By Brian McGlinchey
Stark Realities
May 14, 2024
As war rages in Gaza, the intensifying debate over the US-Israel relationship spotlights a glaring political paradox: Those Americans who view George Washington with deepest reverence - that is, would-be "conservatives" - are often the ones who most zealously violate the central tenet of his foreign policy philosophy.
Specifically, their fierce devotion to the State of Israel defies Washington's admonition against "passionate attachments" to other countries - attachments that, he said, inevitably lead America "astray from its duty and its interest."