Israel's Lobby Quotes

“As its grip on America has loosened, Israel’s Lobby has become both more desperate and more ruthless.”
― Eli Clifton, Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power

“Israel’s Lobby is scared. The very changes in the world, in Israel, and in the United States that have made the Lobby more dangerous have also led its ultra-wealthy power brokers to overplay their hand.”
― Eli Clifton, Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power

“Despite the work of Tikvah and other Lobby groups, defense of Israel as a paragon of civilization or an embodiment of Judeo-Christian values has proven difficult.”
― Eli Clifton, Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power

“The deputy Speaker of the Knesset, Nissim Vaturi, called for Israel to “wipe Gaza off the face of the earth.… Gaza must be burned.… It is better to burn down buildings rather than have [Israeli] soldiers harmed. There are no innocents there.”
― Eli Clifton, Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power

“Netanyahu’s response demonstrated the radicalization of Israeli policies toward the destruction of Palestinian property: “I’m not interested in targets. Take down houses, bomb with everything you have.”
― Eli Clifton, Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power