Word: support
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...grave intellectual crisis confronts many American-Jewish supporters of Israel. For more than 40 years, Israel has been able to rely on the support of a majority of Americans. The reason is simple: Americans believe in propping up threatened democracies, and Israel is a threatened democracy...
...large group of American Jews want the U.S. to support Israel simply because it is a Jewish state. For them, Israel's status as a democracy is an ancillary benefit. They would support Israel even if it weren't democratic, just so long as it is Jewish...
...Israeli oppression of Palestinians in the occupied territories erodes Israel's claim to democratic perfection, the Zealots are exposed. It becomes more difficult for them to pretend that love of democracy is fundamental to their support of Israel...
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...