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May 19, 2021

Those Clamoring about U.S. Aid to Israel Seek Cover for Their Own Moral Bankruptcy

The United States and Israel represent one possible way of being in the world, Hamas and Iran represent another. Which side do we want to be on?

For those looking to justify their obsessive fixation on Israel’s imaginary misdeeds—from the conservative anti-Semite Joseph Sobran, writing in the 1990s, to the mainstream liberal Nicholas Kristof, writing in the New York Times last week—American military aid is usually a good place to start. Sure, they argue, there are bad countries wiping out tens of thousands of innocent people, but Israel is different because Washington gives it generous funding. Kevin Williamson explains how these critics both misunderstand military aid and exhibit their own moral idiocy:

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May 19, 2021

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