Nicholas Kristof: Talking About Israel

Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times op-ed columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote a piece surprisingly critical of the Zionist state and the approach that American politicians take with regard to it.

Here is an excerpt from the article:

Democrats are railing at just about everything President Bush does, with one prominent exception: Mr. Bush’s crushing embrace of Israel.

There is no serious political debate among either Democrats or Republicans about our policy toward Israelis and Palestinians. And that silence harms America, Middle East peace prospects and Israel itself.

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• New York Times: Talking About Israel by Nicholas D. Kristof