Opinion  Ben-Dror Yemini
'Jewish power' is an illusion
Ben-Dror Yemini
Published: 10.08.15, 18:14
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1. "Jewish Power," "Jewish Money," are old Antisemitic canards
C   (08.10.15)
what is new is that for the first time, an american president has stooped so low as to use these antisemitic canards to smear jewish people who happen to oppose him. it is all the more unacceptable that this president has smeared the prime minister of the sovereign jewish state of israel. the utterances of the president are a stain on the presidency.
2. iran
Dreyfus ,   Paris   (08.10.15)
the agreement with Iran will be adopted by the Senate for a single reason. The business circles are interested in it.
3. Yemini's perversity
Michael ,   Haifa   (08.10.15)
He twists words and ideas into perverse statements of supposed "objectivity" in order to support Netanyahu's shameless policies and actions. In that sense, he is even more dishonest than Netanyahu, who is pathetic in trying to disguise his true intentions.
4. Convoluted piece from Yemini
Shalom ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (08.10.15)
who usually does better than this. The marketing of the Iran deal has failed because the deal in bad, and people have realized that the deal is bad because Netanyahu identified its faults so clearly. What Yemini should have argued is that Netanyahu's success is due NOT to his being a Jew supported by Jews but to his personal skills in compiling an argument that has convinced a majority of Americans, regardless of whether they are Jews or not,
5. Why should I be ashamed of my money and my power.
leo ,   usa   (08.10.15)
Author, the only person Obama could sell his Iranian deal plan to was Carry and nobody else.
6. Obama is unraveling
C   (08.10.15)
this narcissistic man full of delusions of grandeur was able to hold himself together as long as he was winning and able to impose his will on others. now that he has lost his aura and might lose congressional approval of a very bad deal that he negotiated in secret with the totalitarian genocidal shia terror regime, obama is unraveling.
7. co-op by Herzog
Eugene Levich   (08.10.15)
This is a nasty piece and personal emotions cloud reason. 1. On one hand leader of opposition is an enlightened man and knows well that the power of Jewish lobby is fairly marginal. Jewish organizations, perhaps only AIPAC has influence. Jewish academia and Jews who manged to climb up the ladder are primarily concerned with their well being. On the top of it Obama managed to infuse fear of backlash into the timid Jewish community at all times but especially during the Emperial Presidentship of Obama. Like they were indifferent and powerless in the time of Roosevelt and Eisenhower and Dalles and Kennedy and father Bush and Baker. Only misinformed Israelis of past generations believe in the power of Jewish lobby. There are however a number of extremely rich personalities who donate heavily to Democrats and started increasing donations to Republicans. 2. However, the influence that Israel does have on the US politics comes from entirely different segments of population a. Evangelists; there are many of them in the US, 50 mln or more I think. They are staunchly pro Israel. Mormons, few but influential especially in FBI establishment, even now and contrary to CIA and NSA traditionally pro-Arab and during the Soviet invasion into Afghanistan adopting what is now called radical Islam as the strategic partner to fight the Soviets. Actually all traditional Americans care and many deeply about Israel. They are firmly convinced that Islamic danger to America is acute and see in Israel a successful society capable of coping with it. I am sure that Herzog knows it very well 3. It is It is for this reason so many Senators and Congressmen, unprecedentedly many influential Democrats are challenging Obama Iran deal. 4. The role that Netanyahu played in rousing the attention of wide segments of American public that is usually apathetic to problems of foreign politics is amazing. And all this against all efforts of media, academia and Obama sycophants, many Jews like Herzog are among them, I suspect, but want to be wrong on this, and naked blackmail by the rest of "the free world'. Most importantly struggling with opposition in Israel from egoistic and corrupted left wing milieu. Our PM is a real Gibor Israel to stand up to all this and it is unfortunate that Herzog is unable to conquer his personal ego and stand by the side of our PM. I am sure his honorable father would be with our PM on this matter 100%.
8. Jewish(non existing) power helped elect this Manchurian, so
(08.10.15)
what are you talking about?! Also: IF they vote it down in Congress it will be almost EXCLUSIVELY thanks to "Bibi", the butt of inane Israeli Left's ridicule. The only foreign leader in history, that dared to take on the Leader of the Free (not any more) World and come out alive &(Inshallah) victorious. They should be forever thankful (again:IF Bibi succeeds) to our State for saving their own, stupid asses from themselves!
9. enjoying this liberal angst & rebellion in the ranks
Cameron ,   USA   (08.10.15)
Their master in DC has, at the end of the day, sold them right down the river.
10. Jewish power is a illusion
Eli Ganan ,   Amsterdam   (08.12.15)
Why will disaster come upon the Israelites? Devarim 31:24-29 Yirmiyahu 11:9-11 EG
11. There Never Was Jewish Power
Tova ,   Canada   (08.11.15)
And they will never be Jewish Power. If that were true. We would have an Israel without war. Jews fight every day to stay alive. How do we do that. By doing what we know best. Live continue each day with GOD before us. Persecution, anti-semistism will all be in the world. Many nations around the world depend very heavily on Israel. The world may hate Israel. The world may love Israel. Either way Jews are here to stay.
12. The Jewish Lobby in Washington is far stronger
Shachar ,   Eilat   (08.12.15)
than it's population percentage....and that is something to be proud of...they are doing their job better than anyone else. But when it comes to the Iran deal everyone here and there seems to forget that all the world's powers are signed on the agreement. The sanctions have already collapsed and nothing would make Iran, Russia and China happier than America bailing out now. Trade is booming, no competition from America, cheap oil and no-one is going to bother about the supervision regime. And they will all point to Israel as the reason for the failure.....
13. inteligenton!
Adler   (08.11.15)
If the deal is approved by congress, it will reflect your stupid opinion Yaniv Rahav Fbook indeed Obama can do what he wants because he is the President of US
14. Arab power
Raphael ,   Netanya   (09.01.15)
Who bothers about the loyalty of Arab American Association? By supporting the Fakestinians, they belong to obamaniac mainstream
15. Terrible article
Jon ,   Miami   (09.05.15)
This is written by an unstable person. 1st. Iran wants to destroy U.S. and Israel. 2nd. They are funding terrorists who are killing arabs in the middleeast. Jews are not the only ones against the Iran deal. People against terror are against it. Iran terrorizes their own people. Women are pretty much slaves there. This article is anti Jewish not addressing anything important.
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