How Israel and its lobby dissed Obama…
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An extraordinary and unmissable discussion between Peter Beinart and Ben Rhodes, former foreign policy aide to President Obama, giving unprecedented insight into how the lobby system in American politics works – and particularly into the Israel lobby.
In this article Philip Weiss transcribes large parts of what Rhodes said in discussion. They’re just a taster. The whole contribution is essential viewing and there is a link to it on YouTube in the article.
This article was originally published by Mondoweiss on Tue 23 Feb 2021. Read the original here.
Biden team forgets ‘history:’ Israel and its lobby dissed Obama in ‘borderline offensive’ racial terms–Ben Rhodes
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For years I have been saying that the 2-state ‘solution’ is a delusion, a deception. And that Israel – with the support of the US establishment – is planning a new Nakba, a major ethnic cleansing of Palestinians. It is waiting for an opportunity – she’at kosher – to perpetrate this genocidal crime. And now we have it confirmed from a source who was at the centre of US power.