Clare Spark
2011-03-31 08:32:59
I should have added that the U.S. is not necessarily a reliable ally of Israel. See this popular essay of mine: http://clarespark.com/2009/09/11/oil-politics-and-obamas-view-of-israeli-history/.
Beyond the unrecognized, embedded antisemitism here and everywhere, there is the question of national interest. I and many others stand with Israel, but in the end, Israel stands alone against every antimodern, antidemocratic state in the world.
