Stephen Walt, Foreign Affairs blog, January 26: Although it was the official policy of every President since Lyndon Johnson to oppose the construction of settlements, none of them put any serious pressure on Israel to stop. The first President Bush briefly withheld some loan guarantees in 1992 over this issue, but the guarantees were authorized…
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Just don’t upset the Jews
BBC management may be scared of the Zionist lobby, but many staff are not: Last night (25 January), saw our inspiring occupation of the BBC in Glasgow in protest at their decision not to air the Disasters Emergency Committee appeal on behalf of Gaza. We simply managed to walk in to the lobby of this…
Being on the wrong side of history
The British broadcaster is both gutless and clearly petrified of the pernicious Zionist lobby: The BBC has refused to broadcast a national humanitarian appeal for Gaza, leaving aid agencies with a potential shortfall of millions of pounds in donations. The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC), an umbrella group for 13 aid charities, launched its appeal yesterday…
Look at them as dogs
Leading Amerian Zionist leader Abe Foxman on news that George Mitchell may be appointed Obama’s Mid-East envoy: “Sen. Mitchell is fair. He’s been meticulously even-handed,” said Abraham Foxman, national director of the Anti-Defamation League. “But the fact is, American policy in the Middle East hasn’t been ”˜even handed’ — it has been supportive of Israel…
The secret hand enters once again
What is the power of the Zionist lobby in Australia? Are there limits to free speech over Israel/Palestine? If stereotyping Jews is anti-Semitism (and it certainly can be), what about doing the same to the Muslim community?
Speech against the war in Gaza
I gave the following speech at the rally against the war in Gaza in Sydney today in front of roughly 5000 people: Stop the War on Gaza Rally 18/1/09 I stand before you as a human being first and a Jew second. The war against the Palestinian people in Gaza has shown Israel’s true face…
And some take a stand against Zionist bigotry
If a journalist in America dares criticise Israeli actions or accuses the Jewish state of criminal force, expect the Zionist lobby to accuse that person of anti-Semitism, hatred and a host of other terms. Thankfully some, like Bill Moyers, simply refuse to be intimidated.
The dog and its confused tail
Stephen Walt, co-author of the seminal Israel Lobby book, has a new blog on Foreign Policy. His recent post on the Gaza conflict is instructive, especially the role of the Zionist lobby: Several prominent bloggers (including Andrew Sullivan, Juan Cole, and Matt Yglesias) have taken note of Ehud Olmert’s remarkable statement claiming credit for getting…