Israel/Palestine
In reply to the discussion: PM: Only Israelis will determine Israel's interests [View all]holdencaufield
(2,927 posts)... a little spit back isn't entirely uncalled for.
Why is the US such a steadfast supporter of Israel? Some see conspiracies of a Judaic origin. I prefer to see my country as the only one noble enough to stick to a principle. Britain back-stabbed the nascent Israel in '47 just for the sake of a few pounds off the price of their oil. France as well as Russia and China have screwed over Israel just to flip the bird at the US.
If you can show me any indication that indigenous Palestinians are being eliminated by Israel I'd love to see that. There are four times the number of Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza than there were when Israel came into being. I can however show you copious examples of Palestinians being eliminated in wholesale quantities by Jordan and Syria.
We support Israel because it's the right thing to do.