From the article: When Israel assassinates an Iranian scientist, uses chemical weapons in Gaza, tortures prisoners, murders a young American peace activist, enfilades a burial party, [shoots up the USS Liberty] or is caught spying on the American president, the congress will leap in unison to its defense–no questions asked, no questions answered–and dispatch another check to Tel Aviv.
What is the backstory to this relationship? Just the power of the Israeli lobby?
And how many in Congress hold dual citizenship? It's hard to vet that info but a number of websites have lists of US politicians that hold dual citizenship. Here's one such list.
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Homo_ludens ago
From the article: When Israel assassinates an Iranian scientist, uses chemical weapons in Gaza, tortures prisoners, murders a young American peace activist, enfilades a burial party, [shoots up the USS Liberty] or is caught spying on the American president, the congress will leap in unison to its defense–no questions asked, no questions answered–and dispatch another check to Tel Aviv.
What is the backstory to this relationship? Just the power of the Israeli lobby?
PrivateJoker ago
Yup
And how many in Congress hold dual citizenship? It's hard to vet that info but a number of websites have lists of US politicians that hold dual citizenship. Here's one such list.
Here's another