On Monday, thousands of supporters of Israel filed into the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, to watch the Republican presidential candidates address the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (
AIPAC), the most influential arm of the Israel lobby.
The line to get in spanned an entire block and wrapped around the corner, and was the scene of confrontations between conference attendees and an assortment of protesters, some chanting against Israel, others against AIPAC and almost everyone against Donald Trump, the Republican frontrunner whose big speech was just hours away.
It was the perfect opportunity to engage with Israel's most politically active supporters, so I pulled out my camera phone and began asking what they thought of Trump.
Most respondents expressed extremely negative views about the candidate, slamming his racism, xenophobia and incitement to violence.
So I decided to conduct an experiment to test for consistency by attributing racist statements made by Israeli leaders to Trump and asking respondents what they thought of such language.
Comment: Memo to Faulkenberry's son: This is why you should never call the cops for anything, let alone to play a trick on your dad. Cops are dangerous thugs who cause chaos and mayhem wherever they go.