Category Archives: Israel Lobby

Alterman says BDS shares Ahmadinejad’s agenda, and Hezbollah’s too

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Progressives Avishai and Alterman adopt conservative theories to rationalize the status quo in Israel and Palestine

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, US Politics | 28 Comments

Resume builders: Be a broken record on Iran, cheer authoritarians in Gulf

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Jeffrey Feltman has supported Israel across the board and faulted Iran; he gets big job at the U.N.

Posted in Arab Spring, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East | 33 Comments

UN Committee: Israeli system ‘tantamount to apartheid’

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Ethnic Cleansing / Land Theft & Destruction / Occupation & Apartheid / Exile & Restriction of Movement / Refugees Report: Israel issued 13,000 demolition orders against Palestinian real estate Haaretz newspaper said the Israeli civil administration issued 13,000 demolition warnings … Continue reading →

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Slater on Beinart

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Peter Beinart’s call for religious segregation in the Jewish community would empower the most intolerant political elements of that community

Posted in American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Media, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 32 Comments

Israel lobby’s favorite senator tries to erase Palestinian refugee status for millions

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Alex Kane

Senator Mark Kirk (above) of Illinois is leading an effort that would redefine who a Palestinian refugee is. Critics say the move is one step in a larger strategy to take refugee rights for Palestinians off the negotiating table.

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Iranian talks fail after neocon ‘blitz’ — as Obama dispatches aide to reassure Tel Aviv

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Neocons drove Obama hardline on Iranian sanctions, as Wendy Sherman, former moderate at State, rushes to Israel to assure them of our commitment

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, US Politics | 29 Comments

Saving Illinois from Senator Kirk

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Annie Robbins

There is no P in Arabic, Israel lobbyist says to justify ethnic cleansing of Palestine

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Politics | 9 Comments

American Zionist responses to Tel Aviv riots– largely indifferent, but some outrage

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Philip Weiss

AIPAC, AJC and Conference of Presidents have nothing to say about anti-African riots in South Tel Aviv

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine | 46 Comments

Division: Romney supporter puts kibosh on Wasserman Schultz appearance at Miami temple

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Romney supporter puts kibosh on Wasserman Schultz appearance at Miami synagogue

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Media, US Politics | 9 Comments

Senate fight today over the number of Palestinian refugees

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Senate fight today over Palestinian ‘refugees’ Thirty U.S. senators will vote today over whether there really are 5 million Palestinian “refugees” or just around 30,000 — a hot-button issue that has already become the subject of a vigorous international debate involving … Continue reading →

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‘Obama will only go as far on Iran as AIPAC permits him to go’

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Israel lobby ratchets pressure on Iran, preempting global talks and threatening world peace

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Media, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 32 Comments

Honest broker? Israeli consulate sponsors Obama’s former Middle East peace adviser at Stanford talk!

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Dennis Ross worked for Obama for several years on Middle East peace. And before that he worked for Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush too. But he was always accused of bias toward Israel. Aaron David Miller called him Israel’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 13 Comments

Philip Roth on the Israel lobby

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Philip Roth wrote that Israel was dependent on the Israel lobby in the U.S. for its existence, in 1986

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 15 Comments

U.S. and Israel coordinate– and signal hard line in Iran talks

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Ira Glunts

Hard line against Iran is reminiscent of the hard lines leading up to the invasion of Iraq

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 18 Comments

Bill Clinton’s $80 million swagbag includes some dough from ‘Israel First’ interests

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Philip Weiss

MJ Rosenberg left Media Matters partly because of his use of the term Israel Firster. Well Matt Stoller says Israel Firsters gave Bill Clinton money

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, US Politics | 9 Comments

Passive-aggressive George Bush namechecks neocons for getting us into that mess

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Philip Weiss

George Bush brings up neocons in his memoir only to show how they gave bad advice on Iraq war

Posted in Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, US Politics | 83 Comments

‘Foreign Policy’ peddles productive Iranian war theory

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Only a bloody war of attrition with Iran will lead Israel to resolve Palestinian conflict, says Israeli prof

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, US Politics | 25 Comments

Palestinian Authority and Israel on an arresting spree, children and activists detained

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Today in Palestine

Detainees and Other Prisoner News Palestinians arrest 10 Islamic Jihad members Palestinian security forces arrested 10 members of the Islamic Jihad in the Jenin refugee camp on Monday, a local leader of the radical movement said. link to news.yahoo.com Islamic … Continue reading →

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Google is partnering with Technion and Cornell in NY

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Philip Weiss

E tu Google

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Media, US Politics | 26 Comments

Biden meets major Israel lobby group at White House

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Philip Weiss

The three black politicians who broke with Obama are members of the ‘AIPAC generation,’ says MJ Rosenberg

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Media, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 21 Comments

Latest video’d settler shooting could defuse third rail in US discourse

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Soldiers stood by as Israeli settlers shot unarmed Palestinian demonstrators in occupied West Bank — and American media are noticing

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, US Politics | 13 Comments

Bill Kristol celebrates Republican Party purge of ‘oldfashioned Arabists’ Scowcroft, Baker and Bush I

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Republican Party boss Bill Kristol is treated like royalty on the Upper West Side in a “communal” Jewish conversation

Posted in American Jewish Community, Gaza, Iran, Iraq, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 83 Comments

Neocons in Washington Post: Military strike on Iran would ‘calm nerves in the region’

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Washington Post pushes war with Iran with argument by two neoconservatives

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Media, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 33 Comments

Feeling the hate in Long Island

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Philip Weiss

Obama’s Jewish support has gone from 78% to 62% and rightwing rabbi stirs the pot with video of old Jews hinting Obama is a secret Muslim

Posted in American Jewish Community, Iran, Israel Lobby, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 97 Comments

New US demographics make Israel’s demographic fears seem all the more prehistoric

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Philip Weiss
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How long will Obama be able to honor Israel’s demographic concerns without sounding like a total racist?

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Occupation, US Politics | Tagged | 28 Comments