This letter is associated with the following article:
Letters
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.

Read other letters about this article

  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009 09:08 AM

    There's an MD on this thread called Amy (friend). Does this denote medical doctor or managing director?

    If its the former, surely this lady should remember the Hippocratic oath rather than condone the brutal massacre of Palestinian children sheltering from the Israeli bombardment in a UN school, as has happened today. Hamas doesn't have bombs, as Amy claims, and neither does it have war-planes, tanks and field artillery, all supplied or funded by Uncle Sam.

    America is well on the way to being the most hated country on earth, even more despised than any of the colonial powers of the 19th and first half of the twentieth century. So, there are about 8 million people in Israel, roughly 300-to-400 in the USA, and, believe you me,you are now pitted against most of the fair-minded people on this planet. Child-murderers!

Most Active Letters Threads

671

Obama's exceedingly familiar justifications for escalation

The "new" approach to Afghanistan touted by White House officials seems quite old
543

The crazy, irrational beliefs of Muslims

Tom Friedman explains the real problem: stupid Muslims think the U.S. is about war and aggression.
439

The face of rotted Washington

Evan Bayh demands more debt-financed war - fought by others - while boasting that he's a stern "deficit hawk."
209

Bigotry wins in Switzerland

By voting to ban the construction of minarets, Switzerland apes the most extreme intolerance in the Muslim world
169

Yes, it's Obama's war now

An uninspiring speech sells a dubious policy, but progressives who feel betrayed have only themselves to blame

View all »

Letters Help

Currently in Salon