Singer has attempted to justify Israel's sins by pointing to the sins of Syria and others.

Come off the grass, mate. Israel is responsible for its own failings. Syria likewise. That is and will remain the correct starting point for assessment of the policy of each country.

This article will convince nobody that Israel's Apartheid policy is justified today or that it will be successful tomorrow.

The truth is that the solution to Israel's problems with its neighbours are primarily of its own making and the solution to them will require substantial change of attitude by the ruling group... that is, unless they adopt a "final solution", and we all know where that led to 80 years ago.

This never ending saga/blood feud, is going nowhere, and when I see how so called democratic Islamic countries like Egypt dispense justice, I begin to see why!
And indeed, why we should just get the hell out of the place and leave them to their fate.
Simply put, neither we nor the rest of the world needs anything that they have, be it dates or oil!
And if they can't settle their affairs in a civil manner through negotiations?
Then pick a side and bomb the living daylights out of the other, with very selective smart bombs but particularly, those admins, that think it's okay to persecute Christians!
Be they Palestinian orthodox, or Egyptian Coptic?
Perhaps a few cruise missiles through the front doors, of the chief evil doers, be they Arab or Jew, might promote, a more positive reaction, and some long overdue, real reform and agreement?
Even Christian patience eventually, always runs out!
Rhrosty.

The West should simply carpet bomb the entire middle east and just take the oil. Let them have their 72 virgins each or whatever the prophet mohammed baby promised them.

Don't count your chooks before they're hatched Mr Foreign Spokesman. The Islamic countries have quite a lot of economic pressure to bear on the Australian economy, and could make the government crawl round the floor barking like obedient dogs. No moral or legal principle would dictate its response to the naming of the occupation of East Jerusalem but at the end of the day it'll listen to Mammon.

Hi David Singer

A well argued article. I don't agree with all of it - its more complicated - but anyway.

Don't worry about the previous comments. Comments like mass-murder by carpet bombing and disregard for the gross inhumanity of the Syrian Government doesn't become them.

Regards

Pete

@Emperor Julian,

I couldn't imagine an Australian government that's more obedient to Mammon than the current one.