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The article discusses the psychoanalytic view on the paradox of prejudice on the part of the U.S. as it created policies that favor Israel and the role of U.S. geopolitical interests in forming the nature of Israeli/Palestinian conflict. It emphasizes the importance of Israel to U.S. policies as the latter government fight against Arab nationalism that would pose a threat to its geopolitical interest and access to petroleum reserves. The author states the need to understand the role of the U.S. in the conflict within broader cultural matrix.