The Israel Factor

[moon]

How important is the Israel Lobby support ?

Israelis are taking part in a pre-election poll to ascertain which candidate for the Presidency would be best for them.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/rosnerPage.jhtml
The Israel Factor

Considering the findings of the Baker Report with regard to the influence of the Palestinian conflict on American Middle Eastern misfortunes, should thinking Americans regard the Israel Factor poll as indication of who not to vote for ?


http://www.lrb.co.uk/v28/n06/mear01_.html
The Israel Lobby

[gabosaurus]

The Israeli Lobby wants a candidate who turns a blind eye toward their policy of state-sponsored terrorism.

[loosecannon]

The Israeli Lobby wants a candidate who turns a blind eye toward their policy of state-sponsored terrorism.

Amen

[manu1959]

you all have no need to worry....you have won....the us will leave iraq and soon afganistan....israel is on its own now.....either they will be killed or they will kill them all....

we can all watch it like fight club....the joos vs the peaceful islamics

[gabosaurus]

So bring it on. Israel has proved it is well equipped to defend itself.

[manu1959]

So bring it on. Israel has proved it is well equipped to defend itself.

these two quotes seem at odds to me...

The Israeli Lobby wants a candidate who turns a blind eye toward their policy of state-sponsored terrorism.

one seems pro israel and ones seems anit israel.....care to clarify

[diuretic]

Given that Israel is equipped with nuclear weapons and I don't think any other nation in the region has nuclear weapons, why would another nation attack Israel (other than a bunch of half-arsed nutters in Hezbollah I mean) when it would mean the end of their own nation?

[Dilloduck]

Given that Israel is equipped with nuclear weapons and I don't think any other nation in the region has nuclear weapons, why would another nation attack Israel (other than a bunch of half-arsed nutters in Hezbollah I mean) when it would mean the end of their own nation?

For that matter why would a mother encourage her children to strap bombs on themselvs and kill themselves and others ?

[theHawk]

The Israeli Lobby wants a candidate who turns a blind eye toward their policy of state-sponsored terrorism.

No the Israel lobby wants candidates to turn a blind eye to our policy of funneling billions in tax dollars to them every year.

[theHawk]

Given that Israel is equipped with nuclear weapons and I don't think any other nation in the region has nuclear weapons, why would another nation attack Israel (other than a bunch of half-arsed nutters in Hezbollah I mean) when it would mean the end of their own nation?

Which is why a nation won't attack them, until they have nukes themselves. Until them, terrorism is the most effective because even though nations like Iran are directly linked to it, the world turns a blind eye to it and would lambast Israel if they ever attacked a state for just sponsoring terrorism.

[Joe Steel]

The U. S. should abandon Israel to the hell they've created. Let them deal with righteous anger of all those they've oppressed.

[Gaffer]

The U. S. should abandon Israel to the hell they've created. Let them deal with righteous anger of all those they've oppressed.

Spoken like a true iranian. Do you work for hezzbollah or are you hamas sponsored?

[manu1959]

The U. S. should abandon Israel to the hell they've created. Let them deal with righteous anger of all those they've oppressed.

who is they?

who have they oppressed?

[Kathianne]

who is they?

who have they oppressed?

Ditto, Joe.

[loosecannon]

No the Israel lobby wants candidates to turn a blind eye to our policy of funneling billions in tax dollars to them every year.

Yep. Each Israeli citizen is subsidized with 1/6 as much of our tax dollars as each American.