Therefore, the continued high levels of U. Indeed, leaders of both American political parties have called not for the U. Since the terrorist attacks against the United States on September 11, there has again been some internal debate regarding how far the United States should back Israeli policies, now under the control of right-wing political leader Ariel Sharon. Some of the more right-wing elements, such as Paul Wolfowitz of the Defense Department, have been arguing that Sharon was an indispensable ally in the war against terrorism and that the Palestinian resistance was essentially part of an international terrorist conspiracy against democratic societies.
If seen to be in the strategic interests of the United States, Washington is quite willing to support the most flagrant violation of international law and human rights by its allies and block the United Nations or any other party from challenging it.
No ethnic lobby or ideological affinity is necessary to motivate policymakers to do otherwise. As long as the amoral imperatives of realpolitik remain unchallenged, U.
Some of the worst cases of U. In these cases, grass roots movements supportive of peace and justice grew to a point where liberal members of Congress, in the media and elsewhere, joined in the call to stop U. In other cases, such as U. The case of Israel and Palestine is different, however. There are significant sectors of the population that question U. Indeed, many of the same liberal Democrats in Congress who supported progressive movements on other foreign policy issues agree with President George W.
Bush—or, in some cases, are even further to the right—on the issue of Israel and Palestine. Therefore, while the perceived strategic imperative is at the root of U. These include the following:. While U.
Despite these obstacles, the need to challenge U. Not only has it led to enormous suffering among the Palestinians and other Arabs, ultimately it hurts the long-term interests of both Israel and the United States, as increasingly militant and extremist elements arise out of the Arab and Islamic world in reaction. Ultimately, there is no contradiction between support for Israel and support for Palestine, for Israeli security and Palestinian rights are not mutually exclusive but mutually dependent on each other.
This is the challenge for those who take seriously such basic values as freedom, democracy, and the rule of law. Get more news like this, directly in your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter. Strategic Reasons for Continuing U. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research.
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Israeli Arabs more optimistic about two-state solution than Arabs living in the Palestinian territories. Methodology : The Economist survey was conducted by YouGov using a nationally representative sample of 1, US Adult Citizens interviewed online between May 15 - 18, This sample was weighted according to gender, age, race, and education based on the American Community Survey, conducted by the US Bureau of the Census, as well as Presidential vote, registration status, geographic region, and news interest.
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