The Muslim Lobby as an Impediment to the US-Israel Relationship

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Wednesday, 30 June 2010

The Muslim Lobby as an Impediment to the US-Israel Relationship

by Raphael Israeli (July 2010)

The following is an expanded version of the speech Dr. Israeli delivered to the 2010 New English Review Symposium, "Decline, Fall & Islam" June 19th 2010.

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The fifty year-old special relationship between the US and Israel (1960- 2010), which has been steady on the whole despite occasional ups and downs, has been founded on such immutable constants as common values, a strategic alliance, Christian Zionism, the influence of AIPAC and of the Jewish community, and an unshakable support of both houses of Congress to Israel since its inception. The Muslim presence in the US, which in numbers has always approximated the Jewish presence, was never as potent in the past due to the low profile and the relatively marginal impact of the Muslim community on the economic, intellectual, artistic and political life of the US. more>>>

Tags: Raphael Israeli, Council on American Islamic Relations, Islamic Society of North America, Muslim Student Association, North American Islamic Trust, Muslim Brotherhood, Saudi Arabia, Fethullah Gulen, oil money

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Posted on 06/30/2010 4:08 PM by NER

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22 Jul 2010

Sebastian

It isnt the Muslim lobby that puts a strain on American Israel relations or the way Israel is percieved. The hope was that supporting israel would mean expanding democracy religious freedom and western values in the middle east.

Yet the symbol on their flag is a religious symbol, the rabbis weild similiar power to the clerics in Iran and if you are not jewish in Israel you run in SERIOUS limitations. As far as I know only religious marriage is possible, if an arab wants to marry an jewish woman, he has to do so abroad.

Right now the developments in Israel are frustrating to say the least. Maybe the high expectations were due to wrongly assume that all jews are like those in America. However it is still the best option in the middle east and we can only hope that jewish immigration from countries like America will steer Israel to resemble more America rather than Iran.

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