re: #7 Buck

No problem. I often criticize Israel policies and politicians.

I didn’t like the way Israel policy handled the whole “Arab Spring” political event. I would include the way they handled the short but sweet mini revolution in Iran.

I also think it is fair to discuss the economic state that Israel finds itself. “The rent is too damn high” resonated with me.

I don’t like the way Israel has traditionally not asserted itself at the UN and in World politics in general.

There is more, but none of that has anything to do with “The political reality is that … the Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here”.

That isn’t in anyway “legitimate criticism of Israel”. It isn’t criticism at all.

You criticize current Israeli policy from the right, so to you, that is fine. But if someone criticizes from the left, that borders on antisemitic.

And to say there are not several very right wing lobby groups like ECI that have a lot of influence over certain politicians is naive.
Just look at what Bill Kristol has done so far over Hagel.