“Of course the Palestinian problem does play some role in the Middle Eastern anti-Americanism. It does so in some places more than others, however- in Jordon, for example, with its very large Palestinian population, where the “street” is far more anti-American than the government. However, in Iran, whose government is as anti-American and as anti-Israel as can be, its people are not anti-American at all; quite the contrary. There is an important lesson here, and it is that the bitterest anti-Americanism, which one finds in places like Saudi Arabia and Egypt, stems not from U.S. support for Israel but from U.S. support for the Saudi and Egyptian regimes, among others, which are so deeply unpopular. As Leslie Gelb put it, “America’s central strategic problem in the region… is that we need our corrupt, inept, and unpopular Arab allies because the likely alternative to them is far worse,” even though this need produces more anti-Americanism than anything having to do with U.S. support for Israel.”
From” Jewcentricity- why the Jews are praised, blamed, and used to explain just about everything” by Adam Garfinkle
The book focuses on the exaggerated perception of Jews and their influence, both good and bad.
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