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Critical Analysis
A Straight Look at the [Zionist] Lobby [in the US]
By Mark Weber
Dec 26, 2007
http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_25703.shtml
For decades Israel has violated well established
precepts of international law and defied numerous
United Nations resolutions in its occupation of
conquered lands, in extra-judicial killings, and in
its repeated acts of military aggression.
Most of the world regards Israel's policies, and
especially its oppression of Palestinians, as illegal
and outrageous. This international consensus is
reflected, for example, in numerous UN resolutions
condemning Israel, which have been approved with
overwhelming majorities.
"The whole world," said United Nations Secretary
General Kofi Annan, "is demanding that Israel withdraw
[from occupied Palestinian territories] . I don't think
the whole world... can be wrong." [1]
Only in the United States do politicians and the media
still fervently support Israel and defend its
policies. For decades the US has provided Israel with
crucial military, diplomatic and financial backing,
including more than $3 billion each year in aid.
Why is the US such a staunch bastion of support for
Israel?
Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, who was awarded
the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, has candidly identified
the reason. Speaking to an audience in Boston, he
said:
"But you know as well as I do that, somehow, the
Israeli government is placed on a pedestal [in the
US], and to criticize it is to be immediately dubbed
anti-Semitic � People are scared in this country, to
say wrong is wrong because the [Zionist] lobby is
powerful � very powerful." [2]
Bishop Tutu spoke the truth. As Jewish author and political science professor
Benjamin Ginsberg has pointed out: [3]
"Since the 1960s, [Zionists] have come to wield considerable
influence in American economic, cultural, intellectual
and political life. [Zionists] played a central role in
American finance during the 1980s, and they were among
the chief beneficiaries of that decade's corporate
mergers and reorganizations. The chief executive
officers of the three major television networks and
the four largest film studios are [Zionists], as are the
owners of the nation's largest newspaper chain and the
most influential single newspaper, the New York
Times... The role and influence of [Zionists] in American
politics is equally marked. Stephen Steinlight, former Director of National
Affairs of the American Jewish Committee, similarly
notes.. that "[Zionist] economic influence and power are
disproportionately concentrated in Hollywood,
television, and in the news industry." This intimidating power is not a new phenomenon, but
has long been an important factor in American life. In
1978, Jewish American scholar Alfred M. Lilienthal
wrote in his detailed study, The Zionist Connection: "...The [Zionist] connection covers all areas and reaches
every level. Most Americans may not even sense this..." In Britain, a veteran member of the House of Commons
candidly declared in May 2003 that pro-Israel [Zionists] had
taken control of America's foreign policy, and had
succeeded in pushing the US and Britain into war in
Iraq. Tam Dalyell, a Labour party deputy known as
"Father of the House" because he is the
longest-serving Member of Parliament, said: "A [Zionist]
cabal has taken over the government in the United
States and formed an unholy alliance with
fundamentalist Christians � There is far too much
[Zionist] influence in the United States." [16]
Admiral Thomas Moorer, former Chairman of the US Joint
Chiefs of Staff, has spoken with blunt exasperation
about the [Zionist] hold on the United States:
[17]
"I've never seen a President � I don't care who he is
� stand up to them. It just boggles the
mind. They always get what they want. The [Zionists]
know what is going on all the time. I got to the point
where I wasn't writing anything down. If the American
people understood what a grip those people have got on
our government, they would rise up in arms. Our
citizens certainly don't have any idea what goes on."
Today the danger has never been greater. [Zionist] organizations are prodding the United States
into new wars against Israel's enemies. As the French ambassador in London has put it, [Zionists] are a
threat to world peace. "Why should the world be in
danger of World War III because of them?," he
said. [18]
To sum up: [Zionists] wield immense power and influence in
the United States. The "[Zionist] lobby" is a decisive
factor in US support for Israel. Zionist
interests are not identical to American interests. In
fact, they often conflict.
As long as the "very powerful" [Zionist]lobby remains
entrenched, there will be no end to the systematic
[Zionist] distortion of current affairs and history, the
Zionist domination of the US political system,
Zionist oppression of Palestinians, the bloody
conflict between Jews and non-Jews in the Middle East,
and the Israeli threat to peace.
Notes
1. On April 8, 2002, in Madrid. Quoted in Forward (New
York), April 19, 2002, p. 11.
2. D. Tutu, "Apartheid in the Holy Land," The
Guardian (Britain), April 29, 2002.
3. Benjamin Ginsberg, The Fatal Embrace: [Zionists] and the
State (University of Chicago, 1993), pp. 1, 103.
4. S. Steinlight, "The [Zionist] Stake in America's
Changing Demography: Reconsidering a Misguided
Immigration Policy,"
Center for Immigration Studies, Nov. 2001.
5. Seymour Martin Lipset and Earl Raab, [Zionism] and the
New American Scene (Harvard Univ. Press, 1995), pp.
26-27.
6. N. Burstein, "[Zionist] power dominates at 'Vanity
Fair'," The Jerusalem Post (Israel), Oct.12, 2007. ()
7. Janine Zacharia, "The Unofficial Ambassadors of the
Jewish State," The Jerusalem Post (Israel), April 2,
2000. Reprinted in "Other Voices," June 2000, p. OV-4,
a supplement to The Washington Report on Middle East
Affairs.
8. M. Medved, "Is Hollywood Too [Zionist]?," Moment, Vol.
21, No. 4 (1996), p. 37.
9. Jonathan Jeremy Goldberg, [Zionist] Power: Inside the
American [Zionist] Establishment (Addison-Wesley, 1996),
pp. 280, 287-288. See also pp. 39-40, 290-291. A. Lilienthal, The Zionist Connection (New York:
Dodd, Mead, 1978), pp. 206, 209, 212, 218, 228, 229.
12. From a 1992 lecture, published in: David Cesarani,
ed., The Final Solution: Origins and Implementation
(London and New York: Routledge, 1994), pp. 305, 306.
13. Paula E. Hyman, "New Debate on the Holocaust," The
New York Times Magazine, Sept. 14, 1980, p. 79.
14. Norman G. Finkelstein, The Holocaust Industry
(London, New York: Verso, 2000), pp. 130, 138, 139,
149.
15. The New York Times, May 27, 1996. Shavit is
identified as a columnist for Ha'aretz, a
Hebrew-language Israeli daily newspaper, "from which
this article is adapted."
16. F. Nelson, "Anger Over Dalyell's '[Zionist] Cabal'
Slur," The Scotsman (Edinburgh), May 5, 2003; M.
White, "Dalyell Steps Up Attack On Levy," The Guardian
(London), May 6, 2003. See also: M. Weber, " Iraq: A
War for Israel"
17. Interview with Moorer, Aug. 24, 1983. Quoted in:
Paul Findley, They Dare to Speak Out: People and
Institutions Confront Israel's Lobby (Lawrence Hill,
1984 and 1985), p. 161.
18. D. Davis, "French Envoy to UK: Israel Threatens
World Peace," The Jerusalem Post, Dec. 20, 2001. The
ambassador is Daniel Bernard.
About the author
Mark Weber is director of the Institute for Historical
Review. He studied history at the University of
Illinois (Chicago), the University of Munich, Portland
State University and Indiana University (M.A., 1977).
For nine years he served as editor of the IHR's
Journal of Historical Review.
ps. i edited/ tightened it up somewhat.
... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3okoUPKSnE0)
A Straight Look at the [Zionist] Lobby [in the US]
By Mark Weber
Dec 26, 2007
http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/article_25703.shtml
For decades Israel has violated well established
precepts of international law and defied numerous
United Nations resolutions in its occupation of
conquered lands, in extra-judicial killings, and in
its repeated acts of military aggression.
Most of the world regards Israel's policies, and
especially its oppression of Palestinians, as illegal
and outrageous. This international consensus is
reflected, for example, in numerous UN resolutions
condemning Israel, which have been approved with
overwhelming majorities.
"The whole world," said United Nations Secretary
General Kofi Annan, "is demanding that Israel withdraw
[from occupied Palestinian territories] . I don't think
the whole world... can be wrong." [1]
Only in the United States do politicians and the media
still fervently support Israel and defend its
policies. For decades the US has provided Israel with
crucial military, diplomatic and financial backing,
including more than $3 billion each year in aid.
Why is the US such a staunch bastion of support for
Israel?
Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, who was awarded
the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, has candidly identified
the reason. Speaking to an audience in Boston, he
said:
"But you know as well as I do that, somehow, the
Israeli government is placed on a pedestal [in the
US], and to criticize it is to be immediately dubbed
anti-Semitic � People are scared in this country, to
say wrong is wrong because the [Zionist] lobby is
powerful � very powerful." [2]
Bishop Tutu spoke the truth. As Jewish author and political science professor
Benjamin Ginsberg has pointed out: [3]
"Since the 1960s, [Zionists] have come to wield considerable
influence in American economic, cultural, intellectual
and political life. [Zionists] played a central role in
American finance during the 1980s, and they were among
the chief beneficiaries of that decade's corporate
mergers and reorganizations. The chief executive
officers of the three major television networks and
the four largest film studios are [Zionists], as are the
owners of the nation's largest newspaper chain and the
most influential single newspaper, the New York
Times... The role and influence of [Zionists] in American
politics is equally marked. Stephen Steinlight, former Director of National
Affairs of the American Jewish Committee, similarly
notes.. that "[Zionist] economic influence and power are
disproportionately concentrated in Hollywood,
television, and in the news industry." This intimidating power is not a new phenomenon, but
has long been an important factor in American life. In
1978, Jewish American scholar Alfred M. Lilienthal
wrote in his detailed study, The Zionist Connection: "...The [Zionist] connection covers all areas and reaches
every level. Most Americans may not even sense this..." In Britain, a veteran member of the House of Commons
candidly declared in May 2003 that pro-Israel [Zionists] had
taken control of America's foreign policy, and had
succeeded in pushing the US and Britain into war in
Iraq. Tam Dalyell, a Labour party deputy known as
"Father of the House" because he is the
longest-serving Member of Parliament, said: "A [Zionist]
cabal has taken over the government in the United
States and formed an unholy alliance with
fundamentalist Christians � There is far too much
[Zionist] influence in the United States." [16]
Admiral Thomas Moorer, former Chairman of the US Joint
Chiefs of Staff, has spoken with blunt exasperation
about the [Zionist] hold on the United States:
[17]
"I've never seen a President � I don't care who he is
� stand up to them. It just boggles the
mind. They always get what they want. The [Zionists]
know what is going on all the time. I got to the point
where I wasn't writing anything down. If the American
people understood what a grip those people have got on
our government, they would rise up in arms. Our
citizens certainly don't have any idea what goes on."
Today the danger has never been greater. [Zionist] organizations are prodding the United States
into new wars against Israel's enemies. As the French ambassador in London has put it, [Zionists] are a
threat to world peace. "Why should the world be in
danger of World War III because of them?," he
said. [18]
To sum up: [Zionists] wield immense power and influence in
the United States. The "[Zionist] lobby" is a decisive
factor in US support for Israel. Zionist
interests are not identical to American interests. In
fact, they often conflict.
As long as the "very powerful" [Zionist]lobby remains
entrenched, there will be no end to the systematic
[Zionist] distortion of current affairs and history, the
Zionist domination of the US political system,
Zionist oppression of Palestinians, the bloody
conflict between Jews and non-Jews in the Middle East,
and the Israeli threat to peace.
Notes
1. On April 8, 2002, in Madrid. Quoted in Forward (New
York), April 19, 2002, p. 11.
2. D. Tutu, "Apartheid in the Holy Land," The
Guardian (Britain), April 29, 2002.
3. Benjamin Ginsberg, The Fatal Embrace: [Zionists] and the
State (University of Chicago, 1993), pp. 1, 103.
4. S. Steinlight, "The [Zionist] Stake in America's
Changing Demography: Reconsidering a Misguided
Immigration Policy,"
Center for Immigration Studies, Nov. 2001.
5. Seymour Martin Lipset and Earl Raab, [Zionism] and the
New American Scene (Harvard Univ. Press, 1995), pp.
26-27.
6. N. Burstein, "[Zionist] power dominates at 'Vanity
Fair'," The Jerusalem Post (Israel), Oct.12, 2007. ()
7. Janine Zacharia, "The Unofficial Ambassadors of the
Jewish State," The Jerusalem Post (Israel), April 2,
2000. Reprinted in "Other Voices," June 2000, p. OV-4,
a supplement to The Washington Report on Middle East
Affairs.
8. M. Medved, "Is Hollywood Too [Zionist]?," Moment, Vol.
21, No. 4 (1996), p. 37.
9. Jonathan Jeremy Goldberg, [Zionist] Power: Inside the
American [Zionist] Establishment (Addison-Wesley, 1996),
pp. 280, 287-288. See also pp. 39-40, 290-291. A. Lilienthal, The Zionist Connection (New York:
Dodd, Mead, 1978), pp. 206, 209, 212, 218, 228, 229.
12. From a 1992 lecture, published in: David Cesarani,
ed., The Final Solution: Origins and Implementation
(London and New York: Routledge, 1994), pp. 305, 306.
13. Paula E. Hyman, "New Debate on the Holocaust," The
New York Times Magazine, Sept. 14, 1980, p. 79.
14. Norman G. Finkelstein, The Holocaust Industry
(London, New York: Verso, 2000), pp. 130, 138, 139,
149.
15. The New York Times, May 27, 1996. Shavit is
identified as a columnist for Ha'aretz, a
Hebrew-language Israeli daily newspaper, "from which
this article is adapted."
16. F. Nelson, "Anger Over Dalyell's '[Zionist] Cabal'
Slur," The Scotsman (Edinburgh), May 5, 2003; M.
White, "Dalyell Steps Up Attack On Levy," The Guardian
(London), May 6, 2003. See also: M. Weber, " Iraq: A
War for Israel"
17. Interview with Moorer, Aug. 24, 1983. Quoted in:
Paul Findley, They Dare to Speak Out: People and
Institutions Confront Israel's Lobby (Lawrence Hill,
1984 and 1985), p. 161.
18. D. Davis, "French Envoy to UK: Israel Threatens
World Peace," The Jerusalem Post, Dec. 20, 2001. The
ambassador is Daniel Bernard.
About the author
Mark Weber is director of the Institute for Historical
Review. He studied history at the University of
Illinois (Chicago), the University of Munich, Portland
State University and Indiana University (M.A., 1977).
For nine years he served as editor of the IHR's
Journal of Historical Review.
ps. i edited/ tightened it up somewhat.
... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3okoUPKSnE0)