Caitlin Johnstone on the Israel lobby

It’s so gross that western society tolerates the existence of an Israel lobby.  Like “Oh so you’re here to convince my government to stomp out my free speech rights and use my tax dollars for wars and genocide to advance the interests of an apartheid state?  Yeah cool, I guess that’s fine.”

The existence of the Israel lobby should be treated the same as a Nazi lobby or a pedophilia lobby.  Taking donations from pro-Israel groups should be as stigmatized as taking donations from the KKK or NAMBLA.

It’s not okay that each western nation has its own high-powered lobby group whose whole entire job is to insert itself into key points of influence and persuade our governments to destroy our civil rights and commit genocide.  Nobody should tolerate the existence of these groups. 

~ Caitlin Johnstone, "Israel Admits It Bombed A Hospital To Kill A Journalist For Doing Journalism," Caitlin Johnstone, May 14, 2025