tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895348527998434600.post7686210759925982385..comments2023-04-28T03:57:44.598-07:00Comments on At a slight angle to the universe: How AIPAC RulesJeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02740252820987346649noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895348527998434600.post-42303670094070384992013-06-02T07:36:38.417-07:002013-06-02T07:36:38.417-07:00You paint a very clear picture of how our governme...You paint a very clear picture of how our government is paralyzed by the Israel lobby. "Puppy training" and "Pavlov's bell" are very apt metaphors.Rafihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663717126330256946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895348527998434600.post-403730854347518832013-06-01T19:07:35.252-07:002013-06-01T19:07:35.252-07:00Israel is America's Achilles' heel. Israel...Israel is America's Achilles' heel. Israel has already bankrupted the USA, made the whole world hate us, directly or indirectly is responsible of the death of tens of thousands of American lives. Made us loose our credibility in the world. A small example; Bernie Madoff alone stole and funneled $25 billion dollars to Israeli banks. Wall street insider trading, stock manipulation, and countless schemes have fleeced Americans of trillions of dollars that made its way to Israel. No one dares speak about this for the same reason our politicians are obliged to blindly submit to AIPAC and hundreds of less know Israeli organizations that blackmail and threaten them with all kind of threats, even assassinations.<br />our future is grimm and we are doomed because of this, we have surrendered our liberty and freedom to this foreign enemy and we may never shake it off. <br />Our media cannot criticize Israel regardless of all the atrocities they commit on daily basis against the indigenous people of Palestine and neighboring Syria and Lebanon. They rule our foreign policies and insert their agents at every level of local and federal governments. <br />The list goes on and this is just scratching the surface of what is really going on.LuckyStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02535768686576905780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895348527998434600.post-16892031502267109672013-06-01T18:05:25.021-07:002013-06-01T18:05:25.021-07:00Yes, kudos to Jeff for his courage. It's commo...Yes, kudos to Jeff for his courage. It's common knowledge that public criticism of Israeli policies and conduct are career killers for anyone in American government and mainstream media.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975536590948852385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895348527998434600.post-51403526121461836612013-06-01T18:00:31.380-07:002013-06-01T18:00:31.380-07:00Pure hasbara. Anyone interested in the factual sta...Pure hasbara. Anyone interested in the factual statistics regarding Palestinians murdered by Israel can read them at the web site IfAmericansOnly Knew. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975536590948852385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895348527998434600.post-53899048295931829342013-06-01T17:56:30.075-07:002013-06-01T17:56:30.075-07:00Consider that the US has an arms-length relationsh...Consider that the US has an arms-length relationship with all Arab nations, that US gives Israel $3-$Billion per year, plus interest--even during sequestration, and underwrites Israel's debt; too consider that Israel's decades of illegal settlement expansion makes it a rogue state in the eyes of the world, and that over 50 basic laws in Israel make its 20% non-Jewish population second-class citizens. And consider that Israel's daily brutal occupation contravenes basic human rights consented to by the rest of the world. Why should US taxpayers fund this Israel, which is the biggest benefactor of US foreign aid in all US history?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13975536590948852385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895348527998434600.post-45376003176928220172013-06-01T17:52:53.299-07:002013-06-01T17:52:53.299-07:00Thanks Jeff for having the guts to call it out as ...Thanks Jeff for having the guts to call it out as is ...<br />Just shows who the aggressor is and who the victim is. <br /><br />More than ever that it's a wake-up call! <br />Time to muzzle those dogs of war and dismantle the military-industrial complex which is both in overdrive and overkill. <br /><br />Perhaps even to restrain, if not cut off completely, that festering sore in the region, that hooligan from hell, Israel - always driving up the world's fuel prices with it's endless belligerence, impunity to any civilised norms and mind-numbingly insufferable self-righteousness whilst it genocides and ethnically-cleanses at will insulting the intelligence of all humanity in it's eternal quest for more, more, more territory to thieve. <br /><br />Chance would be a fine thing. <br />Give the world a break ...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895348527998434600.post-25495125699134275662013-06-01T15:45:15.110-07:002013-06-01T15:45:15.110-07:00Virtually all of the Palestinians killed during th...Virtually all of the Palestinians killed during these past 12 years were suicide bombers, terrorists killed in gun battles, dissidents lynched by fellow Arabs for their beliefs, women and children used as human shields or foils by their “brave fighters” – and yes, dozens of people who were caught in the line of fire. Few recall that when Israel began using aircraft to destroy terrorist facilities (following the massacre of Jewish shoppers at a Netanya mall) the Jews actually publicized the targets in advance, in order to minimize Arab civilian casualties.<br /><br />Every morning, at least one Palestinian wakes up with a smile and the thought, “I’m going to murder some Jews today.” They strap on explosive belts and guns, and search out any soft target they can find – a city bus, a baby, a student, a jogger. Israelis do not wake up in the morning and set out to murder Arabs. In rare instances when a Jew actually injures or kills a Palestinian, he is arrested and prosecuted. Contrast this with the Arab hero who shoots a Jewish baby. This “martyr of the Terrorstinians” will be eulogized by Hamas and Fatah, his family made rich and his picture proudly displayed throughout the Arab world.<br />Dan Kelsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563530536515369278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895348527998434600.post-88953075878961102092013-06-01T14:14:18.966-07:002013-06-01T14:14:18.966-07:00Mr. Klein:
The fact that you proudly label yours...Mr. Klein: <br />The fact that you proudly label yourself as a Palestinian rights supporter in not reason to disagree with you, but you have some fact checking to do, from more than a single perspective. Further, in order to take Israel to task and its lobby to task, consider also the lobbies of the various Arab nations in perspective. While much less covered in the Press, they are frequently more powerful than AIPAC who operates much more openly.<br /><br />Consider how you might feel if your avowed enemy threatened to annihilate you and all your people, wiping you off the face of the map. Consider the unvarnished history of how Arab countries deal with Palestinians in their midst. Consider the real facts of Jews ties to the land of Israel, in context with the ties the Palestinians also have to the land.<br /><br />Consider the restrictions Israel must enforce upon the Palestinians in the face of real and threatened violence every day. What would you have Israel do, turn the other cheek and submit to slaughter? What might you opinions be about the lies and encouragement to hate contained in textbooks used to teach Palestinian children? What might you do if your home was subject to random rocket fire at any time?<br /><br />Check your history - an unbiased one, please. Were Palestinians forced out of their homes in 1948, or did the Arab countries tell them to flee for their safety with the expectation of a sure defeat of the Israelis.<br /><br />Admittedly a small minority of settlers persist in expansion of settlements, making peace so much more difficult. Overly zealous individuals, regardless of religion or ethnicity or tribe, or other means to divide each other have always been the ones who cause trouble. Focusing on them as representative of the majority will never yield better results. Voiced goals of the deaths of the others help no one. <br /><br /> Alex Barenblitt, P.M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14984911325452931134noreply@blogger.com