[quidnunc]

Aristeides wrote in reply to me: (Quidnunc Wrote: At the time, the US was leaning more toward the Arabs than towards Israel.) As far as I know, that's untrue. We might not have become full-fledged allies of Israel at that point, but American public opinion was very much in favor of Israel, and I find it very hard to believe that LBJ's administration did not reflect that bias. Think of the extent to which LBJ was beholden to Abe Fortas throughout his political career, for God's sake. Before I accept this claim, I want to see some evidence.

The impulse to reply "prove it" to an assertion which counters a point under discussion is one of the trappings of childhood that true adults outgrow.

Public opinion and governmental policy did not swing solidly behind Israel until the 1967 war and a reasonable amount of objective reaearch by you will establish the fact beyond question.

And isn't it funny how the USS LIBERTY incident just happens to be germaine to every thread having to do with Israel or Jews?

[aristeides]

Name me one thing that LBJ did that hurt Israel.

[quidnunc]

Quidnunc wrote: Public opinion and governmental policy did not swing solidly behind Israel until the 1967 war and a reasonable amount of objective reaearch by you will establish the fact beyond question.

Quidnunc should have wrote: Public opinion and governmental policy did not swing solidly behind Israel until after the 1967 war and a reasonable amount of objective reaearch by you will establish the fact beyond question.

[aristeides]

Public opinion and governmental policy did not swing solidly behind Israel until the 1967 war and a reasonable amount of objective reaearch by you will establish the fact beyond question.

I was 20 years old at the time. I remember the state of U.S. opinion.

[rdb3]

And isn't it funny how the USS LIBERTY incident just happens to be germaine to every thread having to do with Israel or Jews?

It's knee-slappingly hillarious.