American foreign policy has been weighed down for all too many years by an albatross hung round Uncle Sam’s neck, one that distorts our stance especially vis-à-vis Middle Eastern issues and ultimately works against U.S. interests in the region and around the world: that albatross is unconditional support for the state of Israel. Of course, saying this amounts to a hate crime in today’s political atmosphere, and it is almost impossible to criticize the Jewish state without being accused of religious bigotry, which is just how Israel’s partisans want it. In the halls of Congress and the corridors of power, Israel is above criticism. But not anymore…
March 26, 2006
Why is American policy in the Middle East
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