Word: israell
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Most believe that the commitment is still pretty strong. That's why Israel still deserves our support. It has nothing to do with Israel's being Jewish. As Israel's commitment to democracy becomes weaker, America's commitment to Israel must be reduced correspondingly...
THIS is a terrifying prospect for American Zealots, who want their country to stand behind the Jewish state no matter how grievously it sins. As Israel becomes less democratic, it deprives the Zealots of the ability to pretend that their support for Israel is anything more than their support for a Jewish state...
When they see that their pretension is in jeopardy, they become irrational. Some delude themselves. Some rationalize. And some accuse all of Israel's critics of anti-Semitism...
...recent letter to The Crimson attacked a proposed conference on military ties between Israel and South Africa by citing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who said that criticism of Israel is sometimes a disguise for anti-Semitism...
...West Bank and Gaza began, would have reacted to the oppression of the Palestinian people. What infuriates me is the letter's implication that anyone who criticizes the Jewish state must be motivated by hatred of Jews. Some other letters to The Crimson have even attacked Jewish critics of Israel as anti-Semites...