Andrew Sullivan, the preeminent blogger in the msm, comes out firmly against the "hysterical bullying" of Chas Freeman by the Israel-first crowd before savaging the Israel lobby:
This is Freeman's cardinal sin among his critics: to blame Israel, even in part,
for the plight it finds itself in, and to ask that US foreign policy be
more neutral with respect to the parties in the Middle East. This is
the third rail no one is allowed to touch and have access to real power
in Washington. Even when the horrifying Gaza assault was going on, it
became evidence of anti-Semitism to find the civilian casualties
morally repellent and the siege itself counter-productive. This kind of
intimidation must end. And again: it is not as if Freeman is being
given the job that, say Dennis Ross has. It is that a man with these
views has any right to be in any American government at all. Of course he does. Obama was not elected to continue the policies toward Israel of George W. Bush.
for the plight it finds itself in, and to ask that US foreign policy be
more neutral with respect to the parties in the Middle East. This is
the third rail no one is allowed to touch and have access to real power
in Washington. Even when the horrifying Gaza assault was going on, it
became evidence of anti-Semitism to find the civilian casualties
morally repellent and the siege itself counter-productive. This kind of
intimidation must end. And again: it is not as if Freeman is being
given the job that, say Dennis Ross has. It is that a man with these
views has any right to be in any American government at all. Of course he does. Obama was not elected to continue the policies toward Israel of George W. Bush.
Beautiful. Note: Gaza did it again. Get your tuxedo cleaned. We're coming inside.
P.S. Another point. I've said before that Jeffrey Goldberg denounced Walt and Mearsheimer as anti-semites and is no longer doing this, merely calling them vile. He should apologize to them for the earlier hysterical statements.
