Taming the zionist lobby

[IndianaGreen]

Taming the zionist lobby

Tuesday 24 November 2009
Stuart Littlewood

Last week's Channel 4 Dispatches programme probing the antics of the pro-Israel lobby in British politics has opened up this hitherto forbidden subject to public debate.

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But interesting though the programme was, it left out too much.

It didn't tell us that BBC director-general Mark Thompson went to Israel in 2005 to "build bridges" with the then prime minister Ariel Sharon, considered by many a war criminal and mass murderer.

It didn't tell the nation that our most important security bodies - the intelligence and security committee, foreign affairs committee and defence committee - are all headed by Israel flag-wavers.

And it didn't reveal that our Labour and Conservative leaders are both patrons of the Jewish National Fund or explain the purpose of that organisation.

Basic questions remain - for example, why are agents of a foreign military power allowed to meddle in our democratic and parliamentary processes?

http://www.morningstaronline.co.uk/index.php/news/content/view/full/83652

[sharesunited]

1. Is all influence meddling? How many friends does Israel have in the international community?

Britain is a veritable parent of the Jewish state.

It is perfectly natural to expect strong Israeli lobbying to preserve that relationship and attempt to combat undue Muslim influence being exerted upon the British government.

[LeftishBrit]

2. Oh come on...

All countries that mix with others try to influence them. You can only avoid it by complete isolation. Britain is much more influenced by America and the EU. And as regards corrupt influences, try Saudi Arabia.

I don't like the selective paranoia about AIPAC; but at least it is true that lobbies in general have undue influence and power in the USA. But trying to transfer the paranoia to the UK is ridiculous. Lobbies as a whole don't have one-tenth of the power here as in America.

This article is just silly.