Eli Clifton

I’m excited to announce that my forthcoming book, coauthored with Ian Lustick, is now available for preorder! "Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power" exposes the networks of US and Israeli oligarchs capturing the policymaking process. bookshop.org/p/books/isra...

@eliclifton.com and @ianlustick.bsky.social join me on The Disinfo Detox this week to discuss the Israel Lobby. Don't miss this deep dive—tune in now! Full Ep: youtu.be/S-lJHGG5lqA @quincyinst.bsky.social @projectcensored.bsky.social

Mike Pompeo is now in business with Iraq War architect Elliott Abrams.

Bonus - The Israel Lobby’s Influence on American Politics w/ @eliclifton.com and @ianlustick.bsky.social Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick join Danny to talk about how the Israel lobby has built political power and how that translates to US policy. americanprestigepod.com/episodes/670...

America’s military-industrial complex is the global engine of freedom and democracy…at least, that’s what Washington tells itself. Take a closer look at the Lords of War — the weapons-industry executives who are getting rich off of America’s endless wars. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TiER...

John Mearsheimer talks about his book with Stephen Walt, and @eliclifton.com and @ianlustick.bsky.social 's new book ISRAEL'S LOBBY: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikK_...

“AIPAC’s spending to support pro-Israel politicians is just one side of the coin,” said @eliclifton.com. "On the other side is the implicit—and increasingly explicit—threat that opposing the increasingly unpopular flow of U.S. aid to Israel will be met..." readsludge.com/2026/08/22/h...

“AIPAC don't talk about Israel. And I think that that's the admission… that their actual issue is toxic.” @eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick, co-authors of ‘Israel’s Lobby,’ explain to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why the cost of AIPAC’s election interference is getting higher. zeteo.com/p/aipac-expo...

Israel now exhibits the traits of a "crazy state," the moniker Israel's grand strategists have typically used to characterize its enemies. For Israel’s Lobby to be successful, U.S. policies toward Israel and the Middle East must themselves be crazy. theintercept.com/2026/08/13/i...

Join @eliclifton.com & @ianlustick.bsky.social in conversation with @mazmhussain.bsky.social & @ryangrim.bsky.social on Wednesday, August 12 at 7PM ET for a conversation about ISRAEL'S LOBBY! www.dropsitenews.com/p/live-wedne...

“What is helping fuel antisemitism in this country… is the notion that Israel is the collective Jew.” @eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick, co-authors of ‘Israel’s Lobby,’ talk to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the outsized influence of AIPAC. Watch the full interview: zeteo.com/p/aipac-expo...

We’re joined by @eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick discussing their new book Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power and the extent to which AIPAC’s power has peaked as Washington’s most powerful kingmaker. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

LAST DAY TO PREORDER bookshop.org/p/books/isra... Tomorrow is the release of Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power, a deeply researched book into how the far-right government of a small Middle Eastern country came to hold a controlling interest in US foreign policy.

Tuesday's Briefing: Johnathan Buma | Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social | Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com soundcloud.com/user-8304426...

Two of Trump and the GOP's biggest donors - Paul Singer and Jan Koum - are the LARGEST individual donors to the super PAC backing Haley Stevens over Abdul El-Sayed in the in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan. responsiblestatecraft.org/aipac-stevens/

Pro-Israel PACs and super PACs have now raised over $160 MILLION to spend on midterm political races. More live updated data here: israelslobby.com

Today, at the newspaper owned by Trump’s biggest donor, Miriam Adelson.

"Anyone who wants to know why US Middle East policy remains dysfunctional should start by reading this book," says @stephenwalt.bsky.social about my forthcoming book w/ Ian Lustick, “Israel's Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power.” AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER : t.co/J3CEXtwNo3

Pro-Israel PACs and Super-PACS have reported $79.8M in spending and $149.8M raised for the 2026 federal cycle. Get LIVE updates on how Israel's Lobby is influencing campaigns across the country with this new data journalism tool. israelslobby.com

Trump's decision to go to war can't be understood by looking at US interests. The best explanation is to examine Israel's desire to drag the US into this war and the control that pro-Israel donors hold over US foreign policy. We are in the grip of a foreign power. www.thenation.com/article/worl...

Having laid the groundwork for the U.S. and Israeli war on Iran that is currently resulting in civilian deaths in Iran and putting US service members in harm’s way, Jared Kushner took to the town to celebrate Rupert Murdoch’s birthday! They’re not like us.

Reminder: The White House says it’s “fake news” to suggest Iran’s nuclear facilities weren’t “obliterated” in June.

Former deputy national security advisor Jon Finer revealed in a Truth in Testimony disclosure that he has gone into the weapons business, taking a role at Anduril. This appears to be the first acknowledgement of his new job. docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/...

“Footage shows Mr. Pretti was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

TikTok’s new owners 👇 responsiblestatecraft.org/oracle-tikto...

"A male voice — it is not clear whose — can be heard uttering two expletives: 'Fucking bitch.'” www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee, the lobby group ostensibly responsible for maintaining U.S.-taxpayer funded aid to Israel as it wages a genocide in Gaza, is now lecturing about what “good and moral Americans” should do.

Van Jones brought his A-game to audition for the anchor seat at the new Bari Weiss approved CBS Evening News 🔥🔥🔥

“Babies are dying every day in Gaza.” Who is killing them?

New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman laughing at Van Jones’ “dead Gaza baby” joke.

Van Jones repeats “dead Gaza baby” as a punch line. New York Times columnistThomas Friedman laughs along.

Execs at Oracle, the likely new owner of TikTok, are VERY outspoken in Israeli media about the company's "mission to support the State of Israel" & "unequivocal support for Israel." Insufficiently pro-Israel Oracle staff receive mental health counseling. responsiblestatecraft.org/oracle-tikto...

New TikTok coming soon.

Leaked email reveals communication between company leading the TikTok purchase and former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak. “We believe that we have to embed the love and respect for Israel in the American culture,” wrote then-Oracle CEO Safra Catz. responsiblestatecraft.org/oracle-tikto...

How much are social media influencers being paid by Israel? @nickclevelandstout.bsky.social found receipts showing influencers receiving between $6,143 to $7,372 per post to promote Israel's preferred talking points to U.S. audiences. responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-influ...

“Four US citizens, including three children, were among five people killed Sunday by an Israeli air strike on southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese government.” www.cnn.com/2025/09/21/m...

UN: Israel is committing genocide. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...

New CBS News ombudsman Kenneth Weinstein formerly ran a think tank that took massive funding from foreign governments and weapons firms. The think tank then produced reports that were beneficial to those countries/companies and didn't disclose the potential conflict of interest.

When the International Association of Genocide Scholars says Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza, maybe Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

Germany, Italy, Japan, South Africa, the USSR, and Iran have all undergone regime change. Why not Israel too? foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/i...

The Center for American Progress, which previously received funding from foreign govts and major weapons firms, is no longer disclosing their funders. CAP joins the ranks of dark-money think tanks like American Enterprise Institute and Foundation for Defense of Democracies

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GHF's anonymous "sworn statements" by other contractors denouncing whistleblower Anthony Aguilar contain two different misspellings of "Israel." Do GHF contractors really have no idea how to write the name of the country they are based in?

If you just came to the conclusion that Israel is intentionally creating a famine in Gaza, why didn’t you take the words of Israeli political leaders seriously for the past 20 months? They literally said this is what they were going to do.

Logic leading to a dangerously large carveout for “Never Again.” www.politico.com/news/magazin...

He said the quiet part out loud. John Podhoretz is either antisemitic or simply doesn’t care about antisemitism.

I was one of the last analysts from a US thinktank to visit Iran and speak with Foreign Ministry officials and nuclear negotiators. They were flexible on key issues and eager to reach a deal with Trump, if Trump could just take "yes" as an answer. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

“Iran has prepared missiles and other military equipment for strikes on U.S. bases in the Middle East should the United States join Israel’s war against the country, according to American officials who have reviewed intelligence reports.” www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/u...