The Israel Lobby: Is It Good for the U.S.? Is It Good for Israel

http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.651326

Obama Takes Shot At Israel Over Iran Deal: "Consistency Is The Hobgoblin Of Narrow Minds"

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2015/04/11/obama_takes_shot_at_israel_over_iran_deal_consistency_is_the_hobgoblin_of_narrow_minds.html

***** SPDF Day 41: THIS COULD BE BIG. "Paul R. Pillar, formerly a senior member of the U.S. intelligence community, explained in a brilliant lecture the advantages of the nuclear agreement with Iran, and argued that Israel’s opposition to it stemmed from the fear that, in its wake, the occupation would become the main issue."

I've written over the last 6 months that I suspect Pr. Obama detests the Israel's savagery on Palestine as much as I, and that Iran could be part of his long game to put Israel in a box that no American president has even approached doing.  http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.651326

SPDF Day 41: There are hundreds of people in the Administration whose salaries are paid by the U.S. taxpayer and who believe their sole mission is to defend Israel, even by destroying freedom of expression, Congressman Findley added.

http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.651326

Israeli activist against Israel's war on Palestine are beaten by Israeli government supported mobs, and victimized by the Israeli police

https://fbcdn-video-m-a.akamaihd.net/hvideo-ak-xfa1/v/t43.1792-2/10957823_511807395627439_54422686_n.mp4?efg=eyJxZSI6InZpZGVvX3ByZWZlcnJlZF90YWdzXzIwMTUwMTIxLDIwMTUwMTAxIiwidmVuY29kZV90YWciOiJsZWdhY3lfaGQifQ%3D%3D&oh=01a0145e60fad3e771bc244aec8e9d57&oe=552AAD3B&__gda__=1428863106_03176b8e4d7e0e63f759170c0ba9bd0f

SPDF Day 41: Israeli courts convict hundreds of Palestinian children

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/04/israeli-courts-convict-hundreds-palestinian-children-150405064416744.html

SPDF Day 41: Environmental Terrorism Cripples Palestinian Farmers

http://www.mintpressnews.com/environmental-terrorism-cripples-palestinian-farmers/203988/

5. Silicon Valley’s culture is hurting our economy. Politicians like to celebrate the tech industry as a boon to the economy, but for most Americans the opposite is true. As economist Joseph Stiglitz and others have documented, monopoly practices exert a significant drag on the economy. The economy becomes increasingly capital-driven, rather than labor-driven. Monopolies suppress wages, overcharge consumers, mistreat suppliers, and drive the economy increasingly off-course.

http://www.salon.com/2015/04/12/rise_of_the_techno_libertarians_the_5_most_socially_destructive_aspects_of_silicon_valley_partner/

***** SPDF Day 41: authoritative history of the atrocity. 'The Establishment of Israel’s very statehood was contingent upon upholding the UN UNIVERSAL DECLARATION of HUMAN RIGHTS and as a Member State, America is obligated to hold ALL other Member States to it....'

http://thearabdailynews.com/2015/04/12/senator-elizabeth-warrens-crash-course-in-apartheid-israeli-style/

Could Saudi Arabia Need Israel More than Vice Versa?

http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/193913

Survival and struggle in 'the other Israel'

http://972mag.com/poverty-kills-survival-and-struggle-in-the-other-israel/105484/

SPDF Day 40: "It is up to all of us dedicated to peace and justice to do all we can to help the Palestinians prevail in the legitimacy war and bring their long ordeal to an end." - Richard

http://www.countercurrents.org/falk050410.htm

Meet the Muslims who sacrificed themselves to save Jews and fight Nazis in World War II

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/09/08/meet-the-muslims-who-sacrificed-themselves-to-save-jews-and-fight-nazis-in-world-war-ii/

Take Action: Palestinian former prisoner Jaafar Awad, 22, dies as result of Israeli medical neglect

http://samidoun.net/2015/04/take-action-palestinian-former-prisoner-jaafar-awad-22-dies-as-result-of-israeli-medical-neglect/

SPDF Day 40: 'The people we call the prophets I think are the earliest dissident intellectuals, and they’re treated like most dissident intellectuals—very badly.....' Noam Chomsky

https://www.commonwealmagazine.org/blog/chomsky-romero

SPDF Day 40: Massively ill today.....

Arrived at the White House at 830 this morning but was massively ill halfway on the 18 block walk to get here so it was another half hour in the bathroom trying to clean up my pants and legs enough that I could spend the day here at the White House demonstrating to free Palestine and not stink so bad that my rain pants couldn't protect the visitors. Thanks to the creator I think it will work. I have advised my friends in the Secret Service that I am extremely weak and ill today so that if there is a park closing and I am a little slow and moving my stuff out of the park they will understand. With few exceptions they are a stunningly decent group of human beings, way way way above the norm.

SPDF Day 39: so tired it took me more than an hour just to get into bed tonight.....

 Was at npr beginning 7 this morning until 130 p_m. Then library of congress, and picking up some depends that my doctor prescribed for me for when I am on capitol hill all day where sometimes they make using  their restroom impossible.

SPDF Day 39: Israeli Blogger Yochanan Gordon argues that the solution to opponents in Gaza is to "obliterate them completely"

http://www.salon.com/2014/08/01/genocide_is_permissible_according_to_insane_times_of_israel_op_ed/

vid. 2hr. Dr. Finkelstein: 'Yes, anti-semetic acts in Europe absolutely follow Israeli Terrorism of Palestine....'

SPDF Day 39: Albanian Muslims massively saved Jews from the Holocaust

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/03/documentary-seeks-to-explain-why-albanians-saved-jews-in-holocaust/

Chris Hedges: vid. 60 min. the question is how do we make the elites afraid of us? Wages of rebellion part 2

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=-nV9OtEdQjU

***** SPDF Day 39: Is No One COMMITTED to Palestine? Outside of Palestine I see dozens or even thousands of involved citizens....

SPDF Day 39:  outside of Palestine I see dozens or even thousands of involved citizens. I am not sure that I see any that are committed. There is no hope, there has never been any hope, except when citizens were committed.  'The chicken is involved, the pig is committed.'

Americans have yet to grasp the horrific magnitude of the ‘war on terror'

http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2015/4/americans-have-yet-to-grasp-the-horrific-magnitude-of-the-war-on-terror.html?utm_content=opinion&utm_campaign=ajam&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=SocialFlow

appalling ways America leads the world Welcome to the new American exceptionalism: Number one in obesity, guns, prisoners, anxiety and more ...

http://www.salon.com/2013/07/29/8_appalling_ways_america_leads_the_world_partner/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

***** SPDF Day 39: why did we go war Iraq? "The Israel lobby and [former Deputy Secretary of Defense] Paul Wolfowitz wanted to get rid of Saddam....." "We wantto Iran because... We have come to the point where we blindly follow Israel. Congress gave multiple standing ovations to Benjamin Netanyahu. If Middle Eastern countries are in chaos, they can’t unify against Israel."

http://www.salon.com/2015/04/10/the_gop_has_scores_of_racists_a_former_bush_official_condemns_modern_republican_orthodoxy/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

SPDF Day 39: Gazan Fisherman Builds Reef So His People Won’t Starve, Israeli Navy Shoots Him Dead (VIDEO)

http://www.addictinginfo.org/2015/03/29/tawfiq-gazan-fishermen-killed-israel-reef-video/

***** SPDF Day 38: STOP THESE F'ING SAVAGES. STOP THEM. YOU ARE F'ING NEXT, IF YOU DON'T....... Israeli official: Lebanon will go back 200 years if war breaks out

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/17960-israeli-official-lebanon-will-go-back-200-years-if-war-breaks-out

SPDF Day 38: A note from a fellow who was very kind to me several years ago, and my reply...

"My friend you have been in my thoughts lately. I want to bring you some lunch when your fast is complete, if it is ever complete?"

My Reply:  "What a kind note, brother.  Yes, this is Day 38.  Creator only knows how it will end. I WANT it to end with the price of my life, because only when enough of us pay that will things change for Palestine.  But, if I can see a better way before the end, or if it appears that going to death's door, but not thru, is the maximum constructive impact of this campaign, then so be it. I won't know for 2-6 more weeks, I expect.

I almost never post on FB anymore, but I post a lot at my blog:  http://jesusgodgoodetcnjay.blogspot.com/  "

***** SPDF Day 38: WTF!?!?!?? HILLARY???? YAHOO???? Clinton Accuses Israel of Being Occupying Force New book takes aim at Israel, angers pro-Israel community....

http://freebeacon.com/issues/clinton-accuses-israel-of-being-occupying-force/

***** SPDF Day 38: My email to JewishVoiceForPeace.org

I'm on Day 38 of the Stop Palestines Death Fast here in

Washington DC. 

Given that, maybe you can take the moment

or two it will take to read the following.  I don't ask for a reply.

I ask that you think.  Deeply deeply think.

"Never Again" suggests, implies, states, pretty explicitly, that

humanity should stop, and pay any personal price necessary,

to stop another Holocaust, and although the scale is different,

Palestine is another Holocaust.

You all do some good stuff.  Do you care enough about the

Palestinians to ask the question - given what we and others

will do, what is the likely hood that we will EVER bring them

the mass Human Rights they deserve?  Do you care enough

about them to ask that question? If you do, the answer you will

see is - NO.  Given all current efforts not in 10, 20, or 50 years

is it LIKELY that full human rights will come to the Palestinians.

Is that acceptable to you?

If not, will you escalate?  How?  What price will you individually

be willing to pay?

I suggest that this is the Law of Social Change that must be satisfied to make

it LIKELY that Palestines will be saved:

http://jesusgodgoodetcnjay.blogspot.com/2015/03/spdf-day-14-law-of-social-change-is-law.html

I suggest that this is the only (nonviolent) weapon (I can think of after decades

of practice and study) that they can be saved, or something

equivalent:  

http://jesusgodgoodetcnjay.blogspot.com/2015/03/spdf-day-20-vlog-death-fast-is-only.html

James McGinley