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Israel.” Trump likewise reversed his Of course, they are viewed as the These “dual-loyalty” accusations were,
statement on who was to blame for source of all evil among the Bernie not surprisingly, strongly endorsed by
failed peace between the Palestinians Sanders crowd: old, white, fat-cat rich the aforementioned David Duke, so
and Israel, and thoroughly endorsed men sitting in smoky corporate board- this should give you some idea of the
moving the American embassy from rooms, plotting the demise of the book’s content. The third invitee was
Tel Aviv to Jerusalem (an election-year 99.9%. You get the idea. They are uni- Chas Freeman, former U.S. ambassa-
failed promise from many American versally loathed in these circles. But in dor to Saudi Arabia, who in a 2012
presidential wannabes). He also truth, the Koch brothers are more lib- speech in Moscow said, “In some coun-
pledged to renegotiate the nuclear ertarian-minded, and have worked tries, like the United States, Israel can
deal with Tehran. closely with the Obama administration rely upon a ‘fifth column’ of activist
on criminal justice reform and have sympathizers to amplify its messages.”
The Koch Brothers supported other (typically) liberal caus- These shady nods to Jewish conspiracy
Who knows where Donald Trump real- es. for power, money and undue influence
ly stands on Israel? It’s tough to say. have led to no shortage of spilled
But a recent event sponsored by the So it was cause for concern among Jewish blood through the Exile – and
Charles Koch Institute was a head- Jewish Republicans (and Jews, in gen- the participation of these panelists at a
scratcher for those who feel the eral) when the Koch Institute invited Koch Institute conference is worri-
Republican Party is now the true (and three notorious Israel-bashers to speak some.
only) base of support for Israel. A little on forums at a foreign policy confer-
background: Charles and David Koch ence last month, as reported by The Democrats
are brothers who grew their father’s Bloomberg News columnist Eli Lake. The Democratic side of things is even
fortune into one of the largest in the Included among these three were more troubling. Hillary is Hillary, and
world. They are long-time supporters Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer, you know what you’re getting with her
and donors to conservative and liber- well-known in Israel foreign policy cir- as it pertains to Israel (which isn’t nec-
tarian causes, including several that cles for their 2006 book, The Israel essarily good). She’s the most-known
they themselves founded. They are Lobby, in which the university profes- quantity of the remaining three candi-
thought to think “outside the box” on sors renewed ancient anti-Semitic dates, notwithstanding her very check-
Republican establishment ideas. stereotypes of undue Jewish influence ered past on Israel. (See my recent
causing damage to American interests.
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statement on who was to blame for source of all evil among the Bernie not surprisingly, strongly endorsed by
failed peace between the Palestinians Sanders crowd: old, white, fat-cat rich the aforementioned David Duke, so
and Israel, and thoroughly endorsed men sitting in smoky corporate board- this should give you some idea of the
moving the American embassy from rooms, plotting the demise of the book’s content. The third invitee was
Tel Aviv to Jerusalem (an election-year 99.9%. You get the idea. They are uni- Chas Freeman, former U.S. ambassa-
failed promise from many American versally loathed in these circles. But in dor to Saudi Arabia, who in a 2012
presidential wannabes). He also truth, the Koch brothers are more lib- speech in Moscow said, “In some coun-
pledged to renegotiate the nuclear ertarian-minded, and have worked tries, like the United States, Israel can
deal with Tehran. closely with the Obama administration rely upon a ‘fifth column’ of activist
on criminal justice reform and have sympathizers to amplify its messages.”
The Koch Brothers supported other (typically) liberal caus- These shady nods to Jewish conspiracy
Who knows where Donald Trump real- es. for power, money and undue influence
ly stands on Israel? It’s tough to say. have led to no shortage of spilled
But a recent event sponsored by the So it was cause for concern among Jewish blood through the Exile – and
Charles Koch Institute was a head- Jewish Republicans (and Jews, in gen- the participation of these panelists at a
scratcher for those who feel the eral) when the Koch Institute invited Koch Institute conference is worri-
Republican Party is now the true (and three notorious Israel-bashers to speak some.
only) base of support for Israel. A little on forums at a foreign policy confer-
background: Charles and David Koch ence last month, as reported by The Democrats
are brothers who grew their father’s Bloomberg News columnist Eli Lake. The Democratic side of things is even
fortune into one of the largest in the Included among these three were more troubling. Hillary is Hillary, and
world. They are long-time supporters Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer, you know what you’re getting with her
and donors to conservative and liber- well-known in Israel foreign policy cir- as it pertains to Israel (which isn’t nec-
tarian causes, including several that cles for their 2006 book, The Israel essarily good). She’s the most-known
they themselves founded. They are Lobby, in which the university profes- quantity of the remaining three candi-
thought to think “outside the box” on sors renewed ancient anti-Semitic dates, notwithstanding her very check-
Republican establishment ideas. stereotypes of undue Jewish influence ered past on Israel. (See my recent
causing damage to American interests.
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