Why is the Green Party so anti-Israel? I understand the issue of Middle East peace is very complicated and there are many articles on all sides of the issue, but what I do not understand is the raw importance those on the left place on Israel/Palestinian issues.
It troubles me.
If you do a Google search on the Green Party (www.gp.org) website, the word "Israel" appears 79 times.
That seems innocent enough. But to put that in context, the word "Medicare" appears just 43 times. In fact, many issues that you would expect the Green Party to care about have a lot less play than Israel. Here are a few:
"Osama" – 14 results
"Iran" – 22 results
"gay marriage" – 24 results
"China" – 25 results
"social security" – 41 results
"minimum wage" – 41 results
"greenhouse" – 41 results
"abortion OR pro-choice OR pro-life" – 42 results
"Medicare" – 43 results
"Afghanistan" – 62 results
"Palestinian OR Palestine" – 78 results
"Israel" – 79 results
"Iraq" – 315 results
Does this make sense? Is Israel really more important to the green party then abortion? Or greenhouse gases (which is essentially why the Green Party was formed)?
The only explanation for the focus on Israel I can conclude is one that borders on anti-Semitism. Why else would the issue of Israel be so much more important to members of the Green Party then social security, gay marriage, or Osama bin Laden?