Word: pro-israel
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...while the cranky columnist complains about the Israeli "amen corner," he had been, until the onset of the Intifada, an advocate of a pro-Israel policy. The Intifada, he argues, convinced him that there were strong arguments against Israeli claims...
...Esther, whose family recently emigrated from Israel, was leaning toward Clinton. She and her husband were impressed by Clinton's centrist message and were concerned that the Democratic nominee should be electable in November. Esther was happy, however, to hear of Harkin's strong pro-Israel stance...
Mario Cuomo had a choice when he addressed an audience of Miami Jews on Dec. 5. He could score with some cheap political rhetoric, or he could tell the complicated, nuance-laden truth. Cuomo chose the former. In a speech that pushed every pro-Israel button known to man, New York's Governor singled out the Arab states' economic boycott of Israel for special condemnation. The applause increased when Cuomo identified Japan as a particularly egregious and cowardly collaborator. "I was in Japan ((in October)), talking every day about the Arab boycott," said Cuomo. "You know what a difference...
...subsequently reflected his evolution from a major donor to liberal Democratic causes to a leading neoconservative with hawkish views on foreign policy. During the 1980s the magazine went soft on the Reagan Administration, ridiculed much of the Democratic Party for its lack of pragmatism and echoed Peretz's forceful pro-Israel views. No journal has done better explaining the often unprincipled but always practical reasoning of Bush Administration officials, who routinely unburdened themselves to the magazine's White House correspondent, Fred Barnes. Notes Michael Kinsley, a former New Republic editor who still writes the magazine's "TRB" column...
Baker's strategy is to cajole, not push. If he makes no headway, there is the possibility of twisting arms. Leaning on Israel is the most obvious tactic, since Jerusalem receives more than $3 billion a year from Washington. But threatening Israel's lifeline would mean a vicious fight with both Congress, which is more pro-Israel than the Administration, and the powerful Israeli lobby in the U.S. What's more, Administration officials have learned from experience that the tougher they get with Shamir, the tougher he gets in return...