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| Can Israel say ‘No’ to the US? |
| 2014-01-19 |
| Amid reports that US Secretary of State John Kerry is applying mounting pressure on Israel to make significant concessions to the Palestinians, there is an increasingly common refrain that has seeped into our political dialogue which needs to be exposed for the fallacy that it is. Israel, we are told by various pundits and politicians, has no choice but to go along with American demands. After all, our relationship with Washington is our greatest strategic asset and we cannot allow anything to get in its way. Hence, whatever America wants, the Jewish state must more or less accept. Needless to say, such an approach is not only short-sighted and misguided – it is oblivious to history and perilous to our destiny. And the sooner we expose it for the misleading oversimplification that it is, the better off we will all be. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #2 ...imho, the pursuit of national interests sometimes requires that you lie down with the those not sharing your views in-toto (think Venn Diagrams, right?). The Israelis will have to evaluate the advantages of the unions created by the value-weighted sets cobbled together and presented by the O admin. I doubt there will be much more than a sow's ear there... |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-01-19 13:25 |
| #1 Can Israel say ‘No’ to the US? Yes it can and will, and the 'No' should be prefaced with a 'colorful metaphor.' (Thanks Spock) |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2014-01-19 11:56 |