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President Barack Obama named retired Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Nebraska Republican, to co-chair the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.
Hagel, who will co-chair the board with former Sen. David Boren (D-Okla.), was considered a critic of Israel by many pro-Israel activists during his two terms in the Senate, which ended early this year. In an interview for Middle East negotiator Aaron David Miller’s book, he said that “the Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people” on Capitol Hill.
Hagel also was one of a handful of senators who frequently did not sign AIPAC-backed letters related to Israel and the peace process, and opposed additional sanctions on Iran. — jta
/u/40432It is not a secret that AIPAC and the other major Jewish organizations play hardball with Congress and even boast about their successes which are evident in every Congressional vote that pertains to Israel.
It would be a grave mistake if the Lobby goes after Hagel as it did after Charles Freeman.
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11/10/2009 at 11:26 PM
When Chuck Hagel said that the Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people he hit the nail on the head.
The purpose of the Lobby is to intimidate members of the U.S. government so that they will fall in line with Lobby policy.
In almost every case this intimidation has worked.
Nothing for us Jews to be proud of.
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