Category Archives: Israel Lobby

The agenda behind the anti-Muslim film screened to NYPD: protecting Greater Israel

The backers of an anti-Muslim film shown to the NYPD are major financial backers of Israel’s settlement project.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Settlers/Colonists, US Politics, War on Terror | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

Bad career move by Tilda Swinton

Was Oscar snub of Tilda Swinton motivated by her wearing a Palestine scarf last fall?

Posted in Israel Lobby, Media | 28 Comments

Good career move by Susan Rice

Susan Rice, ambassador to UN, has cultivated Jewish groups in presumed effort to become Sec’y of State

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 8 Comments

‘Occupy AIPAC’ now has 100 orgs behind it (and neocons try to block its appeal to ‘Jewish liberals’)

Neocons try to stymie anti-Israel lobby movement by appealing to Jewish liberals

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Neocons | 6 Comments

‘NYT’ gives big platform to Israeli journalist to espouse Israeli attack on Iran with OK from Uncle Sam

Why is the New York Times giving a megaphone to an Israeli journalist writing that Israel will attack Iran in 2012?

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Media, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 44 Comments

In the last 24 hours an orgy of land theft and political arrests of children

Land Theft & Destruction / Attacks on Protests Against Land Theft / Restriction of Movement / Apartheid / Refugees Breaking: Israeli bulldozer, soldiers destroy entire community of Beit Arabiya in West Bank, Philip Weiss Tne tragic night in the West … Continue reading

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Middle East, Occupation, On the ground reports, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 4 Comments

Some elephants aren’t fit to print: ‘NYT’ front-pages Adelson gift to Gingrich PAC without a word about Israel!

This is so shocking it’s funny. LOL funny. ROTFLMAO funny. The New York Times has a long front-page story by Nicholas Confessore about Sheldon Adelson’s wife Miriam donating another $5 million to the Gingrich campaign and there is no mention … Continue reading

Posted in American Jewish Community, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 25 Comments

Adelson’s millions come tipped with missiles aimed at Iran

Newt Gingrich once encouraged diplomacy for dealing with Iran. Today he’s a leading hawk. What changed? Beginning in 2006, Sheldon Adelson began pouring millions into a Gingrich PAC.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged , , | 35 Comments

Why Christian Zionism is nothing short of outright heresy

In his new book Israel-Palestine: A Christian Response to the Conflict (2011), Craig Nielsen investigates Christian Zionism in the religious right.

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East | 70 Comments

Israel is at the heart of Jewish identity, Gorenberg says

Israeli political leader says no majority exists in Israel for giving up the West Bank

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine | 135 Comments

‘Peace Now’ and Rob’t Wright stand up for CAP bloggers

Critics of Israel at Democratic Party-linked Center for American Progress gain support from two strong mainstream voices

Posted in American Jewish Community, Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 1 Comment

Obama begins push for Jewish support in 2012 by touting the ‘unbreakable bond’ between Israel and the US

The JTA reports that David Axelrod “e-blasted” this video out today, as the Obama campaign looks to secure Jewish support for 2012.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Middle East, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 91 Comments

The Mondo crew hosts WBAI’s ‘Beyond the Pale’ to discuss Ron Paul, Dennis Ross and the myth of Obama’s ‘Jewish problem’

This past Sunday, we had a rare chance to take to the airwaves as co-hosts of WBAI’s “Beyond the Pale.” We interviewed Phyllis Bennis, Ta-Nehisi Coates, John Mearsheimer and Greg Sargent.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East | 65 Comments

Group responsible for Muslim grave desecration gives advice on bigotry to the White House

The Simon Wiesenthal Center consults with the Obama administration on issues of anti-Semitism. The center has no business policing discourse on bigotry when its actions and discourse are anti-Muslim.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, US Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

‘Israel Firster’ gets at an inconvenient truth

Some of those supporting an attack on Iran really are more concerned with Israel’s interest than Americans’ –and that’s a legitimate argument

Posted in American Jewish Community, Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 120 Comments

Zbig says Israelis ‘buy influence’ in Congress and play Obama

Blunt comment by Brzezinski — Israel ‘buys influence’ in the Congress and plays Obama– signals shift toward open discussion of Israel lobby

Posted in Israel Lobby, Media, Neocons, One state/Two states, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 19 Comments

Following weeks of smears, Zaid Jilani resigns from Center for American Progress to take new job

The pro-Israel faction is using the “anti-Semite” smear to try and shut down criticism of plans to attack Iran. Today Zaid Jilani leaves the Center for American Progress

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East | Tagged | 29 Comments

NY labor leader says Netanyahu’s bad-faith negotiating tactics foster Arab ‘contempt’ for Israel (and Israeli official talks w/ his feet)

Netanyahu’s shameless bargaining tactics with Palestinians are fostering Arab contempt for Israel, says NY labor leader Appelbaum

Posted in American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, US Politics | 16 Comments

RNC resolution calls for one state (on God-given lands)

Republican Committee adopts resolution echoing Gingrich/Santorum: there are no Palestinians, no occupation, it’s all Israel’s land

Posted in Israel Lobby, One state/Two states, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 31 Comments

Gaza youth hear about Israel lobby’s role from Abunimah via Skype

For the second week in a row, the Center for Political Development Studies holds a video link on the role of the Zionist lobby in US elections. Ali Abunimah, the founder of The Electronic Intifada, joined Gaza activists via Skype … Continue reading

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, Gaza, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Middle East, Nakba, Occupation, On the ground reports, Reports/Video, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 5 Comments

What was your major? AIPAC!

A report in Colorlines illuminates how AIPAC works.

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Politics | Tagged , , , | 17 Comments

‘Washington Post’ piece mocks lefties who criticize Israel

Supporters of Israel are now bitterly resigned to alienation from left-liberal circles

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, US Politics | 17 Comments

Cantor–who promised Netanyahu Congress has your back– is named 3rd most powerful man in D.C. by GQ

GQ has published a list of the 50 most powerful people in Washington, excluding Obama and Biden, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor is at the top of it. Cantor’s pledge from November 2010: Rep. Eric Cantor (R-Va.) told Israeli … Continue reading

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 21 Comments

‘Forward’ says many Jewish university presidents feel ‘loyalty’ to Israel

At a time when the term “Israel firster” has become controversial, the Forward says that many Jewish academic leaders feel “loyalty” to Israel

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media | 12 Comments

US Congress stomps on Palestinian ‘Sesame Street’ but funds Israeli version

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen leads Congress to defund Palestinian Sesame Street to punish Mahmoud Abbas for daring to seek statehood

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 16 Comments