LOL examinator,

I know your views - including an unparalleled ability to detect nefarious "Zionist plots" everywhere.

I am however interested in Prof. Lynch's perspective. Is he one of those pseudo defenders of liberty who want s free speech for his "side" while wanting to suppress the speech of those with different – and distasteful – views? Or is he a genuine protagonist of free speech.

I doubt' he'll answer so this is in any case moot.

Mild smile Steven,
You overestimate my abilities of detection, "Nefarious Zionist(?)plots" nah. Just yours, old son, just yours.

Are you saying that the Arab lobby is as organized and/or powerful as the Jewish/Israeli one in the West? Surely not!

BTW Your myopic bias is hardly a secret much of your writings on OLO have links to your Israel bias your penultimate comment shows that. But that's your right.
I was commenting to the author. You're too smart not to be aware of my thoughts on this subject...your comments to me were superfluous.

Both prayers and Aussie good luck for Obama in his attempt to straighten out both the Israelies and Palestinians together.

Biggest problem of course will be Netynahu, made a bigger problem through foolish Western admiration.

Cheers, BB, WA.

Excellent article.
It is difficult to get to the bottom of why there is such bias on issues like this, though certainly the censorship and self-censorship of the press and politicians is a major contributor. This forum discussion should be an indicator.
Thus, I see that religion is part of the problem not just in the Middle East but here in Australia. Racism is not the only form of predjudism, Sadler! Evangelicalists are not the only Christians who beleive thier god wants the Jews in Israel and are awaiting armageddon in the Middle East.
There is much predjudism against Moslem people in Australia. I just heard on the radio the Israelli president declaring that Iran is trying to make nuclear weapons, why do we listen to Israel and the US condemning others for what they have had and continue to proliferate for many years? It obviously is not because we can trust them to abide by international law!

I think everyone except Zionists believe that there can never be any just settlement of the Palestine issue.The Israelis have the support of the US and some EU countries.They have been antagonised and feel threatened by militant and radical fundamentalist Islamists and this has not ended and is never likely to. I actually see that they, Palestinians, actually have right on their side but I cannot side with them not as long as the Islamists around the world threaten jihad against even those who are not involved and do not wish to get involved.

The problem remains that Israel is occupying Palestinian land and continue to dispossess them of their homes. Nothing anyone can say will change any of this. Obama knows this but cannot/will not act against Israel.I and all free thinking people of the world call this Israeli action THEFT, pure and simple. Armed theft.