Why is Israel treated differnet by the US?

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Nora

The Jewish Lobby is in control of the U.S. government, that is why any U.S. president is more likely to show royalty to Israel than to his own country.
The U.S. government supports a country that does this

U.N is shocked by the grim life in Gaza
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7...

Israel has proved to us that you do not need gas chambers to torture people. Hitler lasted 10 years Israel has been using an ethnic cleansing policy for 60 years.

Israel is stealing the land of the Palestinians to establish a their own jewish state. They kill Palestinian civilians, babies and children, they demolish homes, they deprive them of food and clean water, they cut off the electricity so people are left to die in hospitals, they prevent them from seeking medical care, cancer patients etc. are left to die without medication, they keep children as young as 12 in Israeli prison where they are treated as adults, they use Palestinians as human shields, they have also attacked schools before. Israel also has killed human rights activists one of them was Rachel Corrie an American human rights activists was killed by Israeli bull dozers
Peace, Propaganda and the Promised Land
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCL6WdnuN...

These are just a few examples of Israel's evil.
Masscre at Sabra and Shatila
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCL6WdnuN...
Masscre at Jenin and Nablus is one youtube you have to sign in.

RedRose (got headache)

hon america is awake
they know what they'r doin'

Raoul I

Israel and the US share many strategic goals, and frequently the US get a fair return on investment with Israel.
Most recently, the Arch terrorist Mugniyeh was killed, most likely by Israel. In 1996, over 3000 US Soldiers were mobilized to attempt to kill him.
Of most distant memory, but probably the start of military cooperation, was Israel's seizure of a Russian Mig from Iraq and supplying it to the US for dissection and analysis.
Most significantly though, is the co-development of the Arrow Missile. The Arrow the most advanced anti-missile missile in the world.

Shay p

a.its a democracy
b.Israel has paid some not all back
c.very good return for the money
d.will not/did not bite the hand that feeds

and...
First, Israel is the only UN member state whose very right to exist is under constant challenge. Notwithstanding the fact that Israel was created with the imprimatur of the UN and has been a member of the world body since 1949, there is a relentless chorus of nations, institutions and individuals denying Israel's very political legitimacy. No one would dare question the right to exist of Libya, Saudi Arabia or Syria. Why is it open hunting season on Israel, as if we didn't know the answer?

Second, Israel is the only UN member state that's been publicly targeted for annihilation by another UN member state. Think about it. The Iranian president calls for wiping Israel off the map. Is there any other country that faces such an open call for genocidal destruction?

Third, Israel is the only nation whose capital city, Jerusalem, is not recognized by other nations. Imagine the absurdity of this. Foreign diplomats live in Tel Aviv while conducting virtually all their business in Jerusalem. Though no Western nation questions Israel's presence in the city's western half, where the prime minister's office, Knesset and Ministry of Foreign Affairs are located, there are no embassies there. In fact, look at listings of world cities, including places of birth in passports, and you'll often see something striking - Paris, France; Tokyo, Japan; Pretoria, South Africa; Lima, Peru; and Jerusalem, sans country - orphaned, if you will.

Fourth, the UN has two agencies that deal with refugees. One, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), focuses on all the world's refugee populations, save one. The other, the United Nations Refugee and Works Administration (UNRWA), handles only the Palestinians. But the oddity goes further than two structures and two bureaucracies. They have two different mandates. UNHCR seeks to resettle refugees; UNRWA does not. When, in 1951, John Blanford, UNRWA's director, proposed resettling up to 250,000 refugees in Arab countries, those countries refused, leading to his resignation. The message got through. No UN official since has pushed for resettlement.

Moreover, the UNRWA and UNHCR definitions of a refugee differ markedly. Whereas the UNHCR targets those who have fled their homelands, the UNRWA definition covers "the descendants of persons who became refugees in 1948," without any generational limitations.

Fifth, Israel is the only country that has won all its major wars for survival and self-defense, yet it's confronted by defeated adversaries who insist on dictating the terms of peace. In doing so, ironically, they've found support from many countries who, victorious in war, demanded -- and got - border adjustments.

Sixth, Israel is the only country that has been censured by name -- not once, but nine times -- since the new UN Human Rights Council was established in June 2006. Astonishingly, or maybe not, this UN body has failed to adopt a single resolution critical of any real human rights abuser. When finally discussing the Darfur situation, the Council shamefully balked at pointing a finger at Sudan.

Seventh, Israel is the only country that, in violation of the spirit of the UN Charter, isn't a full member of one of the five regional blocs -- Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and West Europe and Others (WEOG) -- that determine eligibility for candidacy for key UN posts. While Israel achieved a breakthrough in 2000 and joined WEOG, its membership is limited to New York, not other UN centers, and is both conditional and temporary.

Eighth, Israel is the only country that's the daily target of three UN bodies established solely to advance the Palestinian cause and to bash Israel -- the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, the Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting the Human Rights of the Palestinian People, and the Division for Palestinian Rights in the UN's Department of Political Affairs.

Ninth, Israel is the only country that is the target of a boycott by the British-based National Union of Journalists. An earlier British boycott against Israeli academic institutions was voided on a technicality because the union that adopted the measure merged with another. There is now an incipient call by some in the British Medical Association to exclude its Israeli counterpart from the World Medical Association.

And tenth, Israel is the only country where some associated with its majority population, i.e., Jews, openly call, for political or religious reasons, to dismantle the state. Is there a comparable situation to those religious voices of Neturei Karta, for example, who traveled to Teheran to join publicly with a leader seeking Israel's destruction, as well as those political extremists who seek to delegitimize the State of Israel and call for a "one-state" solution? Speaking of our own worst enemies... Tackling any one of these ten, much less all of them, is a daunting challenge, to state the painfully obvious. And, as I suggested, this list is far from complete. But it gives a sense of what's going on beyond the daily headlines.

The old ad used to say that you don't have to be Jewish to love Levy's Jewish rye bread. Well, surely, you don't have to be an ardent pro-Israel activist to be troubled by the unjust treatment of Israel. All it takes is a capacity for outrage that things like this are going on before our very eyes.

Gloria

I've asked this before, don't you think that 1.84 billion Muslims would be able to solve that, maybe the reason is much deeper...

ianmoniq

Because when you give aid, that's what you'd love to see happen with it -- a successful vibrant democratic country, in only 60 shorts years.

Whatever Israel needs to do to keep the hatemongers in that region from wiping them out is money well spent.

riviva

It's security. It's strategy. You will never understand it if you rely only on emotion.

I'll only offer one piece of advice, because I'm getting tired of wading through thinly veiled anti-Semitism. RESEARCH intelligence exchanges between the US and Israel. You'll see that the amount of credible, timely intel given to the US by Israel is simply enormous. This is part of the reason why the US values this strategic relationship so much. If you, instead of typing some reply to me, research Israeli intelligence given to the US v. Arab intelligence given to the US (from any Arab country, seriously), you will start to understand.

Mr. X

what's the differnet? is it related to the internet?

Galahad

The are concentrated in NYC which is the true base of power,not Washington,being both the nation's financial capitol and the center of the national media. They exercise enormous influence and unfortunately can break the law with impunity. AIPAC is not regarded by the State department as an intelligence arm of a foreign power - although it obviously is. I would agree that it is subversive.

Faisal

As rightly said earlier, it is just because of the common objectives and the Jewish lobby that significantly influences the US Govt decisions.

subxerorock

Americans are awake. Israel is America's friendly base in the Middle East. Hasn't anyone heard what the high leaders of the Muslim Extremist world say? something along the lines of "Israel is the little Satan while America is the Big Satan!"

If they keep saying stuff like that, obviously America is going to support Israel. Israel is always fighting groups labeled terrorist organizations by the CIA (Such as Hezbollah, Hamas, and others) So obviously they will help Israel defeat the terrorist organizations before they come to America. It makes sense.

Maya

AIPAC has successfully convinced most members of Congress that to defy them is political suicide,hence they must deliver up to them whatever they desire. However their power is largely a matter of intimidation,but it is difficult for most policy-makes to gamble on that. Sen. Byron Dorgan of ND has been flouting them for years without any negative impact on his standing whatsoever; you would think people would learn from that. To answer your question: Congresspersons are blackmailed,told that they will vote for the desired appropriations and terms or they will be targeted for defeat at re-election time. It only works because people believe they can do that,because they have - but only in highly urban states. Jewish influence in the media also plays a supporting role for AIPAC and can attempt to "sideline" it's detractors; many American have never heard of Dorgan although he holds several key chairmanships and has an excellent record and has been very outspoken concerning the matters you cite.

Zeno

The media is heavily dominated by jews and jewish organizations are vastly funded by private wealth; this results in undue influence. The average American is very resentful of it but so far few Senators have been willing to stand up to AIPAC which courtesy of JINSA has now heavily penetrated the national security apparatus.

Urooj

There are many aspects of this reality. First of all it is due to US strategic interest in the region, secondly Israelis have very strong lobby in US. The misuse of these funds/resources by Israel is inevitable.

Marum B

We are in love.

Lost my everything..

American made mistake.

Jews conquered American big banks.That's why.

â™¥ Gloriaâ™¥

Israel is treated differently because of the Lobby!

"The Lobby pursues two broad strategies. First, it wields its significant influence in Washington, pressuring both Congress and the executive branch. Whatever an individual lawmaker or policymakerâ€™s own views may be, the Lobby tries to make supporting Israel the â€˜smartâ€™ choice. Second, it strives to ensure that public discourse portrays Israel in a positive light, by repeating myths about its founding and by promoting its point of view in policy debates. The goal is to prevent critical comments from getting a fair hearing in the political arena. Controlling the debate is essential to guaranteeing US support, because a candid discussion of US-Israeli relations might lead Americans to favour a different policy."

alainfalcon

First of all
Israel is a great country because I Respect this country

This country is the first in middle east in Found from scratch
Met all Jews from various countries of the world where housing
First pharmaceutical industries, electronic industries
It disadvantages in the first usury factory
First Peoples in breaking sex and the dissemination of religious sedition and tribal and sectarian

Christians and Buddhists all want to get rid of the vampire blood and without conscience denial of an independent state in Palestine
Help the West to Israel because they want comfort from the problems of sexual and economic usury

APOSTASY nation - the infidels - and the nation Adlibs guilt greatest blasphemy after him

Islam does not order to murder, hatred or rupture non Muslim people
Islam ordered followers to tolerate and loves and have mercy and to extend the hand of friendship and cooperation for all peoples
European economy has yet to World War II only on the shoulders of Muslims from India, Pakistan, Syria and Turkey
Islam does not order Muslim people to hate non Strengthens
Taki non Devout non Pious people

J.driven

What What I'm awake. OK. Israel? Close friend. Let me sleep.

OK I'm up now. I would figure it might have something to do with an exchange of technologies and payment.
You know those souped up fighters you mentioned, they have computer systems and technologies only Israel has. They are hot.
I think America would pay big for a deal to put them in our own jets. This is just the way countries pay bills.
As for ignoring Israels acquisitions of nukes. Remember it was America that sent the inventer of the Colbalt bomb to Israel.
America never ignored it , more likely we funded it. With all this investment just to have a strong Democratic partner in the middle east, how can you wonder why.
We are awake and like a big brother we are watching.
Right Wrong or Indifferent God Bless America!!!!

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