07-25-2003, 04:00 AM
... that, while the American government is obviously not a puppet of the Secret Israeli Conspiracy ™, there is a very strong lobby, not merely for Israel, but for an extremely hawkish Israel. They have many powerful backers, not in any "secret society" sense, but in a Realpolitik sense: influential Jews want to see their homeland succeed, and influential neo-conservatives want a powerful ally in the middle east. That's one seriously powerful alliance.
The Palestinians, meanwhile, have dreadlock-clad hippies out on the street, which, in Washington, don't mean a whole hell of a lot. They have nothing to compare with Israel's lobbying power, except the occasional (very occasional) liberal paying them lip service.
It's not too difficult to see who's going to have their say and who isn't.
Jester
The Palestinians, meanwhile, have dreadlock-clad hippies out on the street, which, in Washington, don't mean a whole hell of a lot. They have nothing to compare with Israel's lobbying power, except the occasional (very occasional) liberal paying them lip service.
It's not too difficult to see who's going to have their say and who isn't.
Jester