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Israel Lobby Damage Assessment

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Periodic reporting on U.S. Middle East policy formulation.

Israel Lobby Damage Assessment

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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 legitimator network have reconstituted over time, and how that network is presently structured to serve as a foreign influence operation. Watch the May 23, 2023 livestream of this presentation at https://www.youtube.com/live/dfaLVkp6uY8?feature=share Today, the price of the book from which this research is drawn "How Israel Made AIPAC: The most harmful foreign influence operation in America" is now only $20 (down from $200!) Grab a copy at: https://www.amazon.com/How-Israel-Made-AIPAC-Influence/dp/0982775725/

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 exploits of Israel and its lobby in this damning look at U.S. counterintelligence. Grant F. Smith of IRmep reviews highly relevant sections of Spyfail directly contributing to instability in Israel as Benjamin Netanyahu tries to extricate himself from corruption cases in Israeli courts. We also review what's not so great about "Spyfail" (although everybody should still buy it.) Report and links at: https://irmep.com/2023/03/bamfords-spyfail-exposes-corruption-at-center-of-netanyahu-judicial-reform-crisis-that-is-tearing-israel-apart/

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/mfa_eng/wjdt_665385/2649_665393/202303/t20230311_11039241.html The move signals Saudi Arabia does not want to be yoked to an Israeli "attack Iran Abraham Accord" coalition or open itself up to Israeli meddling like the United States. UAE, in congratulating Saudi Arabia and placing a halt on weapons purchases from Israel, appears to be questioning the value of its "Abraham Accord." Report and links at https://irmep.com/2023/03/israel-and-its-us-lobby-dealt-major-blow-by-china-saudi-iran-peace-initiative/

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-directed stealth political action committees or PACs. Today, captured U.S. federal and state agencies channel hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars away from American companies into the coffers of new, often incompetent, Israeli market entrants. Read more at: https://irmep.com/2023/02/02202024aipac-israelfta/

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 overseas operations. Sources cited in this episode: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/vchr-virginia-communities-petition-authorities-to-cancel-energix-solar-projects-jeopardizing-the-israels-firm-revenues-301724243.html https://irmep.com/2022/10/why-is-first-solar-externalizing-recycling-costs/ https://www.israellobby.org/energix/ https://townhall.virginia.gov/L/ViewPetition.cfm?petitionId=380 https://www.amazon.com/Israel-Lobby-Enters-State-Government/dp/0982775733

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 pro-Palestinian charities" at https://irmep.com/2022/11/adl-files-fbi-civil-rights-threat-conflating-friends-of-sabeel-and-american-muslim-alliance-with-a-white-nationalist-group/ See FOIA documents about ADL and the FBI at https://IsraelLobby.org Watch the video of this podcast at https://youtu.be/FqGv7qXNOt8

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/sJAfimzUgBA Report: https://irmep.com/2023/01/01102023/

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 not recognize Israeli territorial annexation. Americans also oppose Israel’s U.S. surrogates attempting to curb their 1st Amendment rights to boycott Israel in response to its perpetual human rights violations. None of these popular and noble objectives were translated into U.S. policy in 2022. Americans are instead likely to be further undermined in 2023. This episode examines IRmep’s takes on 2022 and 2023 predictions. View this content on Youtube at: https://youtu.be/3jhUM9nE_Aw Read this content at https://irmep.com/2022/12/2022-us-middle-east-policy-review-and-2023-forecast/

“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 with Israel? Will the drive to label human rights organizations as "anti-Semitic” prevail? Abunimah also discussed growing social media censorship of Palestinians and their allies. Facebook has repeatedly shut down the Gaza Health Ministry even as the COVID-19 pandemic began taking its toll. In addition, Facebook colludes with the Israeli occupation authorities—including appointing an Israeli government spokesperson to its "oversight board"—to shut down the accounts of dozens of Palestinian publications and journalists "on the Israeli-supplied pretext that criticism of Israel and its crimes against Palestinians constitute ‘incitement.’” Meanwhile, Facebook has given free reign to Israel lobby influence and disinformation campaigns across its platform. But Americans can successfully fight back. Abunimah discusses his own winning tactics and strategies for pushing back against censorship by American social media giants. YouTube: https://youtu.be/-1a-t37wFd8

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 the trajectory, roles and relative importance of Jewish establishment lobbying (such as AIPAC and the Zionist Organization of America) vs. relatively more recent Christian Zionist lobbying. Smith also explored the Israel lobby's latest major program—importing and subsidizing Israeli companies to compete with domestic U.S. companies. As a case study, Smith gave an update on recent initiatives and the cloud of corruption enveloping the Virginia Israel Advisory Board. Book: https://www.amazon.com/Israel-Lobby-Enters-State-Government/dp/0982775733

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 to argue their case? What Is perpetrator trauma? Check out other IRmep content at https://IRmep.org

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

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

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

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

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 was biased. What most Americans really think about the principle of the economic "Deal of the Century." How Virginians view their own mini "Deal of the Century" advanced by Israel partisans placed inside their own state government by Israel lobby campaign contributions. The relative policy influence potential of the public opinions of the American majority vs economic elites and interest groups, in this case the U.S. Israel advocacy ecosystem. Check out other IRmep content at https://…

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 yellow cake uranium that could only have been used in the production of nuclear weapons. Check out other IRmep content at https://IRmep.org

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

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 uranium that could only have been used in the production of nuclear weapons.

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".

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.

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

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.

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."

The Gaza Withdrawal and Mythologies of the 1967 Arab Israeli War - Armstrong Williams

Was the 1967 Arab Israeli war inevitable? What is the true refugee status 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.

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.

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