[Peace-discuss] FW: AIPAC is suddenly getting a lot of bad press, in Jewish papers and ‘Washington Post’

[C G Estabrook]

DG seems to me quite right. —CGE

 
> On Mar 18, 2018, at 10:57 AM, David Green via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
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> Both the Weiss article and the WP Rossinow article linked to  in the Weiss article are worth reading. Since Jeff Bezos is of Lebanese origin, there may be some sort of underlying tolerance of dissidence there, I don't know.
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> The difference between 1953, when there was a backlash against Israel's raid into what was then Jordan, and the present, is important to note. Until 1967, the U.S. was trying to secure its alliance with Saudi Arabia (post-British) in the midst of Arab nationalism, and Israel was seen as a disruptive force in that regard. In addition, Jewish-Americans were wary of being accused of disloyalty in the midst of the Cold War, and "socialist" Israel (which even had a Communist Party) was kept at a modest distance by liberal American Jews. Thus the origins of the Israel Lobby at this time.
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> Presently, a half-century after the demise of Arab nationalism, Israel and the KSA are the primary U.S. allies in the post-Cold War, neoliberal era, in opposition to the Shi'a axis of evil.
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> Whatever the support for the Palestinian cause, which has been growing for the past decade or more, the strategic partnership with Israel is likely stronger than ever at fundamental levels, including the relationship of the U of I with Israeli universities.
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> Thus, for this support for Palestinian rights to result in anything, it will have to challenge the basic tenets of U.S. strategy in the Middle East, rather than just the Lobby itself; obviously not a small order.
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> DG
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> On Sun, Mar 18, 2018 at 7:30 AM, David Johnson via Peace-discuss <peace-discuss at lists.chambana.net> wrote:
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> From: David Sladky [mailto:tanstl at hotmail.com] 
> Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2018 6:47 PM
> Subject: AIPAC is suddenly getting a lot of bad press, in Jewish papers and ‘Washington Post’
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> AIPAC is suddenly getting a lot of bad press, in Jewish papers and ‘Washington Post’
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> http://mondoweiss.net/2018/03/getting-jewish-washington/
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