100 Years of Pro-Israel Activism: How a Special Interest Lobby Enabled the Colonization of Palestine for more info on this event click here: http://noliesradio.org/archives/126317 In spite of anti-free-speech efforts to get her controversial lecture in Berkeley canceled, on February 16, 2017, author and former journalist Alison Weir, courageously gave a presentation titled 100 Years of Pro-Israel Activism: How a Special Interest Lobby Enabled the Colonization of Palestine. She was warmly received by a well informed Berkeley audience and received a standing ovation at the end. Alison covered in depth the creation of Israel in 1948 as a result of a worldwide movement called â??political Zionism,â??which was active in the United States since the late 1800s. After Israel was created, this movement â?? now known as the â??Israel lobbyâ?? â?? continued to work on behalf of Israel. Today it is one of most powerful and pervasive special interests in the United States. Among its many achievements has been to re-define the term â??Anti-Semitismâ?? to increasingly make it mean criticism of Israel and or support for Palestinian human rights. Another accomplishment has been to procure massive US aid to Israel: on average, 7,000 times more than to others around the world. She also covered the unbalanced media coverage of Israel-Palestine, the role of Israel partisans in promoting the US War on Iraq, and the ongoing demonization of Iran. Her lecture was followed by a lively question and answer session from a well informed Berkeley audience. This event was sponsored by the BFUU SJC and was given at the Fellowship Hall located at 1924 Cedar St., Berkeley, California. About Alison Weir â?? executive director of IfAmericansKnew.org, President of the Council for the National Interest, and author of â??Against Our Better Judgment: The Hidden History of How the U.S. Was Used to Create Israel.â?? Her book is available on Amazon and as a Thank-you gift with a donation to No Lies Radio. http://noliesradio.org/donate This breaking news event was filmed by hummux for No Lies Radio News. If you appreciate this video, please consider donating to help us present more of these timely news specials in the future. CLICK HERE TO DONATE AND/OR TO RECEIVE A THANK-YOU GIFT. http://noliesradio.org/donate â??The views and opinions expressed in the video are the sole responsibility of the speaker(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of NoLiesRadio.org. NoLiesRadio.org will not be responsible or liable for any inaccurate or incorrect statements expressed therein.â??