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How AIPAC’s Betrayal Of Its Own Cause Fueled The Iran War

By reinforcing Israel’s hardline positions and narrowing the scope of American diplomacy, AIPAC’s advocacy has done enduring harm to Israel’s prospects for peace and to the United States’ global credibility and moral standing The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), as a self-described bipartisan organization, has been advocating positions that are closely aligned with successive…

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Trump never tested serious, sustained diplomacy to resolve the wide-ranging, conflicting issues with Iran; instead, he defaulted to the illusion that enough bombs could “end” a conflict that has spanned nearly five decades. This war with Iran is a war of choice, and a reckless one at that. President Trump has floated a carousel of…

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Erasing The Palestinians’ National Identity: Netanyahu’s Means Of Achieving Greater Israel

Prime Minister Netanyahu does not seek a negotiated peace with the Palestinians; instead, he perpetuates constant hostilities as a means to incrementally seize ever more territory in the West Bank and Gaza—territory he knows he could never secure at the negotiating table. Israel’s post–October 7 policy in the West Bank amounts to a deliberate strategy…

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Retired Professor at @nyucga, Senior Fellow at World Policy Institute.

Pam Bondi’s record as Florida’s attorney general is a cautionary tale in corruption, incompetence, and betrayal of public trust. She blurred ethical lines by using her office for political influence, accepted lavish gifts from lobbyists, misused state funds for partisan purposes, and routinely shielded Trump’s interests while pursuing his critics. She has demeaned and disgraced the Department of Justice itself. For justice and the rule of law, she should resign without delay.

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Pam Bondi’s record as Florida’s attorney general is a cautionary tale in corruption, incompetence, and betrayal of public trust. She blurred ethical lines by using her office for political influence, accepted lavish gifts from lobbyists, misused state funds for partisan purposes, and routinely shielded Trump’s interests while pursuing his critics. She has demeaned and disgraced the Department of Justice itself. For justice and the rule of law, she should resign without delay.

Netanyahu’s push for war has sharply polarized Israeli politics and security elites. Many in the security establishment privately warn that he drove Washington and Jerusalem toward maximalist goals—decapitation and regime collapse—without a credible endgame, compounding long-standing mistrust from ex Mossad and IDF chiefs over his Iran obsession. Critics inside and outside Likud see Netanyahu leveraging the Iran crisis to mute domestic opposition and corruption talk, portraying himself as an indispensable wartime leader. Although early operational “success” and US alignment temporarily boosted Netanyahu’s standing among right-wingers, the longer the conflict drags on, the more regional blowback and economic pain mount, and the more vulnerable he becomes to renewed criticism, as he repeatedly mortgages Israel’s long-term security to his own political survival.

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Netanyahu’s push for war has sharply polarized Israeli politics and security elites. Many in the security establishment privately warn that he drove Washington and Jerusalem toward maximalist goals—decapitation and regime collapse—without a credible endgame, compounding long-standing mistrust from ex Mossad and IDF chiefs over his Iran obsession. Critics inside and outside Likud see Netanyahu leveraging the Iran crisis to mute domestic opposition and corruption talk, portraying himself as an indispensable wartime leader. Although early operational “success” and US alignment temporarily boosted Netanyahu’s standing among right-wingers, the longer the conflict drags on, the more regional blowback and economic pain mount, and the more vulnerable he becomes to renewed criticism, as he repeatedly mortgages Israel’s long-term security to his own political survival.

In the most recent episode of my podcast, I speak with David Rabinowitz about the motivations of the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships regarding the continuing conflict and efforts toward reconciliation. Listen to this and more in my latest episode; link in bio.

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In the most recent episode of my podcast, I speak with David Rabinowitz about the motivations of the Israeli and Palestinian leaderships regarding the continuing conflict and efforts toward reconciliation. Listen to this and more in my latest episode; link in bio.

Today’s guest is David Rabinowitz, a retired academic psychiatrist, previously working as Director of Ambulatory Mental Health services in the Division of Psychiatry Rambam Medical Campus, Haifa Israel. Outside of the mental health field, his main interest is the political psychology of the Israel-Palestine Conflict.⁠
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In this episode, we discuss the Israeli perspective toward the current war with Iran, including the peoples’ fears and anxieties, how Netanyahu has over the past 20 years shaped the Israeli public mindset and worldview, and the political psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.⁠
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David Rabinowitz MD is a psychiatrist with an abiding interest in the psychological dimensions of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. He is South African born and has lived in Israel since 1987. Aside from clinical work his interests have included medical education, clinical ethics, sexology and transgender health. He has worked for most of his career in a senior capacity in a major teaching hospital in Israel and had a short sabbatical in the field of the political psychology of the Palestine-Israel conflict. He is now retired from clinical practice but remains active in his fields of interest.

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Today’s guest is David Rabinowitz, a retired academic psychiatrist, previously working as Director of Ambulatory Mental Health services in the Division of Psychiatry Rambam Medical Campus, Haifa Israel. Outside of the mental health field, his main interest is the political psychology of the Israel-Palestine Conflict.⁠
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In this episode, we discuss the Israeli perspective toward the current war with Iran, including the peoples’ fears and anxieties, how Netanyahu has over the past 20 years shaped the Israeli public mindset and worldview, and the political psychology of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.⁠
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Listen now; link in bio⁠
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Full bio⁠
David Rabinowitz MD is a psychiatrist with an abiding interest in the psychological dimensions of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. He is South African born and has lived in Israel since 1987. Aside from clinical work his interests have included medical education, clinical ethics, sexology and transgender health. He has worked for most of his career in a senior capacity in a major teaching hospital in Israel and had a short sabbatical in the field of the political psychology of the Palestine-Israel conflict. He is now retired from clinical practice but remains active in his fields of interest.
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Pam Bondi’s record as Florida’s attorney general is a cautionary tale in corruption, incompetence, and betrayal of public trust. She blurred ethical lines by using her office for political influence, accepted lavish gifts from lobbyists, misused state funds for partisan purposes, and routinely shielded Trump’s interests while pursuing his critics. She has demeaned and disgraced the Department of Justice itself. For justice and the rule of law, she should resign without delay. ... See MoreSee Less

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Under the Trump administration, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) backed efforts to dismantle the JCPOA and endorsed the “maximum pressure” campaign despite warnings from non proliferation experts that it would accelerate Iran’s nuclear advances and embolden hardliners. Framing Iran’s “malign behavior” as proof of the deal’s failure, AIPAC fueled a policy shift culminating in Trump’s 2018 withdrawal and sweeping renewed sanctions. Its sustained hostility toward Tehran helped normalize confrontation as policy orthodoxy, blurring the line between deterrence and aggression and paving the way for today’s spiraling and increasingly disastrous war, where both Israel and the United States appear trapped in a self defeating conflict with Iran.
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Under the Trump administration, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) backed efforts to dismantle the JCPOA and endorsed the “maximum pressure” campaign despite warnings from non proliferation experts that it would accelerate Iran’s nuclear advances and embolden hardliners. Framing Iran’s “malign behavior” as proof of the deal’s failure, AIPAC fueled a policy shift culminating in Trump’s 2018 withdrawal and sweeping renewed sanctions. Its sustained hostility toward Tehran helped normalize confrontation as policy orthodoxy, blurring the line between deterrence and aggression and paving the way for today’s spiraling and increasingly disastrous war, where both Israel and the United States appear trapped in a self defeating conflict with Iran.
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The next live episode of my podcast "On the Issues" is this upcoming Tuesday, March 31, at 10:00am EDT with Daoud Kuttab, an award-winning Palestinian journalist and former Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University.

Listeners can register for the live podcast recording on Zoom at the following link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7317746272242/WN_WNDAZ2ZRSfqfbnOo2PyvaQ

Archived episodes will be released the following day, on Wednesdays at noon. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app, including Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify, to be sure to always get the latest episodes.
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The next live episode of my podcast On the Issues is this upcoming Tuesday, March 31, at 10:00am EDT with Daoud Kuttab, an award-winning Palestinian journalist and former Ferris Professor of Journalism at Princeton University.  Listeners can register for the live podcast recording on Zoom at the following link: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/7317746272242/WN_WNDAZ2ZRSfqfbnOo2PyvaQ  Archived episodes will be released the following day, on Wednesdays at noon. Subscribe on your favorite podcast app, including Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify, to be sure to always get the latest episodes.
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By reinforcing maximalist Israeli positions and opposing compromise, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has deepened the belief across the Arab world, Europe, and the Global South that US diplomacy is one sided and Washington is unwilling or unable to act as an honest broker. AIPAC’s tight alignment with Netanyahu's obsessive policies on Iran, settlement expansion, and military operations in Gaza and the West Bank severely exacerbates this problem. When Washington seems constrained by domestic lobbying from conditioning aid or pressing for reduced civilian harm or renewed diplomacy, it reinforces the impression that US policy serves a single lobby’s preferences rather than broader American interests. In this sense, AIPAC’s influence has made de escalation and sustainable peace harder to achieve.

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By reinforcing maximalist Israeli positions and opposing compromise, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) has deepened the belief across the Arab world, Europe, and the Global South that US diplomacy is one sided and Washington is unwilling or unable to act as an honest broker. AIPAC’s tight alignment with Netanyahus obsessive policies on Iran, settlement expansion, and military operations in Gaza and the West Bank severely exacerbates this problem. When Washington seems constrained by domestic lobbying from conditioning aid or pressing for reduced civilian harm or renewed diplomacy, it reinforces the impression that US policy serves a single lobby’s preferences rather than broader American interests. In this sense, AIPAC’s influence has made de escalation and sustainable peace harder to achieve.  https://alonben-meir.com/writing/how-aipacs-betrayal-of-its-own-cause-fueled-the-iran-war/
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