Unsettling as the statement may be, it points to a much broader effort on the part of Zionist hardliners: moving the goalposts of the concept of „Pro-Israel“ wide, wide to the right.

In fact, for some hardliners, the ideological borders of what may be defined as genuine support for Israel are so far to the right that not even the government of Israel is pro-Israel enough. Nor its prime minister.

Take, for example, an article widely e-mailed this month across the States. The piece, published on the right-wing Israel National News site, offers to teach readers to „learn how to become an effective pro-Israel advocate in 10 easy steps.“