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| 1. How does the Israel lobby influence Congress? |
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| Paul Findley – Should the executive outmaneuver Congress to save Palestine and Israel? |
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| Janet McMahon – The Israel lobby network and coordinated PACs that finance U.S. elections. |
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| Cynthia McKinney – In the Israel lobby’s cross-hairs. |
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| Delinda Hanley – U.S. aid to Israel in numbers. |
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| 2. Does Israel and its lobby exercise too much influence on U.S. decisions to wage war in the Middle East? |
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| Stephen Sniegoski – Neoconservatives and the Iraq War. |
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| Karen Kwiatkowski – Inside the Pentagon’s “Office of Special Plans.” |
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| Gareth Porter – Iran.The “manufactured crisis” and drive for U.S. / Israel military actions against |
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| Brigadier General (ret) James J. David – How does U.S. military aid to Israel impact relations with other U.S. allies? |
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| 3. Does the “special relationship” transcend rule of law? |
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| Grant F. Smith – A brief history of unprosecuted Israeli foreign agent, smuggling and espionage cases. |
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| Ernie Gallo – The U.S.S Liberty: what really happened? What did not? |
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| Mark Perry – Mossad poses as CIA? No-holds-barred national security reporting in the current environment. |
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| M.E. “Spike” Bowman – The Jonathan Pollard Affair: what does it mean and what does it not mean? |
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| 4. History: How did the “special relationship” come to be? |
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| Stephen Walt – The “special relationship” and what has changed since publication of “The Israel Lobby” book |
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| Geoffrey Wawro- Key findings from the book “Quicksand” and what happens to historians who revise history. |
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| John Quigley – 1967, international law and cost of U.S. support for the occupation. |
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| Alison Weir – Findings from the new book “Against Our Better Judgment” |
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| 5. Has the lobby captured political parties and news media? |
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| Jeff Blankfort – Are there Israel lobby gatekeepers and damage control squads on the Left? |
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| Allan Brownfeld – The ACJ and battles over Zionism inside Jewish social welfare organizations. |
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| Justin Raimondo – Has the Israel lobby captured the Right? |
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| Scott McConnell – Did Neoconservatives take over GOP foreign policy? |
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| Philip Weiss – What is changing in “permissible” mainstream public debate—and what is not? |
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| 6. Is Israel really a U.S. ally? |
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| Paul Pillar – Are threats to Israel’s security inflated to justify occupation and U.S. support? |
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| Ray McGovern – Does Israel act like a U.S. ally? |
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| Philip Giraldi – Is Israel a U.S. ally? |
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| Closing statements and where to go for more information |
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