Votes in the Senate made clear that the longtime bipartisan consensus in support of Israel is, at least for the moment, in tatters.

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  • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    2 days ago

    You’re absolutely right otherwise, but make that 50 years.

    1975 when zionist Arthur Ochs Sulzberger took over as publisher of the NYT from his anti-zionist (for all the wrong reasons) dad was when the editorial stance of the paper switched to actively obfuscating and defending genocide, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing.

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      1 day ago

      Definitely. It’s just been at a fever pitch the last two years. But you’re absolutely right that this is historically the case.