Norman Finklestein: "American Jews fed up with Israel".

[snagglepuss]

American presidents have long been criticised for being too in thrall to the Jewish lobby. So what happens if American Jews fall out of love with Israel?

That's what the Jewish American academic Norman Finkelstein claims is happening. He says they are now so unhappy with what Israel is doing that they want to distance themselves from the country.

Could he be right and if he is, what does that mean for America's Middle East policy?

The following is a part of the interview. You can watch the full interview on BBC World News on Tuesday 8 May at 03:30, 08:30, 15:30 and 20:30 GMT and on the BBC News Channel on Tuesday 8 May at 04:30 BST and Wednesday 9 May at 00:30 BST.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hardtalk/9719381.stm

[AnotherMcIntosh]

1. If

[leveymg]

2. Wouldn't surprise me if we're not both already seeing other people . . .

Fell out of love a long time ago. Been staying together for the sake of the kids, but that could change.

[leftyohiolib]

3. the way i saw it was isra-el was all growed up and still living in mommy's basement

time for them to put their big boy pants on and move out

[longship]

4. American atheists also fed up...

Maybe not with Israel specifically, but the idiotic current Israel. They are acting like fucking thugs. It doesn't help that the Palestinians are also acting like thugs.

If there is going to be peace in the Middle East it does no fucking good if both galactically idiotic parties simultaneously claim that god gave them the same land.

Fuck 'em both. Christopher Hitchens was correct. Religion poisons everything.

[Crowman1979]

5. Not to mention all the fundie Christians that are giddy for the geddon.

The televangelists in this country are goading Israel to start a god damn war against Iran and the Likud fascists are supporting them.