1. I've been thinking about this Jeffrey Goldberg tweet. Worth pondering what he means by "pro-Israel" https://twitter.com/JeffreyGoldberg/status/621099656618078208 …
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2. Goldberg asks, how can J-Street claim to be pro-Israel when it supports policy opposed by Israel's gov't & opposition.
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3. Of course, even on Goldberg's own terms, he's truncating Israel's political system. Arab members of Knesset support Iran deal.
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4. But leaving aside way Goldberg renders Israeli Arabs invisible, does pro-Israel mean supporting everything Israel does?
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@estherbreger rightly notes, even phrase "pro-Israel" is dubious.https://twitter.com/estherbreger/status/621165583816593408 …Jeet Heer added,
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6. But, for the sake of argument, let's assume terms like pro-Israel or pro-American have some content. Do they mean unquestioning support.
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7. One way to think about this issue is to step outside Israel and think of what it means to be pro-American.
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8. In 1960s there was bipartisan USA consensus to go into Vietnam. De Gaulle told Americans they were making a big mistake. Was he anti-USA?
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9. There were in fact people at the time who denounced de Gaulle as anti-American, a bitter loser, etc. Would have done better to heed him.
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10. Who was a better friend of USA: de Gaulle who warned against Vietnam intervention or Brits who stayed quiet & Australians who supported?
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11. Same applies to Iraq war. Was I anti-American when I, as a Canadian, opposed Iraq war in 2003?
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12. Terms like pro-Israel or pro-American reduce policy questions, inherently complex, into simple yes-no loyalty tests.
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