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james kirchick

  • 'Israel-firster' in context: A response to rightist 'pro-Israel' rhetoric

    I wrote a piece in Haaretz yesterday entitled "The downside of unbridled support for Israel" (see below) disputing the claims that "Israel firster" is an antisemitic term, to which journalist Eli Lake commented in a tweet that it "has nothing to do with Israelis. They should stay out of it." Well, first of all, I am also American, so his argument has no legs. But second and more importantly, as an Israeli citizen who lives here, of course I have a say in how this country is talked about and leveraged in American foreign policy. Hell, if Israel and the US…

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