"Israel's proxy war"

[Michael Pugliese]

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Sharon Says "we control America", Congressional Pandering to Israel Proves 
Him Right Monday, November 19 2001 @ 01:34 AM GMT By Dr. Mohamed Khodr On 
October 3, 2001, I.A.P. News reported that according to Israel Radio (in 
Hebrew) Kol Yisrael an acrimonious argument erupted during the Israeli 
cabinet weekly session last week between Israeli Prime Minister Ariel 
Sharon and his foreign Minister Shimon Peres. Peres warned Sharon that 
refusing to heed incessant American requests for a cease-fire with the 
Palestinians would endanger Israeli interests and "turn the US against us. 
"Sharon reportedly yelled at Peres, saying "don't worry about American 
pressure, we the Jewish people control America." "The Israelis control the 
policy in the congress and the senate." Senator Fullbright, Chair of Senate 
Foreign Relations Committee: 10/07/1973 on CBS' "Face the Nation". "I am 
aware how almost impossible it is in this country to carry out a foreign 
policy [in the Middle East] not approved by the Jews..... terrific control 
the Jews have over the news media and the barrage the Jews have built up on 
congressmen .... I am very much concerned over the fact that the Jewish 
influence here is completely dominating the scene and making it almost 
impossible to get congress to do anything they don't approve of. The 
Israeli embassy is practically dictating to the congress through 
influential Jewish people in the country" -----Sec. of State John Foster 
Dulles quoted on p.99 of Fallen Pillars by Donald Neff The long history of 
bipartisan Congressional support for Israel led former Secretary of State 
James Baker to call the Congress "The Little Knesset" after Israel's 
Knesset (parliament) in Jerusalem. Congress's embarrassing and unpatriotic 
display of allegiance to a foreign country that is dependent on American 
largesse and support is the unknown scandal to the American people. With 
the media's strong, biased and sympathetic portrayal of Israel while 
simultaneously denying any opposing view of Israel or human pictures and 
stories of the endless suffering of Palestinians, its no wonder that we the 
American people are so unaware of the true face of Israel. Thus shockingly 
but not surprisingly only 4 % of the American people are aware of Israel's 
34 year brutal military occupation of the Palestinian people. Only at times 
of war and threat upon the U.S. does our Senate ever exhibit the strong 
bipartisanship support of America it regularly provides Israel. Despite our 
current crisis in airline security, Congressional political bickering 
continued for weeks between Republicans and Democrats placing American 
lives at risk while foreign aid to Israel was quick and automatic (about $6 
Billion), even at a time the Congress is telling us of budget deficits and 
lack of money for the unemployed American workers. As an American I am 
outraged at the blind historical allegiance our Senators have provided 
Israel while they neglect many of our pressing domestic issues such as 
airline security, Social Security and Medicare Reform, Education Reform, 
Health Insurance for needy Americans, Money for Dilapidated Schools, and 
Prescription Coverage for our Elderly. Our Congress operates on the premise 
that most Americans are disinterested in foreign policy thus they have a 
vacuum to provide Israel with blank checks and our latest F-16 fighter jets 
that Israel uses to kill Palestinian civilians. They depend on our media to 
keep us uninformed and distracted with Sports, Harry Potter, and scandals. 
During America's war on terrorism, President Bush and Secretary Powell have 
worked hard to keep a fragile coalition among the 55 Arab and Muslim 
nations. To do that they've finally listened to British Prime Minister Tony 
Blair, other European and Arab leaders and reengaged in the MidEast peace 
process. Bush has ignored the Israeli Palestinian conflict since taking 
office thus allowing Sharon to reconquer and reinvade Palestinian 
territories during this Intifada that has cost over 800 Palestinian lives 
and 175 Israeli lives with hundreds of Palestinian homes demolished. For 
the first time Bush uttered the word a "Palestinian state" (is it 
conceivable that the President of the most powerful nation on earth doesn't 
even dare utter these two words). Powell has repeatedly criticized Israel 
for its assassination policy, its house demolitions, its invasion of 
Palestinian controlled territory, while he and Bush have repeatedly asked 
Sharon to pull out of Palestinian territory, Sharon simply ignored them and 
even compared them to Nazi appeasers. None of Sharon's rebuttals of the 
American President during this crisis even generated any criticism from our 
brave Congress. No one can imagine any other country able to tell its 
benefactor "take your demands and shove it." Now the stage is set for the 
much awaited Powell speech, a new initiative on the Middle East on Monday, 
November 19, in Kentucky. It's been billed as a historic speech. According 
to the British Telegraph site (telegraph.co.uk) on November 18, Powell's 
original aim was to set out the administration's vision for the creation of 
a Palestinian state, including complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and 
the West Bank, to be followed by peace negotiations on "final status" 
issues such as borders, refugees and the fate of Jerusalem. He has been 
encouraged by signs that moderate Arab states will recognize Israel and its 
continued right to exist if the Palestinians decide to do so themselves, an 
essential element of any peace agreement. Even Iran's long standing 
opposition to the Peace Process was dropped when last week President 
Mohammad Khatami of Iran said: "If the Palestinians accept this issue we 
will respect the wishes of the Palestinian nation." However, and as is 
customary whenever there is a possibility of Israel being criticized, the 
Pro Israeli forces come out in force to pressure the White House to tone 
down or modify its wording. Due to intense pressure from Congress, the 
media, and the powerful American Jewish lobby, the White House has 
intervened to tone down Powell's speech on the Middle East planned for 
November 19. President George W Bush is believed to have blocked Powell 
from putting too much pressure on Israel to make concessions in the search 
for peace. As a result, according to Washington officials the watered down 
speech is "less of a new initiative and more of a general call for people 
to buck up their ideas". THE ROLE OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE IN SERVING ISRAEL 
NOT AMERICA 89 SENATORS URGE PRESIDENT BUSH NOT TO HAMPER ISRAEL, November 
16, 2001 According to the New York Times in an article titled "Senators 
Urge Bush Not to Hamper Israel" (Nov. 17), 89 Senators signed a letter to 
President Bush urging him not to restrain Israel from retaliating fully 
against Palestinian violence and to express his solidarity publicly with 
Israel soon. The letter was a preemptive strike against Secretary of 
State's Colin Powell's anticipated speech on the Middle East conflict 
intended to silence any direct or indirect criticism of Israel and from 
offering any hope to Palestinian aspirations of a homeland based on UN 
Resolutions 242 and 338 which call for Israel to withdraw from all occupied 
territories it conquered in its 1967 pre-emptive attack on Palestinian and 
Arab lands. In the letter the Senators praise Mr. Bush for refusing to meet 
with Arafat and for snubbing him at the U.N. refusing to even shake his 
hand. As is usually the case the Letter was prompted by American Jewish 
groups imposing their sentiments upon "our?" Congress. According to the 
Times, the letter, "stemmed from a meeting two weeks ago between leaders of 
the American Jewish community and key senators and was proposed by Senator 
Christopher S. Bond, the Missouri Republican. Particularly active in 
providing advice on the letter was the American Israel Public Affairs 
Committee (AIPAC), the principal lobbying group for Israel." This letter by 
89 Senators is one in a long history of letters and resolutions adopted by 
"our?" Congress meant to intimidate and squash any movement by a US 
President that seeks peace negotiations for the Israeli-Palestinian 
conflicts based on the internationally accepted formula of land for peace 
based on UN Resolutions 242 and 338. This Congressional doormat policy 
toward Israel began on September 21, 1922 whereupon the U.S. Congress 
endorsed the British Balfour Declaration. U.S. CONGRESS ENDORSES BALFOUR 
DECLARATION: SEPTEMBER 21, 1922 Resolved by the Senate and House of 
Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled. That 
the United States of America favors the establishment in Palestine of "A" 
national home for the Jewish people, it being clearly understood that 
nothing shall be done which will prejudice the civil and religious rights 
of Christian and all other non-Jewish communities in Palestine, and that 
the holy places and religious buildings and sites in Palestine shall be 
adequately protected. (Public Resolution No. 73, 67th Congress, Second 
Session). Letter to President Ford by 71 Senators Concerning 
"Reassessment", (December 9, 1974) Dear Mr. President: In writing to you 
about recent developments in the Middle East, we wish to reaffirm the 
commitment to the survival and integrity of the state of Israel that has 
been the bipartisan basis of American policy over 26 years and under five 
administrations. We do not believe that a policy of appeasement (note: this 
appeasement charge written 27 years ago was just recently echoed by Sharon: 
thus the same cliches are used over and over again to protect Israel) will 
be any more successful now than it proved to be in Europe in the 1930's 
because we confront an appetite which grows on what it is fed. We urge that 
you reiterate our nation's long-standing commitment to Israel's security by 
a policy of continued military supplies and diplomatic and economic 
support. In doing so, you will be acting in the best interests of the 
United States and with the support of the Congress and the American people. 
(note: again using the link that what's good for Israel is good for 
America, no one has been allowed to challenge this dangerous falsehood). 
Senate Opposes Unilateral Declaration of a Palestinian State, March 11, 
1999 By a vote of 98-1, the U.S. Senate approved a resolution March 11, 
1999, asking President Clinton to oppose any unilateral declaration of an 
independent Palestinian state. A similar resolution was passed by the House 
on March 16 by a vote of 380-24. Sen. Robert Byrd, a West Virginia 
Democrat, cast the sole vote against the measure. 96 Senators Call on 
President Clinton to Support Israel (note: only part of letter shown) 
October 12, 2000 All but four members of the U.S. Senate signed the 
following letter to President Clinton expressing their solidarity with 
Israel. The four senators who did not sign were Spencer Abraham (R-MI), 
Judd Gregg (R-NH), Robert Byrd (D-WV) and Chuck Hagel (R-NE). The 
bipartisan letter was circulated by the Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott 
(R-MS) and Tom Daschle (D-ND). Dear Mr. President: We write to you to 
express our solidarity with the State of Israel at this moment of crisis 
and our profound disappointment and frustration with PLO Chairman Arafat 
and the Palestinian Authority...We are deeply concerned at the continuing, 
coordinated campaign of Palestinian violence.

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-- 
Michael Pugliese

"Without knowing that we knew nothing, we went on talking without listening to 

 each other. Sometimes we flattered and praised each other, understanding that 

 we would be flattered and praised in return. Other times we abused and shouted 

 at each other, as if we were in a madhouse."
-Tolstoy