Comments on: Israel in american eyes http://www.yourish.com/2008/03/06/4490 Cutting straight to the point Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:56:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: David M http://www.yourish.com/2008/03/06/4490/comment-page-1#comment-31148 David M Thu, 06 Mar 2008 19:28:27 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2008/03/06/4490#comment-31148 The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the - <a href="http://thunderrun.blogspot.com/2008/03/web-reconnaissance-for-03062008.html" rel="nofollow"> Web Reconnaissance for 03/06/2008 </a> A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day...so check back often. The Thunder Run has linked to this post in the – Web Reconnaissance for 03/06/2008 A short recon of what’s out there that might draw your attention, updated throughout the day…so check back often.

]]> By: E.D.Kain http://www.yourish.com/2008/03/06/4490/comment-page-1#comment-31145 E.D.Kain Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:24:28 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2008/03/06/4490#comment-31145 As an American I can say that support here for Israel is very high, but unfortunately too many Americans are uninterested in Foreign Affairs or are simply too uneducated or too obsessed with Television to really care. We have more of a problem with Apathy than anything else. Americans are generally not nearly as prone to antisemitism as Europeans, and we have so many business and cultural links to Israel its not surprising that we are pro-Israel. Besides, many Americans distrust the Theocratic tendencies of Muslim nations, and are adamantly against extremists and view the militants in Palestine not as freedom fighters, but as terrorists (which they are!) This is generally across party lines, but I think that many Democrats who aren't "supportive" of Israel are just softies who disagree with the use of force. Of course, this is ridiculous, but it doesn't mean that they view Israel as a "threat" as Europeans do. As an American I can say that support here for Israel is very high, but unfortunately too many Americans are uninterested in Foreign Affairs or are simply too uneducated or too obsessed with Television to really care. We have more of a problem with Apathy than anything else. Americans are generally not nearly as prone to antisemitism as Europeans, and we have so many business and cultural links to Israel its not surprising that we are pro-Israel.

Besides, many Americans distrust the Theocratic tendencies of Muslim nations, and are adamantly against extremists and view the militants in Palestine not as freedom fighters, but as terrorists (which they are!) This is generally across party lines, but I think that many Democrats who aren’t “supportive” of Israel are just softies who disagree with the use of force. Of course, this is ridiculous, but it doesn’t mean that they view Israel as a “threat” as Europeans do.

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