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Originally Posted by finnbow

I consider myself pro-Israel, but uncomfortable with Netanyahu's policies, which happen to include maintaining the status quo (e.g., continued settlements and "mowing the grass") while using intervention in American politics to ensure unwavering support of Israel's tactics, whatever they might be and however counterproductive they may be. I also have sympathy for the suffering of the Palestinian people, regardless of where one places the blame for their suffering (on their owned failed leadership or on Israel's heavy-handed practices).

I was discomforted to see Netanyahu's overt support of Romney in the last election, his decision to approve a controversial West Bank settlement on the eve of Kerry's recent peace overtures, as well as his outspoken unwillingness to criticize Putin's actions in Ukraine, among other things. It seems our alliance with Israel is a one-way street.

Thanks for the forthright response.

I'll bow out now in order not to further my borderline harassment.