{"id":2150845,"date":"2024-01-16T17:41:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-16T22:41:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-republican-club-hosts-israel-bashing-authors\/"},"modified":"2024-01-16T17:42:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T22:42:32","slug":"national-republican-club-hosts-israel-bashing-authors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-republican-club-hosts-israel-bashing-authors\/","title":{"rendered":"National Republican Club hosts authors critical of Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnational-republican-club-hosts-israel-bashing-authors%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2150845&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><section id=\"article\">\n<article data-post-title=\"National Republican Club Hosts Israel-Bashing Authors\" data-post-slug=\"http:\/\/majority-support-supreme-court-ruling-that-ended-affirmative-action-poll\" data-post-url id=\"print-1849200\">\n<div>\n<h2>Capitol Hill Club\u2064 to Host Controversial Authors Max Blumenthal and Miko Peled<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption>\n<p>          \u200d   \u2063  \u200d     \u200bL: \u200cMiko Peled\u200c (EPIC MASJID\/YouTube) R: Max Blumenthal\u2062 (Katie Halper\/YouTube)<br \/>\n\u2064<br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Capitol \u200cHill\u200c Club, a\u2063 private Republican\u2063 club\u2062 in Washington, D.C., whose membership roster includes \u200cevery\u200c Republican in Congress, is\u2063 set to\u2063 host an event featuring authors \u2064who have been critical\u2063 of Israel and claim that the\u200d &#8220;Israel\u200d lobby&#8221; \u2064controls the \u200dgovernment.<\/p>\n<p>The event, titled &#8220;Where is the War \u200cin Gaza Going?&#8221;, will take place on Tuesday night and will\u200d showcase Max Blumenthal, a\u2062 writer known for comparing Israel to Nazi Germany, \u2064and Miko Peled, an anti-Israel\u2064 activist\u2062 who has criticized &#8220;spheres of Jewish influence here in the U.S.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>According to\u2062 the invitation, the speakers will \u2064provide &#8220;unique \u200bfirst-hand knowledge&#8221; of\u2064 the &#8220;Israeli lobby and congressional cravenness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blumenthal \u2063and Peled \u200cwill also expose the alleged censorship that \u2063has silenced Palestinian\u200d viewpoints in the media, overshadowed by what they claim is Israeli propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>The event&#8217;s\u200c sponsor from the Capitol Hill Club remains undisclosed. The club&#8217;s members include lobbyists, campaign staffers, political consultants, and lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cevent is organized by the Committee for \u2063the Republic, a group that hosts monthly speakers on challenges to the American Republic, including the military-industrial complex. Notably, the\u2063 group&#8217;s \u200bboard \u2063includes former Republican officials who are critical of\u2063 Israel, such as ex-ambassador to Saudi Arabia Chas Freeman.<\/p>\n<p>The Capitol Hill Club has declined to comment on the \u200cevent.<\/p>\n<p>Blumenthal, \u200bthe son\u2062 of former Clinton advisor Sidney \u2064Blumenthal, has a history of anti-Israel activism and\u200b has \u200dbeen associated with anti-American dictators. He\u200d has made controversial claims, \u200dincluding blaming the Israeli military for\u200c massacres \u2063of Israeli \u200dcivilians and likening the Jewish state \u2064to Nazi\u200b Germany.\u200b His \u200cviews have drawn criticism\u2062 even from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/12-year-old-kid-kicked-out-of-class-for-gadsden-flag-patch-told-it-has-origins-with-slavery\/\" title=\"12-year-old student expelled from class due to Gadsden Flag Patch, citing slavery origins.\">left-wing\u2062 activists<\/a> \u200cand publications.<\/p>\n<p>Peled has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-marjorie-taylor-greene-say-we-all-want-earth-to-be-the-best-planet-in-the-world\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Say, \u2018We All Want Earth To Be The Best Planet In The World\u2019?\">made controversial statements<\/a>, referring to Israel as a &#8220;terrorist state&#8221; and an &#8220;apartheid regime.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/section>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> To what\u200c extent should the principles of freedom of speech and intellectual\u2063 diversity outweigh \u200bconcerns about \u200bproviding a platform for authors who spread misinformation and promote controversial views\u200d about \u200cIsrael<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ludes prominent\u2062 politicians, journalists, and business leaders, has come under fire for its decision to host controversial \u2062authors Max Blumenthal and Miko Peled. \u200cBlumenthal and Peled\u200b are known for their strong criticisms of Israel and their support for the Boycott, \u200dDivestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement.<\/p>\n<p>The decision to invite Blumenthal\u2063 and Peled to\u200b speak at \u2062the Capitol\u2064 Hill Club has sparked outrage among pro-Israel activists and lawmakers. Critics argue\u2063 that hosting authors who promote anti-Israel sentiment goes against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrat-warns-anti-israel-sentiment-could-quickly-take-over-party-report\/\" title=\"House Democrat cautions against rising anti-Israel sentiment in party.\">long-standing bipartisan support<\/a> for the U.S.-Israel\u200b relationship. They claim that it\u2064 is inappropriate for a club with strong ties to the Republican Party to provide a platform for authors who propagate controversial views on\u200b a key ally.<\/p>\n<p>Max Blumenthal,\u2062 the editor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/questions-mount-after-biden-sets-modern-record-with-no-solo-press-conferences\/\" title=\"Questions Mount After Biden Sets \u2018Modern Record\u2019 With No Solo Press Conferences\">left-wing publication<\/a> The Grayzone, has been accused of spreading misinformation and\u2063 biased reporting about Israel. He has been a vocal critic of \u200bIsrael&#8217;s policies and has been accused of promoting anti-Semitism through his writings. Similarly, Miko Peled, \u2062an Israeli-American author, has been criticized for his controversial\u200d views on Israel, including claims that Zionism is akin to apartheid and that the Jewish state should\u2064 be dismantled.<\/p>\n<p>The event, titled &#8220;Can Pro-Israel Also Be Pro-Peace?&#8221;, has drawn criticism for its misleading \u200ctitle. Critics argue that it gives a platform to authors who are not interested in\u2064 a balanced discussion but rather seek to undermine and discredit Israel. They claim that \u200binviting authors with such extreme views only serves to fuel anti-Israel sentiment and create further divisions.<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of Blumenthal and Peled argue that the event is an opportunity to hear alternative perspectives on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They argue that it is important to have open,\u2064 honest discussions\u200c that challenge mainstream narratives and that authors like\u2063 Blumenthal\u200b and Peled offer valuable insights that are often marginalized in mainstream discourse. They claim that stifling alternative viewpoints goes \u200dagainst the principles of\u200c freedom of speech and \u2063intellectual diversity.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding the Capitol Hill Club&#8217;s decision to host Blumenthal\u2063 and Peled \u2063highlights the ongoing debate around the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the role of free speech\u2064 in fostering dialogue. While\u200b some \u2063argue that providing a platform \u200cfor controversial\u200d authors is a necessary \u200dpart of democratic discourse, others believe that it undermines the bipartisan support for Israel and promotes harmful narratives. Ultimately,\u200d it is up to individual organizations \u200dand\u200d institutions to determine where they draw the line between promoting diverse perspectives \u2064and\u2062 legitimizing harmful ideologies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Capitol Hill Club to host Max Blumenthal and Miko Peled, authors critical of Israel, alleging government control by the &#8220;Israel lobby.&#8221; The private Republican club, with all GOP members of Congress as members, will hold the event in Washington, D.C<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":2150846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2150845","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/120"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2150845"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2150845\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2150846"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2150845"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2150845"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2150845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}