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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.
By Gary Kamiya

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  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009 06:12 PM

    Israel is being short-sighted, but then it is their prerogative

    They seem to have largely ignored the lessons of history hoping that somehow US will continue to provide support for their policies. Us may do so, but they forget that no World Power remains a World Power for long, and the influence of US is receding and its military superiority would also not last for long. So instead of trying to create more friends, Israel is going to create more enemies ensuring that the very fear that they are trying to escape will become a reality. Meanwhile, the rest of the world suffers from their and US's remarkable short-sightedness.

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