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Love boat? No, 'a hate boat' - NYPOST.com Now they want to describe the boats as "hate boats" that were being used to bring in weapons. The ships were checked and no weapons were found. I don't even have a problem with Israel checking ships to make sure that no weapons or bomb making materials are found, but this hate rhetoric just has to stop. It seems like it's a tactic that the Israeli government uses to get the support of the people. Reminds me of times when black people use the topic of slavery to suite their purposes. Of course it happened, but how much are you going to bring up the past to get what you want now?

Can anyone answer why exactly America is such a strong supporter of Israel? I was thinking because it's one of the few democratic nations in that region. But there has to be something more.