01-25-2017, 11:53 PM
(01-25-2017, 06:23 PM)Midwest Spy Wrote: I'm pro-Israel even if that means disappointing a lot of people.
I feel bad for peaceful Palestinians and Arabs.
They're stuck in a bad situation.
However, a weak/vulnerable Israel would be bad for the region overall IMO.
I don't know who would be disappointed with you about that. I'm not.
I'm not anti-Israel, but I don't respect or agree with Netanyahu and his ways (neither do a lot of Israelis). He expects complete capitulation from the U.S. and other western allies, even when he's full of shit and gives the big middle finger to the world in terms of the West Bank settlement expansion and two-state commitment.
I also don't believe that the decades-old U.S. mindset that the Middle East would be a disaster without Israel is absolute. In my opinion, Israel can be as destabilizing as it is stabilizing, depending on its leadership (like most powerful countries).