Bush’s Action on Israel Loan
Does Rep. Mel Levine (Commentary, Sept. 15) truly believe that an immediate $10-billion loan guarantee to Israel will enhance the prospects for peace in the Middle East? Will the U.S. become a more reliable and impartial arbiter, as he implies, if we succumb to Israel’s “poor-me syndrome” and catalyze new settlements in the occupied lands prior to the beginning of peace negotiations?
Forty billion dollars in U.S. aid to Israel in the past decade and the eight-month “window of opportunity” haven’t edged the Israeli government anywhere close to talking on fair and equal terms with the Palestinians and Arabs.
XAVIER SWAMIKANNU, Los Angeles
Get the L.A. Times Politics newsletter
Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics and policy from Sacramento, Washington and beyond. In your inbox three times per week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
