Mayor Giuliani, Senator D'Amato & Israeli Intelligence
5 October 2007
Alfonse: Big Friend of Israel & the Jews
Senator Alfonse M.
D'Amato and the former mayor of
"The AIFL is the
only non-sectarian national organization that promotes the relationship between
the people of the
The other members
of the U.S. National Advisory Board of AIFL are: Sen. Max Baucus, John Brademas,
Kenneth Duberstein, Lawrence Eagleburger, Rep. Benjamin A. Gilman, William H.
Gray, III,
The America-Israel
Friendship League describes itself as "a non-sectarian, non-political,
not-for-profit organization strengthening ties between the people of the
Photo: Israeli Maj. Gen. Danny Rothschild
Rothschild, who
owns and runs an Israeli-based security company called Netacs (Security) Ltd.,
was the former head of the Israeli military's intelligence research branch.
Netacs does something called "Airport Risk Analysis and implementation projects"
at 9 major airports in the
According to the
website of Netacs, "the owners and executives of Netacs Group" are described
thusly:
D. Rothschild, Major General (Res.)
Mr. Rothschild served most of his military service in the intelligence corps. Notable positions were Assistant to the Chief Of Staff of Israeli Defense Forces, Commander of S. Lebanon, Deputy Director of Military Intelligence & Chief of Intelligence Research and Analysis.
G. Zohar, Brigadier General (Res.)
Mr. Zohar served most of his tenure in the Intelligence Corps. Notable position: Head of Anti-terror Research and Operation.
S. Ettinger , Colonel (Res.)
Mr. Ettinger served in elite combat units in field & command positions. Later served in the Intelligence Corps.
BIALKIN
Kenneth J. Bialkin
is a partner in the law firm of Skadden Arps. Among other positions, besides
being the chair of AIFL since 1996, Bialkin is or was the chairman of the
Anti-Defamation League of B’nai B’rith (1982-1986), the Conference of Presidents
of Major American Jewish Organizations (1984-1986), the American Jewish
Historical Society (2003-Present), and is the president of the American Jewish
Historical Society (1998-Present).
Photo: Kenneth J. Bialkin
Fighting for
"As leader of the
most powerful Jewish organizations in the world, Bialkin has fought and
presented Israel's case to American presidents, world leaders, to the media, to
American Jewry and to Muslims," Lifestyles wrote about Bialkin in May
2004. "He is friends with Israeli and American politicians and with Israeli
prime ministers who often ask for his advice."
Bialkin comments in
his interview with Lifestyles indicate that he does not believe that Jews
should assimilate into the American population:
Bialkin says that he has signed on to
pursue his Jewish identity because he believes in it, he is proud of it and
because he is forced to. "If there were no antisemitism and no attacks against
us and
Bialkin is a
partner in a law firm with the "special mediator" of the 9-11 litigation. There
are currently fewer than 2 dozen cases left to be settled. If the cases are all
settled in out-of-court settlements there will be no cases to try. This would
mean that the 9-11 catastrophe would never be examined in an open and public
trial on behalf of any of the victims or their relatives.
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, who oversees all
the 9-11 litigation has long been pressing the lawyers to settle the cases. The
June 8, 2006 conference revealed how Hellerstein put pressure on the lawyers to
settle their cases out of court. I wrote about the judge's pressure to settle in
July 2006:
In many of the
wrongful death cases, such as that of Mrs. Mariani, the first 9-11 lawsuit, the
plaintiffs rejected the compensation fund provided by the
"Why aren't you
settling your cases?" Hellerstein asked Donald A. Migliori, attorney for
plaintiffs with the law firm Motley Rice. "You're not working hard enough,"
Hellerstein said. "Ms. Birnbaum [special mediator] tells me she is getting no
response from you."
Photo: 9-11 "Special Mediator" Sheila Birnbaum
Sheila Birnbaum is
the court-appointed special mediator who is a lawyer from the law firm of
Skadden Arps, which is a firm with very close ties to the state of
Photo: USS Vincennes
Is it just a
coincidence that the former president of Israel Aircraft Industry and Aegis come
from the same small town on