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But you didn't say that AIPAC is powerful (it is) or people like Sheldon Adelson are influential (they are.) You said: "But Israelis have bought our corruptibl

But you didn't say that AIPAC is powerful (it is) or people like Sheldon Adelson are influential (they are.) You said: "But Israelis have bought our corruptible political system to the point where all our politicians fight each other to prove who is more of a "friend" to Israel. If the US where acting in its real best interest it would keep Israel at much more of an arm's length. In a way Israel is much more of a dangerous enemy to American democracy than Iran, Russia, China or any other country." That's a lot more serious than dispassionately noting how one nation among many that has an influential lobby in the United States. But one other point that is worth considering: American public opinion of Israel is generally around 60% positive, 30% neutral, and 10% negative (source: http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/poally.html http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/US-Israel/poally...). Is it particularly shocking that politicians go where the votes are? No conspiracy theory required.

x5n1 11y ago
http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spy-net-on-israel-snares-congress-1451425210 http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spy-net-on-israel-snares-con... "Stepped-up NSA eavesdropping revealed to the White House how Mr. Netanyahu and his advisers had leaked details of the U.S.-Iran negotiations—learned through Israeli spying operations—to undermine the talks; coordinated talking points with Jewish-American groups against the deal; and asked undecided lawmakers what it would take to win their votes, according to current and former officials familiar with the intercepts."
- 13thLetter 11y ago
  So... you are incredibly offended about how Israel spied on the United States, and it's fortunate that American spying on Israel revealed this terrible behavior? Or... what? Not sure what you're getting at, here; perhaps you should add a little context to your blind link quoting.

x5n1 11y ago

http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spy-net-on-israel-snares-congress-1451425210 http://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-spy-net-on-israel-snares-con... "Stepped-up NSA eavesdropping revealed to the White House how Mr. Netanyahu and his advisers had leaked details of the U.S.-Iran negotiations—learned through Israeli spying operations—to undermine the talks; coordinated talking points with Jewish-American groups against the deal; and asked undecided lawmakers what it would take to win their votes, according to current and former officials familiar with the intercepts."

13thLetter 11y ago
So... you are incredibly offended about how Israel spied on the United States, and it's fortunate that American spying on Israel revealed this terrible behavior? Or... what? Not sure what you're getting at, here; perhaps you should add a little context to your blind link quoting.