The Power of Israel in the United States

James Petras is always worth reading. A passionate supporter of the underdog - whether the peasants of South America, or the Palestinians and Iraqis - typically the victims of imperialist aggression. When the kill ratio of Palestinians to Israelis so unbalanced - for instance, 122 Israeli children have been killed by Palestinians and 869 Palestinian children have been killed by Israelis since Sep 29, 2000 - where is the 'balance'? When Israel receives billions every year from the US, when a staggeringly overwhelming majority of news, media and publishing bosses are ardent Zionists, where is the balance? There can be no balance unless an artificial 'balance' is manufactured, or spun. Israel Shahak and Norton Mezvinsky (Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel) coined the term 'distortion by omission'. This is the method employed to give that 'balance', or more often a misleading impression that the Israelis are suffering at least as much - if not much more - than the Palestinians! We need more books like this from writers like Petras. There is a huge amount of disinformation out there which must be consigned to the trash-can where it belongs.

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It would appear that Mr Petras has decided to create his own campaign. As a well educated individual and academic, I would argue he has broken the cardinal rule of quaified research on political issues, that being that he has only referred to one side of an extremely sensitive debate. Mr Petras doesnt just espouse statistics (with one dimensional leanings), he uses these statistics as a political tool to chastise Israel beyond the proposed influence into spheres that do not relate to his main point, more to belittle a nation, perhaps to prop up another. One cannot get away with intellectually presiding over a complex and multi-faceted problem by suggesting that only one side causes problems and the other is virtually as white as white. On the subject of the middle east conflict, which Mr Petras also focuses on, people interested in the subject should look for more balanced offerings. It's a shame and an opportunity lost. On the subject of influence alone, America has been a serious victim in the war on terror. It may be a little less surprising in light of this matter that the US looks to one of its closest allies in the region that most would say contains other countries and peoples that bear most of the responsibility for this tragic terror.

The Power of Israel in the United States

James Petras

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