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AloeVera

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7. FDD is a pro-Israel lobbying group and anti-Iran propaganda outlet.
Mon Mar 23, 2026, 11:34 AM
Mar 23

From Wiki:

FDD was founded in 2001 as "Emet" (אמת , which is Hebrew for "truth".[15][16] In the initial documents filed for tax-exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service, FDD's stated mission was to "provide education to enhance Israel's image in North America and the public's understanding of issues affecting Israeli-Arab relations".[16] Its mission broadened after the September 11 attacks in 2001.[16] Later documents described its mission as "to conduct research and provide education on international terrorism and related issues".[17]

John Mearsheimer in 2007, Muhammad Idrees Ahmad in 2014, and Ofira Seliktar in 2018 have described FDD as part of the Israel lobby in the United States.[18][19][20] Sima Vaknin-Gil, director general of Israel's Ministry of Strategic Affairs, stated that the FDD works in conjunction with the Israeli government, including the ministry.[21]

FDD opposed the nuclear agreement with Iran during the Barack Obama administration.[16][22] It advised the first Donald Trump administration on ways to subvert Iran.[23] Iran announced sanctions against FDD and its CEO in 2019.[22] According to a 2019 article in The Atlantic, "no place else has made an institutional specialty of recommending hard-line Iran policies and offering detailed proposals for how to implement them the way the FDD has done".[22]


Btw that Fatwa, issued last June, accused Trump and Israel of wanting to assasssinate the Ayatollah and "other religious leaders". Lo and behold...

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Trump's the best thing that's happened to Iran leftstreet Mar 23 #1
Looks as though they did radical noodle Mar 23 #2
That's going to make things more interesting. leftyladyfrommo Mar 23 #3
The date from that was June 2025 BigmanPigman Mar 23 #6
FDD is a pro-Israel lobbying group and anti-Iran propaganda outlet. AloeVera Mar 23 #7
Thanks for that added info! radical noodle Mar 23 #8
Is there an ETA on that? leftstreet Mar 23 #9
Sooner rather than later radical noodle Mar 23 #10
. dalton99a Mar 23 #4
They are going to dweller Mar 23 #5
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