BBC News – Arabic: Palestinians have now rejected the idea of a partial Israeli settlement freeze, will this come as a surprise to Washington? Grant F. Smith, IRmep: Well, Washington should have expected just such a…
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Selective Money Laundering Enforcement at Treasury
The Treasury Department’s assistant secretary David Cohen addressed the American Bankers Association on Monday. Cohen implored the assembled executives to understand that money laundering sometimes involves “good money being put to bad use,” a…
AIPAC Received Classified US Trade Docs from Israeli Embassy
A FBI file reveals the Israeli embassy passed stolen classified US government information to the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). In 1984 Israel and AIPAC jointly lobbied Congress to secure preferential…
Illegal Settlements and the Obama/Netanyahu Meeting
Radio France Internationale – Theme of the Day RFI: The situation in the Middle East has always been complex, what are the mechanisms now available to president Barak Obama to try to convince prime…
Declassified FBI File Alleges an Israeli Intelligence Agent Worked at AIPAC
An agent of the Israeli intelligence service worked on the staff of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) according to a newly declassified FBI file. An August 13, 1984 secret communication…
Why Does AIPAC Spy on Americans?
According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Steven J. Rosen will be allowed to move ahead with his civil defamation lawsuit against the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Rosen and fellow AIPAC employee Keith Weissman…
US Exports to Arab World: Missiles replaced Merchandise
PULSE According to Robert Fisk at The Independent, Arab states are quietly ditching the US dollar in their energy trade. The gradual reduction of dollar reserves could have a devastating effect on the value…
Why Illegal Settlement Money Laundering is still “Off the Table”
Last week District Attorney Robert Morgenthau announced pursuit of a bank allegedly involved in Iranian assets transfer. The ninety year old Manhattan District Attorney already prosecuted Lloyds TSB over the transfer of $300 million in Iranian…
Steve Rosen Accuses AIPAC of Espionage
Steven J. Rosen’s defamation lawsuit against the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is now entering a critical phase. A series of cross-filings stakes out the critical court terrain. Rosen intends to show that…
The Kennedys vs Israel’s Lobby
PULSE The lobby’s accolades for the late Ted Kennedy and his support of Israel mask the generally unknown conflicts fought by the senator’s older brothers. It is likely that lessons from the fiercest of…
The first congressional junket to Israel
Large congressional junkets to Israel have become such fixtures in Washington, DC, that few Americans now question their curious origins. These periodic pilgrimages were once contentious and of such dubious legality for…
Why Would Arab Nations Sign Trade Deals with Israel?
Grant Smith, IRmep What would induce Arab countries to normalize trade relations with Israel? When the US negotiated the US Israel Free Trade Area in 1984, when you were still at AIPAC, and you’ll…
Bingo! U.S. donors fund illegal Jewish Settlements
Menassat The Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy (IRmep), a think tank focused on the intersection between US policy towards the Middle East and law enforcement, has documented the case that charities…
Pharmaceuticals and Israeli Trade Agreement Violations
PressTV: According to a petition filed by the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy [IRmep] to the US Trade Representative, Israel has violated important provisions of the US-Israel Free Trade Agreement for years. The bilateral…
Why is Colombia Buying Obsolete Israeli Fighter Jets?
Cleveland and San Francisco Independent Media Center In 2007 Colombia awarded Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI) a contract worth more than $150 million to upgrade its aging fleet of Kfir fighter jets. The…
Group To Use Section 301 Process To Highlight U.S.-Israel Relations
A non-profit group focused on U.S.-Middle East policy plans for the second time to use the petition process under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 to call into question Israel’s status…
Subsidies for Israel, Sanctions for Iran
President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2010 budget request for $2.775 billion in military aid to Israel is proceeding smoothly through the Congress. On June 17 the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign…
AIPAC Bill will Destroy More American Jobs
“AIPAC legislated restrictions on US businesses and workers already cost 100,000 American jobs per year. New AIPAC legislation targeting Iran could lead to further jobs loss.” An AIPAC effort in Congress seeks…
Nuclear Weapons Key to Israeli Retention of Captured Territory
OpEdNews A newly declassified 1960 report on Israel’s nukes underscores role in foreign policy “assertiveness.” “Possession of a nuclear weapon capability, or even the prospect of achieving it, would clearly give Israel…
DOJ reverses AIPAC espionage case guilty plea and jail time?
On May 14, US attorneys quietly filed a sealed motion (PDF) “as to Lawrence Anthony Franklin” in the Eastern District of Virginia. Judge Ellis then granted a hearing for June 12 at…