On Sunday April 16, join a discussion about Marketing the Israeli Occupation, featuring the free documentary “The Lobby-USA” at 3:00 pm ET. Register at tinyurl.com/VFHL-April2023. This is a Voices from the Holy Land Online Film Salon, co-sponsored by Washington Report on Middle East Affairs and American Muslims for Palestine.

Panelists:

Grant F. Smith: Author; Director, Institute for Research: Middle Eastern Policy

Edward Ahmed Mitchell: National Deputy Director, Council on American-Islamic Relations

Rebecca Vilkomerson: (moderator): Author, former Executive Director, Jewish Voice for Peace

After registering, view the film for free at your convenience, then join the discussion on April 16.

Abstract: 

Support for Israel” is often called the third-rail of U.S. politics. Any elected official daring to criticize Israel in any way will get “burned.” Why is that? What exactly is the Israel Lobby, and what is the extent of its power? When Al Jazeera produced a documentary series on this lobbying “industry,” it received such intense pressure it was forced to cancel the broadcast. The Electronic Intifada, however, posted a leaked copy. The Lobby–USA (episode 4) follows an undercover journalist posing as a pro-Israel volunteer who gets unprecedented access to the operations of Israel Lobby groups in Washington, D.C. We watch as Israel’s covert campaign strives to influence partisan politics, campus life, major network news reporting, and social media in America. This will be the first in VFHL salons on the theme “Marketing the Israeli Occupation.”