So your argument is that Israel is America’s enemy, and we should take steps that are going to ensure her demise- demise meaning genocide. You are sympathizing with a savage people, societies that allow public stonings and forced amputations.
If I believed Israel is an
enemy (your word) I would be recommending a military attack rather than withdrawal of support, so kindly refrain from editing my thoughts. I suggest you reserve that tactic for dealing with those you can get over on.
The friendly fire incident of the USS Liberty was a tragic mishap that Israel both apologized and paid retribution for. America has inadvertently killed many foreign service members, yet those in the anti-Israeli movement, neo-Nazis and Islamic militant sympathizers and the like- bring up this incident as an act of war by Israel.
Israel's attack on the Liberty was not an act of war. If it were Israel would not be insisting it was a mistake. It was in fact an act of malicious treachery which the Israeli government failed to investigate and punish those who were responsible for initiating it.
The Executive Officer of the USS Liberty, Lt.Cmdr James Ennes, Jr. has written a book,
Attack On The Liberty, in which he describes the attack in detail. What he says is corroborated by every surviving crew member. In addition to this eye-witness testimony, those who were in a position to understand the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the attack, such as the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of The Navy, and the Secretary of State, all agree that the attack was deliberate. But in spite of all this you, an American citizen, who was not there and who has no access to all the relevant and pertinent information, have the audacity to regard it as a "tragic mishap" which has been compensated for.
And if you think it’s only Israel engaging in espionage you are ill-informed, America is and has been spying on Israel.
Again you're doing word tricks -- or you think you are. And again I ask you to reserve that tactic for those you can get over on:
Spying is analogous to peeking through your blinds at your neighbor's comings and goings. But
espionage is analogous to picking your neighbor's locks in his absence and rifling through his private affairs. While there are many recorded incidents of Israel
spying on its only friend and benefactor, ordinary
spying is not an uncommon occurrence so I won't make an issue of it. And while I know of no recorded instance of the U.S.
spying on Israel I won't dismiss the possibility. But the Jonathan Pollard affair was not an example of
spying. It was a well organized
espionage operation such as would be conducted against an enemy, not a friend. And certainly not against the only friend and benefactor to whom Israel owes its very existence.
I don’t believe turning our back on Israel is good for my country.
Why not?
I don’t think the genocide of her people is acceptable; apparently you do.
If this is what you fear, and if you are genuinely concerned about that prospect, you really should acknowledge what appears to be your true loyalty and migrate to Israel to join the IDF.
Otherwise I recommend that you, as a Jew, should acknowledge that America is the only nation in recent history which has afforded complete acceptance, positive protection and full political participation to those of your persuasion and consider the simple and obvious fact that continued support of Israel is detrimental to the interests of "your country."
