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Tuesday, January 6, 2009 12:00 AM

The Israel rules

America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us to its faults -- a myopia with devastating consequences for both countries.

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  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009 02:25 PM

    To JonathanInTelAviv

    Since my tax dollars are part of that $3 billion the U.S. throws at Israel every year, and since the U.S. is still nominally a place where free speech is protected, you had better get used to the idea of people like me participating in the debate about how and whether Israel deserves American support. If you don't like the sound of a free society, too bad. I suppose that's why you live in a country that openly discriminates on the basis of religion, race, and national origin.

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