In fact, don’t even assume that AIPAC represents the majority of opinion among Jews in this country, any more so than John McCain and Hillary Clinton represents the Democratic Party.

AIPAC is no longer even a bi-partisan organization, and its positions are virtually indistinguishable from the McCain campaign and the Republican Jewish Coalition.

AIPAC is part of a problem of Right-wing dominance of Middle East policy that many, many would like to put as far behind us as quickly as possible after January 20.

Shalom & Salam – Mark

I couldn’t help but notice that your article is largely based on an article I had previously written. I don’t mind at all your elaborating on some of my ideas, I just would have liked you to include a link back to my article. Anyway, I enjoyed your article and am flattered that you found some of my ideas interesting.

What’s most important is to disseminate widely this information about AIPAC and it’s corrupting influence on US politics. So thanks for exposing AIPAC to a larger audience. I am in complete solidarity with the struggles of the Palestinian people and much of my blog is dedicated to that purpose.

Here is my article as it appeared on my website and on the Eyes On Obama website.
http://futurenewstoday.blogspot.com/2008/06/what-obama-should-say-at-aipac.html
http://www.eyesonobama.com/blog/content/id_19003/title_What-Obama-should-say-at-the-AIPAC-conference/

Peace,
Frank Hope

1/ ‘Ere H, great post! Consider it Digged/Shared & more etc

2/ to Za3tar, above. Just came by what may prove a little pick-me-up for you. Catch the girl speaking during the last minute of this:

The fear in the eyes of Bill Maher
americangoy.blogspot.com — The guy whom Bill Maher interviews is Micheal Scheuer, the former head of the CIA ‘bin Laden Unit’. He was leading the CIA assets to capture and/or kill bin Laden. The fun starts at minute 3:50. Bill Maher states that ‘I am a big supporter of Israel’, and when Mr. Scheuer disagrees then one of the greatest shows on American TV starts!
http://americangoy.blogspot.com/2008/06/fear-in-eyes-of-bill-maher.html

Comparisons like these just depress me when it becomes evident that we Palestinians are not counted as human .. but some sort of sub-human species. We are like lab rats or flies to them .. our deaths do not matter absolutely not… eh .. this is depressing.

As an, Arab, uprooted Palestinian, AIPAC annual conference is interesting for me to follow up, not because I expect anything good from it, but because this is the annual event at which U.S. leaders show their real mettle. Unfortunately, it was always d…