Watch What You Say

It’s probably best not to criticize Israel and if you do, it’s wise to keep in mind the following names…former U.S. Senator Charles Percy, former U.S. Senator William Fulbright, former U.S. Undersecretary of State George Ball, former Republican Representative Paul Findlay, former congressman Paul (Pete) McLoskey, former Chicago Sun Times syndicated columnist Georgie Anne Geyer and that’s just a few of them.

What those people all have in common is one thing: they either suggested a more balanced approach to Middle East policy by the United States, or criticized Israeli policy in public. They were then targeted by AIPAC, the America-Israel Political Action Committee. All were branded as anti-Semitic enemies of Israel.

Miami News editor Howard Kleinberg wrote in an editorial that “I can’t remember more outside pressure on anything than I have on Georgie Anne Geyer’s columns on Israel…Geyer’s antagonists have portrayed her not only as anti Israel, but anti-Semitic as well; ‘Frau Geyer’ some of them call her.”

The result of the AIPAC pressure means that none of the American media left or right, take a balanced approach to Middle Eastern affairs and very seldom ever print or broadcast critical analysis of anything Israel does.

So listen to George Bush and watch what you say kiddies.