Category Archives: Neocons

‘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

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Video: Atlanta Jewish Times publisher’s tearful anti-apology

Sunday, Atlanta Jewish Times owner and publisher Andrew Adler issued a 20-minute tearful explanation for his January 13 column, which called for a “hit” on president Obama, in an interview with a public access channel.

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 79 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

‘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

‘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

‘Tablet’ calls ‘The Israel Lobby’ ‘an intellectual landmark’

Big pieces on the Israel lobby by the Atlantic and Tablet– but the New York Review of Books has ignored this ‘intellectual landmark’

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 16 Comments

Settlers assault Palestinians in Hebron. Palestinian fire fighters save settlers in Hebron

and other news from Today in Palestine: Jewish settlers assault two young men and the soldiers arrest themIsraeli occupation forces (IOF) arrested two Palestinian young men in Al-Khalil city after a group of Jewish settlers assaulted them on Friday. link … Continue reading

Posted in Activism, Arab Spring, BDS, Egypt, Gaza, Gaza 2 Years Later, Iran, Iraq, Israel/Palestine, Israeli Government, Neocons, Settlers/Colonists, Today in Palestine, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 2 Comments

Bibi throws in with GOP, Democratic base turns critical, and Israel finally becomes partisan wedge issue like abortion — Blumenthal

US TV producers are “terrified” of talking about Israel lobby, but it may become politicized in this presidential election

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

Iran accuses CIA & Israel, US warns Israel to back off

The repercussions from the  assassination of Iranian nuclear expert Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan are rippling thru diplomatic circles even as thousands of Iranians mourn. With tensions high and the US denying any involvement in the slaying, the U.S. has– are you sitting … Continue reading

Posted in Iran, Israeli Government, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics, War on Terror | Tagged | 27 Comments

Bombshell: Israeli intelligence posed as CIA to recruit terror group for covert war on Iran

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Mark Perry writes in Foreign Policy that the Mossad recruited known Pakistani terrorists to wage covert war on Iran by disguising themselves as CIA agents. Mondoweiss looks at what the story means.

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged , , , | 247 Comments

What power will Paul have over Romney? (JJ Goldberg and Krauthammer ask)

JJ Goldberg fears John Sununu’s role in Romney’s campaign is not good for the Jews

Posted in American Jewish Community, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 26 Comments

Israel is trying to hook us into a war with Iran– Matthews and Baer speculate

On Hardball, Rob’t Baer says Israel is trying to provoke war between US and Iran; and Chris Matthews says US election politics is part of problem

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 160 Comments

WINEP official says U.S. strategy is aimed at provoking ‘Pearl Harbor’ that justifies war with Iran

Oh hidey, hidey, hidey, hi / Oh hidey, hidey ho / To war we’re going to go! –WINEP’s Patrick Clawson

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East | 36 Comments

Adelson is backing Gingrich in effort to wean Romney and U.S. off peace process

Adelson fears that Romney will support the peace process and dividing Jerusalem. Gingrich is his means of pushing Romney right.

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 11 Comments

Killing of nuclear scientist in Tehran heightens threat to American’s life — says ‘Washington Post’ Iran bureau chief

Israel has hinted that it killed an Iranian nuclear scientist. The killing endangers an imprisoned American’s life. Is Israel a strategic liability to the U.S.?

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Middle East, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 74 Comments

Ron Paul gets respect

Mainstream media are at last giving Ron Paul an airing, out of respect for his groundswell support

Posted in Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 85 Comments

‘Occupy AIPAC’ to take on lobby’s legions in ‘business attire’

Occupy AIPAC announces dates for Washington D.C. summit protest the Israel lobby group.

Posted in Activism, American Jewish Community, BDS, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 5 Comments

Adelson is devoted to furthest right wing in Israel

Romney is drawing foreign policy advisers from gang that sent us into Iraq war, Project for New American Century

Posted in Israel Lobby, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 3 Comments

Adelson is giving Gingrich $5 million because of fear of Ron Paul — Chris Matthews

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Israel is the elephant in the studio during the MSNBC discussion of Sheldon Adelson’s $5 million injection to Gingrich’s super PAC.

Posted in Israel Lobby, Media, Neocons, US Politics | Tagged | 36 Comments

Throwaway line in ‘NYT’ story suggests that Israel is pressuring U.S. on war with Iran

Unsourced article in NYT says Israeli officials are relieved that Panetta has set ‘red lines’ on military action against Iran.

Posted in Iran, Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 27 Comments

Campaign within campaign was battle for Adelson’s millions

New order for Republican primary battles: Iowa, Adelson, New Hampshire, South Carolina

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | Tagged | 30 Comments

Trying to save two-state consensus, ‘Washington Post’ invokes ‘demographic’ threat

Washington Post suggests Santorum is feeding a dangerous belief, in equal rights, held by Palestinians, not Israelis

Posted in Israel Lobby, Israel/Palestine, Media, Neocons, US Policy in the Middle East, US Politics | 44 Comments