On 7 August 2024, I spoke at length with Lt. Col. (ret.) Danny Davis on his podcast — “Deep Dive” — about the profound influence of the Israel lobby on US Middle East policy.
John--you are WAY too polite and very naive. It isn't just the Israeli Lobby, which includes a lot of dual nationals who are committing treason in privileging Israel over the U.S. Also AIPAC does not list its membership or who is giving what. Adelson's wife has told Trump she would give him something like $100 million ON THE CONDITION THAT he agree to Israel ANNEXING the West Bank. In other word, IF he agrees to Israel illegally stealing most of what is left of Palestinian lands. She is paying the settlers (from Brooklyn) to go over there and attack Palestinians, kill them, beat them up, and steal their land. And she is an Israeli dual national. So maybe she needs to give up one or other of her citizenships. Furthermore, it isn't just AIPAC money. There are Zionists who care more about Israel than the U.S. embedded in our national media (why I no longer follow any legacy media, including NPR, because it's all bullshit), in appointed positions in the government throughout the government, states have invested in Israeli bonds (which is nuts since their bonds have been downgraded to JUNK, quite literally), NGOs, universities are obviously seriously captured, all manner of charities, and on and on and on. You did not mention the sayanim, which is a system by which outright illegal activity is made possible by American Jews--and that's been going on for decades and decades and is how they illegally buy and transport weaponry via private boats to Israel from American villages, towns, and cities--not to mention all the American congress people who have been assassinated by the Israelis on American soil, and also those who have "retired" because of the death threats they have received from the Lobby. This is NOT just a matter of a roomful of billionaires legally giving money for something they care about. I cannot vote for the people I support because they are knocked off the ballot during the primary. And the money used to knock them off the primary is not coming from my state. In fact, the government has been talking about foreign money affecting our elections for quite a few years. You may be well-intentioned enough that you think they are talking about Russia, but I know they are not. They are talking about Israel. But they are afraid to name the country they're talking about because of the threats they have received. This is why I say our country is being run by a Jewish and/or Zionist mafia. This is what the mafia does. Congress must vote for money for Israel as payment for protection or else the lobby will take individual representatives out.
And all this is strictly against our constitution. I hope Cori Bush starts an NGO to take out the lobby because I know a lot of people who actually care about this country and the welfare of people in many other countries will join.
I love listening to you, Mr. Mearsheimer, but you are unbelievably politically naive. You are an historian and you probably have more time than I do to read up on this subject. Why you do not is beyond me. You have the visibility to be able to effect real change so please reconsider this namby-pamby approach you are using right and speak more definitively and more forcefully.
Israel is on its way out. They cannot cover their bills. Are we to cover them for them? We cannot afford to. Look what happened on the stock market on Monday. And it's only the beginning. Iran is prepared to fight from underground, just like Hamas. Those American fighter jets won't do anything but increase global warming. And eventually American kids are going to get wise and refuse to serve after a bunch of them die. Unless they shut down the Internet, alternative voices are always going to run rough-shod over the legacy media. No one who really wants to know what's actually going on follows TV or legacy media coverage. That's why the youth are taking the stand they are. They might not know the details, but it isn't rocket science to understand what is actually going on. If we want to control Middle Eastern oil, those days are long gone. Iran is trading with Russia and China rather than the US because of our stupid foreign policy. And the Saudis did not renew their agreement with the US to use their profits to buy American debt. The U.S. is not nearly as powerful as it likes to think it is. And Israel is too expensive an anchor to try to carry on our backs.
We need to overturn Citizens United. We need to pass a law restricting political contributions to actual residents of the state of the person running for non-national offices. And their names need to be published. Legal instruments need to be put in place so that foreign money cannot be laundered to subvert our democratic process. Israel is not a democracy. It's an apartheid state and it's shameful we are giving them a penny. We shouldn't even have diplomatic relations with them.
Great podcast on a very important subject. I dread the thought of Israel, dragging us into a big war which could include Iran, Israel, the United States, Lebanon, Russia, and who knows who else. It’s a horrible thought and it’s a horrible thought to think that our congressmen are so greedy for money and power that they are now yellow bellied cowards all refusing to stand up for Americans who they are supposed to represent. If they all got together and refused to take the Israel lobbies money then they could do the right things like refusing aid to Israel as a result of their deliberate genocide of the Palestinian people. But of course, that won’t happen because money is king. We can say that we do not have a monarchy, but we do as we bow down to King Money and his acolytes, the Israel lobby, and our own Congress! Next will be sending our own American boys and girls to die for Israel. This is just another reason why there should be no lobbies and no lobbyists at all. it is bribery plain and simple and has done and will do more and more damage to this country in every way possible.
John--you are WAY too polite and very naive. It isn't just the Israeli Lobby, which includes a lot of dual nationals who are committing treason in privileging Israel over the U.S. Also AIPAC does not list its membership or who is giving what. Adelson's wife has told Trump she would give him something like $100 million ON THE CONDITION THAT he agree to Israel ANNEXING the West Bank. In other word, IF he agrees to Israel illegally stealing most of what is left of Palestinian lands. She is paying the settlers (from Brooklyn) to go over there and attack Palestinians, kill them, beat them up, and steal their land. And she is an Israeli dual national. So maybe she needs to give up one or other of her citizenships. Furthermore, it isn't just AIPAC money. There are Zionists who care more about Israel than the U.S. embedded in our national media (why I no longer follow any legacy media, including NPR, because it's all bullshit), in appointed positions in the government throughout the government, states have invested in Israeli bonds (which is nuts since their bonds have been downgraded to JUNK, quite literally), NGOs, universities are obviously seriously captured, all manner of charities, and on and on and on. You did not mention the sayanim, which is a system by which outright illegal activity is made possible by American Jews--and that's been going on for decades and decades and is how they illegally buy and transport weaponry via private boats to Israel from American villages, towns, and cities--not to mention all the American congress people who have been assassinated by the Israelis on American soil, and also those who have "retired" because of the death threats they have received from the Lobby. This is NOT just a matter of a roomful of billionaires legally giving money for something they care about. I cannot vote for the people I support because they are knocked off the ballot during the primary. And the money used to knock them off the primary is not coming from my state. In fact, the government has been talking about foreign money affecting our elections for quite a few years. You may be well-intentioned enough that you think they are talking about Russia, but I know they are not. They are talking about Israel. But they are afraid to name the country they're talking about because of the threats they have received. This is why I say our country is being run by a Jewish and/or Zionist mafia. This is what the mafia does. Congress must vote for money for Israel as payment for protection or else the lobby will take individual representatives out.
And all this is strictly against our constitution. I hope Cori Bush starts an NGO to take out the lobby because I know a lot of people who actually care about this country and the welfare of people in many other countries will join.
I love listening to you, Mr. Mearsheimer, but you are unbelievably politically naive. You are an historian and you probably have more time than I do to read up on this subject. Why you do not is beyond me. You have the visibility to be able to effect real change so please reconsider this namby-pamby approach you are using right and speak more definitively and more forcefully.
Israel is on its way out. They cannot cover their bills. Are we to cover them for them? We cannot afford to. Look what happened on the stock market on Monday. And it's only the beginning. Iran is prepared to fight from underground, just like Hamas. Those American fighter jets won't do anything but increase global warming. And eventually American kids are going to get wise and refuse to serve after a bunch of them die. Unless they shut down the Internet, alternative voices are always going to run rough-shod over the legacy media. No one who really wants to know what's actually going on follows TV or legacy media coverage. That's why the youth are taking the stand they are. They might not know the details, but it isn't rocket science to understand what is actually going on. If we want to control Middle Eastern oil, those days are long gone. Iran is trading with Russia and China rather than the US because of our stupid foreign policy. And the Saudis did not renew their agreement with the US to use their profits to buy American debt. The U.S. is not nearly as powerful as it likes to think it is. And Israel is too expensive an anchor to try to carry on our backs.
We need to overturn Citizens United. We need to pass a law restricting political contributions to actual residents of the state of the person running for non-national offices. And their names need to be published. Legal instruments need to be put in place so that foreign money cannot be laundered to subvert our democratic process. Israel is not a democracy. It's an apartheid state and it's shameful we are giving them a penny. We shouldn't even have diplomatic relations with them.
Great podcast on a very important subject. I dread the thought of Israel, dragging us into a big war which could include Iran, Israel, the United States, Lebanon, Russia, and who knows who else. It’s a horrible thought and it’s a horrible thought to think that our congressmen are so greedy for money and power that they are now yellow bellied cowards all refusing to stand up for Americans who they are supposed to represent. If they all got together and refused to take the Israel lobbies money then they could do the right things like refusing aid to Israel as a result of their deliberate genocide of the Palestinian people. But of course, that won’t happen because money is king. We can say that we do not have a monarchy, but we do as we bow down to King Money and his acolytes, the Israel lobby, and our own Congress! Next will be sending our own American boys and girls to die for Israel. This is just another reason why there should be no lobbies and no lobbyists at all. it is bribery plain and simple and has done and will do more and more damage to this country in every way possible.