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THE ISRAEL LOBBY AND U.S. FOREIGN POLICY
U.S. foreign policy shapes events in every corner of the globe. Nowhere is this truer than in the Middle East, a region of recurring instability and enormous strategic importance. Most recently, the Bush Administration’s attempt to transform the region into a community of democracies has helped produce a resilient insurency in Iraq, a sharp rise in world oil prices, and terrorist bombings in Madrid, London, and Amman. With so much at stake for so many, all countries need to understand the forces that drive U.S. Middle East policy .The U.S. national interest should be the primary object of American foreign policy. For the past several decades, however, and especially since the Six Day War in 1967, the centerpiece of U.S. Middle East policy has been its relationship with Israel. The combination of unwavering U.S. support for Israel and the related effort to spread democracy throughout the region has inflamed Arab and Islamic opinion and eopardized U.S. security. This situation has no equal in American political history. Why has the United States been willing to set aside its own security in order to advance the interests of another state? One might assume that the bond between the two countries is based on shared strategic interests or compelling moral imperativs. As we show below, however, neither of those explanations can account for the remarkable level of material and diplomatic support that the United States povides to Israel.Instead, the overall thrust of U.S. policy in the region […]
Gary Fincke — 1945–100 poems ever wrriten
The Magpie Evening: A Prayer When magpies die, each of the living swoops down and pecks, one by one, in an accepted order. He coaxed […]
To find giant black holes, start with Jupiter
The revolution in our understanding of the night sky and our place in the universe began when we transitioned from using the naked eye to […]
Scientists Find Source of COVID Clots
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, July 2, 2020 (HealthDay News) — COVID-19 is linked to potentially fatal blood clots. Researchers now believe they’ve found […]
Modi’s trap
THE recent skirmish between India and China has been reported with different underlying assumptions and implications in the press across the globe. While mainstream opinion […]
Jinnah’s Pakistan needed
THE pandemic is an opportunity to identify fault lines and alternatives in order to forge a cohesive contract between state and citizens. Pakistan today needs […]
Singing the Revolution: India’s Anti-CAA Protests and Faiz’s “Hum Dekhenge”
On December 17, 2019, a student protest at the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur was held in solidarity with students at Jamia Millia Islamia […]
Hidden sources of mysterious cosmic neutrinos seen on Earth
The origin of high-energy cosmic neutrinos observed by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, whose detector is buried deep in the Antarctic ice, is an enigma that […]
Quilting Cotton Face Masks Better Than Bandanas
July 2, 2020 — DIY face coverings can prevent the spread of COVID-19, but some materials are more effective than others, according to a new […]