Jefferson Corner

No one can convince me that the “Arabs” made a difference in the US. The Arabs failed miserably all over the world while Israel and the Zionist movement were able to succeed all over the place. Let us not fool ourselves.
Looking forward to the formal establishment of the State of Israel after World War II, the Zionist knew it is time to pack and leave England and go West to the US, and establish a strong presence in Washington, the new and emerging capital of the world.

Unlike the Arabs who put their eggs in the White House basket, the Zionists made sure they distribute their eggs between the White House and Congress. Also unlike the Arabs who never bothered to study the constitutional and political system in the US, the Zionists made sure; not only to understand the system, but to make sure they manage it and make a good use of it and milk it, day in and day out.

The Zionist recognized the needs of members of the House of Representatives to seek re-election every two years and the Senate every six years and given the nature of the elections, money is a key point and issue in the elections and as such the Zionist made sure they form lobbying organizations whose purpose is to raise funds for members of Congress and buy their loyalties and votes.

To the Zionist, what Israel needed then and needs now are financial support and lots of it, political support especially to fund the Jewish Occupation and military support to maintain military superiority over all of the Arab World, and of course to support the military and settler’s occupation. The Zionist having a full understanding of the institutional systems in the US made Congress, both chambers, the House and the Senate its anchor. While the White House has substantial leeway in foreign policy, it is the Congress that authorizes funding and authorizes military sales. Hence the strength of the Zionists and the failure of the Arabs. Here the Zionists succeeded in having Congress give away over one $ Trillion Dollars since the early fifties and allowed Israel to secure the latest weapon technology, and on occasion before such technology was made available to US armed forces. The Zionists were able to translate the twenty some millions of dollars they spend during an election cycle they were able to translate it to more than $ 5 Billions in annual give away to Israel. Not a bad investment.

Again, the Arabs failed to make good use of the open system that allowed lobbying and allowed political and religious organization to operate freely in the US. With rare exceptions, very few of the leading Arab intellectual and political leaders understood the US and the way it works. No one failed more miserably than the Palestinians.

Of course no one denies the close personal relationship some of Arab leaders had and have with presidents of the US; however all of this friendship did not translate to material change in the political position of the resident of the White House when it comes to the Arab-Israeli conflict. They simply failed to understand that while the system gives the president lots of leeway, the Congress as the second and equal branch of government also makes a big difference. The Arabs have no friends in Congress and Congress has no friends among the Arabs.

Not only the Arabs failed at the political level and failed miserably, they also failed to sponsor think tanks similar to those sponsored and funded by Zionists and Jewish groups.

Some key Arabs mainly from the Arabian Gulf have established many academic institutes and chairs at leading US universities to the tune of several hundred millions of dollars without any material impact let alone any measurable effects. In contrast, leading Zionists and Jewish groups and individuals where able to sponsor and funds the leading “think tanks” where members of Congress, White House staff, and the media get free briefings and position papers that for the most part form the basis for leading political decision that affects the way the US deals with “Arab” issues. A good example of this is the Sabban Center at the Brooking Institute. A mere $17 millions investment made all the difference. The hundreds of millions donated to American universities are a simple waste. A briefing or a position paper on an issue from the Brookings or the American Enterprise Institute is worth all the chairs in Islamic and Arab studies. This is the sad fact.

The US and for the foreseeable future is the leading political, economic and military leaders of the world and whatever decision it makes will impact the Arab world. We have seen this for the last 40 years where American policies and decision brought nothing but disaster and misery to the Arab world. This ranged from the support of the late Shah of Iran, the support to the late Saddam Hussein and its subsequent disasters to the Arab World mainly the Gulf, the support to the continued support of Israeli military and Jewish settler’s occupation of what remained of Palestine, and of course the political and military support of every dictatorship and corrupt governments in the Arab world. Millions were killed and trillions were wasted as direct results of US misguided policies.

Perhaps the Arabs should think of establishing and sponsoring a “think tank” that can compete with the best Zionist and Jewish “think tanks” and establish an Arab Institute similar to the one established in Paris, France.

Winning the hearts and minds of the US is not a very difficult thing. Americans are perhaps the most decent and fair people in the world. They are welcoming and very understanding. Even the Congress, few million dollars can make a big difference. Perhaps it is time to tear down the Wall that Israel and its Zionists allies and friends built between America and the Arab World. I am sure there are few “Arabs” with enough financial resources who could afford couple of hundred million dollars to establish the Arab Institute in Washington and who can sponsor a “think tank” to compete with the best there is.

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