文档介绍：Institute for Historical Review
A Look at The 'Powerful Jewish Lobby'
by Mark Weber
For decades Israel has violated well established precepts of international law and defied numerous United
Nations resolutions in its occupation of conquered lands, in extra-judicial killings, and in its repeated acts
of military aggression.
Most of the world regards Israel's policies, and especially its oppression of Palestinians, as outrageous and
criminal. This international consensus is reflected, for example, in numerous UN resolutions condemning
Israel, which have been approved with overwhelming majorities.
"The whole world," United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan recently said, "is demanding that Israel
withdraw [from occupied Palestinian territories]. I don't think the whole world ... can be wrong."[note 1]
Only in the United States do politicians and the media still fervently support Israel and its policies. For
decades the US has provided Israel with crucial military, diplomatic and financial backing, including more
than $3 billion each year in aid.
Why is the . the only remaining bastion of support for Israel?
Bishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa, who was awarded the 1984 Nobel Peace Prize, has candidly identified
the reason: "The Israeli government is placed on a pedestal [in the US], and to criticize it is to be
immediately dubbed anti-Semitic," he sa