They Dare to Speak Out People and Institutions Confront Israel's Lobby

by Findley, Paul

• ISBN13: 9781556524820
• ISBN10: 155652482X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Lawrence Hill Books

Summary

The first book to speak out against the pervasive influence of the American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on American politics, policy, and institutions resonates today as never before. With careful documentation and specific case histories, former congressman Paul Findley demonstrates how the Israel lobby helps to shape important aspects of U.S. foreign policy and influences congressional, senatorial, and even presidential elections. Described are the undue influence AIPAC exerts in the Senate and the House and the pressure AIPAC brings to bear on university professors and journalists who seem too sympathetic to Arab and Islamic states and too critical of Israel and its policies. Along with many longtime outspoken critics, new voices speaking out include former President Jimmy Carter, U.S. Representative Cynthia McKinney, Senator Robert Byrd, prominent Arab-American Dr. Ziad Asali, Rabbi Michael Lerner, and journalist Charles Reese. In addition, the lack of open debate among politicians with regard to the U.S. policy in the Middle East is lamented, and AIPAC is blamed in part for this censorship. Connections are drawn between America's unconditional support of Israel and the raging anti-American passions around the worldand ultimately the tragic events of 9/11. This replaces 1556520735.

Author Biography

Paul Findley was a congressman from 1961 to 1983, representing the state of Illinois and serving as a senior member of the House Middle East Committee. He is the author of Silent No More: Confronting America's False Images of Islam, Deliberate Deceptions: Facing the Facts About the U.S.-Israeli Relationship, and Abraham Lincoln: The Crucible of Congress. He lives in Jacksonville, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Preface	vii
Rescue and Involvement	1	(26)
King of the Hill	27	(24)
Stilling the Still, Small Voices	51	(30)
The Deliberative Body Fails to Deliberate	81	(36)
The Lobby and the Oval Office	117	(30)
Penetrating the Defenses at Defense and State	147	(40)
The Assault on Assault	187	(22)
Subverting Academic Freedom	209	(40)
Paving the Way for the Messiah	249	(32)
Not All Jews Toe the Line	281	(32)
Scattering the Seeds of Catastrophe	313	(36)
What Price Israel?	349	(26)
Acknowledgments	375	(4)
Notes	379	(16)
Index	395