Article Title

Geopolitics or Human Rights?

Authors

Judith Blau, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Abstract

George Soros’ article, “On Israel, America and AIPAC” serves as a sobering reminder that the human rights revolution is constantly being scuttled by geopolitics that not only sideline human rights, but more devastatingly undermine their premises. I happen to agree with him that the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is a major obstacle to the U.S. normalizing relations with any country in the Middle East, including and especially Israel. AIPAC is something of a misnomer because it is a coalition, not a committee, and some of its key members include neo-cons, as Soros mentions, as well as Christian evangelicals. AIPAC has long been powerful in influencing American foreign policy with respect to Israel and the Middle East, but never as powerful as it is now with the Bush administration.

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Recommended Citation

Blau, Judith (2007) "Geopolitics or Human Rights?," Human Rights & Human Welfare: Vol. 7: Iss. 5, Article 2.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.du.edu/hrhw/vol7/iss5/2