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Triple Negatives for Pro-Israel Lobby Indeed, in an article in the Sept./Oct. 2007 issue of Tikkun, Rabbi Michael Lerner argued that the pro-Israel lobby-that constellation of organizations including the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and a host of others-is "Bad for the United States, bad for Israel, and bad for the Jews." It is bad for the U.S. he argued, because "The Israel lobby identifies the best interests of the U.S. with those of the Israeli right-wing, and that right wing engages in activities against the Palestinian people in particular and against neighboring states, which have inflamed global public opinion not only against Israel but against the U.S." It is bad for Israel, he continued, because "The Israel lobby strengthens the hands of the most right-wing forces in Israel while reinforcing the view that the U.S.\n" Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), the House Republican chief deputy whip-also among the top 10-said that Moran's statement "is as senseless as it is bigoted."
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Debunking Israel Lobby, Study Shows Growing Alienation of American Jews From Israel
The idea that pro-Israel lobbying groups such as AIPAC somehow represent the views of the majority of American Jews with regard to the Middle East is increasingly difficult to sustain. All available data indicate that precisely the opposite is true.
Indeed, a new study suggests that American Jews' connection to Israel drops off sharply with each subsequent generation.The authors of the study, sociologists Steven M. Cohen and Ari Kelman, found a consistent increase in alienation in each younger generation, with middle-aged Jews less attached to Israel than older Jews, and younger Jews less attached than middle-aged Jews."Every measure...See the full content of this document
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