generational divide. i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. when it comes to supporting israel, america is seeing a significant split. thousands protesting in d.c. today to demand both a cease-fire in the israel-gaza war and an end to u.s. aid to israel. in many cities and on many campuses, missing persons-style posters created by israeli artists to support the hostages being torn down. the president of israel, isaac herzog, wrote this in the new york times, professors and students at american colleges make speeches and sign statements justifying terrorism, even glorifying it, and then it would have been unthinkable to hear such moral confusion uttered after the september 11th attacks or after bombings in london, barcelona, and baghdad. so what s different this time? why the troubling rise in anti-semitism? data suggests it s generational. by way of example, according to new polling by quinnipiac, half of registered voters in the u.s. approve of israel s response to the
Area. The airliner was filled with citizens from many countries, so there has to be a credible International Investigation into what happened. The fbi and the National Transportation safety board are sending experts to assist in the investigation. It wont be ease where i. The crash site spans over ten miles and is controlled by rebels who may have blown up the plane. This should snap everybodys heads to attention and make sure that we dont have time for propaganda. We dont have time for games. We need to know exactly what happened, and Everybody Needs to make sure that were Holding Accountable those who committed this outrage. The u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. Says america cannot rule out russia ws help in this tas. The white house says separatists have blown up planes before, but never a passenger airline. If indeed separatists were responsible, they and their backers would have good reason to cover up evidence of their crime. Reporter most of the passengers were dutch. The plane orig
Nation and our rights of determination. Amy then outrage grows over new jersey governor Chris Christies decision to settle an 8. 9 billion toxic contamination claim against exxon for less than 3 cents on the dollar. New jerseys state has urged a judge to reject the settlement. And we will remember the pioneering independent journalist and filmmaker Danny Schechter. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Newly reelected israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to walk back his preelection vow not to allow a palestinian state. Netanyahu had emphasized his rightwing positions in the leadup to the election, urging supporters to cancel out the votes of arabs he said were heading to the polls in droves. A day before the election, when asked if he was ruling out establishment of a palestinian state under his tenure netanyahu replied, indeed. But he tried to backtrack in an interview with nbcs andrea mitc
We will speak to ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Patino. President Obamas Administration is living in the past. It is time to make plans based on respect for our sovereign nation and our rights of determination. Amy then outrage grows over new jersey governor Chris Christies decision to settle an 8. 9 billion toxic contamination claim against exxon for less than 3 cents on the dollar. New jerseys state has urged a judge to reject the settlement. And we will remember the pioneering independent journalist and filmmaker Danny Schechter. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Newly reelected israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to walk back his preelection vow not to allow a palestinian state. Netanyahu had emphasized his rightwing positions in the leadup to the election, urging supporters to cancel out the votes of arabs he said were heading to the polls in droves. A day before the election,
We will speak to ecuadorian foreign minister Ricardo Patino. President Obamas Administration is living in the past. It is time to make plans based on respect for our sovereign nation and our rights of determination. Amy then outrage grows over new jersey governor Chris Christies decision to settle an 8. 9 billion toxic contamination claim against exxon for less than 3 cents on the dollar. New jerseys state has urged a judge to reject the settlement. And we will remember the pioneering independent journalist and filmmaker Danny Schechter. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. Im amy goodman. Newly reelected israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has tried to walk back his preelection vow not to allow a palestinian state. Netanyahu had emphasized his rightwing positions in the leadup to the election, urging supporters to cancel out the votes of arabs he said were heading to the polls in droves. A day before the election,