy media.. it is a media in cahoots with an agenda that favours israeli unquestioningly…

By: r

Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

Disagree.

In the US, we have lousy media coverage of Israel-Palestine, yet half the Jews here are against Israel.

In israel, the press routinely reports about Israel's abominations in the occupied territories. The public is VERY well informed, yet they are almost 100% Nazi and back their disgusting Nazi state far more rabidly and unconditionally than their brainwashed counterparts in the US.

By: syvanen

syvanen — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

Anothe routine settler/soldier riot:

Sixteen Palestinians were wounded, one seriously, and one Israeli was lightly hurt by a stone.
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The violence erupted following a prayer service in memory of the boy, Shlomo Nativ, which drew hundreds of mourners. After the service, some participants headed toward the neighboring village of Safa, smashing car windows and damaging homes, residents and medics said. They were accompanied by Israeli troops.

Safa village residents said about 200 people, some of them carrying weapons, entered the village.

The settlers and Palestinians threw stones at each other.

The soldiers fired rubber bullets, live bullets and tear gas grenades at the Palestinians, injuring 16. One was seriously injured and taken to hospital in Hebron. One Israeli was hurt lightly by a stone.

There was no report of any arrests of Israelis.

An IDF spokeswoman said the Palestinians had sparked the violence by throwing stones at the settlers

By: John

John — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

As Kurt Vonnegut wrote "so it goes."
The victims are demonized by the perpetrators and supported by power and that is an ongoing story.
Israel is looking more and more like an Apartheid phenomenon.

By: MRW.

MRW. — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

I looked at the original YouTube

By: Margaret

Margaret — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

What happened to all the Jewish Internet Defense Force people?

By: MRW.

MRW. — Mon, 29 Nov 1999 23:00:00 +0000

This is such an important question: And where is the press coverage of Gilchrest?

Obstruction of justice is a crime. People have served serious jail time for it.

Here we have a former member of Congress describe Obstruction of Congress....