I always attempt to discuss with my fellow Americans the influence of AIPAC (a lobbyist group under the name of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee) on the American Congress and therefore our nation-state’s actions (from a domestic and international economic level, a domestic and international political level, and military level). I use the word ‘attempt’ because the majority of Americans seem more attracted to discussions on meaningless topics or topics that do not challenge the status-quo. This should not be the case because we, as Americans, must not fear delving into various religious, political and ideological views and issues which effect our future. Therefore I will offer my honest views on this question: Outside of apathy and disinterest on the part of the American people, why is it that AIPAC and Israel have such a strong influence on the actions of our nation-state government (which effects all Americans and the future of our children)?
The answer lays in the demographics of our nation-state. Approximately 78.4% of Americans (predominately gentile) are Christian in ideology, spiritual belief and church branch. I pulled these statistics from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life. This is a great website for statistics in the United States by categories of religious affiliation by Democratic and Republican party lines, social and political views, and a score of other categories.
http://religions.pewforum.org/reports
The most important thing for the future of America and our children is to be able to look at the facts, even those as touchy as religious affiliation, and think critically about them and how they effect us politically. Since we have already looked at two facts, that AIPAC influences the U.S Congress on behalf of the nation-state of Israel (as an agent to a foreign government) and approximately 78.4% of Americans are Christian, it is time to look at the reasons for a lack of objection and challenge (by the American people) to the actions of the nation-state of Israel (in cases damaging to America) on the following issues:
1.) The fact that (year after year) AIPAC successfully lobbies the (elected) men and women of our Congress to hand over 30% of our foreign aid budget to the nation-state of Israel (an ally, but an ally that is economically strong) despite the United States being under a record breaking economic deficit that is resulting in Congressional contemplation on reducing educational resources for our American children, reducing the amount of teachers for our American children, reducing resources for law enforcement and proper training for American police officers (in which it must be admitted that our American cities are plagued by crime of all categories), and even the down sizing of the American military instead of withdrawing our forces from Afghanistan and Iraq (wars that began with sanctions pushed by AIPAC through Congress just as current sanctions are being pushed by AIPAC setting the stage for possible future military occupation against Iran). These military withdrawals and future resistance to proposed sanctions (which would only benefit Israel) would save the American economy billions of dollars annually (instead of continuing to topple governments on behalf of the nation-state of Israel) which in turn creates more international hatred of the American people (who are not even paying attention). Americans already face an unemployment level which fluctuates just above 10% and teachers, police officers and military are some of the only solid career trade jobs we have left. I strongly endorse ending foreign aid to Israel (and any other nation-state who does not need it) until the crisis with our monetary deficit crisis is brought under control.
United States Foreign Aid
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2011/tables/11s1298.pdf
Congressional Research Service report on the cost of the wars
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/natsec/RL33110.pdf
2.) The fact that the American government (reflecting the American people as perceived by our international peers) remains silent toward the crimes of humanity committed by the nation-state of Israel against the Palestinian people, who lived and farmed on the land (now known as the nation-state Israel) prior to the establishment of the nation-state of Israel.
Background: Prior to the Zionist movement attempting to cause revolution in the middle east region while the region was under Ottoman control (prior to the first World War), the Zionist movement had already began purchasing as much land as possible in preparation for a Jewish state. Once Britain (a gentile and Christian nation-state) took control of the region after WWI, the Zionist movement (similar to how AIPAC works in the United States) pushed for the Belfour Declaration (which promised a Jewish state). After WWII, the United Nations (pushed by the power of Britain and her European allies - who were pushed from within by Zionist influences using the same tactics of AIPAC) partitioned the region of Palestine and established the nation-state of Israel over an already occupied (by human beings) land. Regardless of your political and religious views, the following is historical fact: The nation-state of Israel was created over the land called Palestine (with people living on it) and the Palestinian people were pushed inside refugee camps and cut off from the world (and the world sat silent since and still does) while the state of Israel has committed genocide, occupation and oppression against them. In closing, while the so-called American media often portrays the conflict in Israel and Palestine as religious based conflict, the truth is that this conflict is based solely on stolen land and is a land conflict.
Timeline of Palestine:
http://english.aljazeera.net/focus/arabunity/2008/02/20085251908164329.html
http://new.gbgm-umc.org/missionstudies/israelpalestine/timeline/
http://www.zionism-israel.com/zionism_timeline.htm
So, what are the basic ideologies behind the lack of challenge to Israeli (and AIPAC on Israel‘s behalf) unjust actions (and influence on our Congress) regardless of the negative impact on the United States and her people?
1) Apathy on behalf of the American people
2) The American media, predominately under Jewish ownership, is pro-Israeli and purposely runs programming of low intelligence or meaningless issues aimed to keep the American people mindless and distracted. This is not blaming the owners of television at all as this is a shrewd political method of propaganda (and propaganda has existed for at minimal 500 years or more and is a political tactic), but the blame is on those who fill their minds with junk and shallowness and then pass it down to their children.
3) Our Congressional representation. These are the men and women who the American people have elected to improve and strengthen the United States of America, but instead they buckle under the pressure of the Jewish lobby (fearful of not getting re-elected should they go against Israel regardless of the potential harm to the United States people and the future of the United States). If it is not greed and bribery that sways a Congressional vote, it is the fear of losing that Congressional seat for the upcoming year (as is certain to occur when one challenges the rights or wrongs of Israel).
So, why do the American voters (and American people in general) not stand up to these international and domestic injustices? And to show I am not just singling out the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, I will add a few other examples of Israeli aggression which went unchallenged by the governments of the West:
Israeli bombing of the USS Liberty
http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/margolis12.html
Israel attacks Aid flotilla to Gaza - kills 9
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/37423584/ns/world_news-mideast/n_africa/
Israel completely levels Lebanon, calling it collateral damage
http://www.cggl.org/scripts/document.asp?id=46271
Aggressions against the Palestinians
http://www.eaazi.org/ThorsProvoni/Palestine/timeline.htm
Again the question, besides the three reasons already concluded (on my part and reflecting only my opinion), why do the American people not speak out about these international injustices and domestic economic extortion/laundering of the American tax payers hard earned money?
4) It goes back to the demographics at the beginning of this writing. Somewhere along the way, the people of this nation-state were hood winked (fooled) into believing that politics and religion should be (and actually are) separated. This is not the truth at all and it is evident by the conscious efforts of a good portion (not all) of Americans of Jewish ethnicity that pledge their prime support to the Jewish nation-state of Israel instead of placing their top priorities and loyalties to the nation-state where they live, the United States of America. To further detail that religion and politics may be conscious separated, but not subconsciously segregated: 78.4% of Americans are Christian and subconsciously (and in many cases consciously) support Israel. Why? There are two categories of American(in many cases blind) Christian support:
A) The average hard working American (raised Christian) was never taught to read the scriptures (foundations of Christianity from OT onward) during youth to the point of being able to critically think for themselves. In most cases, these same Christian Americans certainly do not have the time to read the scripture as working class adults (attempting to provide for, protect and enjoy some of their time on Earth with their American family) under the yolk of a collapsing economy. This category of Christian Americans are usually very righteous, though have digested most of their Christian knowledge through the translations, analysis and views of the pastors, priests and religious leaders. As the many American news reports of embezzlement and child molestation (among all kinds of other scandals) by American religious leaders seem to be a continuous flow, I will leave the reader to decide if it is best to read the foundations of religion for oneself and children or to rely on another human to instruct in the meaning and metaphors of scriptural writings. This class of American Christians usually supports anything labeled Jewish or Israeli due to their loose understanding of the Hebrew Bible (OT) which contains an ancient promise (of which no one is certain if the promise was oral tradition or added at a later date) to the tribes of Israel by God, but anyone that takes the time to research international politics is surely to realize the difference between a modern nation-state government and man written scriptures promising land to a ethnic tribe of people thousands of years before the first destruction of the temple in Jerusalem and before the appearance of Jesus to the world (who I might add once turned over the money lender tables in the temple).
B) Speaking of the temple in Jerusalem and the modern day blind support for Israel by Christians, regardless of damage to the American nation-state structure or the American people present and future, are a category of Christians that are well studied in Christian scripture and hold a strong belief that the establishment of the nation-state of Israel must be established and secured in the hands of the Jewish ethnic race (and the temple resurrected) in order for the Christian messiah to return to Earth and set up the Kingdom of God on Earth. The Jewish people certainly do not share this view, but it appears that the Zionists will gladly take all the generous support and do as they please (under the protection of that gentile Christian support). The gentile believers and Christian organizations under this category are called Christian Zionists. I kind slightly understand their ideology of giving up the physical kingdom in place of the spiritual kingdom they assume will come, but I do not agree with the ideology since it places the future of our children and the future generations of Americans hanging on a religious assumption.
One of many sites on Christian Zionism:
http://www.newgateministries.com/jerusalemchronicles/rebuilt-temple.html
In closing, I have taken the time to write my concerns, opinions and views in order to open dialogue with my fellow Americans and address awareness at the issues we, as Americans, face and the future issues that our children will face in the future. I do not put these views on paper to offend anyone or anyone’s beliefs, to bash anyone politically, and blame any group or ideology. I simply have written my views and concerns as I feel in my mind. I have noticed that the majority of Americans shy away from these types of topics which includes religion and politics. In our current condition in the United States, I do not think we have that luxury any longer. The more we exchange dialogue, views and suggestions, the more we will all be able to network for positive improvement and understand each other as indispensable pieces of the nation-state of the United States (and as members of the world wide human family). I believe God created every human equally and that each human being is my brother and sister. I want to say peace to the reader (granted that you have read this far) and I look forward to any discussion, questions, views or comments that you may offer.
May God guide us, so that we may guide our families and our nation-state! Peace.
-J. Meeks
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