Eli Clifton
@eliclifton.com
Senior Adviser at QuincyInst.org.
Investigative Journalist at Large at ResponsibleStatecraft.org.
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Investigative Journalist at Large at ResponsibleStatecraft.org.
Send tips to my secure email: eliclifton @protonmail.com
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Eli Clifton
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· Jun 17
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...
"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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John Mearsheimer talks about his book with Stephen Walt, and @eliclifton.com and @ianlustick.bsky.social 's new book ISRAEL'S LOBBY: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikK_...
Episode 7: A Must Read Book on the Israel Lobby
YouTube video by John Mearsheimer - Offensive Realism
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September 9, 2026 at 2:08 PM
John Mearsheimer talks about his book with Stephen Walt, and @eliclifton.com and @ianlustick.bsky.social 's new book ISRAEL'S LOBBY: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikK_...
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“AIPAC’s spending to support pro-Israel politicians is just one side of the coin,” said @eliclifton.com. "On the other side is the implicit—and increasingly explicit—threat that opposing the increasingly unpopular flow of U.S. aid to Israel will be met..."
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August 22, 2026 at 3:34 PM
“AIPAC’s spending to support pro-Israel politicians is just one side of the coin,” said @eliclifton.com. "On the other side is the implicit—and increasingly explicit—threat that opposing the increasingly unpopular flow of U.S. aid to Israel will be met..."
readsludge.com/2026/08/22/h...
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“AIPAC don't talk about Israel. And I think that that's the admission… that their actual issue is toxic.”
@eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick, co-authors of ‘Israel’s Lobby,’ explain to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why the cost of AIPAC’s election interference is getting higher.
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@eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick, co-authors of ‘Israel’s Lobby,’ explain to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why the cost of AIPAC’s election interference is getting higher.
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August 18, 2026 at 10:39 PM
“AIPAC don't talk about Israel. And I think that that's the admission… that their actual issue is toxic.”
@eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick, co-authors of ‘Israel’s Lobby,’ explain to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why the cost of AIPAC’s election interference is getting higher.
zeteo.com/p/aipac-expo...
@eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick, co-authors of ‘Israel’s Lobby,’ explain to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social why the cost of AIPAC’s election interference is getting higher.
zeteo.com/p/aipac-expo...
Israel now exhibits the traits of a "crazy state," the moniker Israel's grand strategists have typically used to characterize its enemies.
For Israel’s Lobby to be successful, U.S. policies toward Israel and the Middle East must themselves be crazy. theintercept.com/2026/08/13/i...
For Israel’s Lobby to be successful, U.S. policies toward Israel and the Middle East must themselves be crazy. theintercept.com/2026/08/13/i...
Israel Justified Its Wars by Calling Enemies “Crazy.” Now, the Warning Signs All Apply to Israel.
Benjamin Netanyahu shocked the world with violence in Gaza — then took an unhinged Israel to the mainstream.
theintercept.com
August 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Israel now exhibits the traits of a "crazy state," the moniker Israel's grand strategists have typically used to characterize its enemies.
For Israel’s Lobby to be successful, U.S. policies toward Israel and the Middle East must themselves be crazy. theintercept.com/2026/08/13/i...
For Israel’s Lobby to be successful, U.S. policies toward Israel and the Middle East must themselves be crazy. theintercept.com/2026/08/13/i...
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Join @eliclifton.com & @ianlustick.bsky.social in conversation with @mazmhussain.bsky.social & @ryangrim.bsky.social on Wednesday, August 12 at 7PM ET for a conversation about ISRAEL'S LOBBY!
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August 11, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Join @eliclifton.com & @ianlustick.bsky.social in conversation with @mazmhussain.bsky.social & @ryangrim.bsky.social on Wednesday, August 12 at 7PM ET for a conversation about ISRAEL'S LOBBY!
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“What is helping fuel antisemitism in this country… is the notion that Israel is the collective Jew.”
@eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick, co-authors of ‘Israel’s Lobby,’ talk to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the outsized influence of AIPAC.
Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/aipac-expo...
@eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick, co-authors of ‘Israel’s Lobby,’ talk to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the outsized influence of AIPAC.
Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/aipac-expo...
August 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
“What is helping fuel antisemitism in this country… is the notion that Israel is the collective Jew.”
@eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick, co-authors of ‘Israel’s Lobby,’ talk to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the outsized influence of AIPAC.
Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/aipac-expo...
@eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick, co-authors of ‘Israel’s Lobby,’ talk to @mehdirhasan.bsky.social about the outsized influence of AIPAC.
Watch the full interview:
zeteo.com/p/aipac-expo...
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We’re joined by @eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick discussing their new book Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power and the extent to which AIPAC’s power has peaked as Washington’s most powerful kingmaker. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
Has AIPAC's Power As Washington's Kingmaker Peaked?
Background Briefing goes far beyond the headlines and deep under the radar to bring forward truths unheard elsewhere in American media. Background Briefing features international and national news, ex
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August 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
We’re joined by @eliclifton.com and Ian Lustick discussing their new book Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power and the extent to which AIPAC’s power has peaked as Washington’s most powerful kingmaker. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
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.
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.
August 10, 2026 at 9:46 PM
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.
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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Tuesday's Briefing: Johnathan Buma | Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social | Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com
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July 21, 2026 - Johnathan Buma | Scott Horton | Eli Clifton
Russia's Useful Idiot Who is Destroying the FBI Will Go to Moscow in October As a Guest of Putin's Murderous FSB | Russia's Penetration of U.S. Industrial Innovation, Science and Hi Tech | Is the DSA
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July 22, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Tuesday's Briefing: Johnathan Buma | Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social | Eli Clifton @eliclifton.com
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Two of Trump and the GOP's biggest donors - Paul Singer and Jan Koum - are the LARGEST individual donors to the super PAC backing Haley Stevens over Abdul El-Sayed in the in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan. responsiblestatecraft.org/aipac-stevens/
Pro-Israel GOP donors fueling Rep. Stevens' Dem primary in Michigan
AIPAC and United Democracy Project are getting millions from Republican billionaires and out-of-state donors to beat back challenger Abdul El-Sayed
responsiblestatecraft.org
July 20, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Two of Trump and the GOP's biggest donors - Paul Singer and Jan Koum - are the LARGEST individual donors to the super PAC backing Haley Stevens over Abdul El-Sayed in the in the Democratic Senate primary in Michigan. responsiblestatecraft.org/aipac-stevens/
Pro-Israel PACs and super PACs have now raised over $160 MILLION to spend on midterm political races.
More live updated data here: israelslobby.com
More live updated data here: israelslobby.com
Israel’s Lobby Tracker
Track pro-Israel PACs, Super PACs, donors, candidates, races, and outside spending in the 2026 federal election cycle.
israelslobby.com
June 22, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Pro-Israel PACs and super PACs have now raised over $160 MILLION to spend on midterm political races.
More live updated data here: israelslobby.com
More live updated data here: israelslobby.com
Today, at the newspaper owned by Trump’s biggest donor, Miriam Adelson.
June 19, 2026 at 2:59 AM
Today, at the newspaper owned by Trump’s biggest donor, Miriam Adelson.
"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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June 18, 2026 at 2:02 AM
"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
AVAILABLE FOR PREORDER : t.co/J3CEXtwNo3
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
Get LIVE updates on how Israel's Lobby is influencing campaigns across the country with this new data journalism tool. israelslobby.com
June 17, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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
Get LIVE updates on how Israel's Lobby is influencing campaigns across the country with this new data journalism tool. israelslobby.com
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...
"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...
June 17, 2026 at 3:28 PM
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...
"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...
Trump's decision to go to war can't be understood by looking at US interests.
The best explanation is to examine Israel's desire to drag the US into this war and the control that pro-Israel donors hold over US foreign policy.
We are in the grip of a foreign power. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The best explanation is to examine Israel's desire to drag the US into this war and the control that pro-Israel donors hold over US foreign policy.
We are in the grip of a foreign power. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
How the Israeli Tail Wags the American Dog
The US attack on Iran may be less about American security than about the priorities of Israel’s government.
www.thenation.com
March 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Trump's decision to go to war can't be understood by looking at US interests.
The best explanation is to examine Israel's desire to drag the US into this war and the control that pro-Israel donors hold over US foreign policy.
We are in the grip of a foreign power. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
The best explanation is to examine Israel's desire to drag the US into this war and the control that pro-Israel donors hold over US foreign policy.
We are in the grip of a foreign power. www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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.
They’re not like us.
March 9, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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.
They’re not like us.
Reminder: The White House says it’s “fake news” to suggest Iran’s nuclear facilities weren’t “obliterated” in June.
February 22, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Reminder: The White House says it’s “fake news” to suggest Iran’s nuclear facilities weren’t “obliterated” in June.
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/...
This appears to be the first acknowledgement of his new job. docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/...
February 4, 2026 at 12:48 AM
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/...
This appears to be the first acknowledgement of his new job. docs.house.gov/meetings/FA/...
“Footage shows Mr. Pretti was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
www.nytimes.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:27 PM
“Footage shows Mr. Pretti was holding a phone, not a gun, when the agents took him to the ground and shot him.” www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
TikTok’s new owners 👇 responsiblestatecraft.org/oracle-tikto...
TikTok investor: 'Embed the love and respect for Israel' in the US
In a 2015 email, Oracle CEO Safra Catz said 'we have to fight the battle' before kids get to college. She might get her wish now.
responsiblestatecraft.org
January 23, 2026 at 2:37 AM
TikTok’s new owners 👇 responsiblestatecraft.org/oracle-tikto...
"A male voice — it is not clear whose — can be heard uttering two expletives: 'Fucking bitch.'” www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
The ICE agent’s cellphone video: Five key moments
Cellphone footage shows what happened in the moments before and after an ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 10, 2026 at 5:16 AM
"A male voice — it is not clear whose — can be heard uttering two expletives: 'Fucking bitch.'” www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
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.
October 6, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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.
Van Jones brought his A-game to audition for the anchor seat at the new Bari Weiss approved CBS Evening News 🔥🔥🔥
Van Jones repeats “dead Gaza baby” as a punch line. New York Times columnistThomas Friedman laughs along.
October 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Van Jones brought his A-game to audition for the anchor seat at the new Bari Weiss approved CBS Evening News 🔥🔥🔥
“Babies are dying every day in Gaza.”
Who is killing them?
Who is killing them?
October 5, 2025 at 5:42 AM
“Babies are dying every day in Gaza.”
Who is killing them?
Who is killing them?