truthseeker63
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I for one am only Anti Zionist I don't believe that the Jews run the World or run the Media and the Banks. Yes there are powerful wealthy Jews but there are also powerful wealthy Gentiles. I don't believe that the Zionist Lobby is the reason why America supports and aids Israel. America aids Israel because America has become an Empire. The link below is from a Socialist website Im not a Socialist but I agree with this links view on the Israel Lobby.
'Jewish lobby' an anti-semitic myth
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[TD="colspan: 2"][h=2]One of the most common explanations for the unwavering US support for Israel is the power of the “Israel lobby.” But is this explanation really viable?[/h][/TD]
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Groups like AIPAC (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee) are undeniably powerful. In 1997, Fortune magazine named AIPAC the second most powerful lobby in America. Today, AIPAC claims to be a “a 100,000-member national grassroots movement”, and its members pass resolutions and legislation supporting Israel’s right to self-defence, in support of sanctions against Iran, and ensuring economic and military aid. There are also numerous other groups whose aim is to strengthen US-Israel relations.
However the argument that the US supports and funds Israel because of the pressure of the pro-Israel lobby does not see the full picture. Firstly, it opens the door to anti-Semitic arguments that it’s “the Jews” to blame for the genocide against the Palestinians. But more importantly, it lets the US ruling class off the hook. Israel is vital to US interests in the Middle East, and that’s why it receives so much support. The power of groups like AIPAC is a consequence of US backing of Israel, not the cause.
Israel is clearly the biggest recipient of US military and economic aid. Every year, the US gives around $3 billion dollars in aid to Israel; this will continue under Obama, who recently approved $30 billion in aid to Israel over the next decade. The next largest recipients of US aid are Egypt, Pakistan and Colombia. But you never hear of an Egypt, Pakistan or Colombia lobby, because there is no such thing. The US backs these states, just as it backs Israel, because it is in their strategic interests to do so.
http://www.iso.org.nz/socialist-rev...31/551-jewish-lobby-an-anti-semitic-myth.html
'Jewish lobby' an anti-semitic myth
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[TD="class: createdate, colspan: 2"]Sunday, 16 May 2010 12:29 [/TD]
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[TD="colspan: 2"][h=2]One of the most common explanations for the unwavering US support for Israel is the power of the “Israel lobby.” But is this explanation really viable?[/h][/TD]
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Groups like AIPAC (the American Israel Public Affairs Committee) are undeniably powerful. In 1997, Fortune magazine named AIPAC the second most powerful lobby in America. Today, AIPAC claims to be a “a 100,000-member national grassroots movement”, and its members pass resolutions and legislation supporting Israel’s right to self-defence, in support of sanctions against Iran, and ensuring economic and military aid. There are also numerous other groups whose aim is to strengthen US-Israel relations.
However the argument that the US supports and funds Israel because of the pressure of the pro-Israel lobby does not see the full picture. Firstly, it opens the door to anti-Semitic arguments that it’s “the Jews” to blame for the genocide against the Palestinians. But more importantly, it lets the US ruling class off the hook. Israel is vital to US interests in the Middle East, and that’s why it receives so much support. The power of groups like AIPAC is a consequence of US backing of Israel, not the cause.
Israel is clearly the biggest recipient of US military and economic aid. Every year, the US gives around $3 billion dollars in aid to Israel; this will continue under Obama, who recently approved $30 billion in aid to Israel over the next decade. The next largest recipients of US aid are Egypt, Pakistan and Colombia. But you never hear of an Egypt, Pakistan or Colombia lobby, because there is no such thing. The US backs these states, just as it backs Israel, because it is in their strategic interests to do so.
http://www.iso.org.nz/socialist-rev...31/551-jewish-lobby-an-anti-semitic-myth.html
