Many
believe that the easily observable dominance of the friends of Israel
over some aspects of government policy is a phenomenon unique to the
United States, where committed Jews and Christian Zionists are able to
control both politicians and the media message relating to what is going
on in the Middle East. Unfortunately, the reality is that there exists
an “Israel Lobby” in many countries, all dedicated to advancing the
agendas promoted by successive Israeli governments no matter what the
actual interests of the host country might be. Failure to confront
Israel’s crimes against humanity combined with an inability to resist
its demands regarding how issues like anti-Semitism and hate speech are
defined has done terrible damage to free speech in Western Europe and,
most notably, in the Anglophone world.
For the United States this corruption of the media and the political process by Israel has meant endless wars in the Middle East
as well of loss of civil liberties at home, but some other countries
have compromised their own declared values far beyond that. Former
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper praised
Israel completely inaccurately as a light that “…burns bright, upheld
by the universal principles of all civilized nations – freedom,
democracy justice.” He has also said
“I will defend Israel whatever the cost” to Canada, an assertion that
some might regard as very, very odd for a Canadian head of state.
In
some other cases, Israel plays hardball directly, threatening
retribution against governments that do not fall in line. Israeli Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu recently warned
New Zealand that backing a U.N. resolution condemning Israeli
settlements would be a “declaration of war.” He was able to do so
because he had confidence in the power of the Israel Lobby in that
country to mobilize and produce the desired result.
http://www.unz.com/pgiraldi/the-crucifixion-of-jeremy-corbyn/
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