| Excerpt: | "For Israel, September 11 was a Hanukkah Miracle, Israeli political and security officials recently told the newspaper Haaretz. Thousands of American fatalities are considered a godsend in this cynical world simply because their deaths helped shift international pressure from Israel onto the Palestinians, while allowing the Israeli government to pursue its regional objectives unobstructed. And indeed, in the past months, the United States has unfalteringly supported all of Israels actions. |
