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Originally posted by sycamore
Also, how ironic that Israel is attacked by media in the US (Israel's banking specialist) and the UK (Israel's former colonial power). Although, it seemed like the US was pro-Israel for the longest. Only recently has the balance shifted against Israel...at least from what I've seen.
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I've read that the US media's view of Israel changed dramatically after it won the Six Day War in 1967, which culminated in Israel recapturing the Old City of Jerusalem (which was, contrary to what the media says today, traditionally the <b>Jewish</b> quarter). After that, Israel ceased, in the eyes of the media, to be the "dogged underdog," and was replaced in that role by the Palestinians.
So, even though the Palestinians are members of a group of nations which, collectively, control millions of square miles of territory and billions of dollars of oil; and while Israel is the <b>only</b> Jewish state in the past 2000 years, is roughly the size of New Jersey, and has few natural resources other than its people, the Israelis are the oppressors and the Palestinians are the underdogs. Go fig.
Guh,
Z