The Israel Lobby Gets Its Man

I was listening to John Mearsheimer this afternoon, talking about the threat to freedom in America. The Prof and the Judge concluded with this exchange:

Judge: These are perilous times for free speech—more perilous than any time in my in my lifetime of which I am aware.

Prof: I agree. And, again, you do not want to underestimate the extent to which Israel and its supporters are driving this train.

Personally, I wouldn’t dream of underestimating that. Earlier today the Judge and Doug Macgregor—an outspoken critic of the Jewish Supremacy Project in the Middle East—briefly spoke about the way in which Daniel Davis’ nomination for a deputy position under Tulsi Gabbard was withdrawn under pressure. Here’s a portion of an article on the same subject:

Israel lobby successfully gets Tulsi Gabbard not to hire Gaza war critic

Following the intervention of the Israel lobby, Daniel Davis has been dropped from Tulsi Gabbard’s national security team because he doesn't unconditionally support Israel's destructive regime.

Following the intervention of the Israel lobby, Daniel Davis has been dropped from Tulsi Gabbard’s national security team for his criticism of Israel’s Gaza war.

Davis, a retired U.S. Army officer who runs a D.C.-based think tank, is the host of the popular “Daniel Davis Deep Dive” show.

Gabbard had named Davis as one of her picks for a national security adviser role. In a hit piece published following this announcement, Jewish Insider called Davis an antisemite, and also cited the appearance of “known antisemites” such as Col. Douglas Macgregor and the U.K. left-populist George Galloway as guests on his show.

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UPDATE: Amid significant backlash, DNI Director Tulsi Gabbard has withdrawn Daniel Davis from the Deputy DNI role. While we applaud this decision, it’s deeply troubling he was even considered. We commend President Trump’s efforts to strengthen U.S.-Israel relations. With Leo Terrell now leading the charge against antisemitism, POTUS must take a hard look at his nominees - Davis isn’t the only radical slipping through the cracks. We stand ready to assist in vetting to ensure this never happens again.