Jesse Jackson campaigning in Winterset, Iowa, February 3, 1988. Jean-Louis Atlan/Sygma via Getty Images MER Article Jesse and the Jews Throughout the first half of 1988, at every level of the political process in the United States, the longstanding consensus governing policy towards Israel, the Palestinians and the Arab-Israeli conflict was in flux. The explosion of Palestinian resistance to Israeli occupation and Israeli repression generated sharp questions about American and Micah Sifry • 23 min read