The Unites States was founded upon the, “principles of freedom, democracy, and rule of law that we work together,” (p. 1). Israel shares these same principles with the United States and has formed a relationship solely for supporting and maintaining these principles. Ali Abunimah points out that the United States is a hypocrite in how it continues to promotes itself as a country of freedom and equality, yet harbors inequalities covered up with “the war on drugs”. Instead of segregation and lynching, the United States imprisons and accuses individuals biasedly, based on stereotypes. Today, both Israel and the Unites States are working together to preserve the principles they were founded upon, but Israel is narrowly focused on freedom for the Jewish majority.
Israel having the “right to exist” (p.52) as a Jewish state has two
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The reasoning being that when all attention was on caucasians, other ethnicities saw it as discrimination, and if all the attention is on the other ethnicities, that is discriminating the caucasians. When it comes to college acceptance, my family sees the preference given to other ethnicities, genders, and religions as an apology for prior discrimination. For colleges to be completely equal, scholarships shouldn’t be given based upon ethnicity, gender, or religion, but on personal achievements and academic successes. In attempt to regain equality, the United States continues to be biased, favoring certain ethnicities, genders, and religions at the expense of another. After reading the book, my position remains to that of my upbringing, but my mind has been exposed to contrasting opinions. I value being exposed to contrasting opinions on equality as I gain my independence and individual identity to establish my own