Jewish American scholar Alfred M. Lilienthal wrote in his detailed study, The Zionist Connection: / 7

[color="DarkGreen"]"How has the Zionist will been imposed on the American people?... It is the Jewish connection, the tribal solidarity among themselves and the amazing pull on non-Jews, that has molded this unprecedented power ... The Jewish connection covers all areas and reaches every level. Most Americans may not even sense this gigantic effort, but there is scarcely a Jew who is not touched by its tentacles...

"The extent and depth to which organized Jewry reached -- and reaches -- in the U.S. is indeed awesome ... The most effective component of the Jewish connection is probably that of media control ... Jews, toughened by centuries of persecution, have risen to places of prime importance in the business and financial world... Jewish wealth and acumen wields unprecedented power in the area of finance and investment banking, playing an important role in influencing U.S. policy toward the Middle East ... In the larger metropolitan areas, the Jewish-Zionist connection thoroughly pervades affluent financial, commercial, social, entertainment, and art circles."

Although Jews make up only about two or three percent of the US population, they wield immense power and influence — vastly more than any other ethnic or religious group. ….

Jewish-Zionist interests are not identical to American interests. In fact, they often conflict.

By supporting Israel and its policies, the United States betrays not only its own national interests, but the principles it claims to embody and defend. In the region, the only country that currently has a nuclear weapons arsenal, that occupies territory of its neighbors, and which is in violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions -- is Israel ....

The Jewish-Zionist grip on our nation is an expression of a profound and deeply rooted problem. Such a lobby or power -- particularly one that represents the interests of a self-absorbed community that makes up no more than two or three percent of the population -- could only gain such a hold on the governmental machinery of a society that is fundamentally sick and corrupt. No healthy society would permit a small minority to gain and hold such power, and wield it for its own particular interests.

In reality, the Jewish hold on American life is far more dangerous than one that, in theory, might be held by any of the other groups I've mentioned. There are two main reasons for this:

First, Jews in America have, manifestly, a staunch loyalty to a foreign country, Israel …

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