Jonathan Safran Foer begins his latest novel, Here I Am, by stating that it’s about “the destruction of Israel,” but he can’t quite end the country in the telling. He does wash American Jewish hands of their relationship with the brutal arrogant nation, though.

Even as UN agency accuses Israel of apartheid, NPR runs feel-good story about occupied Abu Tor in East Jerusalem that never mentions occupation or settlers or fact that Palestinians there are “permanent residents.”

Aid to Israel is a “cutout” in the Trump budget, says the State Department. Climate change is a loser, so is aid to foreign countries. But Israel stays at the highest level, and the Republican Jewish Coalition is thrilled.