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The Israel Lobby (Marije Meerman, VPRO Backlight 2007)

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For many years now the American foreign policy has been characterized by the strong tie between the United States and Israel. Does the United States in fact keep Israel on its feet? And how long will it continue to do so? In March 2006 the American political scientists John Mearsheimer (University of Chicago) and Steve Walt (Harvard) published the controversial article 'The Israel Lobby and US foreign policy'. In it they state that it is not, or no longer, expedient for the US to support and protect present-day Israel. The documentary sheds light on both parties involved in the discussion: those who wish to maintain the strong tie between the US and Israel, and those who were critical of it and not infrequently became 'victims' of the lobby. The question arises to what extend the pro-Israel lobby ultimately determines the military and political importance of Israel itself. Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson (Colin Powell's former chief-of-staff) explains how the lobby's influence affects the decision-making structure in the White House.
With political scientist John Mearsheimer, neocon Richard Perle, lobby organization AIPAC, televangelist John Hagee, historian Tony Judt, Human Rights Watch director Kenneth Roth, colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, Democrat Earl Hilliard, Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy and investigative journalist Michael Massing.

Research: William de Bruijn
Director: Marije Meerman

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Channel: News & Politics
Uploaded: May 31, 2007 at 4:58 am
Author: VPROinternational

Length: 00:50:31
Rating: 4.72
Views: 110442

Tags: Israel lobby US Powell WMD Perle AIPAC Roth Wilkerson Mearsheimer Judt Massing Levy Hagee Hilliard UN Obama Iraq Biden

Video Comments:

paralaks (January 7, 2009 at 11:10 pm)

Jews and Arabs are brothers. Descendants of two sons of Prophet Abraham. But of course if you read just bible you can not learn such things...

paralaks (January 7, 2009 at 11:04 pm)

Moron!

Greywind30 (January 7, 2009 at 7:08 pm)

"Jews = ALOT more stupid than they think....The Invasion of Iraq, and its strategic consequences prove this."

Israel Warned US Not to Invade Iraq after 9/11
by Gareth Porter

WASHINGTON - Israeli officials warned the George W. Bush administration that an invasion of Iraq would be destabilising to the region and urged the United States to instead target Iran as the primary enemy, according to former administration official Lawrence Wilkerson.

Abs999999999 (January 7, 2009 at 6:49 pm)

This is so touchingly ...when an arab kills an arab / non-arab the world keeps silent as if nothing occurs.. no cry, no speeches, no Ralf Falk ...but when Israel gives the completely justified answer to islamic extremists...oh my Good!!
Western people, are you blind? You are next, after jews!

Garcia0384 (January 7, 2009 at 4:36 pm)

LOL.....Iran won, America and Israel did everything for them....Idiots.

Now they are trying to inflame moderate Arabs by attacking Gaza in the hope of creating some kind of buffer against Iran.

Jews = ALOT more stupid than they think....The Invasion of Iraq, and its strategic consequences prove this.

girlznguitarz (January 7, 2009 at 12:10 pm)

I think at the end of the day, it`s all about Bible prophesy being fulfilled....the one world gov, 666, the earth getting back to how it should have been in the first place, and then the destruction of the wicked...there`s an old song, "he`s got the whole world in his hands"....Satan rules right now, but God will have his day in court....

girlznguitarz (January 7, 2009 at 12:07 pm)

yes I agree they are....but Israel was pact with God according to the Bible, and they could do no wrong in gods eyes....(whether he will still be for them after their slaughter of the Arabs continally, I do not know...but I do know it`s in the Bible that they will return to Israel...as they have done and are still to do....one scripture says: touching Israel is like touching Gods eye...

girlznguitarz (January 7, 2009 at 11:30 am)

Yes these people who do not follow their hearts or emotions, but are rationals....at the expense of humanity. ie: lets invade Iraq, we need oil for our industries, cars etc., never mind if we kill thousands of people and displace 2 million...we need oil...(give me an `un-intellectual` any day...the ones who love humanity not hold it in contempt...)

mohammadsalmantayyeb (January 7, 2009 at 5:02 am)

it is time for action , us citizens must take America back and kick Israelis out .

Now I understand that man who said " Israel should be wiped off of the map!

socal90230 (January 7, 2009 at 1:31 am)

really? what a surprise. Chavez opposes anything western and anything the west supports. Chavez is a coward and a piece of trash.

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