Phyllis Bennis of the Institute for Policy Studies has only been studying the Israel Palestine issue for, what– 25 years? I’m guessing. So she gets a letter in the Washington Post, a neoconservative bastion that gives columns to Bill Kristol, Jennifer Rubin and a lot of other Iraq warmeisters. But it’s a great letter:
The Post editorial board is absolutely right that the Obama administration should consider the $1 billion a year in U.S. aid to Egypt in the context of Egypt’s domestic repression and the role of its military, and that Congress should “link military funds to human rights, as it has for several democracies that are U.S. allies” [“Mr. Mubarak vs. Mr. Obama,” editorial, Nov. 27]. And yes, President Obama should “make it clear that he will not be dismissed or pushed around” by regional leaders.
Shall I assume The Post’s next lead editorial will say the same thing about the $3 billion in military aid (and potentially $3 billion more in “incentives”) that the Obama administration will give to Israel this year?
