The article is well-written, but it doesn't seem worthwhile to give the nonsense in the book any publicity.

Hear hear David F and yes!
Rhrosty.

Not only were Australian forces, by their WWI invasion of Beersheba, founders of the State of Israel but Beesheba is the closest support city for Israel's nuclear weapons center at/near "Dimona" (Negev Nuclear Research Center) - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimona :

That means Australia is owed nuclear weapons (in boxes not "on the wing") from Israel whenever we need them.

Dr David ' He acts as historian for the Australian Friends of Palestine'

'Crombie allows his religious politics to drive him into belittling Arab involvement in the Battle of Beersheba'

acting as historian for the Australian Friends of Palestine

says it all.

runner would rather attack me than own up to the fact that he makes statements which do not relate to reality. I understand that. It is much easier to do that than to own up to one's flaws.