I am a Progressive Democrat. I am not anti-Semitic but I am anti-Zionist and vehemently anti-AIPAC

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Democratic Candidate for the United States Senate, Connecticut - 2012

People of Connecticut,

My pledge: I pledge to always fight for what is in the best interests of my country, the United States of America and my state - the great State of Connecticut.

I am a Progressive Democrat. I am not anti-Semitic but I am anti-Zionist and vehemently anti-AIPAC. AIPAC is a cancer in our government. AIPAC must be put in check. As for Zionism: I do not believe that a New Yorker has the God-given right to go to Israel and take the home of a Christian or Muslim family. All the while Israeli soldiers stand around to support the New Yorker because he is Jewish! As a Progressive I do not rely on the bible or biblical prophecy to make present-day political decisions. I rely on the laws of man; in every culture, other than Israel, if you take something doesn't belong to you it is stealing. Modern-day Zionism is wrong and it is racial prejudice. Zionism makes all of us unsafe as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is the number one reason for widespread anti-American sentiment.

There are Christians who are Zionists and Jews who are not. Research what it means to be a Zionist as this is the heart and soul of the conflict. This is especially important now due to the upcoming September United Nation vote when the world will decide on whether to grant the Palestinians autonomy. Only the United States stands in the way. Please know that Israel has always been the bottle-neck to peace - not vice-versa. Fight against propaganda. The politics of delay have made Israel wealthy and 7x larger than its size when formed in 1947. In 1947 the UN Partitian gave the Zionists half and half to the Christian and Muslim indigenous culture. But the Zionists wanted it all and more; they are STILL encroaching. There are over 500,000 settlers (mainly Americans) on Palestinian land. Settlers are not immigrants - they are zealots. Please see the videotape below. These children were put out of their home. I especially find amusing the American who attacks the kids, she is clearly a Fundamentalist Christian. American Fundamentalist Christian Zionists are a huge, misguided, political force in our country. Remember, the Christians and Muslims in the Occupied Territories (Palestinians) have been living in concentration-camp like despair for 3 generations since 1948 when 700,000 were pushed from their homes to make way for European and American Jews. This event was called the Nakba, please research it. Israel needs to do right by its underclass; any decisions based on maintaining a "Jewish majority" is racial prejudice and, as Americans, we should reject it as it is contrary to our values.
The video says it all in a nutshell.

Netanyahu has refused our great President's repeated demands to stop the settlements. Why - because of AIPAC's power. Netanyahu is now the most powerful man in the world because he owns us: It's simple - control 435 US Representatives and 100 Senators and you rule the world. He boasted that our Congress will be pro-Israel (in his pocket) for the next 20 years. Prove him wrong! Vote for one candidate who will fight to put this cancer, AIPAC, in check. I'm counting on you, the people of Connecticut to learn the truth. If I can't teach the most educated state in the country – then we are all in trouble. I'll be coming around on a book signing tour. Please come out, learn and support me.

It's all about money and turf. Israel is the largest recipient of US foreign aid for one reason: AIPAC owns every politician. Even if I'm the lone, brave voice, I pledge to fight on the floor of the senate at EVERY opportunity to stop the funding for Israel until they stop the bloodshed and grant equality to all. I'll fight to keep the $500 million that Connecticut annually pays to Israel here. Israel is not impoverished and it is no longer a strategic ally – just a financial drain - and regional instigator. We are hated world-wide, and less safe, for our blind support of Israel in light of so much injustice. The worst Israeli practice: Collective punishment on civilian populations. Imagine your neighbor breaks a law and tanks come in and level the entire neighborhood - houses with entire families in them. Just because you don't see it on our news doesn't mean it isn't happening. The world sees it - only Americas don't know. It's no wonder we are hated.

    Don't let anyone downplay the importance of this issue. In his book "Forewarned" Michael Cherkasky sites a survey that was conducted of the people in several countries including: Egypt, Arab Emirates, and Kuwait. The conclusion '...majority in all five countries said that the Palestinian issue was the single most important issue to them personally."


Unlike my Democratic and Republican rivals I don't put my campaign before the best interests of my country. A candidate for the US Senate should not have to pledge allegiance to another country (Israel) in order to get elected here; this is, unfortunately, the current reality. With your help we can change the status quo. I'm Lee Whitnum candidate for the US Senate and I pledge allegiance to one country and one country only – the United States of America.

Lee Whitnum
Candidate for the US Senate D-CT

http://www.leewhitnum.com/