Israel Bias: Fact or Fiction (Part II)

The second possible cause for America's unwavering support of Israel (regardless of Israel's actions) is America's non-stop support of human rights. This would make sense if we still lived during the holocaust or if Israel is the only oppressed country in the world, but that is not the case. Israel is one of the least oppressed countries in the world, especially compared to countries like half of Africa and southeast Asia. In fact, Israel is probably the strongest nation in the world past the five members of the U.N. security counsel. According to OCHA (UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) from 2005 to 2007, 1290 Palestinians have been killed by Israel (222 were children) and in the same time period 86 Israelis (8 of them were children) were killed by Palestine.


Another possible cause is religion, but America's richest and most powerful are mostly Christians and Israel is a Jewish state. Also one would consider that almost 11 million Christians live in Egypt, Syria and Lebanon where there are about only 150,000 Christians in Israel.

So if it isn't money, human rights or religion, what is the reason?

The fact of the matter is that Israel is the only country where being a Jew guarantees citizenship and Jews have been a thriving minority in America for the past 100 years. Americans of the Jewish faith have been involved in every aspect of America's greatness. If you look into the role of American Jews you will see historians, scientists, artists, athletes, lawyers, doctors, politicians and activists, each helped pioneer their respective fields.

So that is how Americans became as protective of Israel as they are of America. And in that case Americans do not allow, even their president, criticize America. If you are not convinced, ask President Elect Obama about the amount of criticism he received for not wearing a flag pin.