I think it is important that we continue to be aware of the hasbara from pro-Zionists and I would not criticize OLO for giving space to Singer.

We should be in touch with their hatred of Palestinians, if not all Arabs or even all Moslems. We need to understand that their arrogance is bred in their school education.

The articles also provide readers an opportunity to put forward alternative arguments which may be of interest to those numerous Jews who hate racism and who would be attracted to join organisations such as the excellent hard-working, professional Jewish Voice for Peace which works tirelessly against Zionist thinking and practice.

OLO perhaps should seek out a few articles which are more balanced, which they sometimes do.

You may agree that Singer's arguments are sometimes also good for an ironic laugh!

Well David Singer, every generation of anti-Semites has it's rationalisations. Jews are "Christ killers" or are in a conspiracy to enslave humanity or whatever.

As the unhinged demonisation of Israel demonstrates, Israel-hatred is merely the latest iteration of what Robert Wistrich so aptly calls a lethal obsession*.

I'm afraid there is never any point in trying to have a rational discussion with anti-Semites.

Here are examples of David G's thinking:

>>That's why the U.S. is all but bankrupt and is run by carpetbaggers, conmen, rabbis and corporations.>>

See: http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=13872&page=0

And:

>>If there has been hatred of Jews over centuries then there must be some reason for this which must have something to do with Jews themselves.>>

See: http://forum.onlineopinion.com.au/thread.asp?article=14025&page=0

You seriously what to enter into a debate with someone like that?

C'est la guerre


*A Lethal Obsession: Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Global Jihad,
Robert S. Wistrich

http://www.amazon.com/Lethal-Obsession-Anti-Semitism-Antiquity-Global/dp/1400060974

stevenlmeyer mistakes hatred of Zionists for Jews.80% of Jews in the USA voted for Obama who is against the Zionist attack on Iran.The Jews Steven do not support the nutter Zionists.

>>80% of Jews in the USA voted for Obama ….>>

For the record.

Obama got 70% of the Jewish vote. Some of the nutters here and in the US notwithstanding, he should have got 100%. The Obama administration has been the most supportive of Israel of any administration since Truman.

It was the Obama Administration that contributed $205 million towards the development of Iron Dome. The US and Israel are also cooperating on the further development of missile defence systems.

Overall the level of cooperation between Israel and the US in the development of military technology has deepened under Obama.

Dear Stan1,

As I have said in the past I too have no problems with OLO placing before us articles by David Singer as much as I find some of them quite contemptable and racist. They certainly have given me and I suspect others an insight into a kind of thinking that I was originally unaware existed. In many ways Mr singer does for the Israeli cause what runner does for Christianity.

I also have no problem with him continuing to falsely claim that settlements that are deemed illegal by the Geneva Convention, by the UN, and by international law are somehow legal. That is his right and he can be challenged and rebuked by any of us.

What I do have a problem with is his implication that those who want to see those illegal settlements removed and an independent Palestinian state realised, are 'Jew haters'. That includes myself, my entire extended family, millions of my fellow country men and women. I object to this very strongly. It is a terrible thing to call anyone any time. The label rightly carries such deep import and in my opinion anyone who truly respects the power and history of that term would only deploy it with irrefutable evidence.

Mr Singer has neither the respect nor the evidence.

He again cheapens a legacy that should remain sacrosanct.

I am concerned that OLO would see fit to be a party to this piece and by association that cheapening. I am also interested in hearing an explanation of why what I feel to be wholesale slander was published. They are certainly within their rights to publish what ever they will, but I believe their standards are usually set higher than this article.

Stevenlmeyer,I was quoting Norman Finkelstein who was interviewed on Hard Talk.He also said the only 20% of Jews thought that the existance of Israel was important to the Jewish identity.