Donald Trump's harsh criticism of Israel and his call for the country to stop bombing Iranian targets has not been well received by the influential and bellicose Israel lobby.
American-Israeli opinion maker and lobbyist Emily Schrader is one of those calling for the hostilities to continue, going so far as to claim that Trump "is in bed with Qatar".
Although the stated goal of the Israeli and then US attacks on Iran was initially claimed to be to eliminate the country's ability to develop nuclear weapons, a long line of Israeli and neoconservative American voices have quickly shifted focus and are now demanding that the Iranian regime be overthrown – with US help.
After Trump criticized Israel in harsh terms and ordered the country's military to stop bombing Iran, the Israeli lobby's anger was not long in coming – and several of the figures who recently praised Trump for bombing Iranian nuclear facilities are now trying to discredit the president and portray him as an enemy.
One of those most upset that Trump has taken a stand against Israel's bombing is Emily Schrader, who has long been involved in two issues: overthrowing and replacing the Iranian regime and increasing US support for Israel.
The lobbyist, who has both US and Israeli citizenship, claims that Trump "is in bed with Qatar" because he has demanded that the bombings stop.
Trump literally bombed Iran — he did that! — for this country’s government.
The next day, if he doesn’t obey the next order they make up for him to do, Netanyahuists say he’s part of the Qatar World Conspiracy. Clockwork.
If this isn’t evidence they’ll discard and mock him… pic.twitter.com/KvAl7MG3yk
— Curt Mills (@CurtMills) June 24, 2025
"It must be done"
She also states that Iran's leadership must be overthrown – and claims that no other alternatives are acceptable.
"The only way to ensure peace in the region is a regime change in Iran. It doesn’t have to be done through war, but it must be done. Trump is painfully naive as to the ideology and motivating factors of the Islamic regime in Iran", she claims.
In another angry post, she claims that "In the last 24 hours, Donald Trump guaranteed a future war".
In the last 24 hours, Donald Trump guaranteed a future war.
— Emily Schrader - אמילי שריידר امیلی شریدر (@emilykschrader) June 24, 2025
"They’ll discard and mock him"
Critics point out that the Israel lobby is never satisfied – regardless of the concessions and efforts the US makes to appease Tel Aviv – and that they are only interested in supporting Trump if they can exploit him for their own purposes.
"Trump literally bombed Iran – he did that! – for this country’s government. The next day, if he doesn’t obey the next order they make up for him to do, Netanyahuists say he’s part of the Qatar World Conspiracy", says Curt Mills, executive director of The American Conservative.
"If this isn’t evidence they’ll discard and mock him once he’s no longer president and they’ve used him, nothing is", he continues.
AIPAC endorsed 362 candidates and won in every primary we had a candidate on the ballot!
We helped our friends win and defeated 11 anti-Israel candidates.
Being pro-Israel is good policy and good politics! pic.twitter.com/XEHPYWN3L2
— AIPAC ️ (@AIPAC) November 6, 2024
The Nordic Times has previously highlighted the remarkable influence of the Israel lobby over American politics – and, among other things, pointed out how AIPAC, the largest pro-Israel lobby group, openly boasted during the last election that almost all the candidates they had financed won their respective elections.
“AIPAC endorsed 362 candidates and won in every primary we had a candidate on the ballot! We helped our friends win and defeated 11 anti-Israel candidates”, they proudly declared.
