Jeez, Louise. Via Phil Weiss: We are at the cusp of being in a position as chairs of the Foreign Affairs Committee and Appropriations Committee to make sure that Israel continue to receive support, and the United States and Israel stand as one. There’s a bunch of...
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AIPAC Sets Limit For U.S. Lawmakers – Criticize But Don’t Cross The Line
From the Times Of Israel AIPAC has spoken - U.S. lawmakers are on notice. OK to criticize annexation but don't take it too far. WASHINGtON (JTA) — The leading pro-Israel lobby in the United States is telling lawmakers that they are free to criticize Israel’s looming...
Congresswoman: Israel Should Stop Torturing Children; AIPAC: Congresswoman Worse Than ISIS
Yeah, yeah, Israel, we all know how much you love ISIS. But still, leave that nice McCollum lady alone. She doesn't have any land for you to colonize.
Debate: Is US Aid to Israel too much?
What lobbying groups influence American foreign policy towards Israel? Is the current system fair? Does it help or hurt the safety of Americans? Does Israel get too much military aid from the United States or not enough? In this episode we’ll cover: -AIPAC -Iron...
AIPAC Targets Sanders
The first Jewish president? Not if the Israel Lobby has anything to say about it. He's not Zionist enough. And as we all know, there's only one possible explanation for that: Bernie Sanders is evidently a vicious anti-Semite.
Dem Party Crack-up on Israel Continues
So, MoveOn.org, the liberal and very-tied to the Democratic Party pressure group, took the huge step today of asking the Dem presidential candidates to boycott the upcoming AIPAC meeting in DC. So they agreed: Warren, Harris, Sanders, O'Rourke, Schultz are all...
AIPAC to Forgo Political Fundraising for 2020 Races to Prove Ilhan Omar Wrong
Nah, just kidding. They're going to raise money and organize a primary challenger against her. No word yet if the opinion editor of The Forward will denounce AIPAC for engaging in an anti-Semitic trope.
AJC, AIPAC: Okay, Now Netanyahu’s Gone Too Far
For bringing the Kahanists into his coalition. Update: Wow even Eli Lake and Bret Stephens denounced him for this.
FPF #313 – Rep Omar & Kashmir
On FPF #313, I cover the controversy surrounding statements made by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. She called out AIPAC's influence over US policy and Elliott Abrams' nefarious history. In response, the foreign policy establishment has condemned the Congresswoman. I break...
3/7/18 Grant Smith discusses the best moments from the Israel Lobby and American Policy conference
Grant F. Smith returns to the show to review the Israel Lobby and American Policy conference which was held last weekend in Washington, D.C. Smith begins by explaining who Ha'aretz columnist Gideon Levy is and the challenge that antiwar writers have in the Israeli...
2/28/18 Grant F. Smith on Friday’s Israel Lobby and American Policy Conference
Grant F. Smith returns to the show to promote his upcoming conference The Israel Lobby and American Policy 2018 on Friday, March 2nd in Washington, D.C. Smith explains why this remains such an important issue for Americans and Israelis alike and details the numerous,...
2/28/18 Grant F. Smith on Friday's Israel Lobby and American Policy Conference
Grant F. Smith returns to the show to promote his upcoming conference The Israel Lobby and American Policy 2018 on Friday, March 2nd in Washington, D.C. Smith explains why this remains such an important issue for Americans and Israelis alike and details the numerous,...
2/14/18 Grant Smith on the Israel Lobby and American Policy
Grant Smith returns to the show to discuss his upcoming conference "The Israel Lobby and American Policy" and the recent Al Jazeera documentary "The Lobby," which he wrote about in a recent article for Antiwar.com "Will Al Jazeera Air The Lobby Before AIPAC Meets?"...
11/15/17 Grant Smith on Americans’ waning patience for military spending
Grant Smith, director of the Institute for Research Middle Eastern Policy returns to the show to discuss his latest article for Antiwar.com "Poll: Americans Would Cut Middle East War Spending." Smith promotes the IRMEP's upcoming 2018 conference and explains why he...
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