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Whether or not you agree that involvement with Israel is concerning, surely you understand why many other people may think that. You'd have to be living under
by jlgreco 13y ago
Whether or not you agree that involvement with Israel is concerning, surely you understand why many other people may think that. You'd have to be living under a rock to not understand that US/Israel relations are a hot-button issue.
There isn't a productive conversation to be had in discussing the merits of such a concern. The issue is too toxic, so I am being intentionally neutral on this. I'm presenting the point of view, not endorsing or disputing it. Since that point of view exists and is widespread, it makes since to take advantage of it.
- ars 13y agoIt's actually only a very small minority that is concerned. The vast majority and Americans are fully supportive of America's relationship with Israel. > and is widespread It's actually not widespread. Well I guess it is with a certain minority, and if you only read stuff from there you'll get the impression that it's more common than it is.
- jlgreco 13y ago> It's actually only a very small minority that is concerned. Debatable (and keep in mind that Americans themselves are a minority here), but not an interesting debate. What is undeniable is that is an an issue that gets eyeballs, and an issue that people are vocal about. I think you are still mixing your "understand" and "agree" signals. I am talking about a sort of realpoltik attitude towards journalism. The merits of the US/Israel relationship do not matter here, what matters is how using this example drives the story.
- subsection1h 13y agoThe vast majority and Americans are fully supportive of America's relationship with Israel. Citation needed. The polls that I've seen show that a majority of Americans don't consider Israel to be an ally. http://www.pollingreport.com/israel.htm http://www.pollingreport.com/israel.htm