| There are many, many, many people in America who are eager to equate any criticism of Israel as anti-American and/or anti-Semetic. The prevalence of this attitude has led to a blank check in the court of American public opinion on Israel's treatment of the Palestinians. Israel has committed many, many human rights abuses against the Palestinians. This is fact. Criticizing Israel is such a politically incorrect thing to do that we hold them completely unaccountable for it. It's not about the history of the Jewish state or Zionism, it's about how Israel's unexcusable treatment of Palestinians.
It is sad that Ms. Walker's brief statement is considered radical, and that asserting that a government should be held accountable for actions that the United State and the United Nations concede to be illegal (which is truly ALL that she asserted) is enough to immediately turn people here away from her entire essay.
In my opinion, the trade embargo with Cuba is reinforced because no one is willing to put their neck out there, admit that it is foolish, and end it. Honestly, any president who tried to end it would probably lose the Florida vote. Crazy country. |