WASHINGTON, November 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The director of the Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy (IRmep) today asked a federal court to block pending foreign aid payments to Israel while a case examining its…
Trump’s Washington and the Israel Lobby
KZYX radio “Takes on the World” host and Middle East analyst Jeffrey Blankfort and IRmep’s Grant F. Smith examine likely developments in Israel-US relations under the incoming Trump administration. Program page Audio Download YouTube
The Israel Lobby’s Impact on America
Guest lecturer Grant F. Smith discusses key points developed in his new book, Big Israel: How Israel’s Lobby Moves America, while providing insight into likely Israel lobby demands on the next administration. Smith…
Dispatch From Inside the Signing Ceremony For the $38 Billion U.S.-Israel MOU
By Grant F. Smith ON SEPT. 14, U.S. Undersecretary of State Tom Shannon and Acting Israeli National Security Adviser Jacob Nagel signed a new 10-year memorandum of understanding for $38 billion in U.S….
Poll: 80% of Americans don’t want U.S. aid going to Israel – Lawsuit aims to help
A majority of Americans would redirect $38 billion the Obama Administration recently pledged to Israel toward other priorities. A federal lawsuit aims to help them. On September 14 the Obama administration signed…
80% Of Americans Believe $38 Billion Pledged Aid To Israel Could Be Better Spent On Other Programs – 9/14/2016
A solid majority of Americans would redirect $38 billion the Obama Administration pledged to Israel toward other priorities. The Obama administration last week signed an executive agreement with Israel pledging $38 billion…
81% of Americans Oppose $38 Billion Pledge to Israel
Would redirect to caring for vets, education and lowering national debt A solid majority of Americans would redirect $38 billion the Obama Administration pledged to Israel toward other priorities. The Obama administration…
Lawsuit Aims to Block U.S. Aid to Israel
By Grant F. Smith ON AUG. 8 THIS writer filed a lawsuit in DC federal court challenging U.S. foreign aid to Israel. The U.S. is finalizing a new 10-year memorandum of understanding (MOU) which…
Congressional Black Caucus: Deep in the Israel Lobby’s Pocket
represented as chair of the Democratic National Committee until taken down by Julian Assange, and still represents, in Congress, the interests of Israel, and the power of its domestic supporters over the…
Five reasons U.S. aid to Israel is a bad investment
…The majority of Americans, on the other hand, overwhelmingly oppose U.S. aid to Israel , according to polls fielded in 2014 and 2016. Growing numbers would rather boycott, divest and sanction Israel for…
Lawsuit claims aid to nuclear Israel illegal under Symington Glenn Amendments
A lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. claims that United States aid to Israel is illegal under a law passed in the 1970s that prohibits aid to nuclear powers that…
IRmep Briefing: Lawsuit to block US foreign aid to Israel
A lawsuit filed August 8, 2016 in the D.C. federal district court challenges U.S. foreign aid to Israel. IRmep’s Center for Policy and Law held a conference call briefing about the lawsuit…
On Eve of Aid Boost, Researcher Flags Israel’s ‘Clandestine’ Nukes
WASHINGTON (CN) – U.S. aid to Israel violates a long-standing ban on giving foreign aid to clandestine nuclear powers, the director of a Middle East policy nonprofit claims in a federal complaint….
Lawsuit aims to block U.S. foreign aid to Israel – Conference Call
Washington—A lawsuit filed Monday in the D.C. federal district court challenges U.S. foreign aid to Israel. IRmep’s Center for Policy and Law is holding a conference call briefing about the lawsuit August…
VP choice Pence dodged Israel nuke question
..Being a journalist based in the Washington, D.C. area, I try to ask tough questions of political figures when I can. Perhaps my favorite question is some variation of “do you acknowledge…
Dennis Ross dodges question about legality of US aid to Israel
Former AIPAC/Washington Institute/Jewish Agency for Israel operative dodges an important foreign aid question on C-SPAN. Watch on CSPAN
ADL’s Challenge to Pro-Peace & Justice Groups
Four ways the Anti-Defamation League could (but won’t) build bridges On Monday morning NPR’s Tom Gjelten reported the Anti-Defamation League’s recent challenges interfacing with peace and justice groups in the aftermath of Michael Brown’s…
ADL’s challenge to pro-peace & justice groups
…today it is Muslims, Arabs and Persians in general (Palestinians, Iranians and the territories where they live in particular) that are under constant assault – not by Roget’s – but vastly more…
America’s first and worst bilateral trade agreement Centre for Research on Globalization
…Members of congress, various Israel lobby organization pundits and chambers of commerce occasionally trumpet the deal as a success. In 2009 Martin Indyk, head of the AIPAC research unit that worked hard to lobby in…
May 2016 Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
May 2016 Table of Contents Israel’s Influence: Good or Bad for America? 5 Introduction 6 Welcoming Remarks Dale Sprusansky 7 PANEL 1: Israel’s Influence on Congress and Government Agencies — Moderator Grant F. Smith 7 Ten Ways…