Posts Tagged: Israel lobby
Rahm Emanuel Slanders Supporters of Israel
It turns out that American citizens "are not allowed" to criticize Israel. Or so says Rahm Emanuel, the mayor of Chicago and former chief of staff...
‘Summit to Reassess the U.S. – Israel ‘Special Relationship” Held at National Press Club, C-Span Re-Broadcasts
A first-ever conference called the "National Summit to Reassess the U.S. - Israel 'Special Relationship'" was held at the National Press Club, in Washington, D.C....
BDS in Academia, Politics and Industry
Introduction January was an important month for BDS. In the academic sphere, the American Studies Association boycott resolution was followed by a pseudo-debate at...
The UK Media is Obsessed With the ‘Israel Lobby’
Just yesterday, we posted about a cartoon published at the Economist on Jan. 18 (which they later retracted) with imagery suggesting that pro-Israeli (or Jewish) interests control...
Three Ugly Memes About Jews and Israel
JNS.org - Here are three disturbing memes about Jews and Israel that I've noticed in three separate-but-related news stories recently. Meme Number One: "You're...
Stephen Walt and the Phantom Iran Nuclear Deal
When it comes to the most asinine response to the purported deal between the world's main powers and Iran over the latter's nuclear program, top...
The Telegraph’s 14 Weaselly Words About the Power of ‘the Lobby’
It's less than clear how Telegraph Middle East correspondent Richard Spencer views the nuclear deal recently signed in Geneva, but in his latest report he certainly seems...
Iran Nuclear Program: We Only Have Ourselves to Blame
JNS.org - One of the most irritating aspects of the international efforts to deal with the Iran nuclear program lies in the unrealistic expectations...
Newton Schools Fail to Ensure Factual Middle East Educational Materials
JNS.org - Controversy continues to simmer in the upscale Boston suburb of Newton over the use of biased and substandard instructional materials to teach students about...
ADL Downplays Controversy Over Anti-Israel Texts in Curriculum of Newton, Mass.
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and Americans for Peace and Tolerance (APT) are at odds over the presence of anti-Israel materials in the public school...
Korea, Iran, and the Dual-Loyalty Myth
Here's a term that rarely crops up in discussions of American policy towards northeast Asia: the Korea Lobby. And as for the pejorative term "Korea...
Biden to Address AIPAC Conference Next Week
JTA - Vice President Joe Biden will address next week's AIPAC policy conference. Biden will speak to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference on the...
800 Cultural Exchange Trips in Congress Between 2006-2011, Only 5 to Israel
In the years 2006 -2011 U.S. lawmakers and their senior staff took more than 800 cultural exchange trips courtesy of foreign governments. Of those 800...
Senate Committee Delays Vote on Hagel
The Weekly Standard - Carl Levin, the Michigan Democrat and chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, tells Politico reporter Manu Raju that the committee...
