Comments on: “I can’t heeeear you…” http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesmidd/2010/03/23/i-cant-heeeear-you/ An collection of resources for MES students at Middlebury Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:31:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Hafsa Ahmad http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesmidd/2010/03/23/i-cant-heeeear-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 Hafsa Ahmad Sat, 27 Mar 2010 00:22:59 +0000 http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesmidd/?p=5621#comment-1152 Excellent points, Ali. Honestly, this constant reassurance is almost as if we’re consoling a petulant child- regardless of Israel’s misbehavior, we’ll play loving mommy nonetheless. How about actually spanking the kid for once? (I’m all for some discipline…)

But. But maybe its because the US is so afraid of losing its ‘only ally’ in the Middle East. People keep repeating that if the US ‘deserts’ Israel, stops sending aid, or actually drops the mommy card for once- Israel will be left stranded and might turn to something rash to protect its sovereignty. Is that the real reason we never let Israel forget how much we love them, no matter their disrespect? Are we afraid that Israel will actually unleash its nukes and wreak havoc? And if so, how real is that threat?

If thats not the reason, then is it because we fear losing our one foothold in the Middle East, what with troops so concentrated in Iraq? If it is- doesn’t Egypt count for anything? Or is Egypt only our friend so long as we need it to be nice to Israel?

]]> By: Ali Hamdan http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesmidd/2010/03/23/i-cant-heeeear-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1151 Ali Hamdan Wed, 24 Mar 2010 16:27:23 +0000 http://sites.middlebury.edu/mesmidd/?p=5621#comment-1151 For anybody actually interested in this issue, there’s a nice Op-Ed in the nytimes today that nicely encapsulates my feelings on the matter:

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/against-pro-israel/?hp

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