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another problem: american supporters of israel refuse to recognize that the situation endured by israel changed fundamentally after 1967. there is no threat to israel's existence as such. there simply is no such threat. israel is a regional superpower and no combination of forces are in a position to destroy it. the appeal to such threats---which it routine in the american press when it comes to pro-israeli coverage----is totally disengenous. but folk believe it and their positions often follow from that.
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I followed the six-day war while in highschool and I became a passionate supporter of the "little guy." Frankly, what American would not get behind the remnants of a people returning to their homeland, beset on all sides by more powerful nations that want them gone? But passion often times subplants reason. It has only been in the last few years that I have begun to look closely at my unquestioned allegiance to Israel. Reading the international press gave me an entirely different perspective not found in the US press.
That said, it is of no surprise to me that the American public continues to support Israel unconditionally. Anyone who doubts the press is automatically dubbed a liberal anti-semite, and if the press offers a more balanced article they are accused of the same.