NATIONAL SUMMIT TO REASSESS THE U.S. - ISRAEL "SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP"
Washington, DC - March 7, 2014 8AM-5PM at the National Press Club
 
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"..a passionate attachment of one nation for another produces a variety of evils."

-George Washington, Farewell Address
 

 
   
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1. How does the Israel lobby influence Congress?

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Paul Findley - Should the executive outmaneuver Congress to save Palestine and Israel?

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Janet McMahon - The Israel lobby network and coordinated PACs that finance U.S. elections.

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Cynthia McKinney - In the Israel lobby's cross-hairs.

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Delinda Hanley - U.S. aid to Israel in numbers.

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Questions and Answers

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2. Does Israel and its lobby exercise too much influence on U.S. decisions to wage war in the Middle East? C-SPAN

 
Stephen Sniegoski - Neoconservatives and the Iraq War. YouTube

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Karen Kwiatkowski - Inside the Pentagon's "Office of Special Plans." YouTube

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Gareth Porter - The "manufactured crisis" and drive for U.S. / Israel military actions against Iran. YouTube

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Brigadier General (ret) James J. David - How does U.S. military aid to Israel impact relations with other U.S. allies? YouTube

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3. Does the "special relationship" transcend rule of law? C-SPAN

 
Grant F. Smith - A brief history of unprosecuted Israeli foreign agent, smuggling and espionage cases. YouTube

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Ernie Gallo - The U.S.S Liberty: what really happened? What did not? YouTube

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Mark Perry - Mossad poses as CIA? No-holds-barred national security reporting in the current environment. YouTube

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M.E. "Spike" Bowman - The Jonathan Pollard Affair: what does it mean and what does it not mean? YouTube

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4. History: How did the "special relationship" come to be? C-SPAN

 
Stephen Walt - The "special relationship" and what has changed since publication of "The Israel Lobby" book YouTube MP3
Geoffrey Wawro- Key findings from the book "Quicksand" and what happens to historians who revise history. YouTube

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John Quigley - 1967, international law and cost of U.S. support for the occupation. YouTube

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Alison Weir - Findings from the new book "Against Our Better Judgment" YouTube

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5. Has the lobby captured political parties and news media? C-SPAN

 
Jeff Blankfort - Are there Israel lobby gatekeepers and damage control squads on the Left? YouTube

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Allan Brownfeld - The ACJ and battles over Zionism inside Jewish social welfare organizations. YouTube

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Justin Raimondo - Has the Israel lobby captured the Right? YouTube

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Scott McConnell - Did Neoconservatives take over GOP foreign policy? YouTube

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Philip Weiss - What is changing in "permissible" mainstream public debate—and what is not? YouTube

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6. Is Israel really a U.S. ally?  C-SPAN

 
Paul Pillar - Are threats to Israel's security inflated to justify occupation and U.S. support? YouTube

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Ray McGovern - Does Israel act like a U.S. ally? YouTube

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Philip Giraldi - Is Israel a U.S. ally? YouTube

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Closing statements and where to go for more information YouTube MP3

  1. Backgrounder: history and current situation in the Middle Eas

 		 

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