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- [email protected] BendedKnees:ZionistPowerinAmericanPolitics 12/20/09 08:10:16pm ByJamesPetras Obamawantstoseeastoptosettlements:Notsomesettlements,notoutposts,notnaturalgrowthexceptions.SecretaryofState,HillaryClinton,May 2009 Whattheprimeministerhasofferedinspecificsofarestraintonthepolicyofsettlements..isunprecedented,therehasneverbeenaprecondition,its alwaysbeenanissuewithinnegotiations.HillaryClinton,BBC,November1,2009(myemphasis) TheUSadministrationunderstandswhatwehavealwayssaidthattherealobstacletonegotiationsisthePalestinians(callingforafreezeon settlements).IsraeliMinisterofScienceandTechnologyDanielHershkowitz,November1,2009(myaddition). America,stopsuckinguptoIsrael!GideonLevy,Israelijournalist,Haaretz,November1,2009. USZionistsarestickingittoAmerica,24/7,AnonymousStaffOfficial,WashingtonD.C.,October31,2009. Introduction: ThediscussionofZionistPowerConfiguration(ZPC)intheUSpoliticalsystemrevolvesaroundseveralessentialissues,including: 1. TheclaimsbytheZPCthatitrepresentsJewishopinionandvaluesaswellasitsauthoritytospeakfortheinterestsoftheAmericanpeople. 2. MeasuringthepoweroftheZPCanddeterminingitsinfluenceoverpolicy,appointmentsandpoliticalinstitutions. 3. ThequestionofwhethertheZPCisalegitimatepartoftheUSpoliticalsystem,anotherlobby,orsomethingverydifferent,anunregisteredagentofa foreignpower(Israel). 4. ThescopeanddepthoftheZPCinfluenceinUSpoliticsbeyondthefocusonitslobbyinginWashingtononasingleissue. 5. TheorganizationalweaponsandtechniquesutilizedbytheZPCtomaximizeinfluenceanddenyvoiceandinfluencetocriticsofIsraelanditself. 6. ThesimilaritiesoftheorganizationallinkagesoftheIsraelZionistrelationshiptotheRussianStalinistCommunistPartiesofthe1930s. Method:PublicRecords,EthnicNeutralSourcesandCitations ThecaseagainsttheZionistPowerConfigurationisbasedontheopenrecordofpublications,speeches,articles,interviewsandsourcesavailabletothe generalpublic(andanyinterestedreader).ManyfactsanddataaredrawnfromZionistandIsraelisourcesaswellasmainstreampublicationsandwritingsby criticaljournalistsandanalysts.1WedonotprivilegethestatementsbyJews,whethertheyarecriticsorsupportersoftheStateofIsrael,asmost progressivewritersdo.Thepursuitoftruthisnotanethnicscience,anapproachthatsmacksofNaziandZionistracialtheories.Indeed,nothingreveals theextremeZionistpowerorculturalhegemonyoverthedebateonIsraelandAmericanZionismsomuchastheconstantreliance,referenceandcitationof theJewishauthorshipofcriticalarticles,evenwhenpublicationsbynonJewsarebetterdocumented,ofearlierpublication,andbetterargued. Theethnic(Jewish)labelattachedtowritingsandintellectualandpoliticalactivityisselectivelyapplied:theethniclabelsareappliedtopositiveoutcomesas partofageneralcampaignexaltingthesuperiorityoftheraceanddisregardedinthefaceofnegativeoutcomesandactivities(e.g.financialswindles, Russianoligarchs,espionageagents).InfactthedoublestandardisbuttressedbysavageattacksbytheZPConthosewho,followingtheethniclabeling tradition,actuallymentiontheJewishbackgroundofmediocritiesandwarcriminalsaswellaspeaceandjusticeadvocates. WewillbeginbyquestioningandchallengingtherepresentativenessoftheZPCintheUnitedStatestoday. ZionistsandtheJewishCommunitiesinAmerica The51PresidentsoftheMajorAmericanJewishOrganization(PMAJO)claimtospeakforallJewsintheUS.2AmajorstudyinthenorthBostonregion
2. Russianoligarchs,espionageagents).InfactthedoublestandardisbuttressedbysavageattacksbytheZPConthosewho,followingtheethniclabeling tradition,actuallymentiontheJewishbackgroundofmediocritiesandwarcriminalsaswellaspeaceandjusticeadvocates. WewillbeginbyquestioningandchallengingtherepresentativenessoftheZPCintheUnitedStatestoday. ZionistsandtheJewishCommunitiesinAmerica The51PresidentsoftheMajorAmericanJewishOrganization(PMAJO)claimtospeakforallJewsintheUS.2AmajorstudyinthenorthBostonregion foundthatlessthan25%ofJewsbelongtoasynagogue,fewer(10%)contributetotheJewishFederationandover50%donotacceptrabbinicalZionist preceptsagainstintermarriagewithnonJews.3AccordingtotheJewishTelegraphAgency(12/4/2009)conservativesynagogueshavedeclinedbyalmost 25%from800to650overthepastdecade.EvenmoststrikingmanyprominentindividualswhomaybeofJewishparentage,nolongerconsiderthemselves JewsdespitefrequentclaimsbyZioniststhattheirachievementsareaproductoraresultoftheirbeingJewish.NearmajoritiesofyoungpeopleofJewish ancestrydonotidentifywithJudaismandarecriticalorindifferenttoZionistappealsforIsrael.TheyhavenoinvolvementinJewishcenteredcivicactivities.4 Asmall,butvocal,groupofJewsareorganizedandactivecriticsoftheentireZionistapparatus,rejectingtheideaofIsraelasanexclusiveethnoreligious stateandsupportingaseculardemocraticrepublicinPalestine.5InadditionseveralOrthodoxJewishsectsviewthestateofIsraelasaformofblasphemy andcallforitsdestruction.6 The51misrepresenttheiractualnumbersandclaimtospeakfor6millionUSJews.Atbesttheymayspeakforlessthanhalfoftheimputedpopulationand eventhentheirsupportwaxesandwanesaccordingtotheissue,thetimingandtheplaceandvariesinintensity.Thepowerofthe51isnotaresultofits representativenessoftheJewishcommunityatlarge,butthelocationofitsfollowersinthepowerstructureandtheintensityandquasireligiousfervoroftheir activists.TheirpoliticalpowerresidesintheirsingularforcesinpursuitoftheinterestsoftheStateofIsraelandthecontrolandinfluenceinmediatheir nationwidenetworksandthewealthandfinancialpowerofcontributors.TheircapacitytobrowbeatapatheticJewsintomakingcontributionsandlending supportaddsorganizationalmuscle.Theirwillinguseofforce,moneyandmediaslanderintimidatesanyandallcritics,includingdissidentpoliticians,media, journalistsandprofessors.7 Atmostthereareprobablynomorethan500,000Jewswhoactivelybackthe51butwhatahalfmillion!Giventhelowlevelofpoliticalparticipationof theUSpopulationingeneral,therelativelowsaliencyofMiddleEastissuestomostAmericansandtheonesidedproIsraelmassmediapropaganda,which misinformsthepublic,theZionistzealotshavelittlecompetition.Theyhaveafreehandinpenetratingandinfluencingpolitical,socialandculturalinstitutionsin linewiththepoliciesdictatedbytheirIsraeliinfluencedleadersamongthe51. TheissueofthelimitedrepresentativenessoftheZionistorganizationmustbeseparatedfromtheexerciseofpower.ByleveragingnonZionist,nonJewish civicorganizations,politicalinstitutions,pensionfunds,tradeunionsetc.theZPCmagnifiesitspowerbeyonditsnumbers.8 Thelimitedrepresentativenessofthe51iscompensatedbythesilenceandapathyofthemajorityofJewsandnonJewish/Jews,whoeitherarenotwilling tochallengeZPCclaimsorareimmersedinprivateconcerns,careersorotherunrelatedcivicissues. The51shundredsofthousandsofactivistsarestrategicallyplacedininstitutions,aswellasgeographically,withacentralizedcommandcapableof mobilizingmoney,mediaattentionandpoliticalleverageinanypriority,political,culturalorsocialarena.9The51organizationsarenotmerelyalobbyin thesenseofhavingpaidofficialsoperatingtoinfluencecongressionalvotes.10Theyincludereligious,civic,charitable,ideological,culturalandsocial organizationsunifiedandunconditionallycommittedtofollowingthezigzagsofIsraelipoliticaldirectives.11Theactualstructureresemblesapower configurationthatreachesfromsmallchaptersinmunicipalitiestostatewideconfederations,aswellasnationalorganizations,eachwithitsownbudget,its ownideologicalwatchdogsandappropriatelevelsofpower. ThepowerforIsraelisexercisedbyelectedandappointedZionistofficials,especiallythoseinpositionsthathaveanyrelevancetoIsraeliinterests.These interestsincludedirectaidtoIsrael,sanctionsandwarsagainstIsraelsMiddleEastandAsianadversaries,AmericanpensionfundinvestmentsinIsrael, boycottsofcompaniestradingwithIsraelidesignatedadversarycountriesandmanyotherstrategicconcerns. ThekeytothepoweroftheZionistPowerConfigurationisthatitisamassgrassrootsorganization,bolsteredbythefinancialsupportbyscoresof millionairesanddozensofbillionairesandacomplicitmassmedia.Thesepoliticalresourcestranslateintotremendousleverageoverthefarmorenumerous nonZionistelectorates,themassmediaspectatorsandtheupwardlymobilepoliticians. TheZPCillustratesclearlyhownumbersintheabstractdonotcount,12especiallyinapermeableelectoralsystemliketheUS,wheremoney,organization, disciplineandethnoreligiousfanaticismdefinetheboundaries,issuesandacceptablepolicies. TheZPCasForeignAgentsoftheIsraeliState TherecentdecisionoftheUSCongresstorepudiate(HR867)thefindingsofIsraeliwarcrimesintheofficialFinalReportoftheUnitedNationsFact FindingMissiononthe2009GazaConflictbyavoteof34436isameasureofthepoweroftheZPC.13Thereport,alsoknownastheGoldstone Report,afteritsprincipleauthorJusticeRichardGoldstone,wasreleasedonSeptember15,2009,amidacarefullyorchestratedcampaigntodiscreditits findingsanditsauthors.WhatisevenmoreimportantthantheUSCongressionalvoteofcondemnationisthefactthatthecampaignwaspublicallyordered fromIsrael,directedbythePresidentsofthe51andobedientlyandenthusiasticallycarriedoutbyseveralhundredthousandZionistactivists,throughoutthe country.The51andthemassofZionistzealotswereopenlydefendingIsraelistateterrorandcrimesagainsthumanity.Theirdefenseofwarcrimesnever evokedasecondthought.Whatmatteredwastheirabilitytopressure,threaten,cajoleandpromisefuturefundstoCongressionalrepresentativesinorderto securetheirvoteagainstJusticeGoldstone.BlindobediencetoIsraelidictateswasevidentinthefactthatmanyCongresspersonsproudlyconfessedtonever havingevenreadtheGoldstoneReportandthatnonedaredquestiontheegregiousfabrications,whichitstwouberZionistCongressionalsponsors, (RepresentativesH.L.Berman,DCaliforniaandG.L.Ackermann,DNewYork),oftheHouseResolution867,concocted.14TheUSCongress,infact, almostunanimouslyrejectedtheeminentJusticeGoldstonesrequesttopresenthisfindingsinperson. IntheUNNationalAssembly,theZionistswereabletoleveragetheUStovoteagainsttheGoldstoneReport,whichinturnsecuredthevoteofseveral EasternEuropeanclientstates,insignificantislanddependenciesandthepredictableWesternEuropeanAllies.Thisamountedtoatotalof18votesagainst the114UNmemberswhoendorsedtheReportsthoroughdocumentationofIsraeliwarcrimesandstateterrorism,anendorsementwhichrepresentedover 80%oftheworldspopulation.15 TheZPCispowerfulbutnotomnipotent.ItcontrolstheUSCongressandExecutiveandhasdecisiveinfluenceinthemassmedia,butthereareimportant fissuresinthemonolith,asanumberofJewishorganizationsandindividuals,revoltedbyIsraelsmasskillingsinGazaandtheZPCunconditionalsupport, havespokenoutinsupportoftheGoldstoneReport.16Moreimportantly,majornationaltrade/unionfederationsinCanada,Ireland,GreatBritain,France andItaly,alongwithnumeroushumanrightsorganizations,supportaglobalboycottanddisinvestmentcampaignagainstIsraeliproducts.17Judicial processesareproceedinginvariousEuropeancountriestoarrestandputontrialtopIsraeliofficialsinvolvedintheGazamassacre.18 TheUnitedStates,underthetutelageoftheZPC,remainsasthecenterofIsraelipowerandthesolereliablebackerofIsraeliwaraimsintheMiddleEast, especiallywithregardtoIran.ThepowerofIsraeloverWashingtonsMiddleEastpolicyisindirectrelationtothestrategicinfluenceoftheZPC.Thedenial 3. fissuresinthemonolith,asanumberofJewishorganizationsandindividuals,revoltedbyIsraelsmasskillingsinGazaandtheZPCunconditionalsupport, havespokenoutinsupportoftheGoldstoneReport.16Moreimportantly,majornationaltrade/unionfederationsinCanada,Ireland,GreatBritain,France andItaly,alongwithnumeroushumanrightsorganizations,supportaglobalboycottanddisinvestmentcampaignagainstIsraeliproducts.17Judicial processesareproceedinginvariousEuropeancountriestoarrestandputontrialtopIsraeliofficialsinvolvedintheGazamassacre.18 TheUnitedStates,underthetutelageoftheZPC,remainsasthecenterofIsraelipowerandthesolereliablebackerofIsraeliwaraimsintheMiddleEast, especiallywithregardtoIran.ThepowerofIsraeloverWashingtonsMiddleEastpolicyisindirectrelationtothestrategicinfluenceoftheZPC.Thedenial ofthepoweroftheZPCbyseeminglyprogressiveandleftistwritersandjournalistshasbeenoneoftheprincipalobstaclesunderminingeffortsto effectivelycounterUSgovernmentsupportforIsraeliwarcrimes,theexpansionofcolonialsettlementsintheWestBankandthemilitary/sanctionspolicies towardIran.19 IsraeliPoweroverUSMiddlePolicy:TheCentralityoftheZPC. ThemanifestationsofIsraelipowerovertheUSarepublic,visible,outrageousandunprecedentedintheannalsofUSforeignrelations.20Israelipoweris wieldeddirectlythroughitssubordinatedpoliticalarm,theZPC,whichinturnfacilitatesthedirectinterventionoftheIsraelistateintheinternalpoliticsofthe US.LetusexamineseveralcrucialempiricalindicatorsofIsraelipowerintheUS. OnNovember9,2009,IsraeliPrimeMinisterBenjaminNetanyahuaddressedthemassbasedJewishFederation(JF)ofNorthAmericaGeneralAssembly andthankedUSPresidentObamaandtheUSCongressforrepudiatingtheGoldstoneReport.TheIsraeliheadofstatethentoldhisUSfollowersto increasetheireffortstoinfluenceUSpolicytostopTeheranfromrealizingitsnuclearambitions.21AmbassadortotheUnitedStates,MichaelOren,told thesameJewishFederationtopressforsanctionsonIranandcondemnthefindingsoftheUnitedNationscommissiononGaza.22Speakingasatribal chieftaindictatingorderstotheloyaloverseasfollowers,Orenstated,Ourstrengthderivesfromthebeliefthatwehavearighttoindependenceinourtribal land,thelandofIsrael23IsraelistheonlycountrythatcaninterveneintheinternalpoliticsoftheUS,countingonapowerfulpoliticalorganization,to shapeUSpolicytoserveitsstateinterests. BydrawingonthenowdiscreditedmyththatAmericanJewstribalancestryisrootedinIsrael,ratherthanCentralAsia,Khazaran,reinforcestheideathat IsraelandnottheUnitedStatesisthetruehomelandofAmericanJewsandthereforeitistheirrightanddutytoobeythedictatesoftheIsraelistate.24 EachyeardozensofIsraelistateofficialsvisittheUSanddirectlyinterveneinUSpoliticaldebates,congressionalhearingsandexecutivepolicymakingwith naryawhisperofprotest,letalonecensurefromtheUSStateDepartment.AnyothercountrysofficialswhosoflagrantlyinterveneinUSpoliticswouldbe declaredpersonanongrataandexpelledfromthecountry.Incontrast,becauseofthepoweroftheZPC,Israeliciviliansandmilitaryofficialsareinvitedto interveneinUSpolicymaking,tosettheagendafornumerousZionistofficialsinandoutofpublicofficeandtobludgeonandpraisethosewhocriticizeor opposeIsraelidictates.25TherepeatedpublicstatementsbyIsraeliofficialsthattheprimaryloyaltyofAmericanJewsistoIsraelanditspoliciesinother words,thattheyshouldactasafifthcolumnforIsraelisincompatiblewiththenotionofcitizenshipeverywhereexceptforthissmallgroupintheUS.26One couldimaginetheoutcry(andbrutalreprisals)ifanypoliticalleaderfromaMoslemcountrycalledontheircoreligioniststopursueitsstateinterests.Whatis strikingthenabouttheZPCisthatitopenlyandpublicallyorganizesmeetings,followsordersandpursuespoliciesdictatedbyIsraelipublicofficialsandyetis notregisteredasaforeignagent,letaloneprosecutedforacting,byitsownadmission,onbehalfofaforeignpower.27 TheZPC:LobbyorUnregisteredForeignAgents? Basedonitsorganizationalstructureandpoliticalaims,theproIsraelsocialpoliticalconfigurationcannotbereducedtoacommonlobby.Themassactivist organizationalstructureencompassingandpenetratingcivic,political,culturalinstitutionsandmediaoutletsresemblesapowerconfigurationthatworkswithin andoutsideofWashingtontoshapepoliticaldecisionsrelevanttoIsrael.28Equallyimportantitplaysamajorroleinshapingtheopinionsandbehaviorof publicopinionandcivicsocietyorganizations.Secondly,unlikeAmericanlobbies,itactstoshapeUSforeignpolicyintheinterestofaforeignmilitarypower, uptoandincludingdecisionsonpromotingwarandimposingsanctionsagainstIsraelsopponents,prejudicingthelivesandsecurityofthousandsof Americanworkingpeopleandtaxpayers.Thirdly,thetermlobbydoesnotordinarilyencompassthevirulentrepressiveactivitiespursuedbytheZPC againstcriticalwriters,culturalfigures,academicsandothersinAmericansocietywhoquestionIsraelipolicy.TheZPCnotonlyactsaforeignagentforIsrael today,buthasbeenopenlydoingsooverfiftyyears.29Inthe1960stheJusticeDepartmentattemptedtoenforcethe1938ForeignAgentsRegistrationAct (FARA)againstthecurrentAmericanIsraelPublicAffairsCommittee(AIPAC)spredecessor,theAmericanZionistCouncil(AZC),butwasblockedby proIsraelpoliticians. TheZPCnotonlypublicallygivesunconditionalsupporttoIsraelipolicybutengagesinespionageonbehalfofIsraelasseveralprominentmembersofthe ZPCandMossadhavetestified.OneofAmericasleadingexpertsonIsraelslobbyGrantSmith,whohasamassedavastarchiveofdeclassifiedofficial USdocumentsonIsraeliZionistactivitiesintheUS,citesnumerouscasesinwhichAIPACpurloinedinternalclassifiedgovernmentdocumentsinorderto furtherIsraelitradeprivilegesnthe1980s.30AleaderoftheZionistOrganizationofAmericawasimplicatedintheillegaltransferofUSgovernmenturanium toIsraelin1956.In2005SteveRosenandKeithWeissman,leadersinAIPAC,admittedtoreceivingaconfidentialdocumentrelatingtoUSIranpolicy, transmittingittoanIsraeliembassyofficial.31From1979to1985,seniorUSArmyWeaponsEngineerBenamiKadish,anAmericanZionistandformer memberofthefanaticalJewishHaganahmilitiainBritishMandatePalestine,handedcriticalconfidentialdocumentsonanenormousnumberofUSweapons systemsovertoagentsfromtheIsraeliembassy.32ThesewerethenbelievedtohavebeenpassedtotheSovietUnioninordertoinfluencetheirpolicyon immigrationtoIsrael.UndertheinfluenceoftheZionistinfestedJusticeDepartment,Kadishgotoffwitha$50,000fineandnotasingledayinjailfor handingscoresofcrucialUSmilitarysecretstoIsrael. BenamiKadishsfellowspy,AmericanZionistJonathanPollard,sharedthesameMossadhandlerinthe1980s.Pollard,whoworkedasananalystforUS Navalintelligence,providedtheIsraeliswithcrateloadsofclassifiedmilitaryandintelligencedocumentsfilledwithtopsecretinformationonUSpolicyinthe MiddleEast,weaponssystems,USagentsintheSovietUnionandanyandallrelevantstrategicobjectsofinteresttohisIsraelihandlers.33 OnOctober29,2009,theJusticeDepartmentchargedStewartDavidNozette,aDefenseDepartmentscientist,withattemptingtotransmitclassified informationtoanIsraeliMossadagent.Nozette,anAmericanZionist,didnotactstrictlyoutoftriballoyaltiestotheJewishState.LikePollard,heaskedfor moneyandanIsraelipassport(BostonGlobe10/20/09).AccordingtoformerMossadagentVictorOstrtovsky,thespyagencyrecruitsthousandsof overseasZionistsayanim(Hebrewforhelpers)whomustbe100percentJewishforIsraeliMossadoperations,whichmayincludeterrorism.(See Ostrovsky,ByWayofDeception(NewYork:StMartinsPress1990,pp8688).In2001FoxNewsinvestigativereporter,CarlCameron,reportedthat scoresofIsraelispieswereroundedupanddeportedintheaftermathof9/11,includingfiveMossadagentsvideoingtheWorldTradeCenterbombing.34 Industrialandpoliticalspyingisnotuncommonamongstates,evenbetweenallies.Whatisstrikingisthatrepresentativesofanorganizedethnoreligious group,themajorAmericanZionistorganizations,haveexpressedsympathyandsolidaritywithsuchspiesasBenamiKadish,JonathanPollardandothers, evendefendingtheiractsofespionageasasignificantcontributiontoUSIsraelirelations.35Theimplication,orbetterstill,theexplicationforthisperverse thinkingisthatfortheleadingAmericanZionistorganizations,spyingforIsrael,ispartandparceloftheirprimaryloyaltytotheJewishstate.Zionistprimary loyaltytoIsraelisnotconfinedtomainlineAmericanJewishorganizations. DuringtheRosenWeissmantrial,numerousprominentJewishleftist(includingDemocracyNowsAmyGoodman)publiclydefendedtheprocuringof confidentialdocumentsandtheirhandingovertoaforeign(Israeli)governmentasamatteroffreespeechandfreedomofthepress.36Roseninhiscivil 4. group,themajorAmericanZionistorganizations,haveexpressedsympathyandsolidaritywithsuchspiesasBenamiKadish,JonathanPollardandothers, evendefendingtheiractsofespionageasasignificantcontributiontoUSIsraelirelations.35Theimplication,orbetterstill,theexplicationforthisperverse thinkingisthatfortheleadingAmericanZionistorganizations,spyingforIsrael,ispartandparceloftheirprimaryloyaltytotheJewishstate.Zionistprimary loyaltytoIsraelisnotconfinedtomainlineAmericanJewishorganizations. DuringtheRosenWeissmantrial,numerousprominentJewishleftist(includingDemocracyNowsAmyGoodman)publiclydefendedtheprocuringof confidentialdocumentsandtheirhandingovertoaforeign(Israeli)governmentasamatteroffreespeechandfreedomofthepress.36Roseninhiscivil suitagainhisfiringbyAIPAC(todeflectFBIinvestigators)claimedthathisdealingofUSgovernmentdocumentstoIsraeliofficialswascommonpractice AIPACofficials.37 TopZionistleadersintheBushandObamaadministrationhavealonghistoryofworkforandwithIsrael,includinginsomecasesactivity,whichhascaused themtolosesecurityclearancesand/ortocomeunderinvestigation.38TwotopPentagonofficialsintheBushadministration,FormerUndersecretaryof DefensePaulWolfowitzandAssistantSecretaryofDefense,DouglasFeitharecasesinpoint.Obamaschiefofstaff,RahmEmmanuelspenttimeinthe IsraeliarmedforcesandhaslongbeensuspectedoftiestoMossad.39StuartLevey,atopUSTreasuryDepartmentofficialinvolvinginenforcingsanctions againstIran,hasspentnearlyadecadeinclosecollaborationwithMOSSAD,apointhebragsabout.40DuringtheBush(Jr.)Presidency,nonZionist officialsinthePentagonandCIAcomplainedofbeingsidelinedbytopZionistofficials,whosetuptheirownintelligenceofficesrunbytheirownfellow Zionistpolicymakers.41WolfowitzandFeithsetupthePentagonsOfficeofSpecialPlansrunbyAbramShulsky.ColonelKarenKwiatkowski,anofficial inthePentagonatthetime,complainedofbeingmarginalizedandsupplantedbyIsraeliofficerswhohadunfetteredaccesstothehighestPentagonofficials.42 TheNovember2007UnitedStatesNationalIntelligenceEstimateReport(NIE)ontheIraniannuclearprogramwassavagedbyallthemajorJewish Americanorganizations,andtheircohortsinCongressandtheExecutivebranchbecausethereportconcludedthatIranhadsuspendeditsnuclearweapons developmentsince2003.43ThemajorZionistorganizationsandtheirsupportersintheUSgovernmentfavoredIsraeliintelligencedisinformationclaimingan activenuclearweaponsprogramthatthreatenedUSsecurity.InshortordertheNIEreport,preparedby16majorUSGovernmentintelligenceagencies, waspushedasideandUSpolicyfollowedtheleadoftheZionistbackedIsraeliclaimsofasecretIranianweaponsprogramdespitetheabsenceofany harddata. LeveragingPower ThekeytoZionistpowerinshapingUSpolicytowardtheMidEast,ArabMuslimrelationsandtowardthirdpartiesaffectingIsraelipolicyisthe combinedinfluenceofZionistsinexecutiveoffices(Treasury,State,NationalSecurity,Pentagon,etc.)andCongress,especiallyleadingcommitteesrelevant toIsraeliinterests,andaswellasthemassorganizationsincivilsociety(the51majorAmericanJewishorganizations)andZionistcontroloverthemass media.44Zionistpowerandcontrolinthesecrucialareasspreadsoutintoinfluencingacademicactivity,includingtherepressionofIsraelicritics,the censoringofpublications,manipulationofprofessionalsocieties,tradeunionsandstateandunionpensionfunds,whosemembersareoverwhelminglyneither JewishnorZionist. TheresultisthattheZionistPowerConfigurationsautomaticandunquestioningsupportforthecrimesandtreason,includingZionistespionageforIsrael withintheUSandtheuniversallycondemnedIsraelwarcrimes,goesuncontestedinthemassmedia,theCongress,andeventhesmallpoliticalandliterary journalsontheLeft.ThisuncontestedsupportofespionagebyforeignpoweractingthroughpublicorganizationsisuniqueinUShistory.Inthepast organizationsactingassurrogatesforaforeignpowerwerecondemned,ostracized,suppressed,prosecutedandsubjecttomasspublicoutrage.Itisa tributetothepowerofZPCthatnoneofthatoccurstoday.Asafootnotetohistory,itisthefirsttimethatpracticallyallMarxistjournals,monthlies,bi monthlies,quarterliesandannualsandtheirleadingcontributorshaveavoidedaseriouscritiqueoftheZPC.Onthecontrary,thesparsearticleswhich purporttodealwithMiddleEastpoliciescoveruptheroleoftheZPCinshapingUSpolicy.45 Thereisevidencethat,eveninthemostradicalpublicationsofcriticalwriting,fellowtravelingeditors,whootherwiseclaiminternationalistandworking classallegiances,arenotwillingtoconfronttheZPCwarmakerswhopromotewarsintheMiddleEast,fundedbyAmericantaxpayersandfoughtby 99.9%nonJewish/nonZionistworkingclassAmericansinuniform. TheInterlockingDirectorate:EstablishingZionistHegemony SeveralcriticalanalystshaveidentifiedsomeofthekeyissuesandinstitutionsunderZionistinfluence.46SomehaveidentifiedAIPACasaninfluentialpro Israellobby.OthershavenotedtheproIsraelbiasofthemassmedia.47AveryfewhaveevenidentifiedZionistpredominanceinmediaownership.48 Others,especiallyduringtheBushpresidency,notedtheinfluenceofkeyZionistsinthePentagon,especiallytheirroleinpromotingtheUSinvasionof Iraq.49Thenarrowfocusoftheirotherwisevaluablecritiquesfailstoaccountforstructuralcontinuitiesovertimeandplace:thelongterm,largescale presenceofunconditionalIsraelFistersacrossadministrationsespeciallyoverthepasttwodecades.Moreover,whilecasestudiesofZionistinfluenceover specificpolicyissues,suchastherecentCongressionalrepudiationoftheGoldstoneReportandsupportforIsraeliwarcrimes,areuseful,thelarger theoreticalandempiricalphenomenonofthegrowingchainofissuesoverevermoreextendedpolicyareasofinteresttoIsrael(andthereforetheZPC)is ignored.50Inaword,theproblemofZPCpowerintheUSisnotconfinedtoasingleissuelobby.Thisnarrowapproachobfuscatesthesystemicroleofthe ZPCineffectivelydisenfranchisingthegreatmajorityoftheAmericanwageandsalariedpeople(attheexpenseoftheirlivingstandards),increasingwartaxes forthemiddleclassandblockinginvestmentopportunitiesforcorporateAmericaincountriesdesignated(byIsrael)assecuritythreats(adversariesof Israelicolonialexpansion). ThecareerpatternsofleadingZionistsincludemoversfrombusiness(WallStreet,Corporatelawfirms)togovernmentanotherpatterninvolvesZionist academicswhomovetotheexecutivebranchandthenontocorporateorZionistthinktanks.Othersfollowacareercombiningacademicpropagandist journalistpolicyconsultantpositions,oftenprominentonthetelevisionpoliticaltalkshows.TheleadingmediamogulscombinerolesasCEOs propagandistsandIsraeladvocates.Theoverlapofcareerpositionscreatesanetworkofsharedideologies,definedbywhatisbestforIsrael(Israel First).ThesharedworldviewcreatesacohesivegroupthatsetstheboundariesofUSpolicydebate.Congressionalbehavior,Executivepolicymakersand intellectualdiscourseareconfinedbytheseZPCdeterminedparameters.IneffectproIsraelcareerpatternsandprojectionsofpowerhaveestablisheda kindofJudeoZionisthegemonyofUSpubliclife. EthnosizingTruth OneoftheextrememanifestationsofZionistJewishhegemonyisfoundinthefearandtrepidationwithwhichcriticsofIsraelipolicyapproachtheissue.Most seektoJudaizeanycriticism,insteadofseekingandcitingtruth,factsoranalysesontheirownmerits.TheysupporttheirstatementsbycitingIsraeli sourcesandJewishwriters,evenifearliernonJewish,nonIsraeliwritersandanalystshaveraisedthesameissuesandmayhaveprovidedamoresystematic andconsequentialcritique.51ThistacticofseekingtoplayoffcriticalJewsagainsttheZPCandIsraelisdebatableifnotcounterproductive,regressive andservestoreenforcethepervasivefearoftheZPC.Theproponentsofthisapproach,assumingtheyarenotignorantofnonJewishcritics,arguethatby citingtheJewishbackgroundofthecriticsofIsrael,theydisarmtheZPCchargeofantiSemitism.Theyfurtherarguethatbyputtinganethnicspinor ethnicizingthecritiquetheyarerespondingtoJewishsensibilitiesandaremorelikelytogetahearingfromJewsandtheirsympathizers.52 Theseargumentsareplausiblebutdeeplyflawed.CommittedZionists,meaningtheentireZPC,dismissJewishandnonJewishcriticswithequalferocity:the 5. sourcesandJewishwriters,evenifearliernonJewish,nonIsraeliwritersandanalystshaveraisedthesameissuesandmayhaveprovidedamoresystematic andconsequentialcritique.51ThistacticofseekingtoplayoffcriticalJewsagainsttheZPCandIsraelisdebatableifnotcounterproductive,regressive andservestoreenforcethepervasivefearoftheZPC.Theproponentsofthisapproach,assumingtheyarenotignorantofnonJewishcritics,arguethatby citingtheJewishbackgroundofthecriticsofIsrael,theydisarmtheZPCchargeofantiSemitism.Theyfurtherarguethatbyputtinganethnicspinor ethnicizingthecritiquetheyarerespondingtoJewishsensibilitiesandaremorelikelytogetahearingfromJewsandtheirsympathizers.52 Theseargumentsareplausiblebutdeeplyflawed.CommittedZionists,meaningtheentireZPC,dismissJewishandnonJewishcriticswithequalferocity:the formerasselfhatingJews,thelatterasantiSemites.SacrificingtruthandprincipledcriticismtoshieldJewishsensibilitiesmeansrefrainingfrom challengingtheirresidualtribalsympathiestoaZioncentricviewoftheworld.IfthecentralproblemisZionisthegemonyofUScultureandespecially foreignpolicyintheMiddleEast(andwhereverelseIsraeldictates),itillbehoovesustopandertoamorphousspecialsensitivitiesofthefewJewish dissidentswhodemandethnicallybasedcritiques. DemystifyingaRacialDoctrine: ThebigchallengeforopponentsofJudeoZionisthegemonyisdemystifyingitsideologicalbases.Zionistsandtheirmediacampfollowersalwayshighlight Jewishnessandthedisproportionatenumberofnotable,successfulscientistsandpublicfigureswithwhomtheZionistsselfidentify(evenifthesaid individualhavenoidentificationwithanythingremotelyJewishbeyondsomedistantancestry).Incontrast,tohighlighttheJewishness(andIsrael centricity)ofnotoriousswindlers,spies,warmongers,gangsters,drugorarmstraffickersisbelabeledantiSemitic.Selectiveethnicidentityiscrucialto maintainingandperpetuatingtheracistmythofJewishsuperiorityandthecorollaryofpowerandprestige,basedonspecialmeritoriousqualities.Oneofthe keycomponentsofZionistJewishideologyandIsraelipowerispreciselytheracistmythoftheJewishmoralandintellectualsuperioritynottheguns, moneyandbackingofWashingtonandtheZPCscentrallocationwithintheUSelitesocialstructure. TherearetwooptionsforthoseinterestedindemystifyingZionistJewishhegemony:Onecouldeliminateallethniclabelsoronecouldinsistthatlabelsbe appliedtoallindividualsincludingthemostnefarious,grotesqueandembarrassing. DespitecracksintheZionistmonolithandtheemergenceofpubliccriticswithinandwithouttheJewishcommunity,53especiallyamongyoungformerJews, whoprefertoassimilatewiththeirfellowcitizens(thepassivemajority),stilluptoathirdofUSJewsremainhardcorebackersoftheZPCwithIsraelas theirmostenduringpoliticalloyalty.Whilenotdiscountingthepsychologicalgratifications,whichaccompanybeliefsinamythicalbiblicalpast,therearereal materialbenefitstojoiningtheIsraelFirstPowerConfiguration.WhileitistrueZionistscontributemoneyandtimetopromotingtheIsraeliagenda,thereare alsopowerfulmaterialincentives,especiallythebenefitsaccruingfromexclusiveidentificationandmembershipinacohesiveconfiguration,whichempowers itsmembers,financeselectoralcampaignsandiswellconnectedamongpoliticalleaders,aswellasfinancial,realestateandinsurancemoguls.Thespinoffs andpayoffsforupwardlymobileZionistactivistscanbelucrativeandcareerenhancing.Ambitiouspoliticians,whomeasureupandtoetheline,arelikelyto tapintosubstantialfundingandfavorablemediacoverage.Networks,whichworkforIsrael,enhanceJewishZionistprestigewhileprovidingemotional gratificationandvicariouspleasureinsharingthethrillofIsraelsbloodymilitaryvictoriesanditsforcefulexpansionofthefatherland.Notafewcareers haveadvancedthroughthecontactsmadeatthenationalandregionalZionistmeetings.Thisisespeciallythecaseformany,otherwisemediocre,political candidatesfacingcompetitiveelections.ActivemembershipinapowerfulZionistorganizationmayprotectthecareersoflackluster,orevenincompetent, performersinsomeacademicorprofessionalsettingswherethethreatofalawsuitchargingantiSemitismcanensurecontractrenewal. Zionistracistideology,withitsimplicitandexplicitemphasisonJewsasspecialpeopleordainedbyGod,aswellasthemediasbiastowardpresentinga selectivelypositiveethnoreligiousidentity,providessymbolicgratificationtolowermiddleclassJews,whosellIsraelbonds,writeletterstopoliticians, hecklecriticsoftheJewishstateandmarchundertheflagofIsrael.Theyarelikelytoplayaroleatthegrassrootslevelinbullyingfamilymembers,neighbors andcolleaguestojointhecauseorrefrainfromvoicingcriticismofIsrael.Recently,morethanafewSedershaveledtofamilybustupsoverissueslikethe massacreofPalestinianciviliansinGaza,theGoldstoneReportandtheBenamiKadishspyepisode. ThesuccessoftheZPCinprojectingpowerandshapingUSpolicydepends,inlargepart,onthefinancialcloutofitsmillionairefinanciers,itspenetrationof thestateapparatusandtheinterlockofthecorporatepoliticaldirectorate.However,equallyimportantisthegrassrootsworkofhundredsofthousandsof middleandlowermiddleclassactivists.TheeffectiveexerciseofpowerbytheZionistelitesisbasedontheverticaltiesbetweentheleadersandfollowers, especiallyinmobilizingforIsraelshighprioritycampaignspromotingdubiouscauseslikeIsraelirepudiationofmoderateUSpoliciestowardJewish colonialsettlerexpansionorcallsformorerestraintfromkillingciviliansinPalestineandelsewhere.Itishighlyunlikelythatanychangescanbeinduced amongtheZionistelitebuttherearereasonstobelievethatsomesectionsoftherankandfilecanbeinfluencedbyantiZionistJewsandnonJews.Thisis especiallytrueatatimewhenIsraelipoliticalleadershaveembracedsuchopenlyultrarightistpostures. ZionistHegemonyisVulnerable Severaldevelopmentsencouragethehopethattheseverticallinkscanbeweakened.Overthepast5years,numerousarticles,booksandvideoscriticalof IsraelhavebrokenthroughZionistcensorship.Equallyimportant,theemergenceofnewactivistJewishantiZionistorganizationsandthevastincreasein memberorganizationssupportingaboycottanddivestmentcampaignagainstIsraeliproducts,companiesandculturalinstitutionshavebrokentheZPC strangleholdonpublicopinion.54FacedwithgrowingoppositionincivilsocietytheZPChasescalateditsrepressiveeffortstobanpublicationofcritical authors,fireacademicsandsavagejournalistsandpoliticians.55Simultaneouslyaconcertedefforthasbeenmadetoencourageitsideologicalattackdogs inacademiasuppressanycriticaldiscussionoftheissuesthatmostdiscredittheIsraelistate,namelytherecentIsraelimassacresinGaza,thebrutalexpansion ofsettlementsintheWestBank,theGoldstoneReportonIsraeliwarcrimesandIsraelswellorchestratedpushforwaragainstIran.56 ZionistIntellectuals:InDefenseofTerror: TheZPChaslongestablishedanearstrangleholdonthemajormediaoutletsforopinionandanalysisontheMiddleEastandespeciallyonissues,which Israelsforeignofficehasgivenhighpriority.AsaresultIsraelFirstacademicsandpunditsmonopolizetheeditorialandopinionpagesoftheWashington Post,theMurdochchain,theWallStreetJournal,theNewYorkTimes,theLosAngelesTimes,theChicagoTribune,Newsweek,andotherprintoutlets.57 ThespreadofZionistextremismisevidentintworecentfeaturearticlespublishedbyNewsweek(December21,2009),glorifyingtheneofascistheadofthe Israelisecretpolice,Mossad,MeirDaganforhissuccessinassassinatingpoliticaladversariesinviolationofnationalboundariesandhisclosetieswithUS TreasuryofficialandZionistzealotStuartLevey,whoisinchargeofblackmailingIranstradeandinvestmentpartners,inordertostrangletheIranian economyandimpoverishseventymillionofitspeople.TheNewsweekauthorsofthesearticlesarerightwingIsraelandUSZionists.NotoriousZionistnews anchors,likeTedKoppelandWolfBlitzer,parrottheIsraeliZPClineinthemajormedia(FoxNews,CBS,NBC,ABC,CNN,BBC)aswellas secondaryoutlets(NationalPublicRadio).58TheresultisselfstyledexpertsofdubiousloyaltytotheAmerica,butwithstrongtiestoIsraelandZionist propagandainstitutes,grindoutopinionpieceswhichdefendtheIsraeliregimesmostatrociouswarcrimesandlandgrabs.59Numerousprofessorsfromthe mostprestigiousuniversitieshackoutopedpiecesdefendingIsraelsassaultonGaza,fabricatingjudicialprecedents,andcitingJustWartheory.60Israeli PrimeMinisterBenyaminNetanyahu,whenconfrontedbynearuniversalsupportfortheGoldstoneReport,orderedtheZPCtodenigrateJusticeGoldstone, thebasisandlegalityoftheReportandfalsifyitscontents.Whentheextrememilitarists,likeNetanyahu,passedthewordtoIsraelsmouthpiecesinNorth America,theyunleashedtheZPCsentirestableofacademics,journalistsandpropagandists.Overonehundredopedpiecesinthemajormediasavaged theReport,slanderedGoldstoneanddefendedIsraeliterrorattacks,whichdestroyedtheentirehumaninfrastructureoftheGaza.61NoIsraelicrimewas toogreattocauseanyHarvard,Yale,PrincetonorJohnHopkinsZionistacademictorethinktheirbindsubordinationtotheJewishstate.Theyparroted NetanyahuslinethatthemassacreoveronethousandciviliansandthebrutalizationofhundredsofthousandswasanexerciseofIsraelsrighttoself 6. propagandainstitutes,grindoutopinionpieceswhichdefendtheIsraeliregimesmostatrociouswarcrimesandlandgrabs.59Numerousprofessorsfromthe mostprestigiousuniversitieshackoutopedpiecesdefendingIsraelsassaultonGaza,fabricatingjudicialprecedents,andcitingJustWartheory.60Israeli PrimeMinisterBenyaminNetanyahu,whenconfrontedbynearuniversalsupportfortheGoldstoneReport,orderedtheZPCtodenigrateJusticeGoldstone, thebasisandlegalityoftheReportandfalsifyitscontents.Whentheextrememilitarists,likeNetanyahu,passedthewordtoIsraelsmouthpiecesinNorth America,theyunleashedtheZPCsentirestableofacademics,journalistsandpropagandists.Overonehundredopedpiecesinthemajormediasavaged theReport,slanderedGoldstoneanddefendedIsraeliterrorattacks,whichdestroyedtheentirehumaninfrastructureoftheGaza.61NoIsraelicrimewas toogreattocauseanyHarvard,Yale,PrincetonorJohnHopkinsZionistacademictorethinktheirbindsubordinationtotheJewishstate.Theyparroted NetanyahuslinethatthemassacreoveronethousandciviliansandthebrutalizationofhundredsofthousandswasanexerciseofIsraelsrighttoself defense.FewoftheJewishandnonJewishacademics,whodaredtocriticizeIsraelsterroristpolicy,citedtheweakestsectionoftheGoldstoneReport itsamalgamatingIsraelsalloutterrorbombingofPalestinianneighborhoods,schools,hospitals,mosquesandfarms,withHamasfutileandineffective retaliatoryrocketsfallingmostlyonemptyIsraelifields.FewifanyraisedtheirvoicesagainstthedomesticpropagandaarmofIsraeliwarcrimesthe Presidentsofthe51MajorJewishAmericanOrganizations.Needlesstosay,withfewdomesticcriticswillingtoevenidentifytheiropponents,theZPC securedover90%oftheUSCongressinfavorofIsraelsrepudiationsoftheGoldstoneReport,whichtheyhadneverevenread.62 WhatisstrikingaboutthevastmajorityofZionistacademicapologistsofterrorismistheirshoddyscholarship,theirtendentiousandillogicalargumentsand decontextualizedanalogies.TheirpersuasivenessisbasedonthefactthattheirlineisreinforcedbythemassmediaandenforcedbytheZPCspolitical thuggeryandcharacterassassinationofpotentialcritics.Theirrepeatedpresenceinthemediagivestheappearanceoflegitimacyindefendingviolationsof internationallaw.Theirprestigiouspositionsprovideaveneerofexpertiseorknowledgeevenastheirresearchintheregionisbasedonflawedpremises, includingdisprovenreligiouslegendsandcolonialmythology.63AsZionistacademicsbecomemoredeeplyinvolvedinjustifyingtheexpansionistZionist claims,Israeliconquestsandbrutalmilitarismthereisanaccompanyingmarkeddeteriorationofintellectualstandards.Overtimeprestigiouspositionsbecome linkedwithmediocrity.Academicdegrees,awardsandbadgesofmeritareharnessedtohackwritingandpoliticalhatchetjobs.Notedcritics,whoexempt Israeliwarcrimesandterror,arestillpublishedbyprestigiouspublishers,despitetheirshabbyintellectualoutput.Promotionsandacademicchairsare securedbyeminentlydistinguishedapologistsofdubiousmorality.Theirblindsupportanddefenseofthepracticesofaterrorstateputsthelietotheirclaims tohighethicalandscholarlystandards. TheAmericanZionistacademicelitefitsAdornosauthoritarianpersonality:atthethroatoftheAmericanpolityandatthefeetoftheIsraeliZPCelite.64 Arrogantposturing,angrypolemicsandemotionalejaculationscoverupfortheirlackofsubstantivearguments.Wherebullyingfails,soothingrhetoricwhich speakstovalues,dialogueandcooperationaccompaniesablindeyetotherelentlessIsraeliuprootingofArabresidentsfromPalestinian/Jerusalem.Princeton academicsciteclassicalpoliticaltheoristsindefenseofguntotingJewishsettlerswhobrutalizeshepherds,threatenschoolgirlsanduprootcenturiesold Palestinianolivegroves. TheGlobalizationofZionistPower FromtheIsraelifatherlandtothenervecentersofZionistpowerintheUS,usingtheexperiencesanddrawingonthesupportoftheZPC,proIsraelinfluence hasspreadtoimportantpoliticalinstitutionsinEngland,Canada,France,Netherlands,RussiaandmorerecentlySouthAmerica.InEngland,leadersand deputiesfromboththeConservativeandLaborpartyacceptmillionsincampaignfundsfrombillionaireZionists,paidjunketstoIsraelandotherpayoffsin exchangeforsupportingIsraelsmostegregiousactsofviolenceinLebanon,GazaandtheWestBank.65ZionistfrontgroupsliketheConservativeFriends (flunkeys)ofIsraelandLaborFriends(flunkeys)ofIsraelensurethattheincumbentregimesandtheoppositionputIsraelitradeandmilitaristinterestsat thecenterofBritishMiddleEastPolicy.66 InCanadaundertheConservativeHarperregime,ZionistshavesecuredunprecedentedinfluenceanddiplomaticandmaterialsupportforIsraelstop priorities.67TheseincludesupportfortheannexationofmostofPalestinianEastJerusalemrepudiationoftheGoldstoneReportsupportforIsraeliwar crimesduringthe2008/09invasionofGazaIsraelsinvasionofLebanonandpendinglegislationscriminalizingcriticismofZionismasantiSemitismamong ahostofotherproIsraelacts,decreesandtradeprivileges.TheoppositionLiberalandNewDemocraticpartiescompetewiththeConservativesin panderingtotheproIsraelpowerconfigurationsinordertosecurecampaignfinancingfrommillionairerealestate,financialandmediamoguls.Incontrast, majorCanadiantradeunionsandantiZionistJewishcampusandcommunityorganizationshaveorganizedboycottsofIsraeligoodsandacademic organizationsservingthebloodyoccupation.InFrance,lifelongZionistzealot,ForeignMinisterBernardBernieKouchner,hasembracedNetanyahus extremepositionofunconditionalnegotiationswhichallowsmassivelandseizuresandtheconstructionofJewsonlyapartmentcomplexesonillegally confiscatedPalestinianlandtocontinuewhileendlessinconsequentialpeacenegotiationstakeplace.68ThispositionhasbeensupportedbyUberZionist SecretaryofState,HillaryClinton. InRussia,eightofthetopninebillionaireoligarchshaveclaimeddualIsraelicitizenship.Theyillegallyandviolentlyseizedhundredsofbillionsofdollarsworth offormerlystateownedmines,factoriesandbanks,andthentransferredpartoftheirillicitfortunestooverseasbanksinIsrael,theUS,Londonandthe moneylaunderingoffshoreislandstatesandtaxhavens.ZionistpowerpeakedduringthedebauchedPresidencyofYeltsininthe1990s,butresidual influenceisevidentinthePutinMevedevregime.ThisisparticularlyapparentintheUSRussianaccordstoincreasesanctionsonIran,apolicythat jeopardizesbillionsofdollarsinRussianinvestmentsandtradewithIran.RussiahasresolutelyrefusedtopressureIsraeloveritscolonialsettlement expansion.Inasimilarmanner,IsraelretainsadecisiveinfluenceoverHollandandGermanysMiddleEastpolicy,viatheexploitationoftheHolocaust Memory,theAnnFranklegacyandthepressureofproIsraeleconomicsectors. ThenewestexampleoftheglobalizationofZionistpowerandthedrivefornewIsraelispheresofinfluenceisfoundinLatinAmerica.MajorUSZionist organizationshavecontributedsubstantialfinancialresourcestobuilding,advisingandorientingtheircounterparts,especiallyinArgentina,BrazilandPeru, whileengaginginasystematicefforttocurryfavorwiththeUSbydemonizingPresidentChavezforhisforthrightdefenseofPalestinianrightsand condemnationofIsraelscrimesagainsthumanityduringitsblitzofGaza.69Fortheseactsofcouragethe51USJewishorganizationsbrandedChavezan antiSemitic,evengoingsofarastoaccusehimoffomentinganassaultonaJewishcommunitycenterinCaracas.Whenthearsonistswerearrested,the assaultwasrevealedtohavebeencarriedoutbycenteremployeeshiredbythelocalJewishnotables.70 GlobalZionismhastargetedArgentinaandBrazil.ArgentineanJewshaveahistoryofambiguousfeelingstowardthestateofIsraelandZionism.Early twentiethcenturyJewsestablishedfarmingandcattleranchesthelegendaryJewishGauchoswhileurbanartisansandworkingclassJewswereactivein socialist,anarchist,communistandleftwingYiddishorganizations.Themidcenturygeneration(194060)ofprofessionals,businesspeople,academicsand bankersdividedbetweenleftistantiZionistsandZionists.BothsufferedattacksfromtheprofascistsectorsofthedominantmassbasedpopulistPeronist regime.The1960sto1970ssawaprofoundgenerationalsplitcharacteristicofallArgentineansocietyespeciallyunderthemilitarydictatorshipsof (19661973)and(197682).Asignificantcontingentofuniversitybasedstudentsandprofessors,psychologistsandprofessionalsofJewishancestry joinedurbanguerrillasandradicalmassmovementsandsuffereddisproportionatenumberofdeathsbytortureanddisappearances.Duringtheworst yearsofterror,theIsraeligovernmentretainedrelationswiththebloodiestofthemilitaryregimes(Videla,1976),overlookingitsantiSemiticproclivitiesin ordertotradeinarmsandmilitarytechnologies.Atthesametime,IsraelpromotedJewishimmigrationtoIsrael,securingpassageofZionistandnonZionist JewstoIsrael. ThedecimationofthegenerationofyoungnonZionistArgentinerevolutionariesofJewishancestryandthesubsequentpostdictatorialneoliberalelectoral regimes,sawtheriseofnewgroupsofwealthyArgentineZionistJewswhogrewtodominatelocalcommunityorganizations.TheydeepenedtieswithIsrael andmorerecentlyestablishedextensivelinkswiththeUSZPC.Onceagain,however,undertheproIsraelMenemregime(198090)antiSemiticterrorists bombedamajorJewishciviccenterkillingandmaimingscoresofJewsindowntownBuenosAires.Investigationsofpolicecomplicitywereabortedbythe 7. yearsofterror,theIsraeligovernmentretainedrelationswiththebloodiestofthemilitaryregimes(Videla,1976),overlookingitsantiSemiticproclivitiesin ordertotradeinarmsandmilitarytechnologies.Atthesametime,IsraelpromotedJewishimmigrationtoIsrael,securingpassageofZionistandnonZionist JewstoIsrael. ThedecimationofthegenerationofyoungnonZionistArgentinerevolutionariesofJewishancestryandthesubsequentpostdictatorialneoliberalelectoral regimes,sawtheriseofnewgroupsofwealthyArgentineZionistJewswhogrewtodominatelocalcommunityorganizations.TheydeepenedtieswithIsrael andmorerecentlyestablishedextensivelinkswiththeUSZPC.Onceagain,however,undertheproIsraelMenemregime(198090)antiSemiticterrorists bombedamajorJewishciviccenterkillingandmaimingscoresofJewsindowntownBuenosAires.Investigationsofpolicecomplicitywereabortedbythe Menemregime.IsraeloverlookedMenemsnegligenceandinsteadexploitedJewishfeartoofferextremelyfavorabletermsforArgentineJewsto immigrate(includingpaidtravel,subsidizedhousingintheoccupiedterritorieseducation,jobsetc.).71Thedeclineofleftwingactivityduringthe1980sand 1990swasaccompaniedbythederadicalizationofsecularJewishoffspring,especiallyintheprofessionalclasses.Withdeindustrialization,Jews,whohad formedthebackboneofthepreviousprogressivenationalbourgeoisie,turnedtoemigration,finance,realestateandZionism.72Theseveredepressionand financialcrashof20012002ledtothemassimpoverishmentofallArgentines(povertylevelshit50%inDecember20012002)includingotherwise prosperousmiddleclassJews.73Theyjoinedthepopularmassneighborhoodassembliescallingforthereturnoftheirsavings,theendofneoliberalpolicies andpoliticiansandtherestorationoftheirjobs. Thesubsequenteconomicrecoveryandcommodityboom(20032008)ledtoasharpderadicalizationandtheascendanceofJewishZionistbankers,real estateandmediamogulsasprincipleleadersintheArgentinecommunity.TheirinfluentialroleinbusinessandthecenterleftKirchnerregimeledtoashift towardcloserrelationswiththeZPCincludingincreasedeffortstoincludeIsraelasamemberoftheregionalintegrationtreatyMERCOSUR.74Fromthe USside,theZPCespeciallytheADLandAIPAC,throughtheirservileSecretaryofStateClintonandUSCongressionalclients,fabricatedanIslamic IranianterroristconspiracyinLatinAmerica,especiallyintheregionoftheArgentineBrazilianParaguayanfrontier.OnOctober27,2009,Zionist CongressmanElliotEngle,headoftheSubcommitteeonWesternHemisphericAffairsoftheForeignRelationsCommittee,openedhearingsfocusingon IransexpandinginfluenceinLatinAmerica,callingnewtradetiesbetweenIranandBrazilathreattotheregionandthesecurityoftheUS.75 FacedwiththeleftistregimesinVenezuela,BoliviaandEcuadoropposedtoUSandIsraelicolonialwarsandwithBrazilandArgentinaspublicopposing IsraelscrimesinGaza,IsraellauncheditsUSandLatinAmericanagentsonapropagandablitztocountertheoverwhelmingpublicrejectionofIsraeli policies.PresidentShamirfollowedadisastrousfailedtourbythuggishZiofascistForeignMinisterLieberman,gainingtradeandinvestmentconcessionsin BrazilandArgentina.76ShamirsvisitbenefitedespeciallythroughthecontactsandleverageoflocalmillionaireandbillionaireZionistbusinessleaders. Nevertheless,Brazil,whichhasmajortradeandinvestmenttiesespeciallyingasandoilwithIran,hasnointentionofpanderingtoIsrael.77InArgentina,the ZionistconnectioncontinuestolimitanymajoropeningstotheArabIranianinvestments. Overall,theZionistoffensiveandexpandinglocalpowerbasehasresultedinmixedresults:amajoroutflowofsupportersinVenezuelaanddiminished influenceinBoliviaandEcuador.Incontrast,ZionistshaveincreasedtheirinfluenceinBrazilandArgentina. TheenormousgrowthofIsraelipowerinEuropeandtheUS,andthenewZionistoffensiveinLatinAmericaispartoftheglobalizationofZionism.Butthe processisnotlinear.AnespeciallyhardsellforoverseasZionistsaretherepeatedhorrendousmassacresbyIsraelimilitaryforces,theblatantdispossession ofPalestiniansandtheaggressivemilitarismpushedbytheZPCandIsraelintheMiddleEastandSouthAsia.Asaresult,publichostilityisgrowingworld wideandthereisaprofounddisconnectbetweenthe80%to90%IsraeliJewswhodefendGazawarcrimesandlandseizuresandtherestoftheworld.78 ThisisevidencedbytheUnitedNationsGeneralAssemblyvoteontheGoldstoneReport,whichwasendorsedbyanalmosttentoonemargin.Moreover,in thecaseoftheleftistregimesinLatinAmerica,thereisasignificantreversalofZionistinfluence.ThereareequallyimportantcracksintheZionistmonolith amongNorthAmericanJewsandformerZionistfellowtravelers.Thecontinuedfailureofthenerveorintellectualtreason79oftheAmericanleft academicsandtheirMarxistjournalstoevendiscusstheroleoftheZPCinmakingwarpolicyhasnotstoppedabreakthroughofZionistcritics,evenin somemassmediaoutlets. JewishZionistCulturalPoliticalHegemonyintheUS JewishZionisthegemonyoverthepoliticalnarrativeintheUShasgrowninrecentyears,evidencedbythesupportor,atmost,tepidcriticism,foundinthe majorliteraryandpoliticaljournalsandmagazines.80InthebeginningtheZPCimposedtheirviewthatIsraeliconquestandwarsagainstthenativepeopleof PalestineanditsMuslimneighborswasawarofnationalliberationorindependence.ThisfirstphaseculminatedwithJewishZionistsuccessinconvincing PresidentJohnsontocoverupIsraelsbombingoftheUSSLibertyduringtheSevenDayWar.81Fromthe197090ZionistJewishhegemonyextended fromitstraditionalbastioninthefilm,TVandradiomassmediatoawholeseriesofformerleftofcenterandconservativeweeklyandmonthlypublications andtheestablishmentofnewpublicationsonthefarright.82TheformerlyliberalNewRepublicbecameapulpitforvirulentattacksonanycriticsofIsrael.83 Commentary,formerlyaliberalculturaljournal,becameamouthpieceforneoconservativeapologistsofIsraeliwarsandwarcrimesTheconservative NationalReviewmovedfirmlyintotheIsraelFirstcamp,purginganycriticaldissentonIsraelanditsunconditionalsupportersintheUS.AsZionist hegemonyinintellectualandpopularculturalprintandmassmediawasestablished,committedIsraelFirstersgainedinfluentialpositionsinUSState Departmentandforeignpolicyapparatus.84ThinkTanks,thinlyveiledpropagandamills,producedproIsraelpositionpapers.85Theirstaffelbowedtheir wayintothemassmediaasexpertsandintoforeignpolicyadvisorypositionsservingvariouspoliticiansandAdministrations.Theyrosetothehighestlevels ofgovernmentintheClintonAdministrationandexpandedfurtherduringtheBushObamaregimes.86Zionistentryintokeypositionsofstructuralpolitical powermirroredtheirlongmarchthroughtheculturalinstitutions.TheirinfluencewasreinforcedbybillionaireJewishZionistscontributionstoestablished thinktanks,liketheBrookingsInstitute,andtobothpoliticalparties.Contributionsinfluencedthenominationsandcandidatesforofficefromlocalmayorsto thePresidencyoftheUnitedStates. Itisestimatedthatashighas60%ofDemocraticPartycontributionscamefromIsraelFirstbenefactors,securinganautomatic90%Congressionalvoteon whateverissuetheIsraeliForeignOfficemarksaspriorityforitsUSFifthColumn.87Withveryrareexceptionsneitherliberal,progressive,radicalor Marxistwriters,academics,editors,journalistsbroachtheissueofZionistJewishculturalpoliticalhegemony,noritseconomicstructuralunderpinnings.88 TheleftisequallyhegemonizedbyZionistJewishinfluence,tothepointthatnotafewjointhevileadhominemchorusslanderingcriticsoftheZPCas veeringonantiSemitism:89 Eventoday,attheendofthefirstyearoftheObamaregime,theZionistpresenceinstrategicpositionsinforeignpolicymakinghasbeenignoredbyleftist andliberalcriticsofUSMiddleEastpolicy.Few,ifanycritics,lookatthestructuraldeterminantsofthatpolicy.Oneismorelikelytofinddatainthe businesspress.Forexample,anarticleintheFinancialTimes,criticizingPresidentObamaandSecretaryofStateHillaryClintonsinconsistentpositionon IsraelisettlementsinPalestinesWestBank,pointstotheproblemswiththeadministrationsmessageincludingitsinconsistentpolicyonIsraelPalestine canbetracedbacktotheWhiteHouse,whereChiefofStaffRahmEmanuel(dualIsraeliUScitizen)keepsafirmgriponforeignpolicy.Someex diplomatssaytheyhaveneverseenpowersocentralizedMrs.Clintonsowndeputy,JimSteinberg,iswidelyperceivedasaWhiteHouseenforcer,who policesevenrelativelyminorpolicystatementsthatoftenleavesStateDepartmentspokesmen(sic)mouthingnearmeaninglesstalkingpoints.90Emanuelhas beenactiveintheIsraelimilitaryandissuspectedoftiestoitsspyagency(MOSSAD).SteinbergisjustahighpowerednativebornIsraelFirster, marginalizingtheStateDepartmentfromanyalternativepoliciestopanderingtoIsraelanditsUSFifthColumn. HegemonizedAmericanliberalsandleftistsmaintaintheirsupportforIsraelonthebasisofthefictionthatthebadIsraelisarethefanaticalLikudparty leaderswhileLaborandKadimapartyleadersandtheIsraelipeoplewantpeaceandajustsettlement.Unfortunatelyforthesesupportersofprogressive Zionism,theDefenseMinisterBarakwhodirectedthebloodymassacreinGazaistheleaderoftheLaborPartyandisbackedbyhispartyinsupportofall 8. policesevenrelativelyminorpolicystatementsthatoftenleavesStateDepartmentspokesmen(sic)mouthingnearmeaninglesstalkingpoints.90Emanuelhas beenactiveintheIsraelimilitaryandissuspectedoftiestoitsspyagency(MOSSAD).SteinbergisjustahighpowerednativebornIsraelFirster, marginalizingtheStateDepartmentfromanyalternativepoliciestopanderingtoIsraelanditsUSFifthColumn. HegemonizedAmericanliberalsandleftistsmaintaintheirsupportforIsraelonthebasisofthefictionthatthebadIsraelisarethefanaticalLikudparty leaderswhileLaborandKadimapartyleadersandtheIsraelipeoplewantpeaceandajustsettlement.Unfortunatelyforthesesupportersofprogressive Zionism,theDefenseMinisterBarakwhodirectedthebloodymassacreinGazaistheleaderoftheLaborPartyandisbackedbyhispartyinsupportofall thenewaggressiveIsraelilandseizuresandcolonialsettlements.Thegenocidalwarsandviolentsettlementshavethesupportofthevastmajorityofthe IsraeliJewishpopulation.PublicopinionpollscarriedoutbytheIsraelNationalNewspublishedinmidNovember2009revealsthat53.2%ofIsraelissay thesolutiontotheconflictwiththePalestinianpeopleistheirforcefuldispossessionandethniccleansingtransferistheZionisteuphemismforacrime againsthumanity.91Sucharethejustwarsreceivingunconditionalsupportbythe51PresidentsoftheMajorAmericanJewishOrganizations. ThepointisthatnoteventheIsraeliJewishmajoritysembraceofatotalitarianfinalsolutionshakesZionisthegemonyintheUS.Theembraceof inconvenientpositions,suchasgenocideapproval,isnotpublicizedintheZionistmassmedia.Insteadwecontinuetohearthechatteringclassesmouthingthe clichsofadialogueandnegotiatedsolutionbetweentheexpropriatorsandthedispossessed. ThequestionofZionistculturalandpoliticalhegemony,whereitisevenbeenacknowledgedbynonJewsandJews,revolvesaroundseveralmistaken partiallydistortedconceptions.OnekeyideaheldbyantiSemitesandZionistsalikeisthatJewspossessspecialqualities(bloodorgenetic).Manycite theimportanceofaJewishhistoricaltradition,whichemphasizeseducationandlearning.Othersstill,claimsuccessandpowercomesfromknowledge,merit andachievement.Recentstudiesrefutetheideaofaspecial,uniqueJewishgenepoolasmostcontemporaryAskanaziJewsaredescendantsofCentral AsianKhazariconvertstoJudaisminthe8thCenturyA.D.,whosubsequentlywerepushedintoEasternEuropebytheMongolsandbeyond.92Israelisare notdescendantsoftheancientJewsofIsrael,manyofwhomconvertedtoChristianityandlaterIslamandwhosedescendantsaremostcertainlythemodern dayPalestinians(asconcededbyearlyZionistsmythmakers,likeDavidBenGurion). Secondly,foroveronethousandyearsJewishscholarshiprevolvedaroundsteriledebatesandexegesesoftheminutiaeoftheTalmudandbodiesoflaw basedonreligiousmyths.CriticalphilosopherslikeSpinozawerelookedatasrenegades.TheriseofscholarshipandscientificthinkingamongJews coincidedwiththegrowthoftheEnlightenmentandtheestablishmentofliberallaws,whichopeneddoorsforpromisingJewishscholars,scientiststobreak outofthesterileconfinesoftheRabbinalintellectualghettos.ManyofthegreatthinkerswerecalledJewsbecauseoftheirancestry,likeSpinoza,Karl MarxandLeonTrotskyalthoughtheydidnotpracticeJudaismnoridentifyasJews.RecognitionandsuccessofJewscamefrombusinessandfinancial activityaswellasfromoccupationslikemoneymanagersintheWestandoverseersoffeudallordsinPoland.93AJewishauthoredscholarlyhistoryofthe Jewishpeoplewasnotwrittentillthe19thcenturyandeventhenittreatedbiblicallegendsasfact.94 EquallyquestionableisthenotionthattheriseofJewishZionisthegemonyisaproductofmeritorachievement.Butherewemustdistinguishbetweenthe massofJewswhooccupymiddleorlowermiddleclasspositionsinsocietyandthosefewindividualswhohavemademajorcontributions.Moreoveritis importanttonotconfusetheriseofindividualstoeconomicpowerthroughtheexploitationoflabor,theextractionofrentfromtenantsandspeculationand achievementthroughmerit,namely,skillsappliedtoadvancingknowledgeforthegreatergoodofworkingpeople.Zionistssuperiorracetheoristslump successfulWallStreetspeculatorswithinnovativescholarsasexamplesofJewishsuperiorityjustifyingorexplaininghegemony.Zionistracetheories, whichclaimahomogenousJewishpeopleboundbycommonhistoryandhorizontalandverticalties,ismoreanideologicalmanifestoignoringprofound classandevenideologicaldivisions(atleastinthepastandperhapsemergingtoday). JewishZionisthegemonyintheUSistheresultofasupraormetahistoricalmythologywithmysticalreligiousfoundationsintheOldTestament.Theriseof AmericanZionismistiedtoavirulentexclusivisttribalreligiousloyaltytoIsraelasthemotherstate.ThedrivingforceofUSZionismisthesubordinationof UScivilsocietyorganizationsandtheinstrumentalizationoftheUSmilitaryandeconomicresourcestoserviceIsraelicolonialexpansionandprojectionsof powerintheMiddleEast. WhatneedstobeunderstoodisthatthepresentsubjectionofourMiddleEastpolicytotheZionistPowerConfigurationisaresultofthelatters accumulationofpowerandpoliticalculturalconditionswithintheUS,whichweakenedthearticulationofalternativevaluesandpoliciesandadefenseof Americanworkingclassinterestsembodiedinademocraticforeignpolicy. TheDeclineofUSNationalIdentityandWorkingClassPolitics TheriseofZionism,asavirulentformoftribalreligiousidentitylinkedtoaforeignstateanditssuccessfulexerciseofhegemonywithinUSsociety,hasbeen facilitatedbytheabdicationbytheUSrulingclassestablishmentofanynationalidentityanditsinterlockingeconomictieswithZionistpowerbrokersin strategiceconomicsectors. TheglobalizationofUScapitalism,theprocessofworldwideempirebuilding,hasshiftedthefocusoftheUSrulingclasstowardinternationalissues,asthe centerofitsconcerns,evenasitintervenesindomesticeconomicpoliciestosecurestateprotection,subsidiesandbailouts,nonewhichtrespassonZionist priorities.GoingglobalandtheemergenceofglobalconsciousnesshasworkedagainstchallengingtheZionistpursuitofthecolonialagendaofthestateof Israel.TheZPChasfilledapowervacuumleftbytheglobalizedeliteandhasbeenabletoinstillandimposeaZionistconceptionofUSnationalinterest relativelyuncontested. TheriseoftheZionistbusinesselitesintothetopechelonofinvestmentbanking,financialinstitutions,realestateandinsuranceledtotheintermixingof ZionistandnonZionistmembersoftherulingclass,inwhichonesidehadadeepandabidingpoliticalcommitmenttoIsrael,whiletheothersectorgave exclusiveprimacytotheaccumulationofwealthandguaranteeingthatstateeconomicpolicyensuredprofits,aderegulatedfinancialsectorandbankbailouts, policieswhichtheysharedwiththeirZionistpartners.GiventhelowsalienceofIsraelipolitics,thenonZionistsectorsoftherulingclasswerenotwillingor abletoengageinafightwiththeirZionistfinancialcolleagues.95 However,therearedivisions,bothingovernmentandwithinpolicyadvisorybodies,overZionistcontrol.Asmentionedearlier,the16majorintelligence agenciesissuedareportonIransnuclearprograminlate2007,whichdebunkedtheIsraeliZionistclaimsofanactiveIraniannuclearweaponsprogram. LikewiseaPewFoundationStudyoftheCouncilonForeignRelations,takenbetweenOctober2November16,2009,foundthatovertwothirdsofits members(67percent)believetheUSfavoredIsraeltoomuchyetthesamepercentagesclaimedObamaisstrikingtherightbalanceandIranisamajor threattoUSinterest(JeffBlankfortWhattheUSEliteReallyThinksAboutIsraelCounterpunch12/8/09).Whatisstrikingaboutthesedissidentopinions withinthepolicyeliteisthattheyhavehadnoimpactonObamassubserviencetoIsraelonallmajorissuespromotedbytheZPC.WhatevertheCFRreally thinkshasnotreallyaffectedthepoweroftheZPCtoshapepolicyviaitsstoogesinCongressanditsassetsinState(Clinton)andTreasury(Stuart Levey).Inotherwords,Zionistpoweratthetopisuncontestedandfreetoworkthelowerechelonsofthepoliticalsystemandclassstructureforitsown interest.Thisincludesthewholesalepurchaseofpoliticalpartiesandtheretailbuyoutofcongressionalpoliticiansonkeyforeignpolicycommittees.Thelatter isfacilitatedbythesuccessoftheIsraelFirstPoliticalActioncommittees(PAC)whichpromotestheselectionofZionistCongresspeopletokeycommittee posts.FourofthetopfifteenCongresspeoplefundedbyWallStreetspeculatorsareZionists.ElevenofthetopfifteenareDemocrats,whoreceive60%of theircontributionsfromZionistmultimillionairesinLosAngeles,NewYork,andsouthFloridaandothermetropolitancenters.96 9. thinkshasnotreallyaffectedthepoweroftheZPCtoshapepolicyviaitsstoogesinCongressanditsassetsinState(Clinton)andTreasury(Stuart Levey).Inotherwords,Zionistpoweratthetopisuncontestedandfreetoworkthelowerechelonsofthepoliticalsystemandclassstructureforitsown interest.Thisincludesthewholesalepurchaseofpoliticalpartiesandtheretailbuyoutofcongressionalpoliticiansonkeyforeignpolicycommittees.Thelatter isfacilitatedbythesuccessoftheIsraelFirstPoliticalActioncommittees(PAC)whichpromotestheselectionofZionistCongresspeopletokeycommittee posts.FourofthetopfifteenCongresspeoplefundedbyWallStreetspeculatorsareZionists.ElevenofthetopfifteenareDemocrats,whoreceive60%of theircontributionsfromZionistmultimillionairesinLosAngeles,NewYork,andsouthFloridaandothermetropolitancenters.96 Thepoliticalclass,partyleaders,executiveandcongresspeople,havealsoeschewedproAmericanworkingclasseconomicpolicies,endogenousgrowth andtheavoidanceofforeignentanglements(interventionism).Thepoliticalclassparticularlyitsdominantsectorfavorsmilitarydrivenempirebuilding undermininganypopulardemocraticdefinitionofnationalinterest.Moreover,themilitarynatureofempirebuildingresonateswiththeZionistIsraeli projectionofregionalmilitarypowerandhegemony.MilitarydrivenimperialismweakensanyefforttodevelopalternativeUSoverseaseconomicinterests andpolicies,especiallywithMoslemandMiddleEastoilcountries,tocounterIsraeliZionistpoliciesdesignedtoprivilegeIsraelimilitaryexpansionand colonialinterests. IfthemajorityoftheUSrulingclasshassurrenderedtotheZionistdefinitionsofUSMiddleEastpolicy,andfacilitatedtheriseofZionisthegemony,the declineofthevaluesembeddedinworkingclasssolidarityanddefenseofrepublicanvirtuesandinterestshasopenedthedoorfortheminorityofZionist cadrestoinfluencemasscultureandcivilsocietyorganizationsanddivertAmericantradeunionpensionfundstoIsraeliinvestmentswithnoopposition.For decades,predominantlyAfroAmericanandHispanicfemaleworkersingarments,textilesandrelatedactivitieshavebeenmembersoftradeunionsrunby Zionistfunctionaries,whochanneledhundredsofmillionsofmemberpensionfundsandduesintopurchasingIsraelbonds,ratherthanbuildingcooperative housingaswasdonepreviouslywhentheunionworkersweremostlyJews.Manycurrent(minority)leadersoftradeunionsandAfroHispanicethnic organizationshavebeencooptedbytheZPCthoughjunketstoIsraelandsubjecttopropagandacampaignspromotingIsraeliinterests.Inuniversities, municipalpolitics,professionalassociations,IsraelFirstersoperatetostifleanydebate,letalonecriticism,ofIsraeliwarcrimes.ZionistsinAmericaarethe mostperniciousforceeliminatingdebateonAmericandemocraticforeignpolicyoptionsintheMiddleEastandfavoringunconditionalsubmissiontoIsrael. Millionsofindividuals,whomayquestiontheIsraelFirstoption,arefrightened,intimidatedand/orunwillingtofacetheonslaughtoforganized,zealous ZionistJewishnotables,whocanandwillinfluencetheiremployersandjeopardizetheirjobsandpromotions. Conclusion:AlternativestoZionistHegemony Inothercountries,especiallywhereindependentclassconscioustradeunions,autonomousandorganizedantiZionistprofessionalandacademicgroups exist,Zionistpowerincivilsocietyiscontested,challengedanditsheinousblackballingofcriticsisweakened.Whereinternationalistmovementsarestrong, asinsupportforPalestinianresistancetoIsraelicolonialism,thelocalZPChasnotbeenabletousetheireconomicpowerandmediaownershiptoimpose theirhegemonyovercivilsociety.Thisisespeciallytrueinthoselocaleswheretheinternationalsolidaritymovementisactiveinimpactingsociety. WhiletherearepocketsofinternationalsolidarityamongsomeuniversitiesandtradeunionsintheUS,especiallythedockandwarehouseworkersinSan Francisco,themajorpotentialcounterweighttoZionistIsraelFirsthegemonyintheUSwouldbeinarevivalofpatrioticworkingclassconsciousness. AmericasspecialrelationwithIsraelhasbeenatanenormouscosttotheworkingclass,amountingtoover$1.5trilliondollarsinforeignaid,loan guarantees,hijackedtechnologicalinnovations,lostoverseasinvestmentopportunities,nottomentionthewarsonIsraelsbehalfandthelostlivesinfighting IsraelswarinIraq.ThereisamaterialbaseforamasspatrioticworkingpeoplesrevoltagainstthecrasssubmissionoftheentirepoliticalclasstotheZPC anditspatronsinTelAviv.ButtodaytensofmillionsofAmericansaredisillusionedwithpatrioticappeals,whosepurposeistopromoteimperialwars (includingironicallywarsforIsrael)attheexpenseoftheirlivingstandards.Rightwingprocapitalistpoliticiansusepatrioticrhetorictodeflectattentionfrom thedomesticfailuresofcapitalismandthemassivetransfersofwealthtoGoldmanSachsandotherWallStreetspeculators.Thedevaluationofpatriotismis evidentintherightwingsperversemanipulationofnationalismtoturnnativebornworkersagainstimmigrantworkers,insteadofagainsttheZPCscostly proIsraelagenda.This,inturn,hindersthegrowthofanationalpopularmovementagainsttheWallStreetspeculatorsathomeandthewarsforIsraeland Empireabroad. WhatisstrikingaboutthelackofmassbasedmovementsagainstWallStreetisthefactthatliterallylessthan5%ofthepopulationeventruststhefinancial sector.AvastoutpouringoflettersandprotestsdenouncedObamasinitialbankbailoutplan,forcingatemporarypostponement.Unorganizedmass resentmentpersistsandissmoldering,waitingforeffectivepopularorganization. Likewise,familyandrelativesoftheZionistpowerconfiguration,inandoutofthegovernment,whopromoteUSwarsforIsraelintheMiddleEast,arerarely tobefoundintheArmedForces,leastofallatthefrontlines(orforthatmatterinanywarzone).IfweexcludenonZionistJewsmostlyimmigrantsfrom theformerEasternBlocandUSSRthefigurewouldbeonethirtiethofonepercent.ItisabitingironythatmoreAmericanZionistsaremoreeagertojoin theIsraeliDefenseForcesthantoputonanAmericanuniform.YetZionistsinpublicoffice,inthePentagon,executivebranchandtheWhiteHouse,who designandpromotewarpoliciesandmilitarydrivensanctions,areintheforefrontofsheddingAmericanworkingclasslives,especiallynowwhenjobless Americanworkers,includingmanyminorities,areforcedtoseekemploymentinthemilitary.Asoldiersantiwarmovementcouldbeorganizedand energizedunderthebanner:AZionistwarisanottheAmericanworkersfightiftheleftandpacifistswerenotsobeholdentotheirJewishcolleagues sensibilities.TheantiwarleadershavebeenreluctanttoraisetheissueoftheZionist/IsraeliinfluenceinpromotingUSwarpolicies. Genuinepatrioticsolidarityisweakatthetopandbottom,lackinganymeaningfulrecallofouranticolonial,antislavery,antiimperialistandantifascist identity.Incontrast,theZionistfifthcolumnisdrivenbyapowerfulmythologicaltribalracedrivenidentity,whichinsomecasesisreligiousdrivenandin othersembeddedinadeeprootedsecularsenseofracialsuperiority. Israelihegemony,embeddedinaZioncentricculturaluniverse,hasnotbeenchallengedbyAngloAmericasflaccidintellectuals.Theirintellectualcowardice iscoveredbyathinveneerofcosmopolitanimpotence.Theirpusillanimoussilenceandevencomplicityisintendedtoprotectthesensitivitiesoftheir ZionistcolleaguesregardinganyforthrightcritiqueofZionistpowerinAmerica.Onlyarevivedworkingclassmovement,whichrecoversitshistoricalmemory ofclasssolidarityandinspiresthepopularimaginationwithanindependentAmericanrepublicfreefromforeigndictates,willbeabletodisplaceZionist hegemonyandWallStreetpillage.97 OurstudyraisesseveralcentralquestionsthatneedtobeaddressedbyAmericansconcernedaboutZionistpowerandhegemonyoverpublicdebate regardingUSwarsforIsraelintheMiddleEast. CanweopposeIsraeliwarcrimesandexpansionandUSgovernmentsupportofIsraelbyconfrontingtheZPC? CanweopenadebateonUS,MiddleEastpolicybyfightingZionistauthoritarianism,witchhuntsandhatecrimes? Canwediscussandproposeademocraticforeignpolicy,whichopposesmilitaryintervention,sanctionsandeconomicblockades,bytacklingAmerican militaristsandIsraelsforeignagents? Ifweanswerintheaffirmative,whatcanbedone? 10. CanweopenadebateonUS,MiddleEastpolicybyfightingZionistauthoritarianism,witchhuntsandhatecrimes? Canwediscussandproposeademocraticforeignpolicy,whichopposesmilitaryintervention,sanctionsandeconomicblockades,bytacklingAmerican militaristsandIsraelsforeignagents? Ifweanswerintheaffirmative,whatcanbedone? Whatpracticalmeasurescanbepursuedandsupported? WecaneducatetheAmericanpublicabouttheObamaregimescharadeoftalkingpeacetotheAmericanpeoplewhilesupportingtheIsraeliwarmachine oftalkingaboutanevenhandedMiddleEastpolicywhileappointingcommittedZioniststotoppolicypositions. WecandemandtheJusticeDepartmentenforcetheForeignAgentsRegistrationActtowardthe51PresidentsofMajorAmericanJewishOrganizations andespeciallyAIPAC. Weshouldopposealldualcitizensappointmentstokeypolicymakingposts. WeshoulddemandthatUndersecretaryofTreasuryandIsraelFirsterStuartLeveybeinvestigatedandprosecutedforgrossmalfeasanceofofficeforhis refusaltoinvestigatetheillegalbilliondollarmoneylaunderingoperationsbyUSZionistsinthefundingofillegalJewishsettlementsintheWestBankandfor hispromotionofeconomicsanctionsagainsttradewithIran,whichhavecostUSworkersthousandsofjobsandthecrippledUSeconomybillionsofdollars inlosttrade. WeshouldopposemilitaryandeconomicaidtoIsrael,especiallywhentheaveragepercapitaincomeofIsraelisexceedsthatof40%ofAmericans. WeshoulddemandtheendoftradeprivilegesforIsraelinlightoftheUSmultibilliondollarstradedeficitwithIsrael,whichhasdestroyedtensofthousands ofAmericanjobsinindustryandservices. WeshouldcombatwidespreadZionisthatepropaganda,organizedandpublicizedbytheZPC,againstMuslinAmericansandArabAmerican,theircultural foundationsandcharities. WeshoulddemystifyZionistclaimsthattheJewsancestralhomelandisIsrael,ratherthenNorthAfricaandCentralAsia,andthatthereisnohistoricbasis fortheRightofReturn. Weshouldsupporttheclassandpopularstruggleagainstfinance,realestateandinsurancebillionaires(WallStreet)fortheirpillageoftheAmericaneconomy andexploitationofAmericanworkersandfortheircorruptionofAmericanpoliticianstoservetheirinterestsandUSandIsraeliwaraims. Note:JamesPetraslastbook,GlobalDepressionandRegionalWars(Atlanta,ClarityPress,2009)isthethirdinaseries,includingZionism, MilitarismandtheDeclineofUSPower(Atlanta,ClarityPress2008)andThePowerofIsraelintheUnitedStates(Atlanta,ClarityPress2006), analyzingtheinfluenceofmilitarismandZionisminAmericanforeignpolicy. 1Themajorsourceswhichinformthisarticleinclude:TheDailyAlertabulletinpublisheddailybythe51PresidentsofMajorAmericanJewish OrganizationspressreleasesandreportspublishedbytheAmericanIsraelPublicAffairsCommittee,TheNewYorkTimes,WashingtonPost,theWall StreetJournal,theFinancialTimesandtheBostonGlobetheUSCongressionalResearchServices.Themailingsofarticlesfromaplethoraofpublications bySidShoniadwereofenormoushelp,though,ofcourse,theanalysisandinterpretationsfoundinthisarticlearesolelymyresponsibility,Websitessuchas InformationClearingHouse(www.informationclearinghouse.info),AlJazeeraandtheBBCwerealsoconsultedonadailybasis. 2TheclaimisfoundonthewebpageoftheDailyAlerttheofficialpropagandavehicleofthePresidents. 3SeethereportpreparedbytheJewishCommunityTaskForcepublishedintheBostonGlobe,Sept.20,2009.SeeElliottAbramsonthethreatof intermarriages,FaithandFear:HowJewscanSurviveinChristianAmerica,(NYFreePress1999).SeeNatanSharanskyAssimilationisEatingtheJews, (Haaretz,11/8/09) 4InthefaceoffalteringinterestinIsraelamongyoungJews,theAntiDefamationLeague,BnaiBrth,ChabadHouseandHillelhaveorganizedallexpenses paidsummerjunketstoIsraelwithmixedresults. 5SeeStephanLendman,JewishOppositiontoZionismDec.7,2009atlendmanstephen@sbcglobal.net.Thelistincludesoveradozensecularandreligious groups.. 6SeeYakovRabkin,JewishOppositiontoZionism(Halifax:Fernwood2006)forareligiouscritiqueofIsraelanditsoverseasZionistsupporters.Fora secularversionseeIsraelShahakJewishHistory,JewishReligion(LondonPlutoPress2002). 7SeeBarbaraYaffeOverthetopcriticismofIsraelisthenewfaceofantisemitism:VancouverSun,December2,2009.Systematiccampaignstofire criticsofIsraelbythe51Presidents,especiallytheADL,ledtothefiringofProfessorNormanFinklesteinandprolongedacademicharassmentfor ProfessorRobinsonattheUniversityofCaliforniaatSantaBarbaraandNadiaAbuElHajattheUniversityofChicago/Barnard,aswellasnumerousother writersandacademicsinMiddleEasternstudiesprogramsatColumbiaandUCLA.SeeStephanLendman,WillCongressCriminalizeIsraelCriticism, Dec.4,[email protected]. 8AhandbookputbyCongregationofConservativesynagoguesdetailstheprecisetacticsinpressuringcivicandpoliticalgroupsandleveragingthemto supporttheIsraelistateline. 9ForadetailedaccountseemyThePowerofIsrael:TheUnitedStates(AtlantaClarityPress2006)especiallyCh13.RulersandRuledintheUSEmpire (AtlantaClarityPress2007)especiallyCh810Zionism,MilitarismandtheDeclineofUSPower(AtlantaClarityPress2008)GlobalDepressionand RegionalWars(AtlantaClarityPress2009)Ch911. 10IntheirotherwisefinebookTheIsraelLobbyandUSForeignPolicy(NewYork:Farrar,Straus,andGiroux2007),theauthorsJohnMearsheimerand StephenWaltconfinetheiranalysestoWashingtonandpoliticalpressureonthelegislativebranchbyneoconservativeZionistJews,(seeCh4Whatisthe IsraelLobby,pp111150).NeedlesstosaytheentirespectrumofZionistsfromtheLefttoRightattemptedtotrashthebook,fabricatingnonfacts,ad hominemslandersandminimizingthescopeanddepthofthefindings. 11AsurveyoftheDailyAlert,thepropagandaorganofthe51,betweenJanuary2001toDecember3,2009namelyover2500issuesrevelsnarya singlecriticalarticleonanyIsraeliaction.Evenmorerevealing,everyissueechoesthepolicylineoftheIsraeligovernment,defendseveryIsraelimassacre, 11. 10IntheirotherwisefinebookTheIsraelLobbyandUSForeignPolicy(NewYork:Farrar,Straus,andGiroux2007),theauthorsJohnMearsheimerand StephenWaltconfinetheiranalysestoWashingtonandpoliticalpressureonthelegislativebranchbyneoconservativeZionistJews,(seeCh4Whatisthe IsraelLobby,pp111150).NeedlesstosaytheentirespectrumofZionistsfromtheLefttoRightattemptedtotrashthebook,fabricatingnonfacts,ad hominemslandersandminimizingthescopeanddepthofthefindings. 11AsurveyoftheDailyAlert,thepropagandaorganofthe51,betweenJanuary2001toDecember3,2009namelyover2500issuesrevelsnarya singlecriticalarticleonanyIsraeliaction.Evenmorerevealing,everyissueechoesthepolicylineoftheIsraeligovernment,defendseveryIsraelimassacre, militaryinvasionanddispossessionofPalestiniansandcondemnseveryhumanrightsgroup,country,andpoliticalleaderwhocriticizeIsraelinthebestfashion ofthehardestlineunconditionalStalinistapologistoftheSovietpurgetrialsofthe1930s. 12Pluralistpoliticaltheoristsemphasizetheimportanceofnumericalweightoftheworkingclasselectorateasacounterweighttothegreatconcentrationsof wealth,propertyandmediapowerofthecapitalistclassunderthemisconceptionthatunorganizedmassesareanequalpowertoanorganizedfinancial oligarchy.TheclassicformulationofpluralisttheoryisfoundinRobertDahl,WhoGoverns(NewHaven:YaleUniversityPress1961). 13BetweenthepublicationoftheGoldstoneReportinthefallof2009totheendofNovember,theDailyAlertpublishedanaverageofthreearticlesaday defendingIsraelwarcrimes,viciouslyattackingtheReport,andslanderingtheauthor,RichardGoldstone,drawingonarticlesfromtheWashingtonPost,the WallStreetJournal,theNewYorkTimes,theJerusalemPostandtheentirestableofIsraelFirstexpertshousedintheZionistthinktanks.Once NetanyahuestablishedtrashingtheGoldstoneReportasanumberonepriority,theentireinternationalZionistpropagandanetworkwentintofullgear, especiallyinNorthAmerica.TheDailyAlertpublishedover30articlessavagingtheReport.Itsaffiliateswentintooverdrivesecuringover80%of CongressionalsupportdemandingthatPresidentObamarejecttheReportandvetoitsapprovalbytheSecurityCouncil.NetanyahuandhisAmericanagents succeededoverfillingtheirquotaofarticlespublishedinalltheUSmassmediaandsecuringsubmissiveCongressionalvotes.SeealsoPaulCraigRoberts IsraelLobbyRoutsObama,InformationClearingHouse(www.informationclearinghouse.info)November12,2009. 14AccordingtoAljazeera.Net,November4,2009,StevenRothman,aprominentZionistDemocraticcongressmanfromNewJerseyclaimedtohaveread onlythe20pageexecutivesummaryoftheReport,preparedbytheofficeofhisfellowZionistCongressmanBerman(DCalifornia),insteadofthefull575 pagereport,asummaryfulloferrors,liesanddistortions,whichwerepointedoutbyJusticeGoldstone. 15SeeThalifDeenU.N.AffirmsIsraelHamasWarCrimesReportInterPressNewsService,(www.informationclearinghouse.info)November6,2009. 16JewishantiZionistorganizationsinNorthAmerica,includingIndependentJewishVoices,haveplayedanimportantroleinbuildingtheBoycott DisinvestmentandSanctions(BDS)movementagainstIsraeliwarcrimes:Seetheirwebsite,www.independentjewishvoices.ca 17ForarticlesandreportsontheBDSamongtradeunions,seeindependentjewishvoices.ca 18TrialsonIsraeliwarcriminalsarescheduledinBelgium,SpainandpossiblytheUK. 19AmongthepublicationswecanincludetheNation,theProgressiveandMotherJonesaswellasalltheMarxistquarterlies, 20TheZionistFifthColumnandtheirapologistsclaimthatanalysts,academicresearchesandjournalistswhodocumentthepowerofIsraelintheUS,are reminiscentofpastantiSemiticconspiracytheoristswritingaboutsecretJewishcabals.Thisslanderofempiricalresearchersoverlooksthefactthatmost studiesrelyonpublicdocuments,includingboastsbytheZionistorganizationsthemselves,aswellasthetestimonyofexfunctionariesofAIPAC.This slanderispartofthecampaignledbytheantiDefamationLeagueAbeFoxman,tointimidateanddiscreditseriousresearch. 21Haaretz11/10/09. 22ibid. 23ibid 24ShlomoSandTheInventionoftheJewishPeople(London:Verso2009)Ch3and4.ArthurKoestlerTheThirteenthTribe:TheKhazanEmpireandits Heritage(NewYork:RandomHouse1976). 25TheannualAIPACmeetings,attendedbythevastmajorityofcongressmenandexecutiveofficials,sponsortheparticipationIsraelstopofficials,who literallydictatetopIsraeliprioritiestobeimplementedbytheZionistdelegatesandtheircongressionalflunkiesintheaudience. 26SeeGrantSmithForeignAgents(IREPWashington2008) 27Fromtheearly1950stothemid1960s,theUSJusticeDepartment(especiallyunderRobertKennedy)soughttohavetheforerunnerofAIPAC (AmericanZionistCouncil)registerasaforeignagent.InfluentialZionistsunderminedhisefforts.SeeGrantSmith,TheJusticeDepartmentsBattleto RegistertheIsraelLobbyasAgentsofaForeignPowerinAmericasDefenseLine(Washington:InstituteforResearch:MiddleEasternPolicy2008). 28SeemyPowerofIsraelintheUnitedStates(2006)cc58LenniBrennerJewsinAmericaToday(NewJersey:LyleStuart1986)Ch3LeeOBrien AmericanJewishOrganizationsandIsrael(WashingtonD.C:InstituteforPalestinianStudies1986). 29DeclassifieddocumentsoftheUSJusticeDept.revealingtheroleofthemajorZionistorganization(AmericanZionistCouncil)asIsraeliforeignagentscan befoundinGrantSmithDeclassifiedDeceptions(Washington:IRMEP2007)pp183200.GrantSmithForeignAgentsIRMEP2007:WashingtonD.C.) Ch.1 30GrantSmithSpyandTrade(1Rmep:WashingtonD.C.2008)Seepp66passionMilitaryIndustrialEspionageandpp120138forunclassifiedFBI documentation. 31Forward,December23,2005. 32ForacompleteinventoryofKadishstheftofstrategicweaponssecretsseeGrantSmithSpyTrade,pp80,85,115. 33SeeGrantSmithSpyTrade,pp19,43,46,60,66,67,69,74,80,122,154. 34SeeCarlCameronInvestigates(Part14)FoxNewNetwork,December17,2001,availableat http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5133.htm 12. 32ForacompleteinventoryofKadishstheftofstrategicweaponssecretsseeGrantSmithSpyTrade,pp80,85,115. 33SeeGrantSmithSpyTrade,pp19,43,46,60,66,67,69,74,80,122,154. 34SeeCarlCameronInvestigates(Part14)FoxNewNetwork,December17,2001,availableat http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article5133.htm 35JamesPetrasZionism,MilitarismandtheDeclineofUSPower(ClarityPress:Atlanta2008)p156. 36TheWashingtonPost,NewYorkTimes,andacoalitionof125rabbisattackedtheAIPAC,RosenWeissmanspytrialasantiSemiticwhileAmy GoodmanandliberalleftpunditschargeditwasaviolationoftheFirstAmendment.SeeGrantSmithSpyTradepp117119.GrantSmithForeignAgents, pp134145. 37Petras,Zionism,MilitarismandDeclineofUSPower,p156. 38SeeGrantSmithDeclassifiedDeceptions,p229. 39JamesPetrasBarackObama:AmericasFirstJewishPresidentInformationClearinghouse,January31,2008. 40JamesPetrasGlobalDepressionandRegionalWars(Atlanta:ClarityPress2009)Ch10,pp153155.JewishTelegraphAgency,April27,2009. 41ColonelKarenKwiatkowski,amiddlelevelofficialinthePentagoneventuallyresignedinprotest. 42ibid. 43BetweenNovember2007andJanuary2008,TheDailyAlert,propagandamouthpieceofthe51Zionistorganizations,reproducedovertwodozen articlesfromthemajormediacondemningtheNovember2007USNationalIntelligenceEstimateandparrotingIsraelidisinformationonIraniannuclear bomb. 44MearsheimerandWaltTheIsraelLobbyCh6,DominatingPublicDiscourse,pp168196,LeeOBrienAmericanJewishOrganizationsandIsraelCh5. 45DespitethegeneralconsensusamongmostWashingtonobserversandcongressionalstaffpeopleregardingthepowerofwhattheycalltheIsraelLobby anddespitetheenormousinfluenceofknownZionistsinimportantforeignpolicypositionsoverthepast20years(intheClinton,BushandObamaregimes) onelooksinvainforanycriticalessaysonZionistpowerintheNewLeftReview,NewPolitics,AgainsttheCurrent,SocialistRegister,InternationalSocialist Review,Critiqueetc.Ifanything,whenabookappears,likeMearsheimerandWaltsTheIsraelLobbyormyThePowerofIsraelintheUS,wearemuch morelikelytoreceiveamorebalancedreviewinlibertarianconservativepublicationslikeantiwar.comandinformationclearinghouse.info,thanfromwhat appeartobeMarxistZionistfellowtravelers.ExceptionalcasesofcritiquesofZionistpowerhaveappearedinCanadianDimensionandZMagazine, thoughIamtoldthatleftZionistsreadershavecomplainedandthreatenedtocancelsubscriptionsand/orcontributions. 46SeeAlexCockburnandJeffreySt.ClairThePoliticsofAntiSemitism(Oakland:AKPress2003). 47MearsheimerandWalt,TheIsraelLobbyopcit. 48Severalpublicationshaveenumeratedthemediaoutlets,whichparrotthepoliticallineoftheZPCandtheIsraeliregime,principallytheWallStreet Journal,theWashingtonPost(andwithoccasionalminordeviations)theNewYorkTimes,theChicagoTribune,TheNewYorkPost,TheSun,aswellas CNN,CBS,NBSand,ofcourse,MurdochsFoxNews.However,thesestudieslackasystematicanalysisoftheorganizationallinksbetweenthepro Zionist/Israelmessage,themediaowners,editorsanddirectorsandtheirtiestotheZPC.GlimpsesoftheZionistPowerConfigurationinthemediaappearin thewritingsofEdwardHerman,NormanFinklestein,GrantSmith,AlexanderCockburn,JoelKovel,MearsheimerandWalt.Ageneralresumeisfoundin EdwardAbboudInvisibleEnemy/Virginia:Vox2003)Ch4,49. 49Mostoftheessays,whichidentifiedZionistzealotsinpowerpositionsintheBushregime,havebeenpublishedinthewebsite,antiwar.com.Theauthors includeJustinRaimundo,PhilipGiraldi,PaulCraigRoberts,AlisonWeirandJonathanCook. 50ExceptionsincludeEdwardSaidswritings,EdwardTivnan,TheLobby,GrantSmithSpyandTrade.SeealsoEdwardSaidandChristopherHitchens editors,BlamingtheVictim(London:Verso1988). 51PrivilegingJewishorIsraelisourcesisthefavoritedeviceofwritersacrossthepoliticalspectrumandincludesnonJewsandJewishcriticsinallthe progressiveblogsandpublishedwork. 52ThisisanargumentthatIhaveheardandreadfromsomeoftheleadersofnewlyformedJewishorganizationscriticalofIsrael.Onewonderswhetherthis isnotareplayoftheexclusivistoutlookfeaturedintherabbinicalcanon:keepingthedirtywashinthefamily. 53SeeStephenLendman,JewsAgainstZionism,December7,[email protected]. 54ThemajortradeunionssupportingtheBoycott,DivestmentandSanctionsMovementincludeCanadianpublicsectorunions,Irishtradeunion confederation,British,Italian,French,GreekandSpanishtradeunions. 55InrecenttimesthemostnotoriouseffortbytheUSandCanadianZPCtoblackballandoustacademiccriticsofIsraelrevolvearoundthetenurecaseof NormanFinklesteinatDePaulUniversityandthecensureofWilliamRobinsonatUCSantaBarbara.TheZPCsucceededinsecuringtheousterof FinklesteindespitestrongfacultysupportandseveralmajorbookpublicationsbutfailedintheRobinsoncase.InCanadatheZPChassetupanationwide campaigntobanactivitiesaroundtheantiapartheidissueonuniversitycampuses. 56DailyAlerthasrepublishedovertwodozenopedpiecesfromintheWashingtonPost,WallstreetJournalandZionistthinktanksinWashington defendingIsraelviolationsofinternationallawfromNovember1toDecember7,2009. 57ThescorecardisproIsraelarticles49to1articlecriticalbetweenOctoberNovember2009. 58FromSeptember1toDecember1,noneoftheabovementionedmediaallowedasinglecriticalnonZionistcommentatortopresentaviewfavorableof theGoldstoneReport. 13. defendingIsraelviolationsofinternationallawfromNovember1toDecember7,2009. 57ThescorecardisproIsraelarticles49to1articlecriticalbetweenOctoberNovember2009. 58FromSeptember1toDecember1,noneoftheabovementionedmediaallowedasinglecriticalnonZionistcommentatortopresentaviewfavorableof theGoldstoneReport. 59UltraZionistacademicsholedupinsocalledprestigiousIvyleagueuniversitiesincludeMichaelWalzeratPrinceton,andDershowitzatHarvard, FriedmanatUniversityofLondon,KaganatYale,CohenatJohnsHopkinsandaflockofotherspenningapologiesforIsraelistateterror. 60SeetheexcerptsintheDailyAlertfromSeptemberthroughDecember2009. 61MichaelWalzer,JustWarsandUnjustWars(NewYork:BasicBooks2006.PresidentObamasaddresstotheNobelPeacePrizecommitteein December2009reliedheavilyonWalzersJustWarpolemic 62WhenGoldstoneforwardedhisreplytoCongressmanBermandetailingtheliesanddistortionsinthelatterssummary,whichaccompaniedaUS CongressionalresolutiondefendingIsraeliwarcrimes,Bermanmerelyrepeatedhisfabrications.SuchareourcontemporaryStalinistswhoknowonlyone truthhowtoparrotanddefendtheIsraelipartyline.WhatisamusingishowfewofthelifelongJewishantiStalinistwritershaveraisedanyquestions abouttheneoStalinistZionistsintheirmidst. 63Thecombinationofscientist,racistandideologueamongZionistadvocatesofthebiblicalmythsisnotuncommonamongtwentiethcenturycolonialand imperialregimes.OnIsraeliZionistfabricatedracialmythsseeNadiaAbuElHaj,FactsontheGroundopcitJoelZerulavel,RecoveredRoots(Chicago: UniversityofChicagoPress1995)Ch2,3IsraelShahakJewishHistory,JewishReligion(London:PlutoPress1994)Ch24. 64TheodoreAdornoetalTheAuthoritarianPersonality(NewYork:BasicBooks1950).ItiscuriousthatveryfewpsychologicalclinicalstudiesofZionist sociopathologicalbehaviorhavebeenproduced.Jewishpsychologistsandsociologists,manyofwhomclaimexpertiseinthepsychologyofterrorismand theeffectsoffearoncivilianpopulations,areespeciallyprominentintheirembraceofIsraelicrimesagainsthumanity.GiventhelargenumberofJewish psychiatristsandpsychologists,thissuggestshowimportantideologyisindefiningscientificprojects. 65AccordingtotheGuardian(November16,2009),50%ofMPsintheshadowcabinetareConservativeFriendsofIsraelwhohavereceivedtenmillion poundsoverthepast8years.TheBritishtelevisionChannel4documentaryprogramDispatchesbroadcastInsidetheProIsraelLobbywithinvestigative journalistPeterOsborne,fromNovember1620,2009.ThisastonishingreportrevealedthedeeppenetrationofthethreemajorpartiesbytheZionistPower ConfigurationandthecentralityoflobbyfundinginsecuringBritishdefenseofIsraelipoliciesandwarcrimes.ZionistcontroloftheBritishmassmediaisas pervasiveasintheUS:theInternationalTelevision(ITV)networkstwomostinfluentialcompanies,CarltonCommunicationsandGranadaMediaPlc,are underZionistmanagementandownership.TheBBCTVhasturnedfrombeingafairlyobjectivenewsoutlettobeingacheappropagandistoverthepasthalf decade,underthedirectionofmanagingdirectorTonyCohen.ZionistownershipoftheprincipaldailiesincludeTheDailyExpress,theDailyStarandthe Murdochchain(TheSun,TheTimes,TheNewsoftheWorld)whichcontrolsover80%ofBritishreadership. 66Channel4opcit. 67Seethewebsiteindependenjewishvoices.caforcompletecoverageoftheCanadiangovernmentsclosetieswiththeleadingZionistorganizations,its pursuitofIsraelsagendaandmovestocriminalizecriticismofIsrael.SeealsothenewsreportontheCanadianJewishCongressVancouverSun,Dec.2, 2009. 68NewYorkTimesNovember11,2009. 69SeeEricWingerterandJustinDelacour,PlayingtheAntiSemitismCardagainstVenezuelahttp://www.venezuelanalysis.com,Sept.4,2009. 70ibid. 71InterviewswithArgentineJewishimmigrantstoIsrael,AprilMay2004,March2006. 72TheArgentineCommunistPartywassaidtohaveagreaterrepresentationofmembersinthefinancialsectorthananyotherpartyintheworld.ItsJewish membersweremorelikelyfromtheCooperativeBanksthanthemeatpackingorcarmanufacturingsectorInterviews,March2006. 73InterviewsBuenosAires,AprilMay2002. 74PresidentCristinaFernandezmetwithPresidentShamirandAbeFoxmanoftheADLinBuenosAiresandwiththetopZionistleadersduringavisitto NewYork,beforeandafterspeakingattheUnitedNations.FernandezistheleadingproponentofIsraelsprivilegedstatusinMERCOSUR. 75Engelsthreatshadlittleimpact:Brazilsignedover20tradeandinvestmentagreementswithIranandLuladismissedUSZionisteffortstodictateforeign policytothedustbinofhistory.OnDecember4,2009,SecretaryofStateClintonthreateneddireconsequencesforcountriesdevelopingeconomictieswith Iran,targetingBrazil,BoliviaandVenezuela(LaJornadaDecember4,2009).PresidentEvoMoralesofBoliviachargedtheUShasnoauthoritytospeak againstterrorismsinceitisthebiggestpractioner(LaJornada,December13,2009). 76AviLiebermansvisitwasanIsraeliforeignpolicydisaster,provokingmajorprotestsinArgentinaandBrazil,aswellasaverycoldreceptionfromheads ofstate. 77Mostheadsofstate,especiallythenewcenterleftregimesgoverningmostoftheregion,haveunpleasantmemoriesofIsraelsclosetieswiththebloody dictatorshipsofthe1970sand1980s.Israelprovidedintelligence,militaryadvisersandarmstothegenocidalSomozaregimeinNicaragua,RiosMont terrorstateinGuatemalaandthedeathsquadregimeinElSalvador.IsraelhadaspecialrelationwithArgentinafollowingthebloodymilitarycoupin1976, replacingtheUSasthemainmilitarysupplier,overlookingthemurderouscampaignagainstallArgentineprogressivesincludingmanyJews,whowere tauntedbyantiSemitictorturers.BisharaBahbahIsraelandLatinAmerica(NewYork:St.MartinsPress1986)Ch3,45. 78TheIsraeliJewishmedia,withtherareexceptionofanoccasionalarticleinHaaretz,wasve