Only 54% of Americans say Israel is Ally, down from 68% in 2014 and 74% in 2012

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Moonbeam

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Please.

American citizens, even the yoots, by large believe whatever their already chosen media outlet tells them to believe. Even the educated are swayed by a large part.

What matters is if some key media outlets change their tones based on Obama's words, or, did Obama come out with those statements for other reasons.

It's nice you have your strong opinion. But it is wrong for you to (A) believe you speak for other people, and (B) assume your opinions are fact.



Besides, in the grand scheme of morality in the Middle East, while Israel isn't high up in morality, they sure are a helluva lot higher up than most everyone surrounding them. We cannot exactly look to, say, the Saudi's as role models of civilization. So, who do you suggest the U.S. ally with in that region? We want their oil, we want access to their shipping lanes, we have to deal with them. Who do we embrace, oh self-proclaimed most enlightened forum member?
Something happened between my thoughts and what got typed. The sense I intended is that every person born is born fresh and without distortion and where that condition is preserved, will see what I said they will see, that no system of conditioning lasts forever because it goes against human nature.
Your last point makes no difference. The police become brutal because they deal with the worst and America. Is also turning against them.
 

ivwshane

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Watch the shill avoid answering a direct question.

Watch the sheeple continue to hate Israel for no other reason than their messiah told them to.

When was this? I'm sure you have a quote of Obama talking trash about Israel, right?
 

cabri

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It doesn't matter what Obama says, Israel will continue to lose favor. Every young person will see afresh and without distortion that Israel won't make peace because they want the Palestinian's land and it doesn't belong to them. People have an inborn sense of justice and nobody can do a thing about that. The hatred and fear of the other is rotting Israel from within. So very sad....


People seem to forget History and read what they are being spoon fed.

Americans & the World.

Both the Israelis and Palestinians under 50 have no real concept as to what happened in the first 30 years.

What brought the existing situation to the '67 boundaries; how Gaza was created; how the West Bank is isolated.

It is a mine field; and great care needs to be done to extract both groups from it without creating more sympathetic detonations.

With radicals on both sides deliberately setting of a mine; trust becomes difficult in reading the map that the other has provided.
 

Jhhnn

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People seem to forget History and read what they are being spoon fed.

Americans & the World.

Both the Israelis and Palestinians under 50 have no real concept as to what happened in the first 30 years.

What brought the existing situation to the '67 boundaries; how Gaza was created; how the West Bank is isolated.

It is a mine field; and great care needs to be done to extract both groups from it without creating more sympathetic detonations.

With radicals on both sides deliberately setting of a mine; trust becomes difficult in reading the map that the other has provided.

Read this map & explain how it supports the idea that Israel has ever sought peace with the Palestinians-

 

Moonbeam

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People seem to forget History and read what they are being spoon fed.

Americans & the World.

Both the Israelis and Palestinians under 50 have no real concept as to what happened in the first 30 years.

What brought the existing situation to the '67 boundaries; how Gaza was created; how the West Bank is isolated.

It is a mine field; and great care needs to be done to extract both groups from it without creating more sympathetic detonations.

With radicals on both sides deliberately setting of a mine; trust becomes difficult in reading the map that the other has provided.
What you are saying, I think, is that the problem with an eye for an eye is that the eye we are avenging today was first lost somewhere back in the Pleistocene.
 

Moonbeam

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How thoughtful of you to provide this nice example of how you project. You did it consciously, I assume. I certainly hope so because if not, well, never mind about that..... It would certainly imply that you are too far gone to see it anyway. And that would really be sad.

AsI recall, Jesus was the king of the Jews and came to teach then they could not enter the kingdom by obedience to law alone. He came to save them, not teach others to hate me them. What story did you hear?
 

cabri

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Read this map & explain how it supports the idea that Israel has ever sought peace with the Palestinians-


And also in reverse; when did the Arabs and then the Palestinians every truly (outside lip service) desire peace with Israel?

Arab nation states attempted to destroy Israel for the first 25 years.

When they stopped; the Palestinians then stepped up with Arab sponsorship.

Hamas and Hezbollah still have it to eliminate Israel.
The PA has been shown to be weak and unable to control Hamas.

the '48 lines could have existed
the '67 lines could have existed

After that multiple chances were provided to the PLO/PA/Palestinians
Camp David, Oslo

Each time; they asked for 100% or nothing;
And they got nothing.

Only when both sides feel that they MUST agree and work together; regardless of outside influences, that something will be accomplished.

On both sides; when a leader has made a step forward; others become determined to destroy that person.
 

Moonbeam

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And also in reverse; when did the Arabs and then the Palestinians every truly (outside lip service) desire peace with Israel?

Arab nation states attempted to destroy Israel for the first 25 years.

When they stopped; the Palestinians then stepped up with Arab sponsorship.

Hamas and Hezbollah still have it to eliminate Israel.
The PA has been shown to be weak and unable to control Hamas.

the '48 lines could have existed
the '67 lines could have existed

After that multiple chances were provided to the PLO/PA/Palestinians
Camp David, Oslo

Each time; they asked for 100% or nothing;
And they got nothing.

Only when both sides feel that they MUST agree and work together; regardless of outside influences, that something will be accomplished.

On both sides; when a leader has made a step forward; others become determined to destroy that person.

Well, good to know it's the other guy. I can't wait to move into your house and negotiate a bedroom there rather than having you throw me out because I have a bigger gun. You must be all confused about whose eye got poked by whom.
 

CitizenKain

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Watch the shill avoid answering a direct question.

Watch the sheeple continue to hate Israel for no other reason than their messiah told them to.

Maybe someday you will be smart enough to understand what the word shill means. I don't hold out much hope to be honest, if you haven't figured it out by now, you never will.
 

bshole

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Israel is the brightest spot in the middle east right now. As much as I disagree with a lot of their actions, we can't afford to lose them. They're an ally, but in terms of acting like an Ally I'd put them well below the UK, among other nations.

Why not? We really only need the Middle East for oil and Israel has none. I can see tons of benefits flowing to Israel through our relationship with them but I don't see any flowing back to America (a parasitic rather than symbiotic relationship). Could you articulate some of the benefits America gains through it's relationship with Israel?
 

rudeguy

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How thoughtful of you to provide this nice example of how you project. You did it consciously, I assume. I certainly hope so because if not, well, never mind about that..... It would certainly imply that you are too far gone to see it anyway. And that would really be sad.

AsI recall, Jesus was the king of the Jews and came to teach then they could not enter the kingdom by obedience to law alone. He came to save them, not teach others to hate me them. What story did you hear?

Serious question:

What exactly is it you do for a living?
 

cabri

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Well, good to know it's the other guy. I can't wait to move into your house and negotiate a bedroom there rather than having you throw me out because I have a bigger gun. You must be all confused about whose eye got poked by whom.

If Israel is not interested; then they will ignore the Palestinians
If the Palestinians are not interested; they will make unreasonable demands on Israel.

The Palestinians have previously rejected obtaining 98% of the land mass that they demanded.
The Israelis have demanded that they control all of Jerusalem and the Palestinians are not to have the right of return.

The loss of land and economic output is being seen as a way to drive the Palestinians into agreement where the land issues can then be resolved.

Just like Hamas; the refusal to settle the issues becomes costly for the Palestinians and ends up not fulfilling their wishlist/demands.

The Palestinians want the land but do not want to ensure the security the Israel demands.
Based on previous Palestinian actions; Israel has a right to be concerned.
Not talking years back; but just months back.
 

Moonbeam

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If Israel is not interested; then they will ignore the Palestinians
If the Palestinians are not interested; they will make unreasonable demands on Israel.

The Palestinians have previously rejected obtaining 98% of the land mass that they demanded.
The Israelis have demanded that they control all of Jerusalem and the Palestinians are not to have the right of return.

The loss of land and economic output is being seen as a way to drive the Palestinians into agreement where the land issues can then be resolved.

Just like Hamas; the refusal to settle the issues becomes costly for the Palestinians and ends up not fulfilling their wishlist/demands.

The Palestinians want the land but do not want to ensure the security the Israel demands.
Based on previous Palestinian actions; Israel has a right to be concerned.
Not talking years back; but just months back.

You moved into my living room uninvited and now want to negotiate your rights to security there? Isn't that called chutzpah?
 

Moonbeam

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Why not? We really only need the Middle East for oil and Israel has none. I can see tons of benefits flowing to Israel through our relationship with them but I don't see any flowing back to America (a parasitic rather than symbiotic relationship). Could you articulate some of the benefits America gains through it's relationship with Israel?

How sad, to judge the value of others by what they can do for you.
 

cabri

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You moved into my living room uninvited and now want to negotiate your rights to security there? Isn't that called chutzpah?
Just like the rest of the new age; ignoring why I had to move into your living room and why I have the need to feel secure.

When I had my shed in the back yard that you sold to me; you became unhappy that I was content with the shed and then tried to take it away from me.


then in order to protct my shed; I had to prevent you from using the yard.

Then because you still wanted the yard in order to kick me out of my shed; I started to monitor you within the house.

Until I can trust you to have no interest in my shed; I am not going to feel secure about you going into the yard or leaving the living room
 

bshole

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How sad, to judge the value of others by what they can do for you.

Well that is the purpose of a government's foreign policy.... to further the interest's of its citizens. It sure beats the alternative which would be to undermine the interest's of its own citizens. Not exactly sure where you are going with this...
 

Jhhnn

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And also in reverse; when did the Arabs and then the Palestinians every truly (outside lip service) desire peace with Israel?

Arab nation states attempted to destroy Israel for the first 25 years.

When they stopped; the Palestinians then stepped up with Arab sponsorship.

Hamas and Hezbollah still have it to eliminate Israel.
The PA has been shown to be weak and unable to control Hamas.

the '48 lines could have existed
the '67 lines could have existed

After that multiple chances were provided to the PLO/PA/Palestinians
Camp David, Oslo

Each time; they asked for 100% or nothing;
And they got nothing.

Only when both sides feel that they MUST agree and work together; regardless of outside influences, that something will be accomplished.

On both sides; when a leader has made a step forward; others become determined to destroy that person.

None of that changes the fact that our Israeli friends have not dealt honestly with America.

Actions speak louder than words. Their actions are inconsistent with claims of peace seeking.

Please address that directly & in a straight forward fashion.
 

Art&Science

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This reminds me of Hitler and just before WW2.

People don't realize that factions in the middle east will not, under any circumstances, accept the existence of Israel in any state or form. These groups will be satisfied with nothing less than the total and utter destruction of the country and the land back under non-Jewish rule.

Their attempts for peace are simply ploys at "crying wolf". Their pleas that they can play nicely if given their "Palestinian state" are complete garbage. Ethnic groups in the region still can't get along; not to mention as soon as the common enemy is removed things will devolve even more.

While I don't disagree with you, how is this the problem of the United States?
 

cabri

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None of that changes the fact that our Israeli friends have not dealt honestly with America.

Actions speak louder than words. Their actions are inconsistent with claims of peace seeking.

Please address that directly & in a straight forward fashion.

Their actions are one of self preservation. The US also has not been honest with Israel

It is the US that intervened multiple times; allowing those that were attacking Israel from being squashed and coming back again and again.

It was also Israel the provided the US with current technology Soviet/Russian equipment to evaluate/analyze.

Israel has been a proving ground for real life use of US weapons/technology.

Information learned to defeat Soviet/Russian weapon technology has been provided to the US by Israel.

While the US may protect Israel from world actions/threats; they also have allowed Israel to be pushed under the bus at time.
 

bshole

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Israel has been a proving ground for real life use of US weapons/technology.

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Israel is the largest recipient of US aid of any country in the world and has been for half a century. In return for that money, they have used American weapons to slaughter muslims as a "proving ground"? How in the fuck does that help America?

We have our own "proving grounds" and yep we is pretty good at killing barely armed 3rd world Middle Eastern nations. We done "proved" it. Unfortunately, our national interests involve a little more nuance than just killing bronze age people and PERHAPS all of this killing has actually harmed our interests in the Middle East (as PERHAPS our relationship with Israel has harmed them). Who would have thunk it?
 

Mxylplyx

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I support being allied with Israel, but it's about time to normalize that relationship. Israel needs to remember who the alpha in this arrangement is.
 
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