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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 10/08/2026

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.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 19/06/2026

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

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 18/06/2026

"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

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 17/06/2026

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

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 17/06/2026

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...

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 09/03/2026

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.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 22/02/2026

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

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 04/02/2026

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/...

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 07/10/2025

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.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 05/10/2025

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

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 05/10/2025

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

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 05/10/2025

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

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 08/08/2025

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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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 30/07/2025

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?

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 30/07/2025

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

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 04/07/2025

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

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 13/06/2025

Bipartisanship. The Republican Jewish Coalition and Democratic Majority for Israel making it crystal clear where they stand on Israel undermining U.S. nuclear diplomacy in the Middle East and exposing U.S. troops in the region to retaliation for Israel’s unilateral actions.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 11/06/2025

Anonymous source at organization dedicated to advancing Israel’s interests and an anonymous senate Republican do not like the US Director of National Intelligence warning about severe dangers of nuclear war. 🤨 jewishinsider.com/2025/06/dni-...

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 02/06/2025

Lindsey Graham: “When I hear ‘from the river to the sea,’ it reminds me of ‘the Final Solution.’ The Hamas terrorists are the SS on steroids.” Also Lindsey Graham:

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 14/03/2025

Current vibes on Bluesky.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 14/03/2025

This paragraph in NYT is misleading about the “definition of antisemitism” Trump is demanding Columbia implement. The definition utilized by Trump explicitly equates anti-Zionism with antisemitism, opening the door to any criticisms of Israeli policy being labeled antisemitic.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 11/03/2025

Ann Coulter and Candace Owens are NOT on board with Trump's attempt to deport a green card holder in retaliation for political speech.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 25/02/2025

Imagine reading this paragraph ten years ago.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 17/01/2025

Biden: "Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that really threatens our entire democracy..." Also Joe Biden: Here’s a Presidential Medal of Freedom for the billionaire cofounder of the Carlyle Group.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 16/01/2025

Biden’s warnings paint a dark picture of America’s future & reflects his view that Trump poses an existential threat. BUT over the past year he continued the flow of weapons for a genocide rather than reverse course, save civilian lives & help Harris retain their 2020 voters.🤷‍♂️

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 12/12/2024

Bret Stephens is applying for a job at The Onion. There's no other reasonable explanation.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 04/12/2024

Pete Hegseth is being “escorted” around Capitol Hill by a paid lobbyist for Saudi Arabia?!

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 24/11/2024

The new deputy assistant to the president and senior director for counterterrorism.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 20/11/2024

As the Senate votes on Bernie Sanders bill to block an arms sale package to Israel, AIPAC runs ads attacking Sanders & J Street and boasts about raising $14.5m to defeat Jamal Bowman in his Dem primary. To be clear, AIPAC is threatening Democrats.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 20/11/2024

Apropos of nothing, AIPAC started running Facebook ads yesterday boasting about how they're the "top fundraiser for Democrats."

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 12/11/2024

Narrator: He did not keep it 💯

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 09/02/2024

Does the president actually NEED a memory? Are we overstating the significance of memory loss? Why does the media insist on portraying memory loss as a bad thing? (Yes, we’ve reached this point in our political discourse.)

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 30/12/2023

Antony Blinken yesterday: Let’s commemorate the journalists who have lost their lives in wars this year. Antony Blinken today: Let’s fast track artillery to Israel so they can continue the bombardment of Gaza that’s killed 105+ journalists and 20k+ civilians.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 21/12/2023

The UN “has received disturbing information alleging that Israeli Defence Forces summarily killed at least 11 unarmed Palestinian men in front of their family members in […] Gaza City, which raises alarm about the possible commission of a war crime.” reliefweb.int/report/occup...

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 21/11/2023

Whole lot of folks - including ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt- testifying last week on “antisemitism, tax-exempt universities & terror financing” appear not to have filed required Truth In Testimony forms. The form includes disclosure of govt grants & foreign funding for witnesses.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 08/11/2023

Black Christian faith leaders calling for a ceasefire in Gaza took out a full page ad in today’s New York Times

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 28/10/2023

As Israel invades Gaza, a territory with a population that is half children under 18, AIPAC starts running paid Facebook ads seeking to undermine the Gaza Health Ministry’s reports on Palestinian deaths.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 18/10/2023

Still no calls from the White House for restraint by Hamas and Israel or a ceasefire.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 18/10/2023

AIPAC is currently running an IDF statement as a paid Facebook ad.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 18/10/2023

White House statement on Gaza hospital bombing continues pattern of making no call for restraint or a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 18/10/2023

In case anyone is curious about what FDD’s Jonathan Schanzer is offering to tell journalists, here are his talking points according to the flack shopping him around.

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Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com · 18/10/2023

Received a pitch to interview Jonathan Schanzer from FDD re: Gaza bombing. If you’re a journo who takes them up on this offer, please keep in mind that FDD’s mission, as reported to the IRS, is to “enhance Israel’s image in North America.” In other words, they have an agenda.

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