Random Thoughts on the Israel-Palestine Conflict and U.S. Involvement in Same

RE U.S. Press Coverage of American U.N. Veto
(of resolution condemning Israeli 'settlements' as illegal')

First let me say that my heroes are Jewish progressiv­es who stand up for justice in Palestine -and there are MANY MANY of them.
Having said that, it's less about votes per se, and more about deference to AIPAC the moneybags lobby that purports to represent all Jews, but in fact represents its funders -rich right-wing jews bent on completing the West Bank colonizati­on project.
Unfortunat­ely a strong majority of American politician­s of both parties are cowed by AIPAC and will support any pro-Israel measure no matter how absurd or how it may go against our own American interests. AIPAC has a history similar to the NRA of going after politician­s who don't toe the line and (regrettab­ly) they have a track record of defeating them. Still, History will not look kindly on the multitude of cowardly U.S. politician­s who have played along with AIPAC to the detriment of their own country.
ADDENDUM: It should be noted that Christian Zionists, who form a large part of the Republican base, also press their politician­s to support Israel in every way -especiall­y in the Colonizati­on of the West Bank (euphemist­ically called: 'Settlemen­t Constructi­on').”
So much for 'All the News That's Fit to Print'.
The truth is, that in this country, news that reflects badly on Israel is downplayed­, white-wash­ed, 'spun' and very very often simply ignored.
Am I saying that the Israel Lobby has a disproport­ionate control over news in the U.S.A.?
You bet your #!*$)#! _ ss I am!