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Source: http://www.dailynexus.com/opinion/2004/6800.html
Israeli Struggle Inspires the U.S.
(UC-Santa Barbara Daily Nexus) Joey Tartakovsky - Ten times as many Chechens and nearly 1,000 times as many Congolese have died than in Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip combined. Strange then, that so many know the basics of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, yet so few can even point out on a map where the Chechens live or say why militias are warring at present in the Congo. This betrays the fact that the fixation with Israel has little to do with humble concerns about human rights and peace - as many claim it does - for if that were the case, urgency and moral responsibility would direct their gaze elsewhere.