Wednesday, September 23, 2009

U.S. dollars and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

American ethnic communities have a tradition of supporting political causes in the old countries. For example, many U.S. dollars from Americans of Irish descent went to help fund the Irish Republican Army over many years. Peace finally arrived in Northern Ireland and a big factor was the eventual Irish self-criticism of the extreme nationalist rhetoric on both sides of the conflict but another major factor was the re-direction of American support from one side of the armed conflict toSource: Sisyphus RSS Feed

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