Hawzah News Agency, in today's world the most complex equations of global power are not decided on the battlefield but behind the scenes, shaped by financial flows and lobbying. Understanding the mechanism of Zionist lobby influence at the apex of American power is the key to decoding many of the Middle East's defining events—from the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani to the war on Gaza. In an analysis published by the multimedia outlet "Moukeb," Mehdi Aghababaei unpacks this hidden equation through concrete examples.
Wealth: The Lever of Influence in Washington
To grasp the depth of Zionist lobby penetration in American politics, one need look no further than the role of the Sheldon Adelson family. In the 2020 election cycle, Sheldon and his wife Miriam shattered records with $183 million in contributions to support Donald Trump and the Republican Party, with informed sources projecting their total spending would reach $250 million. The breakdown tells its own story: $75 million to a pro-Trump Super PAC, $50 million to the Senate Leadership Fund, $40 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund, and tens of millions more funneled as "dark money" to nonprofit groups without donor disclosure.
Trump: The Loyal Servant of a Powerful Lobby
In recent years, no one has served Israel more than Trump, thanks directly to this massive financial backing. His Middle East record reads as a checklist dictated by Netanyahu: replacing the two-state solution framework with Netanyahu's preferred single-state vision, moving the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, withdrawing from the JCPOA and imposing maximum sanctions on Iran, and even the assassination of the martyred commander General Qassem Soleimani.
At the outbreak of the present war, coordination between Washington and Tel Aviv was unmistakable. But the strategic measures taken by the Islamic Republic have placed Washington at a dead end. Public pressure inside America to scale back intervention, set against the Zionist lobby's insistence on maintaining unconditional support for Israel, has gradually exposed the rifts between Washington and Tel Aviv.
Breaking the Financial Stranglehold
One of the Zionist lobby's most potent tools is its immense wealth. It is for this reason that the wise Leader of the Islamic Revolution, along with the martyred commanders, repeatedly stressed the necessity of cutting ties between Muslim nations and the Zionist regime. The Leader declared: "The duty of Muslim nations is to demand that their governments cut off all forms of assistance to the Zionist regime, and even sever their relations entirely. If they are unable to sever relations permanently, they should at least do so temporarily." (January 22, 2024) These words illuminate the path to breaking the cycle of Zionist money in global equations.
My Trench, My Duty in This War
Given the breadth and multiple dimensions of the Zionist lobby question in America, a deep and comprehensive understanding of this phenomenon requires further study. The following books are recommended:
- The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
- Hidden Power in America by Michael Collins Piper
- The Power of Israel in America by James Petras
- Zionist Lobbies in America by Mohammad Shahedi
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