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"the Theocracy of Israel"
You had me right up to there. Come on, it's probably true in the sense that it is a democracy that has enough religious citizen (of a fairly uniform religion), that the resulting representatives amount ot a theocracy, but that is such a loaded way to put it.
Now, I do agree with Dean that, unless we are perceived as impartial, we don't stand a chance of brokering a peace, and that a change in the rhetoric to and regarding Israel may be a necessay (if politically dangerous) adjunct to this. We need to be careful though, on how far we go in doing this. It's a good thing to have a centrally located ally in the region, even if their presence is a destabilizing factor in and of itself. On the other hand, if you think this country would do any better than Israel, human rights wise, if it were surronded by hostiles and under regular terrorist attack, then you haven't been paying attention for the last two years.
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