Participants in the trip were transformed into enthusiastic pro-Israel advocacy messengers… Nathan Guttman, Forward – Conservative Jewish funders and Christian donors of Hobby Lobby fame have joined forces to launch a Christian Birthright trip, modeled after the successful program that has taken thousands of Jewish young adults to Israel for the past 16 years. Covenant […]
While on the Amnesty International Board I once saw the itinerary drawn up by Amnesty USA for the visit to the United States by the then Amnesty Secretary General coming from London. On the list was almost every major pro-Israel group in New York and Washington and about one Arab Group. Given their standard operating […]
The Birthright group leader made the following statement. He said he had Italian neighbors “and they’re wonderful, but if I had to decide whether to save their lives or the life of one Jew, I would choose to save the Jew. If I had to choose to save 100 non-Jews or one Jew, I would […]
Critics say provision discouraging boycotts of Israel could legitimize West Bank settlements. Politico – The trade legislation being debated on Capitol Hill is already highly contentious. Amendments added about Israel are raising the rancor even more.The trade bill amendments aim to discourage foreign governments — in particular European ones — from boycotting, divesting from or […]
In 2002, Shillman pulled funding from WBUR, an NPR station in Boston, for what he perceived as anti-Israel sentiment…… His Shillman Foundation has funded a number of conservative and pro-Israeli groups, including the Zionist Organization of America… The Forward/Reuters, May 9, 2015 – By Tim McLaughlin and Mark Hosenball Robert Shillman heads a publicly traded […]
In 2011 Pamela Geller campaigned to block the U.S. government’s licensing of al-Jazeera America, revealing the insincerity of her espousal of free speech when the speech does not conform to her agenda… her ten year track record reveals clearly that she wallows in hate. Her efforts are supported by a number of pro-Israel groups and […]
…Israel can shape its strategic environment by weakening, containing, and even rolling back Syria. This effort can focus on removing Saddam Hussein from power in Iraq — an important Israeli strategic objective in its own right… The Institute for Advanced Strategic and Political Studies – Jerusalem, Washington – 12/7/2009 Following is a report prepared by […]
Tom Hayden: Michael Berman and his brother were leaning toward an upcoming young prosecutor named Adam Schiff, who later became the congressman from Pasadena. But they calculated that Schiff couldn’t win without name recognition, so they were considering “renting” me the Assembly seat, Berman said. But there was one condition: that I always be a […]
The campaign runs of both the Republican and Democratic presidential candidates in 2016 will depend on financing from hawkish, pro-Israel donors such as Adelson, Braman and Saban. Jonathan Cook, Al-Araby – With potential candidates for next year’s US presidential elections starting to declare their hand, the chief donors on both sides of the political divide […]
In this in-depth analysis, Dr. Sniegoski concludes that there is no apparent reason that Iran would be a threat to American interests. Some of Iran’s key concerns harmonize with those of the United States, such as maintaining the flow of oil to the industrial world (which has been hindered by American-instigated sanctions) and combating radicals […]
