Arab Hatred of America

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Arab Hatred of America Too many Americans may find it difficult to understand why other nations- including the Arabs -hate America. The Americans also are not able to explain the real motives of hostility towards them in many parts of the world. Even with the existence of many immigrants from different cultures living in their country, the Americans are detested by many people worldwide. This essay attempts to answer the following question: What makes the Arabs hate America? To deal with this issue, the essay presents two articles on this question, namely: “Arab World's Love-Hate for the U.S.” by Gizbert and Bury (2011) and "Why Do Muslims Hate Americans?" by Kyle Pope (2006). The essay supports the opinion that states that the Arabs have good reasons to hate America, namely: the political, historic, and cultural reasons . The endless American full political and military y support for Israel is a good reason for Arab and Muslim nations to despise America. Gizbert and Chris (2011) argue that this backup for the Jewish state is a crucial issue in refusing America’s foreign policy. The result of America’s support of Israel is felt by Palestinians who know very well that weapons used by the Israelis against them are made in the USA. Pope (2006) implies that the relationship between Israel and USA is very strong. This makes the Arabs who consider the Palestinian question as their top priority feel that America is also fighting them. US policy in the Middle East which protects the Israelis is a driving force for continuous hatred of the Americans in the Arab world. The second reason for Arab hatred of America is historic. Although political reasons differ from historic ones, it is difficult to separate them in this context. Historically, Israel was established by the West as “ a safe-haven for millions of Jews dispersed throughout the

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