Robert,

Any discussion of the Middle East MUST contain a discussion of Israel because Israel has it's grubby paws all over the region.

Israel is an aberration, a nasty festering blight on humanity that has proved a menance to regional stability and world peace.

And about the "FW" part. Does your mother know you use that sort of language? Shame on you! In any case, if you keep it up I might have to tell you what I really think about Israel :)

Josh in you post u write: "...Israel has it's grubby paws all over the region." and you state that "Israel is an aberration, a nasty festering blight on humanity that has proved a menance to regional stability and world peace."

Bigotry ate its worst.

And my mum does know I use language such as that, expecially in the direction of bigots like you.

Administrator. I get flamed for stating the obvious.... & Josh gets away with this ANTISEMETIC CRAP.

What on Earth is going on here Graham?

Sayeret,

Unlike the Israelis I'm against violence. I've never assaulted a sinlge person much less invaded, subjugated and brutally occuped another people (in defiance of the UN and world opinion) all because I think I'm part of the 'chosen people'.

Like I've said before, if this makes me anti-semitic then I'm proud to be anti-semitic.

The word's been so over used it means nothing anyway....

Josh,

It was world opinion that created the State of Israel.

You may not have invaded another country but similarly you hopefully don't have neighbours whose publicly-stated goal is your total destruction.

It always amazes me that people like Josh can run around telling us how peaceful they are and then celebrate in private when some Israelis get blown up. It's also incredible that this tiny little bigot is proud to tell all and sundry that he hates Jewish people! (All in the name of peace and tolerance you understand!)

Josh, you are either ten years old, or an idiot. Probably both.

Bozzie,

You make me laugh :)

"It was world opinion that created Israel"

A half-truth. World opinion through the UN partioned Palestine with the explicit aim of creating both an Israeli AND a Palestanian state. More than 50 years later and we're still waiting for a Palestinian state.

"You may not have invaded another country but similarly you hopefully don't have neighbours whose publicly-stated goal is your total destruction."

Poor Israel. The only country in the region armed with nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, is threatened with destruction by poorly trained, poorly equipped and morosely led Arab armies. After the recent display by Sadaam's army I'm sure Israeli leaders would be quaking in their boots :) But of course we'll never hear about that. We'll continue to hear hysterical propaganda from apologists like you.

"It always amazes me that people like Josh can run around telling us how peaceful they are and then celebrate in private when some Israelis get blown up.

Where did I say that? More than three times as many Palestinians, most of them children, have been killed by Israel than Israelis killed by Palestinians. It's not that the Palestianians don't commit crimes; it's that the state of Israel commits much greater ones. It must be hard for the Israelis to regard all human life as equal (being the chosen people and all) but they could do a much better job at pretending.

"It's also incredible that this tiny little bigot is proud to tell all and sundry that he hates Jewish people..."

What sort of bigot am I? A tiny little one! Well, that's alright then :) But seriously, you really need to read first, post later. I never said I hate Jewish people. I inferred that anyone who opposes the Israeli occupation is accussed of anti-semitism, so if opposing occupation is anti-semetic then yes I'm proud to be anti-semetic. It has nothing to do with hating Jews.

You are so blinded by a warped sense of reality that as soon as someone questions it you lash out with hate. You are the bigot not me.