The New York Times has a lengthy reported piece on how US efforts to cut a deal in Egypt to resolve differences peacefully between the Muslim Brothers and the leaders of the military coup were undercut by a variety of forces.
The emirates, along with Saudi Arabia, had swiftly supported the military takeover [in early July] with a pledge of billions of dollars, undermining Western threats to cut off critical loans or aid.
The Israelis, whose military had close ties to General Sisi from his former post as head of military intelligence, were supporting the takeover as well. Western diplomats say that General Sisi and his circle appeared to be in heavy communication with Israeli colleagues, and the diplomats believed the Israelis were also undercutting the Western message by reassuring the Egyptians not to worry about American threats to cut off aid.
When Senator Rand Paul, Republican of Kentucky, proposed an amendment halting military aid to Egypt, the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee sent a letter to senators on July 31 opposing it, saying it “could increase instability in Egypt and undermine important U.S. interests and negatively impact our Israeli ally.” Statements from influential lawmakers echoed the letter, and the Senate defeated the measure, 86 to 13, later that day.
After the piece first appeared online, the Times appears to have added this paragraph:
Israeli officials deny having reassured Egypt about the aid, but acknowledge having lobbied Washington to protect it.
Raising the issue, if it’s the Israelis lobbying, why isn’t AIPAC a foreign agent?
Not surprising. Obama let egyptians get massacred because it benefit Israel. Appaling to say atleast.
As usual Israel try to cover its lobbying.
Just how crazy and malevolent is Israeli policy? – particularly in it’s roles (along with the Israeli Lobby in the US) in instigating the current civil wars in Syria and Egypt?
Israel is up to it’s eyeballs in creating and fomenting these wars – they are critical for survival of the Apartheid in Israel
This is why Israel is so destabilized by Apartheid – it is the desperate need to prop Apartheid up – NO MATTER WHAT – if it has to hoax the US into a war with Iran, hoax the US into a war with Syria or to goad the US into reinstalling the Mubarak-esque military dictatorship in Egypt. The ‘destabilization’ or belligerency created by the desperate Israeli defense of Apartheid of course sucks the US in as Israel pulls the strings on it’s paid assets in the US Congress and ‘domestic US politics’ in order to support HOWEVER belligerent or unhinged Israel needs to be in order to staave off worldwide boycott of Apartheid
The brilliant Shir Hever in this linked Real News video elegantly lays it all out and helps connect the dots in the context of the current ‘Peace Process’ farce
http://therealnews.com/t2/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=74&jumival=10588
Israel and her Israeli Lobby are FOMENTING these wars against Syria (when it couldn’t pull off Plan A hoaxing the US into war with Iran) and overthrow of the Morsi government which was so hated by Israel. (Remember President Morsi threatened Israel when Israel was threatening to reinvade Gaza during ‘Pillar of Clouds’)
Hever ties this Defense of Apartheid Israeli policy into the American Military Industrial Complex but it is Israel that is playing the MIC like a violin
Israel is destabilizing the world to push Apartheid down the road for a few more years. War with Iran? War with Syria? Civil war in Egypt? – Yea baby, bring them ALL on if it gives Israeli Apartheid a few more years
It’s the new Israeli Samson Option – pull the US and the world down around it’s ears in order to keep Apartheid afloat
I believe if none of AIPAC’s funding comes from the Israeli government, it does not have to register as an agent of Israel. AIPAC, while under its original Zionist name, was funded by the government of Israel. Bobby Kennedy went after it to register, so it changed its name and henceforth relied on American donors only.
On AIPAC’s seamless linkeage to Israel: https://mondoweiss.net/2012/09/aipac-is-seamlessly-linked-to-israel-and-should-register-as-foreign-agent-grant-smith.html
The other criteria to register under FARA is control, taking directions from foreign government agents: http://forward.com/articles/4064/leaders-fear-probe-will-force-pro-israel-lobby-to/
AIPAC handles this by saying it merely coordinates with Israeli agents. It also says its mission is to enhance US-Israel relations, not to work for, or enhance Israeli government relations.
Obviously the Franklin AIPAC spy case was crushed because it would have opened up this can of worms.
Registration would make AIPAC’s operations much more transparent, and those involved and how would be out in the open. That would be the practical end of AIPAC as it would raise too many issues of dual loyalty to the public. AIPAC is a flower that thrives in the darkness.