You scratch my back. I scratch yours.

One definition of reciprocity is "to allow each other to have the same rights."  Aipac, the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, is pushing the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act, which will include Israel in our visa-waiver program. This will allow Israelis to enter this country without a visa. The problem with the legislation is that it would exempt Israel from the need of reciprocity.  Thus, we would allow any Israeli to enter the U.S., but Israel could deny American citizens the right to enter Israel.

This denial is not new, as Israel has been known to routinely deny entry to American citizens, often Arabs or Muslims or others sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. Israel has gone to extreme lengths to deny entry, for example, they have asked visitors for their e-mail password and searched their account.

Why we would allow Israel to deny entry to American citizens is beyond me?