Talk:Arab lobby in the United States

message: This article does not appear balanced when compared to a similar Wikipedia article about the "Israeli Lobby In The United States".  The article about Israel is critical of their efforts, this one actually appears to have a  defacto disclaimer that an organized "Arab" lobby does not exist.  It fails to point out Saudi and other Arab investments in US media concerns with a resulting influence on reporting about middle eastern events, large corporate contributions to US political organizations, and indirect influence on American policies through agreements with US oil companies.  
—The preceding unsigned comment was added by 12.96.65.14 (talk) 20:01, 13 March 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  This article does not appear balanced

message: The following is the contents of a related, unsourced, and soon to be AfD'ed article:
::The Pro-Palestinian Lobby refers to any special interest group that lobbies the United States Government and EU's legislative bodies, promoting Palestinian interests, often at the expense of  Israel (for example, by promoting boycotts and divestments from corporations). The lobby groups also seek to affect media outlets, and actively spread Palestinian propaganda.
::The following political pressure groups are actively involved in promotion of the Palestinian agenda, and can be seen as part of the lobby (as explained below):
::*Palestine Solidarity Movement
::*Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights
::*Europalestine
::*International Solidarity Movement
::*Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights
::*Jewish Voice for Peace
::*IPSC (Ireland Palestine Solidarity Campaign)
::*Conservative Middle East Council
::*Muslim Association of Britain
::*Sufi Muslim Council
::*Muslim Council of Britain
::The lobby has had several achievements, including the following:
::*Raising $500,000,000 on September 1, 2006, to aid Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in an international conference organized by the lobby in Stockholm, Sweden.
::*Israel boycott by the Canadian Union of Public Employees
::*Divestment from corporations operating in Israel by the  Presbyterian Church
::*Promotion of the interests of Palestinians by the United Church of Canada.
::*British director Ken Loach support for a boycott on Israeli cultural institutions, citing "the appeals of Palestinian comrades".
::*International film festivals that have cancelled the participation of Israeli filmmakers.
::The lobby groups are loosely organized, but are all actively doing advocacy for Palestinian interests. Here are some examples:
::*The Council for the National Interest (CNI) contains both a nonprofit lobby and an educational foundation .
::*CNI offers internships to applicants that have "congressional lobbying experience ..., experience in media relations, a willingness to write Op-Ed pieces, and an interest in research." 
::*In its Mission statement, the American Association for Palestinian Equal Rights (AAPER) defines itself as "a lobbying organization whose mission is to shape a US foreign policy that advances the interests and ideals of the American people in supporting the liberty, equality and human rights of Palestinians... AAPER is America's first congressional lobby to advocate solely for Palestinian rights." 
::*AAPER is divided into two distinct nonprofit organizations with complementary missions: one focused on education and the other devoted to lobbying. By providing direct lobbying, legislative research and writing and political campaign support, the organization hopes to support the "great cause of Palestinian rights to freedom and equality." 
::*The International Solidarity Movement explicitly calls for affecting media outlets and for lobbying .
::*The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) calls for "lobbying against the ... practices of the Israeli state." .
I figure some of it may be useful in figuring out future directions for this article or sister articles.  --Deodar 03:18, 2 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: There actually is a reasonably active "pro-Palestinian lobby".  Yet that article is being deleted.  --John Nagle 04:56, 3 September 2006 (UTC)

text: Just for fun, here's Shujaat's cartoon on pan-Arab events, which typically don't accomplish much. (Shujaat is al-Jazeera's cartoonist.) --John Nagle 04:56, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Contents of AfD'ed "Pro-Palestinian Lobby"

message: I just meant to make a few edits... and then I got going.  Better balanced, sourced and more informative article, IMHO. But I will delete allegation about Saudis funding first Arab lobby if reliable source is not introduced in near future.
Carol Moore 08:04, 8 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: New Edits

message: "Joseph Puder, The Arab Lobby Can't Buy Support, The Bulletin, Philadelphia, September 17, 2007" doesn't look reliable to me. The author's ties to FrontPage decrease his credibility, not increase it. I'm removing the source until someone can show the reliability of the source.Bless sins (talk) 17:17, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Unreliable source

message: Clearly based on one book, this reads like an ad for Mitchell Bard. Needs objective sources, balanced viewpoint.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Abtschmidty (talk • contribs) 05:05, 29 October 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Reads like an ad 

message: Hi all,
Is the reference to AIPAC in the first sentence necessary, given that this article's topic is an Arab lobby, not an Israeli lobby?
Ismee (talk) 23:58, 20 November 2010 (UTC)
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