Israel and US Strategic Interests
![]() | Obama Makes Nice Speeches but One Sided Support for Israel Continues | |
| Phyllis Bennis: President Obama recognizes injustice and need for two
states but does nothing to pressure Netanyahu to make concessions to
Palestinians | ||
![]() | Israel Expands Settlements, Obama Expands Drones | |
| Vijay Prashad: In response to UN vote on Palestine, Israel withholds tax
revenue from PA and announces new settlement construction; drones
become a weapon of "police action" in war on terror | ||
![]() | The Hypocrisy of US Defense of Israel's Gaza War | |
| Vijay Prashad: Obama says any country would defend itself against rockets as his drones drop bombs in many countries | ||
![]() | US Money and Policy Makes Israeli Attack on Gaza Possible | |
| Phylis Bennis: President Obama's unconditional support for Israeli campaign emboldens PM Netanyahu | ||
![]() | Israel and US Strategic Interests | |
| Lawrence Wilkerson: Egypt, Bahrain, Qatar and Saudi Arabia are far more important than Israel to US strategic interests from view of US military | ||
![]() | Wilkerson on Congressional Reaction to Netanyahu | |
| Lawrence Wilkerson: Congress rallied around a foreign leader in opposition to the policy of their president | ||