Edward Said in Counterpunch on what seems to be the prevailing mood these days among American Jews, that Israel can do no wrong, and how this stridency is at odds with the political dynamic in Israel itself, and among Israeli Jews, who seemingly have more room for debate than what is allowed for in America:
[…]public American Jewish support for Israel today simply does not tolerate any allowance for the existence of an actual Palestinian people, except in the context of terrorism, violence, evil and fanaticism.