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    1. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015
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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.

      4 replies 5 retweets 15 likes
    2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015
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      4. But leaving aside way Goldberg renders Israeli Arabs invisible, does pro-Israel mean supporting everything Israel does?

      2 replies 4 retweets 11 likes
    3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015
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      Jeet Heer Retweeted Esther Breger

      5. As my colleague @estherbreger rightly notes, even phrase "pro-Israel" is dubious.https://twitter.com/estherbreger/status/621165583816593408 …

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      Esther BregerVerified account @estherbreger
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      @HeerJeet I identify as a Zionist and someone who loves Israel, but "pro-Israel" has no meaning for me
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    4. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015
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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.

      2 replies 3 retweets 4 likes
    5. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015
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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.

      1 reply 2 retweets 5 likes
    6. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015
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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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    7. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015
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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.

      1 reply 3 retweets 8 likes
    8. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015
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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?

      2 replies 10 retweets 18 likes
    9. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015
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      11. Same applies to Iraq war. Was I anti-American when I, as a Canadian, opposed Iraq war in 2003?

      3 replies 3 retweets 11 likes
    10. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015
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      12. Terms like pro-Israel or pro-American reduce policy questions, inherently complex, into simple yes-no loyalty tests.

      3 replies 34 retweets 64 likes
      Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015

      13. Term "pro-Israel" occludes existence of people who genuinely wish Israel well but oppose what they see as self-destructive policies

      9:10 PM - 14 Jul 2015 from Toronto, Ontario
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        2. Outstanding Content‏ @bestmanofonline 14 Jul 2015
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          @HeerJeet There seems to also be assumption one needs to be worried what decisions mean for Israel. Few speak of Palestinians.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015
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          @donaldtmccarthy Well, this discussion is in context of J-Street. In general, I think both Palestinians & Israelis have moral claims

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        1. Andrew Kahn‏Verified account @andrew_m_kahn 14 Jul 2015
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          @HeerJeet we could try to understand it broadly - as people have different ideas of what america *can be*, stands for, etc., so too w israel

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        2. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015
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          14. Offering uncritical support to someone engaged in self-destructive behavior isn't friendship or loyalty. It's enabling.

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        3. Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 14 Jul 2015
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          15. So, I'd say term pro-Israel is best retired from grown-up conversations. Only of value to propagandists.

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        1. bias wrecker⁷‏ @outofideas4anam 14 Jul 2015
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          @HeerJeet In other words, Israeli Exceptionalism.

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        1. Andrew Kahn‏Verified account @andrew_m_kahn 14 Jul 2015
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          @HeerJeet the meaning of both states is contested. to call someone anti-x = to say they have a different idea of what x fundamentally is

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        1. Clinton Fein‏ @clintonfein 14 Jul 2015
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          @HeerJeet One can be simultaneously pro Israeli & anti Israel politically. At the risk of being branded anti-Semitic by intellectually lazy.

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