Israel Lobby Damage Assessment

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   1. Why AIPAC is still Israel’s foreign agent - KKFI

   Grant F. Smith, the director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy, discusses the influential American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Smith has written several books on AIPAC. which was started with $60 million in foreign funding, largely from Israel, but eluded U.S. efforts to register it as a foreign agent. While it's treated as a domestic lobbying organization, Smith says AIPAC today continues to act as a foreign agent for Israel, employing campaign contributions, cov

   Mar 26,2024 29:03
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   2. The Israel Lobby Versus The Innocents of Gaza - KZYX

   On this January 18 episode of Corporations and Democracy Steve Scalmanini and Annie Esposito discussed "The Israel Lobby vs The Innocents of Gaza" with Norman Solomon, Executive Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy and author of “War Made Invisible: How America Hides the Human Toll of Its Military Machine” and twelve previous books, and Grant F. Smith, Director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy and author of “How Israel Made AIPAC: The Most Harmful Foreign Influence O

   Jan 19,2024 56:26
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   3. AIPAC’s foreign startup funding

   60 years ago today, the Senate uncovered $60 million in Israeli and foreign seed money had been laundered into the US to set up AIPAC. What really happened and what has been the impact?Grant F. Smith gives an overview of the 1963 Senate investigation of Jewish Agency money laundering into the US, why the Senate Foreign Relations Committee investigated Israel front organizations in America, what Israel and the Jewish Agency were trying to accomplish in the US, how the foreign influence node and l

   May 24,2023 58:29
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   4. The Netanyahu - Milchan nuclear espionage scandal that is tearing Israel apart

   James Bamford’s new book Spyfail: Foreign Spies, Moles, Saboteurs, and the Collapse of America’s Counterintelligence devotes nine chapters to the impunity of Israel, its spies and U.S. lobby.Bamford is best known as America’s premiere chronicler of the ultra-secretive National Security Agency in his books The Puzzle Palace and The Shadow Factory.Unlike most authors published through mainstream publishing houses, Bamford has not held back on exposing extremely damaging and behind the scenes explo

   Mar 31,2023 27:58
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   5. Israel and its US Lobby Dealt Major Blow by China Saudi Iran Peace Initiative

   On Friday explosive news broke that China had successfully concluded a secret peace agreement between Iran and Saudi Arabia. The plan aims to restore diplomatic relations by reopening embassies within two months. They also agree to restart their April 2001 Security Cooperation. Also back on the front burner is a 1998 General Agreement covering economic, trade, investment, technology, science, culture, sports and youth ties. It is well worth reading the entire statement.https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/m

   Mar 13,2023 30:09
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   6. AIPAC Israeli Economic Espionage Against US Hits $366 Billion

   2024 will mark the fourth decade since AIPAC and the Israeli Minister of Economics stole classified American industry data to aid passage of America’s worst bilateral trade deal.Among all bilateral “Free Trade Agreements” (NAFTA and CAFTA are multilateral) the 1985 U.S. Israel deal has produced the highest inflation adjusted cumulative merchandise trade deficit—$365.9 billion—since going into effect. In 1984 American companies were steamrolled by corrupt politicians on the take from AIPAC-direct

   Feb 23,2023 25:07
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   7. Virginia communities oppose Energix solar projects

   The Israeli company Energix Renewable Energies has been lavishly subsidized by U.S. solar energy tax credits and the cadmium telluride solar panel manufacturer First Solar.But Energix has also been listed by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as a category g human rights violator over its resource theft in the Israeli occupied West Bank and Golan Heights.Virginia communities have successfully challenged Energix across the commonwealth for over its importation of "worst practices" from its

   Feb 08,2023 30:38
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   8. ADL’s penetration of the FBI & negative consequences for human rights activism

   The ADL has been trying to liaise with the FBI by offering ADL investigators as informants, offering to exchange files to “avoid duplication of investigation” and “train” FBI and law enforcement personnel since the 1940s.What have been the negative consequences for human rights activists?IRmep presents findings from years of Freedom of Information Act filings at a number of relevant Washington, DC locations.See the report "ADL files FBI “Civil Rights Threat” conflating white nationalists with pr

   Jan 20,2023 11:14
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   9. Secretary of Defense Austin dishonored JFK at AIPAC

   Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III was the perfect keynote speaker at the January 10, 2023 AIPAC Political Leadership Forum.Austin prioritizes Israeli over American defense priorities, advocates illegal land grabs that benefit Israel, inserts Israel into places it does not belong, and uses cultish, reverential language.Most important, he is willing to dishonor JFK's three final bids for justice, rule of law and against Middle East nuclear proliferation.Video: https://youtu.be/sJAfimzUgBARe

   Jan 12,2023 18:12
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    10. Will Israel and its foreign influence operation AIPAC continue to undermine America in 2023?

    2022 US Middle East policy review and 2023 forecast.US Middle East policy continued its downward spiral in 2022. The president and Congress aided and abetted illegal Israeli objectives over better policies preferred by overwhelming majorities of American voters. In poll after poll, Americans have signaled they would like to cut U.S. foreign aid to Israel. Sanction Israel over apartheid practices. Hold it responsible for being the Middle East’s leading state sponsor of nuclear proliferation and n

    Jan 11,2023 13:24
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    11. “Palestine, Propaganda and the President” - Ali Abunimah

    American journalist Ali Abunimah is co-founder of the Electronic Intifada and author of "One Country: A Bold Proposal to End the Israel-Palestine Impasse'' and "The Battle for Justice in Palestine." He discussed post-election administration policy on key issues. Will the administration demand any pause to illegal Israeli settlements? Will Israel be successful in continuing to use the coercive power of the U.S. State Department and other key agencies to demand Arab nations establish formal ties w

    Nov 18,2020 01:10:01
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    12. The Virginia Israel Advisory Board - VIAB

    Grant F. Smith is the author of seven books about the Israel lobby, and research director of IRmep. His most recent books are "Big Israel: How Israel's Lobby Moves America" (2016) and "The Israel Lobby Enters State Government: Rise of the Virginia Israel Advisory Board" (2019). Continuing an election year tradition, Smith presented his most recent research findings about Israel affinity organization legislative, executive agency and state government lobbying initiatives. He discussed in depth th

    Oct 29,2020 01:40:20
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    13. Professor Walter L. Hixson and Settler Colonialism

    Historian and author Walter Hixson answers cross disciplinary questions about foreign policy, the Israel lobby and settler colonialism. What are the core objectives of settler colonialism? Why must the population targeted for removal be the object of hatred and portrayed as primitive, uncivilized and "savage?" Massacres can exist without genocide, but can genocide exist without massacres? Are indigenes ever allowed to avail themselves of the colonizer's means of communications and justice system

    Sep 27,2020 58:10
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    14. The Israel Lobby - KKFI Jeremy Rothe-Kushel - Understanding Israel-Palestine

    Interview with Jeremy Rothe-Kushel of the program "Understanding Israel-Palestine" on the rise of the Israel lobby in America, prominent figures, Israeli nuclear weapons espionage and related topics. Check out other IRmep content at https://IRmep.org

    Sep 25,2020 30:06
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    15. Countering harmful Israel lobby initiatives at the state level

    A conversation with the Virginia Coalition for Human Rights. Fighting questionable edits to VA textbooks, the case against VIAB, and the expansion of Israeli human rights violator Energix in Virginia. Check out other IRmep content at https://IRmep.org

    Jun 17,2020 01:00:28
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    16. The Israel Lobby Enters State Government: Rise Of The Virginia Israel Advisory Board

    David Swanson, host of Talk Nation Radio, interviews Grant F. Smith to discuss his latest and ninth book about the Israel lobby called The Israel Lobby Enters State Government: Rise Of The Virginia Israel Advisory Board. Find the paperback at Middle East Books & More. Check out other IRmep content at https://IRmep.org

    May 04,2020 29:00
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    17. VIAB: The Israel lobby corruption scandal nobody knows about

    Grant F. Smith of the Institute for Research for Research: Middle Eastern Policy discusses the findings of his new book, The Israel Lobby Enters State Government: Rise of the Virginia Israel Advisory Board at Middle East Books and More. Check out other IRmep content at https://IRmep.org

    Feb 29,2020 01:21:01
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    18. The Abraham Scam - Palestine Center

    IRmep presentation at the Palestine Center’s annual conference. It covered the how the Gallup Organization’s misleading polls about U.S. "sympathy" for Israel would have been deployed to falsely claim Americans support the Kushner-Friedman-Greenblatt Middle East "Deal of the Century," much like they have been used by the Congressional Research Service to insinuate Americans support massive U.S. foreign assistance to Israel. How Gallup was confronted until it finally admitted its bellwether poll

    Nov 09,2019 19:26
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    19. Lessons from FBI’s ‘Niger Uranium Forgeries’

    Grant Smith elaborates on his May 20th article, “”Lesson from FBI’s ‘Niger Uranium Forgeries’ File: There will be no consequences for twisting intelligence to attack Iran.” It was based on his obtaining, through FOIA, and analyzing the 640 pages of FBI records In which he describes then FBI director, Robert Mueller stifled efforts to investigate possible Washington (obviously neocon) links to the forgery of documents ostensibly from Niger purporting to have offered to sell and ship 500 tons of y

    Aug 01,2019 35:25
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    20. The IRS ”Taxpayer Advocate” and US charitable funding for illegal settlements

    Grant F. Smith, director of research at IRmep, exposes the IRS's long history of aiding and abetting billions of dollars of U.S. charitable contributions flowing through tax-exempt charities into illegal West Bank settlements during a live broadcast with the IRS Taxpayer Advocate. Check out other IRmep content at https://IRmep.org

    Aug 01,2019 19:05
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    21. The FBI’s ‘Niger Uranium Forgeries’ investigation - Stymied by Robert Mueller - Takes on the World

    Grant Smith elaborates on his May 20th article, “”Lesson from FBI’s ‘Niger Uranium Forgeries’ File: There will be no consequences for twisting intelligence to attack Iran.” It was based on his obtaining, through FOIA, and analyzing the 640 pages of FBI records In which he describes how then FBI director, Robert Mueller stifled efforts to investigate possible Washington links to the forgery of documents ostensibly from Niger purporting to have offered to sell and ship 500 tons of yellow cake uran

    Jun 27,2019 35:25
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    22. A Brief History of unprosecuted Israeli foreign agent, smuggling and espionage cases

    Grant F. Smith presentation at the National Summit to Reassess the U.S.-Israel "Special Relationship".

    Mar 23,2014 13:30
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    23. AIPAC spies will never be prosecuted

    Grant Smith discusses with INN host Leonard Charles the factors weighing against the AIPAC espionage case making it to trial in April of 2008.

    Jan 04,2008 13:46
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    24. UN Ceasefire Resolution 1701

    Grant Smith appeared on WWRL Radio with Dr. Ron Daniels to discuss the UN Ceasefire resolution and new information revealing the attacks on Lebanon as a "dry run" for future attacks on Iran. Check out other IRmep content at https://IRmep.org

    Aug 14,2006 14:46
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    25. Neocon Clean Break plan Update - LinkTV

    Grant Smith appeared on the LinkTV show Viewpoint to discuss IRmep's book "Neocon Middle East Policy: the 'Clean Break' Plan Damage Assessment." Other topics included legal violations of key neoconservative policymakers, flaws in core policy, and how rejection of international law has also diminished respect for domestic US law. 

    Aug 11,2006 15:00
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    26. US Charitable Contributions, Illegal Settlements, and Suicide Terrorism

    Law enforcement briefing at the Russell Senate Office Building "US Charitable Contributions, Illegal Settlements, and Suicide Terrorism."

    Nov 21,2005 27:30
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    27. The Gaza Withdrawal and Mythologies of the 1967 Arab Israeli War - Armstrong Williams

    Was the 1967 Arab Israeli war inevitable? What is the true refugeestatus of Palestinians? What do the data say about how to really confront suicide terrorism? Grant Smith clears up common misconceptions in a debate with Armstrong Williams.

    Nov 10,2005 00:00
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    28. Neocon Clean Break plan or Beirut Declaration? - Jim Greenfield Show

    On November 10, Grant Smith appeared on the Jim Greenfield show to discuss IRmep's book "Neocon Middle East Policy: the 'Clean Break' Plan Damage Assessment." (Available at http://www.irmep.org/cbda.htm) Other topics included tackling the real causes vs the hype factor and rhetoric in the news media's discussion of suicide terrorism, and the Beirut Declaration. Plus all the news, notes, and political nonsense of the week.

    Nov 05,2005 38:09