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AIPAC’s New Political Action Committees PACs: Implications for America - Walter Hixson, Janet McMahon and Grant F. Smith
Expert analysis of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's (AIPAC) interaction with political action committees (PACs). We also explored what factors may be driving AIPAC to be more interested in tightly coordinating campaign spending. We also discussed what impact this may have on Americans and took questions from participants.
Janet McMahon, former Founding Managing Editor at the Washington Report on Middle East Affairs
Dr. Walter L. Hixson, Distinguished Historian, Author, and Columnist, Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and author of the new book Architects of Repression: How Israel and Its Lobby Put Racism, Violence and Injustice at the Center of US Middle East Policy
Grant F. Smith, Director of Research at IRmep and author of numerous books about AIPAC and the Israel lobby.
Related links: https://www.wrmea.org/web-exclusives/aipac-forming-political-action-committees-to-tighten-grip-on-u.s.-elections.html
Middle East Books & More
https://www.middleeastbooks.com/products/stealth-pacs-how-israels-american-lobby-seeks-to-control-u-s-middle-east-policy-by-richard-h-curtiss
https://www.middleeastbooks.com/products/architects-of-repression-how-israel-and-its-lobby-put-racism-violence-and-injustice-at-the-center-of-us-middle-east-policy-by-walter-l-hixson?_pos=1&_sid=7a8cbf993&_ss=r
Audible https://www.audible.com/pd/Architects-of-Repression-Audiobook/B09158G699
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs: https://WRMEA.org
Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy: htts://IRmep.org
Prof. Kirk J. Beattie: How Congress shapes Middle East policy, and how AIPAC shapes Congress.
Dr. Roger Mattson: Did Israel steal U.S. weapons-grade uranium, and did it have help from U.S. citizens?
Grant F. Smith: Ten ways the Israel lobby ‘moves’ America.
Reza Marashi: The Iran Nuclear Deal
Gareth Porter: The Israel lobby push for war on Iran
Congressman Paul Findley: What I should have done, and what Congress can do today.
Paul Pillar: AIPAC/Netanyahu objectives and the American interest.
Congressman Rick Rahall: How does the Israel lobby influence Congress?
Former AIPAC employee MJ Rosenberg: Is it all about the money?
Gideon Levy: Does unconditional support for Israel endanger Israeli voices?
Miko Peled: How the Lobby enables Israeli policy: Views of an Israeli in America
Ahmad Saadaldin: Overcoming obstacles: Students for Justice in Palestine successes.
Dima Khalidi: Pressures on universities to discipline and punish students and faculty for speech activities.
Amani Al-Khatahtbeh: Daring to speak out on campus.
Dr. Jack Shaheen: The use of cultural stereotypes to shape policy
Dr. Alice Rothchild: Silencing voices that question Israeli actions.
Jeffrey Blankfort: The ADL: Covert action, censure, and courting law-enforcement.
Seth Morrison: From the Jewish National Fund to Jewish Voice for Peace and BDS.
Grant F. Smith: How big is the Lobby and what does it do? An overview of the 501(c) universe.
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