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...Fleshler does a masterful job of portraying the actual political influence that AIPAC and other groups wield, without either overblowing or underplaying it....It is precisely this contextualizing of AIPAC that marks this book a success in all the ways that Walt and Mearsheimer fell short, buy cheap clomid online. Buy clomid overnight delivery, The two professors, whose expertise does not lie in a Washington scene with which they have only a dilettante’s familiarity, Massachusetts MA Mass. , Comprare clomid sconto, can’t match Fleshler’s insight into the workings of Washington, much less the Jewish community.., köpa clomid online. Cheap clomid without prescription, From my perspective as someone who has worked in the field of Israel-Palestine peace for years, and writing from my office in Washington, clomid kopen, Kjøpe clomid, it is clear that Transforming America’s Israel Lobby is the book we have been waiting for. Those of us “inside the Beltway” have long felt much of what Fleshler says.., buy clomid c.o.d.. Ordering clomid,

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Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

A new Zogby International poll Order clomid, shows that 71 percent of Obama backers think the United States should "get tough with Israel" in order to stop settlement expansion, while 26 percent of McCain supporters feel that way. 80 percent of likely Obama voters also agreed with the statement, ``It's time for the United States to get tough with Israel, købe clomid,” in contrast to most McCain supporters. Buy clomid no prescription, No doubt many Israelis and their right wing American backers are mortified by the fact that Obama’s base wants him to do something about the settlement enterprise and to impose costs on Israel if it does nothing. No doubt the far left and other attackers of all things Israeli will rejoice at these poll numbers.

In contrast, kjøpe clomid online, while I am in the camp that wants Obama to have the political wiggle room to take a fair, Rhode Island RI R.I. , evenhanded approach to the conflict, I hope that Netanyahu will NOT put Obama in a position where the President is forced to "get tough" with Israel. Like others on the pro-Israel left, I believe there is no chance to unravel the Gordian knot of the Israel-Palestinian conflict without bold American diplomacy, and the U.S, order clomid. must insist that the settlements project comes to a dead-stop even as it presses for an end to Palestinian violence and incitement, clomid online.

But that doesn't mean that I and my fellow travellers in Americans for Peace Now, Ordering clomid without prescription, J Street, Israel Policy Forum, Ameinu and Brit Tzedek v’Shalom will be happy if the U.S, California CA Calif. . is forced to exercise tough love. Generic clomid, If a bitter public confrontation has to happen, so be it. Order clomid, But it will hurt, in the same way that it hurts to argue bitterly with a recalcitrant family member.

Israeli pundits on the right do not seem to understand this, ordering clomid online legally. Nor do they understand what the pro-Israel peace camp in the U.S. Order clomid without prescription, is advocating. They seem to believe we would be delighted by a confrontation and are rooting for it because of our hostility to the very idea of Israel, and our ardent desire for it to make one-sided concessions, buy clomid cod. A column in the Jerusalem Post on this topic by Lenny Ben-David was entitled, "Rapture over the Rupture." A diatribe from Isi Liebler calls us “fake Zionists “and expresses outrage at “the favorable media exposure provided to fringe groups…, whose prime objective is to ‘balance’ AIPAC activities by lobbying the Obama administration to force Israel to make further unilateral concessions.”

The Jewish right finds it inconceivable for us to believe what we believe and still worry about Israel’s security and well-being, order clomid. In fact, Billige clomid Apotheke, we are taking our cues from experienced Israeli diplomats and other international experts who understand it is fruitless for a well-armed, occupying power to negotiate the terms of a viable settlement with an almost defenseless occupied people, unless a third party mediates and presses both sides to take politically unpopular steps they otherwise might not take, buy clomid.

In my book, Osta alennus clomid, a whole chapter is devoted to interviews with a broad range of Israelis who favor various forms of interventionist American diplomacy, including former diplomats and officials like Shlomo Ben-Ami, David Kimche, αγοράζουν online clomid, Daniel Levy and Ephraim Sneh. Cheap clomid online cheap, None of them want the U.S. to sell Israel down the river by compromising its core security requirements or forcing it to make unilateral concessions; all of them want America to stop both sides from taking steps that will destroy the possibility of a two state solution, and to come up with creative proposals to bridge the gaps between them, Illinois IL Ill. . Order clomid, But even if Israelis feel that way, we are not permitted to, according to the Israel-must-be-left-alone crowd. Moreover, Florida FL Fla. , the fact that we are Americans who believe it is in our own nation’s interests to bolster the forces of moderation in the Middle East is an inconvenient truth they don’t even mention.

While the Jewish right denounces people in my camp for turning our backs on Israel, much of the international left despises us for having emotional ties to Israel and/or Israeli Jews, buy clomid cheap. Believing that Israel is an Evil Empire with no redeeming characteristics, Order clomid no rx, they can only abide Jews who reflexively find everything about it to be contemptible. Any other sentiment is considered "Jewish particularism," a synonym for vile and unjustified tribalism, order clomid pills. Essentially, Maryland MD Md. , they object to our desire to belong to something that is larger than ourselves and smaller than the entire human race.

Sorry, universalists, Osta clomid, tough love for Israel will be tough for me to bear, Clomid online kopen, because my identity as a Jew is bound up with Israel and I am emotionally and spiritually connected to it. Sorry, supporters of the status quo, order clomid online cheap, if I endorsed Israeli behaviour or policies that I believed were deplorable and misguided, if I stopped trying to help progressive Israelis who are trying to fix what is broken in the Jewish state, that would be turning my back on Israel.

If my camp's sentiments and ideas are mercilessly bashed by both the Jewish right and the far left, it is a good sign that the sentiments are justifiable and the ideas have merit.

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Monday, May 25th, 2009

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I am going to donate 10% of the money I receive as gifts to the Two Trees Initiative, a project of the Rabbis for Human Rights that plants olive trees around Israel, clomid prescription. North Dakota ND , These trees are replacing those that have been illegally uprooted by the Israeli government and by settlers. The project also plants new trees in poor Jewish neighborhoods, buy generic clomid. In Deuteronomy, it says "Even if you are at war with a city...you must not destroy its trees." Planting trees is one of the most environmental things you can do, buy clomid cod. Order clomid no prescription, Not only can they look nice, but trees release oxygen and clean the air, clomid. Missouri MO Mo. , Also olive trees can help support families. Planting trees is, order clomid online legally, Billig kaufen clomid, in a way, commanded by God, price of clomid. Louisiana LA , It is also the right thing to do. Buy clomid cod, This initiative promotes peaceful coexistence between the two states. I picked this charity because it benefits our fellow Jews and our fellow humans, ordering clomid, Clomid without prescription, the Palestinians.

Some left-leaning adults tell us that it is impossible to reconcile a passion for social justice with an emotional or spiritual commitment to Israel and a desire to be part of the Jewish people. They are deeply suspicious of any form of Jewish particularism, order clomid, Ordering clomid online, any sense of fellow feeling and shared community with Israeli Jews. Her answer to them is straighforward, kopen goedkope clomid, Nevada NV Nev. , and wise.

The New Israel Fund is also wrestling with these questions in a program that appears to be targeted to young Jewish professionals: "Love, order clomid online, Rhode Island RI R.I. , Hate and the Jewish State --A Conversation On Israel and Social Justice." Their web site asks: "Why is it so hard to talk about Jewish social justice and Israel. Are the two issues incompatible, purchase clomid online. Købe clomid online, Does separating them from each other impact our communities and our own identities?"

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The crowd adored Cantor who managed to invoke the Holocaust, gas chambers, Køb discount clomid, New Jersey NJ N.J. , and cattle cars in his shameful and hysterical call to arms. Cantor cynically demonstrated that there are indeed limits on how far one may go when exploiting the emotions of a Jewish audience for partisan profit, købe clomid, Buy clomid no prescription, and then cheerfully crossed them. He literally said that "men are pointing guns at Israel, cheapest clomid, Farmacia clomid baratos, indeed at Jews everywhere, promising to kill us."

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Schanzer's main beef is that "Fleshler contradicts himself throughout the book."

Here is an example of what Schanzer seems to believe is a contradiction: "Fleshler insists that Israel has a right to defend itself, Pennsylvania PA Penn. , but castigates it for its "appallingly disproportionate response to Hamas rocket fire' during Operation Cast Lead in December 2008 and January 2009."

In other words, Michigan MI Mich. , if you assert that Israel had the right to defend itself from Hamas rockets, the only recourse you could possibly support is "Operation Cast Lead." There is literally no room in this mindset for any other approach. Schanzer doesn't merely disagree with alternatives; he acts as if those alternatives don't exist, buy viagra free samples cod.

Another one: "[Fleshler] admits that the `combination of Hamas, Osta viagra free samples online, Hizbullah in Lebanon and, Buy viagra free samples, of course, Iran's reckless president and nuclear program' has provided ample reason to believe 1938-type dangers loom for Israel. Yet he sneers at the `hawkish tilt' of Jewish groups that seek to impose a blockade on Iran until it halts its illicit activities."

In my book, buy viagra free samples no rx, I identified and sought to explain Jewish fears, Acheter viagra free samples discount, and indicated that the dangers Israel faced were real. But I pointed out that there were other approaches to Iran besides the confrontational tack of the Bush administration, such as those of Trita Parsi and Shlomo Ben-Ami, kopen goedkope viagra free samples. And I lamented the fact that those approaches weren't even on the radar screen of the organized American Jewish community. Buy viagra free samples cod, But in the world according to Schanzer and his mentors, you cannot possibly be worried about Iran unless you want American warships to enforce a blockade. Buy viagra free samples overnight delivery, And here is his summary: "In a nutshell, Fleshler wants Israel to cough up territory and make other concessions to the Palestinians, even if there is no reciprocity, Delaware DE Del. , simply because he thinks it's the right thing to do. Virginia VA Va. , And he thinks that America needs to force Israel to make these concessions."

Nope. The book asserts that both sides eventually need to compromise to stave off utter disaster. There is nothing in there about Israel relinquishing territory without reciprocity, or forcing Israel to make concessions. But perhaps he believes that I actually did advocate those things, buy viagra free samples cod. Perhaps when he is confronted with anyone who searches for a middle ground, an alarmist part of his brain clicks in and convinces him that he is confronted with a complete capitulationist. Because there is no middle ground in his world, no room for subtlety or diplomatic nuance.

Doesn't this sound painfully familiar. This is the school of bludgeoning bone-headed militarism, of Shock and Awe, of all sticks and no carrots, with the credo of shoot-first-and-worry-about-the-TV-cameras-later. It failed so miserably, one would think its advocates would at least keep quiet until they came up with something better. But, apparently, this is the best they can do.

I suppose it's good news that they can't come up with anything new to refute Obama's more reasonable approach to the world, which my book supports. But the bad news is that this mentality is still popular within vocal, still-powerful segments of the American Jewish community

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Friday, May 1st, 2009

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APN opposes these bills and is conveying variations of the message that is pasted below to Hill offices. It is, in my judgement, very reasonable, order viagra free samples. But one searches in vain for these arguments on the web sites of mainstream American Jewish organizations that are concerned with Iran, viagra free samples en ligne afin. These arguments, Bestill viagra free samples online, and those of Triti Parsi, are not even included in the conversation. So ordinary folks in the Jewish community have been led to believe that there is only one set of options when dealing with Iran, Wisconsin WI Wis. , only one way to address Iran's nuclear development: "isolation-sanctions-and-saber-rattling, Order viagra free samples pills, " as described by APN. (See Chapter 5 in my book, which makes the same point), Nebraska NE Nebr. .

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We also recognize, and we urge Congress to recognize, New Jersey NJ N.J. , that thirty years of Iran policy defined by "isolation-sanctions-and-saber-rattling-only" has been a spectacular failure, Where to buy cheap viagra free samples, failing to induce the Iranian regime to become more moderate or friendly to the West. Worse yet, as concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions have intensified over the past decade, New York NY N.Y. , the stubborn refusal to alter this approach, Billige viagra free samples apotek, even in the face of its clear inadequacies, has cost the U.S. Order viagra free samples, and the international community valuable time during which Iran's nuclear program has moved forward - time when determined diplomacy, coupled with sanctions, might have yielded a different result.

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-- It risks sending a message that Congress does not fully support President Obama's effort to engage Iran.

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We are not suggesting that diplomatic efforts to resolve U.S. differences with Iran will be easy, order viagra free samples. We are not suggesting that the success of these efforts is a foregone conclusion. And we are not suggesting that any future options should be foreclosed. In the event that the Obama Administration determines that Iran is truly not interested in resolving the important issues on the bilateral agenda through diplomacy, the option for further actions by the U.S., including additional sanctions, will still exist.

We are suggesting that if U.S. engagement with Iran is to have any chance of success, credible, sustained diplomatic efforts - without preconditions, artificial timelines, or the threat of Congressionally-imposed end-dates in the form of new sanctions - are indispensable. These new sanctions bills are neither necessary to, nor supportive of, such an effort. We therefore urge members of Congress to refrain from co-sponsoring these bills and to press their leadership to make a public commitment that these bills will be kept off the legislative agenda.

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Friday, April 17th, 2009

The well-connected and astute James Besser is hearing from American Jewish learders who are concerned that Obama will ignore conventional political wisdom and not worry (too much) about battling "the pro-Israel establishment." He tells us:

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There’s another factor: this administration, more than any previous one, is listening to voices in the Jewish community that say the major pro-Israel groups, which can be expected to do battle against anything perceived as pressure on the Israeli government, are not representative of the broader Jewish community, which, some polls show, favors stronger U.S, order viagra free samples without prescription. action in the region and may not be averse to pressure on the Jerusalem government to achieve a settlement, buy viagra free samples. Comprar viagra free samples, Does this mean the administration is set on a policy and is ready to move forward aggressively. I don’t think so, ordering viagra free samples online, Buy viagra free samples from canada, not yet.

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I am sometimes deeply offended by what Weiss has to say, and am even more offended by the acolytes who have gathered around his blog, some of whom are openly anti-Semitic, buy viagra free samples online cheap. South Carolina SC S.C. , I have expressed those concerns here, sometimes with a great deal of anger, Oklahoma OK Okla. . αγοράσετε viagra free samples έκπτωση, Part of what energizes his critique of Israel and American Jews is not only an objection to the occupation and those who passively accept it. He has also been staking out a position as a proud "assimilationist." He is angry that Jewish ethnic loyalty has created an ethos that justifies anything Israel does (I'm angry, Iowa IA , Osta viagra free samples online, too) But it is not just the byproducts of ethnic loyalty that bother him and some of his fans. Weiss seems to object to the very idea of Jewish peoplehood as most Jews define it, acheter viagra free samples bon marché, παραγγείλετε online viagra free samples, which includes a sense of fellow-feeling when in the company of other Jews and an attachment to the land of Israel (for a host of reasons, from religious feeling to an appreciation of the simple fact that many Jews live there), cheap viagra free samples online cheap.

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I could go on, buy viagra free samples without prescription, Ordering viagra free samples pills, and on and on, about why Weiss is often wrong and sometimes dangerous, köpa viagra free samples online. Maine ME Me. , That said, there is an admirable moral core to the man. And I share much of his anger and his anguish about Israeli behavior. And his persistent questioning of Zionism and everything connected with it has prompted me to check longheld assumptions at the door and think carefully about the price of tribalism and particularism, buy viagra free samples online cheap. He also happens to be an old friend and a nice guy. So what should I do with his endorsement. Should I announce, "Thanks but no thanks, MondoWeiss?" Should I compile everything Weiss has ever written, come up with a point-by-point refutation, and send it to Mort Klein so he doesn't bother me.

Or should I act like a grown-up.

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Friday, March 27th, 2009

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87% of respondents said they supported the United States playing an active role in helping the parties resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict, Missouri MO Mo. . Cheap cialis online without prescription, 75% supported this role even if it meant the U.S. publicly disagreeing with both sides, Michigan MI Mich. , Buy cialis from canada, and 70% supported it even if meant applying pressure to both sides.

That is good news for those of us who think toughminded American diplomacy is the only feasible way to break the impasse between Israelis and Palestinians, kjøpe cialis online. But it isn't surprising to anyone who's tracked American Jewish opinion, buy cialis. Cheap cialis no prescription, In 1998, when the Clinton Administration was squabbling with Prime Minister Netanyahu, Hawaii HI , Buy cialis overnight delivery, a poll sponsored by Israel Policy Forum found that, by a 9-1 margin, billige cialis Apotheke, Purchase cialis online, American Jews wanted the administration to take an “evenhanded” approach to the Israel-Palestinian dispute and 84 percent agreed that the United States should “pressure” both Arafat and Netanyahu. In my book, buy cialis online, Order cialis online, I cite a number of other polls to show that, during the past decade, cialis pills, Jotta cialis verkossa, most American Jews have endorsed leaning on both sides, rather than just one side, Arkansas AR Ark. , Ordering cialis without prescription, when necessary.

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"Not surprisingly, New Jersey NJ N.J. , support for America playing an active role drops off considerably if it means disagreeing only with Israel (support drops 88 to 58 percent) or pressuring only Israel (support drops from 88 to 57 percent). These findings underscore how strongly Jews want the U.S. to assert itself to achieve peace, but also how much more effective it is when America is even-handed and addresses both sides instead of just one side."

True, but the findings also show that large numbers of American Jews, perhaps even a majority, have moved beyond favoring evenhandedness or honest brokerage, buy cialis. These people are simply in no mood to put up with an Israeli government that takes more steps that will preclude the possibility of a 2-state solution, although the pollsters don't spell out specific examples of Israeli recalcitrance or military adventurism when testing that proposition.

It doesn't matter if this represents the sentiments of a majority of Jews in the U.S. It obviously reflects the views of a good many of them. While no doubt some of them have always felt this way, it is likely that these numbers offer more evidence of radicalization and growing alienation from Israel, especially among younger Jewish voters. Buy cialis, Will Congress and the Obama team hear from them, and from the larger group that is comfortable with pressure on both sides if and when it is necessary. That remains to be seen.

But the results ought to be troubling to Benjamin Netanyahu. So should another nugget from the poll, which has also gone unnoticed: 72% of American Jews who give money to political campaigns oppose Israeli settlement expension. The pollsters note: "In fact, political donors stand out from the overall population on a variety of areas, including their more Democratic and progressive self-identification, greater support for peace initiatives and more negative attitudes toward Avigdor Lieberman and Benjamin Netanyahu."

This is further proof of what I've been pointing out for quite some time: although political donations from hawkish American Jews get all the attention from the cabal watchers, most "Jewish money" in politics comes from those who support Israel's peace camp (whatever is left of it, that is). The problem is that this support is passive. Too few of them identify their concerns about the occupation or their endorsement of tough American diplomacy when they write their checks or call their Congressperson. That is one of the habits that J Street--working in tandem with allied groups like Brit Tzedek v' Shalom and Americans for Peace Now--is trying to change. Hope it's not too late...

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Buy cialis cod, I've patiently tried to dissect who was responsible for the Charles Freeman fiasco and to discern what it portends for the Obama administration. Some commentary on the commentary:

Myth #1: The "Israel lobby" and AIPAC per se were not behind the opposition to Freeman; it was just a bunch of loud neocons. Massachusetts MA Mass. , AIPAC has publicly denied that it lobbied against the appointment. Joe Klein writes that Freeman: “ pins his departure on ‘the Israel Lobby,’ which is imprecise, Missouri MO Mo. . He was the victim of a mob, Cheap cialis online cheap, not a lobby. The mob was composed primarily of Jewish neoconservatives–abetted by less than courageous public servants like Senator Chuck Schumer, who has publicly taken credit for the hit.”

Similarly, Jim Besser (a great reporter whom I admire) writes that he "saw no evidence the “lobby” — meaning AIPAC itself – was involved in the anti-Freeman effort, although that effort was sparked to a considerable degree by Steve Rosen, a former top AIPAC employee, and there’s plenty of evidence the more right-wing elements of the pro-Israel movement were heavily involved."

Sorry, fellas, buy cialis cod. Very reliable sources inform me that Josh Block, an AIPAC spokesperson, purchase cialis, contacted bloggers and journalists expressing concern about Freeman. Buy cialis online, That is probably what Freeman referred to when he mentioned "easily traceable e-mails" in the announcement that he was giving up the fight. Trust me on this one. I had to think twice about writing it because I want Block, cheap generic cialis, who is generally very nice to critical journalists at the AIPAC Policy Conferences, Iowa IA , to be nice to me. Buy cialis cod, There is no way I would have written it unless it were manifestly true, and important.

Even it were not true, it is simply inconceivable that Mark Kirk, cialis online kaufen, Charles Schumer and other Congressfolk who publicly objected to Freeman would have done so without the encouragement --or winks and nods-- of AIPAC. Acheter en ligne cialis, The Hill is where it lives and breathes, and nothing this important could have been orchestrated without its blessing.

Myth #2: The Freeman fracas proves that the conventional Israel lobby has the power to dictate Middle East policy by ensuring that no one willing to criticize Israel will get a hearing in the Administration. Here is Andrew Sullivan on the meaning of power in Washington: “You get to dictate to a president who he can and cannot appoint to his own intelligence staff, Kentucky KY Ky. . This was not a Senate-confirmation issue. And it was not because of some financial or tax issue, buy cialis cod. Wisconsin WI Wis. , It was because of what he believed. And a president is simply not allowed to have that kind of diversity of view in his administration. And he knows this is a battle he shouldn't fight.”

Almost, Rhode Island RI R.I. , but not quite...The Freeman affair shows that the lobby knows how to convey the IMPRESSION that it has the power to dictate Middle East policy, South Dakota SD , and that it will make life miserable for any President who wants to take an independent course on Israel. Ron Kampeas of the JTA has an interesting take on this:

I'd like to argue that if, theoretically, order cialis without prescription, a critic of Israel's occupation had been appointed to a sensitive, Ordering cialis online cheap, senior security position without Freeman's baggage, jampacked with apologias for the Saudi and the Chinese dictatorships, such a person would have been a serious test of the pro-Israel lobby's power, buy cialis cod. Buy cialis cod, I'd like to argue the point, but I don't have to: Samantha Power, after all, handles multilateral organizations on the National Security Council.

Samantha Power, Order cialis overnight delivery, who accused Israel of war crimes, who called for moneys for Israel to be diverted to the Palestinians, who called for an interventionary force to protect the Palestinians from Israel, bestill cialis online. And yes, North Dakota ND , I know the White House placated pro-Israel figures by saying that her work would be confined to Darfur and other non-Israel issues. And then her first assignment was: Durban. With nary a pro-Israel complaint, discount cialis. With the blessing (not that it would have mattered, I think) of one of Freeman's fiercest critics, Marty Peretz.

Freeman's appointment was not a serious test of the lobby's power, buy cialis cod. Not even close. Lowest price cialis, He had enough extra baggage to make him an easy mark. It is an example of a pattern that is familiar to those who follow the lobby closely: it only picks fights that it knows it can win, at least when it comes to assaulting individual reputations, comprar cialis de descuento. One important goal of these very occasional battles is to demonstrate the ability to affect political outcomes in order to make the political elite more docile. Buy cialis cod, As one Congressional staffer told me: "They only kill the deer when it is wounded and in the middle of the road."

This whole Freeman affair is an example of what my wife, who is in the ad biz, calls "power puffery." AIPAC and its allies manipulate perceptions and create exaggerated notions of their resources and influence, and foster the widespread belief that both elected and appointed officials cross swords with the lobby at their peril. Texas TX Tex. , But the Hill is filled with an increasing number of Representatives and Senators who don’t hesitate to criticize Israel and even the Israel lobby, and nothing ever happens to them. There can and should be many more, Utah UT . For example, Cialis online kopen, if anyone is a logical target for AIPAC’s wrath, it is Rep. Jim Moran, the Virginia Dem who blamed Israel’s supporters for the Iraq War and was roundly condemned by his own party in 2002. He’s been re-elected twice, buy cialis cod. The AIPACers know they can’t beat him, so they haven't tried (at least they haven't tried very hard). I get into all of this is in much more detail in my book. Sorry, can’t give away more now.

Yes, Hobbes was mostly correct: ‘The perception of power is power.” But that is true only if people allow it to be true, if they don’t bother to scrutinize carefully the extent to which someone can actually do what he wants you to believe he can do. Samantha Power got the Durban portfolio, for God’s sake. Of course, Obama will take political risks if he relies on people who want to help him chart a truly independent course in the Middle East. But the risks are not as great as the lobby, and the critics who help it puff up its power, want us to believe. And that is good news.

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