Re: a revolt?

[Leigh Meyers <the.buffalo.in.the.midst@xxxxxxxxx>]

There are rifts within the Israeli support and lobby network that
pre-exist and are not normally visible to the newsreading public, just
as there are philosophic rifts within the ideology of zionism itself.

It's always heartening to see those rifts become public.


Leigh

On 4/12/07, Yoshie Furuhashi <critical.montages@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 4/12/07, Jim Devine <jdevine03@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > from Juan Cole:
> > > [US speaker of the House, Rep. Nancy] Pelosi and
> > [Rep. Tom] Lantos are thinking seriously of trying to
> > make a trip to Iran, according to the SF Chronicle.
> > I still cannot entirely figure out where all this diplomacy
> > is coming from among the AIPAC Democrats. But it is
> > obviously a complete revolt against the Neoconservative
> > philosophy, wherein the natural thing would be to try
> > to overthrow the Iranian government, not dicker with it.<
>
> If Lantos went, it would be very interesting, given his impeccable
> Israel-Right-or-Wrong credentials:
>
> <http://www.vote-smart.org/issue_rating_category.php?can_id=H0271103&type=category&category=Foreign%2BAid%2Band%2BPolicy%2BIssues&go.x=8&go.y=11>
> Representative Tom Lantos (CA)
>
> 2003-2004  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions
> in support of or in opposition to American Muslims for Jerusalem's
> position, Representative Lantos received a rating of -21.
>
> 2003-2004  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions
> in support of or in opposition to U.S. Campaign to End the Israeli
> Occupation's position, Representative Lantos received a rating of -9.
>
> 2003-2004  Based on a point system, with points assigned for actions
> in support of or in opposition to Jews for Peace in Palestine and
> Israel's position, Representative Lantos received a rating of -9.
>
> --
> Yoshie