> How is that an "Israel firster" position?
-Hi, Nathan. When he compiled his 'pundit scorecard' -some while back, he numbered himself among those who -"view themselves to be critically supporters of -Israel, and ultimately, would support Israeli security -over Palestinian rights." -His more recent stuff sugests he's moved beyond -conceiving of it as a binary.
On this point, Alterman has gone out of his way to self-critically examine his biases and a lot of his quotes are taken a bit out of context. But the phrase "Israel firster" has a different connotation, implying choosing Israel not over Palestinians but of choosing Israel over the United States, since the obvious metaphor comparison is to "American Firster."
-- NN