The central commitment of the neocons was to Israel’s interests; they successfully projected the view that the interests of the US and Israel were identical. They worked closely with Israel’s politicians and policymakers to define the US position on West Asian issues. As the British writer Patrick Seale has said: Rightwing Jewish neocons … tend to be pro-Israel zealots who believe that American and Israeli interests are inseparable. … Friends of Ariel Sharon’s Likud, they tend to loathe Arabs and Muslims. For them, the cause of liberating Iraq had little to do with the well-being of Iraqis. …
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