i want to share with you before we get to more of your calls our c-span cities tour, looking at a picture of the colorado junctionts like this one on the rooftop of the avalon theater. exploring the history and literary culture of the city on the western slope of the rockies. we travel to places like this to learn about different areas of our country. be sure to tune into book to be an american history tv on the weekend of september at and six -- 5-6. lynchburg, virginia. independent. good morning. go ahead. caller: thank you for taking my call. what i want to point out is that in 1948, the geneva convention was held, israel was proclaimed as a state the infant child of imperialism was born. the reason we have the problems we have in the middle east is because of our alliance to israel. within the last 6-8 months, congress could not pass a bill for employment, but they were able to give israel $40 million -- $40 billion. host: why do you believe the alliance with israel is problematic? caller: because u.s. imperialism, british imperialism wants to protect israel. israel is in a legal, racist state according to th