A continuation of Moon's discussion of Israeli and related influence" as indicated below ....by skeptic1:



Frontline USA: Lobbying for Israel



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It is said to be the most powerful interest group in Washington DC - but what is the Israel lobby? And how exactly does it operate?

As the race to the White House heats up, there is one policy on which all the presidential candidates can agree - the US relationship with Israel.

Israel is the world's largest recipient of US aid, taking in roughly $3bn in direct assistance every year.

It is an aid relationship unlike any other in the world - and by far the most generous foreign aid programme ever between any two countries.

Yet for decades, the US has criticised Israel for its policy of building settlements on occupied Palestinian land.

Every president from Jimmy Carter to George Bush has warned Israel to put a halt to its settlement expansion - and yet the settlements continue to go up, and the aid money continues to pour in.


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What is it that drives this US government hypocrisy of policy and why do the voters stand for it ? It seems evident that there is no reason which meets the usual criteria of policy logic. Something else is at work and that 'something else' works to prevent exposure and discussion at a level readily accessible to the American public.



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4. Jewish Delegates Could Be Key in Democratic Race

A disproportionately large number of Democratic superdelegates are Jewish, and they could prove crucial in deciding whether Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama wins the party’s nomination.

Thus far 36 Jewish superdelegates have declared for Clinton, while Obama has 12 Jewish superdelegates. But 26 Jewish superdelegates are among those who are still undeclared.

“If the Democratic presidential primary comes down to a photo finish, these Jewish insiders could play an outsized role in anointing a nominee at the party’s August convention,” according to the Forward, a Jewish publication that has conducted a new survey of Jewish superdelegates.

Superdelegates are largely elected officials and party officials, and the number of Jewish politicians has grown significantly in the past half-century. In 2006, 33 Jewish candidates were elected to Congress, up from 13 in 1950, the Forward reports.

And over the past 15 years, the Democratic National Committee has had three Jewish chairs.

One of those chairs, Massachusetts-based activist Steve Grossman, is now a Clinton fundraiser. And with Obama ahead of Hillary in pledged delegates and the popular vote, Grossman has sent out an open letter to DNC members urging them not to fall in behind Obama until all state contests are concluded.

Grossman told the Forward that if the result from the disputed Florida primary is counted, and Hillary does well in upcoming primaries, the overall results would be inconclusive and it would be the responsibility of superdelegates to vote their conscience.

The Forward also notes that Hillary has personally been doing some “heavy arm-twisting” in an effort to secure Jewish superdelegates