Why America Supports Israel | Richard Nixon on Nightline with Ted Koppel - January 7, 1992

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[birdwife]

remember that no matter who you vote for your tax dollars are still going to israel

[raheelakhtar]

The US position has not changed, however, Ted Koppel asked some tough questions here. There is no one in US media today who will ask these questions without being fired or ostracized!

[jedi]

We should ask the survivors of the USS Liberty if the United States should support Israel.

[galaxymetta]

USA general: we need to support Israel as it is our only friend in the middle east.

USA historian: before the founding of Israel, we had no enemies in the middle east.

[comments]

The politicians ability to lie to the camera in a straight face never ceases to amaze. It's an ability that most people don't have and can't learn.

[TheImperialChannel]

*"No one who becomes President will ever abandon the very entity that placed him in that position" is what Nixon desperately wanted to say.*

[Jah_Nzola]

Where was Israel’s “moral commitment” during USS Liberty?

[westsun]

Politicians talking about "moral commitment" is pretty funny 😂😂😂

[Karachi.Zone.Karachi]

Usa don't have bond with Americans but have strong one with Israel

[afro]

This clip is over 40 years old and the rhetoric is unchanged even to today....

[BencerCourt]

The grip that Israel lobby has over US lawmakers are amazing and astounding. It could make any thriller movie pale in comparison.

An AIPAC official once caught bragging that he could get US Congressmen signatures on a piece of napkin on any issues.

[What-kwox]

That moral commitment has resulted in American reputation turning to 💩

[fsldin]

It would be almost politically suicidal for members of Congress to espouse a balanced position between Israel and Palestine, to suggest that Israel comply with international law or to speak in defense of justice or human rights for Palestinians. If they did so, they couldn't be reelected." ~ Jimmy Carter

[XhoowieX]

"If there isn't significant strategic value, why do you continue to support Israel?"
"Because there is still significant strategic value really, we're just lying about it."

[SS-uwep]

The holocaust card will be played forever smh

[kevinwellwrought]

How come these moral commitments were never felt towards South Africa, and many other African countries!

[rexringtail]

This is the most mind-blowing degree of honesty about the Israeli issue from the media that I have ever seen. Notice how Dick never says the relationship is a good thing, but it is inevitable.

[aikane]

It's America's religious conservative people who want this bond to be unbreakable

[alltimeaviation]

He never mentioned the Jewish lobby in the USA and their money. Or did I miss something.😂😂😂

[kerry]

He just needs to replace the word "moral" with the word "lobby".