Another reason why people here speak out strongly against the foreign policy of our govt towards Israel (in addition to caring about our tax $ being used to support human rights abuses and illegal land seizure) is that the US media is very biased in favor of the US govt position on Israel and of the actions of the Israeli govt and military. People here are fed up with being fed a steady diet of propaganda from our school years forward. Propaganda which is designed to present only the Israeli side of the story and to demonize Palestinians and deny their rights.