Reply #39: Of course Israel is colonial. [View All]

[Julien Sorel]

One look at a map of the settlements would tell anyone that.

But to bring this back to the subject you are now trying to duck, what's important is the way Israel's neighbors perceive it. You have made the claim that Israel is a 'beacon for the region,' but its neighbors see it as a colonial invader, and despise it. How does that make Israel a 'beacon'? And how does Israel being a 'beacon' (instead of the lightning rod it clearly is) provide adequate repayment for the huge outlays the U.S. gives it?