The attached link is to a survey conducted in early June about the support of Israel, Hamas, Palestinians and the peace process. Although there is strong support for Israel across all demographic and political categories, I have long term concerns that Israel can count on the support remaining strong for two reasons, money and nukes.
First of all, will the press which is owned and operated by the likes of George Soros combine with other anti-Israel groups and start spending money to influence the peace talks in a negative way when it comes to Israel. Money buys influence and influence can affect the coverage given to the real issues that are involved in any settlement. We have seen the biased coverage of the City of David excavations done by Lesley Stahl on CBS's Sixty Minutes which implied that Palestinians were being forced out of their homes when the truth was that the homes had been sold voluntarily by the former owners. How many of these stories will it take to change future surveys?
The greater concern I have is the possibility of the United States being blackmailed by a nuclear Iran or Syria into not protecting Israel in the event of an attack (conventional or otherwise.) Would our leadership cave into such demands or would they still support our ally? If they would ignore the warnings, what would the public's reaction be, if a nuclear attack on the United States was threatened? Would Americans say, "hey, that's not our fight!" or would we stand up to the threat?
I would hope that Americans are smart enough to see through the stories, however, when their families are threatened, will they have the same gumption as their fathers and grandfathers did during WWII or are they cut from a different cloth? What do you think?
Here is the link http://www.uc4i.org/news/?p=6826
You wrote, "We have seen the biased coverage of the City of David excavations done by Lesley Stahl on CBS's Sixty Minutes which implied that Palestinians were being forced out of their homes when the truth was that the homes had been sold voluntarily by the former owners."
ReplyDeleteThis is absolutely false. She interviewed the Jew who told her that they were buying the land. She did not dispute his statement. She also interviewed the Jewish mayor who told her that they were evicting some Palestinians in 22 homes so that they could build a park. He admitted that these people were going to be forced out of their homes. He claims they are "illegal." Watch the broadcast.
--David
David, I did and heard something completely different. The whole broadcast was anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian. Remember the boy that was interviewed and he longed for his grandmother's house that she had sold? Sorry David, I disagree on this issue.
ReplyDeleteMy point was that the press is anti-Israel even though American people support Israel.
We agree that the broadcast was pro-Palestinian.
ReplyDeleteWe disagree on your statement that "CBS's Sixty Minutes which implied that Palestinians were being forced out of their homes when the truth was that the homes had been sold voluntarily by the former owners." That statement is false.
The little boy may want the home, but CBS did not imply that it wasn't sold. On the contrary, it is clear from the broadcast that all the land was sold except for the homes where the residents were forced to move in order to build a park at the location, and it wasn't CBS that said they were forced to move -- it was the Jewish mayor.
--David