[Former Winnipegger Brent Sassley is an Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of Texas at Arlington. He earned his Ph.D. at McGill University in 2007 and teaches Middle East politics and Israeli politics]

When it comes to the American Jewish community and Israel, hysteria seems to be the requisite emotion underlying and conditioning policy ideas and commentary, at the expense of more reasoned and careful thinking.

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