[zeestephen]

Re: “When Pat Buchanan questioned the wisdom of America's attachment to Israel, he was attacked from the left.”

Really?

I must have been napping the day that happened.

I do recall many Conservatives, over many decades, attacking Buchanan for his borderline anti-Semitism.

[sparklite2]

The continuum went (goes) like this ...

Pat Buchanan > Robert Novak > Joe Sobran > David Duke

[nathanbedford]

Years ago the left was in support of Israel, therefore, when Buchanan questioned the wisdom of America supporting Israel he was attacked from the left, part of that attack was to accuse him of anti-Semitism. It is also true that the accusations of anti-Semitism against Pat Buchanan came from other matters besides opposition to support for Israel, such as support for the concentration camp guard.

Buchanan was attacked from both sides, my point has to do with why is it illegitimate, or worse -anti-Semitic, to question the wisdom of America's support for Israel?

[jjotto]

Note that Buchanan had the support of Rabbi Yehudah Levin, a student of the famed Avigdor Miller.

Traditional Christianity is historically no friend of Jews, but the fear of God and God’s universal laws are so important for a nation that Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi (founder of Chabad) supported the Russian Czar over the atheist Napoleon. Likewise Rabbi Levin with Buchanan.

Certainly this time of a crisis in rejecting God’s laws is even more extreme than examples from the past.