{"id":34296,"date":"2019-12-11T07:55:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T15:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/?p=34296"},"modified":"2019-12-11T07:55:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T15:55:00","slug":"free-e-book-the-israel-lobby-enters-state-government","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/11\/free-e-book-the-israel-lobby-enters-state-government\/","title":{"rendered":"Free E-Book: The Israel Lobby Enters State&nbsp;Government"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israel lobby graft and corruption inside Virginia&#8217;s state government is rampant. Could it happen to your state?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/virginia.israellobby.org\/\">Free on the Web<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xJg1OTyR840\">YouTube audio book<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastbooks.com\/collections\/grant-smith\/products\/the-israel-lobby-enters-state-government-rise-of-the-virginia-israel-advisory-board-by-grant-smith\">Paperback<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/The-Israel-Lobby-Enters-State-Government-Audiobook\/B081K9SHVB?qid=1575921949&#038;sr=1-2&#038;pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&#038;pf_rd_r=1MMTR332EGJMZ6WXS1X3&#038;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2\">Audible audio book<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>The Israel Lobby Enters State Government<\/strong><\/em> chronicles the formation, rise and secret activities of the Virginia Israel Advisory Board (VIAB). While other books have focused on the Israel lobby\u2019s influence over the federal government and U.S. foreign policy, there has been little research on Israel lobbying at the state level. Using sensitive documents acquired under Virginia\u2019s sunshine law, this book argues that in Virginia the Israel lobby is no longer on the outside, but has now entered state government. The Virginia Israel Advisory Board (VIAB) is presently the only state government entity in the U.S. focused entirely on bringing corporations in from a single foreign country. The book explores how millions in taxpayer and other state funds are quietly being diverted from multiple sources to establish profitable Israeli companies in Virginia. The corporations are involved in military contracting, food and beverage manufacturing, energy generation, waste management and aquaculture. The author analyzes how VIAB projects displace workers and put home-grown market leaders out of business. By unmasking Israeli businesses launching operations that VIAB protects under code-names and opaque shell companies to secretly transact business in Virginia, the book exposes the reason behind some of the secrecy \u2013 their extensive business dealings in territory illegally occupied by Israel.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/smith-ebook.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"550\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-34305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/smith-ebook-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/smith-ebook-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.antiwar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/smith-ebook.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The author delves into the establishment of VIAB by the state\u2019s Jewish federations, and their continued involvement as VIAB board members, as well as their attempts to rewrite school textbooks and quash through new laws speech critical of Israel. Smith exposes who is running VIAB, how they leverage political campaign contributions, and the bankruptcy of VIAB\u2019s many claims that their dealings are advancing the prosperity of working Virginians \u2013 as opposed to Israeli companies and VIAB insiders. He probes the true nature of the Virginia Israel Advisory Board and the future threat if similar Israel lobby entities proliferate within other state governments.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/virginia.israellobby.org\/\">Free on the Web<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xJg1OTyR840\">YouTube audio book<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastbooks.com\/collections\/grant-smith\/products\/the-israel-lobby-enters-state-government-rise-of-the-virginia-israel-advisory-board-by-grant-smith\">Paperback<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audible.com\/pd\/The-Israel-Lobby-Enters-State-Government-Audiobook\/B081K9SHVB?qid=1575921949&#038;sr=1-2&#038;pf_rd_p=e81b7c27-6880-467a-b5a7-13cef5d729fe&#038;pf_rd_r=1MMTR332EGJMZ6WXS1X3&#038;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2\">Audible audio book<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israel lobby graft and corruption inside Virginia&#8217;s state government is rampant. Could it happen to your state? Free on the Web YouTube audio book Paperback Audible audio book The Israel Lobby Enters State Government chronicles the formation, rise and secret activities of the Virginia Israel Advisory Board (VIAB). 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