No Worse Friend: The West’s Treatment of Israel

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US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attend a dinner at the Prime Minister's residence in Jerusalem on March 09, 2010. Vice president Biden is on a five day official visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Photo by Miriam Alster/FLASH90 *** Local Caption *** ??? ???? ????? ????? ?'? ????? ?? ??? ?????? ??? ??? ?????? ??????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ???????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ???????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ???????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ???????? ??????? ???????? ??????? ???????? ???????? ????????? ???????? ????????? ???????? ????????? ???????? ??????? ???????? ??????? ????????? ???????? ???? ?????? ?????? ??? ?????? ??? ????? ?????
The Romans said of 1st century B.C. general Sulla that there was no better friend, and no worse enemy. Epitomized in this saying is the ancient ideas of what comprises the just treatment of the gods and other people, expressed by the phrase do ut des, “I give so that you give.” “Friends” are those, humans or gods, from whom you have received, and to whom you owe benefits. “Enemies” are those who seek to injure you,

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