For instance in this article we heard that old starvation claim, Again. This time from Yitzak Laor where they quote him saying "to starve dozens of villages," among other things. Yet we know no Palestinian has ever died of starvation. This was the same claim made about Gaza, but then we see this: http://current.com/1a6e04c And find out it's all BS. Going back to the early years of Pallywood seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_B1H-1opys My question is, if these people are in fact telling the truth why do the Palestinians have stage scenes. It would seem that the Arabs have invented a narrative they want the world to believe. Then stage scenes to "prove" it's true. When it is a lie. Why would the Palestinians have to lie, if they are telling the truth? So your false accusation is interesting.

If an Englishman says alll English are pedophiles .....That makes it true? Think a little before talking ....

Not so intelligent.

"Many people even thought that it was Palestinians occupying Israeli territory!" Well, those who decide to actually learn history (not the kind that begins from 1967) will see your quote as factual, like many members of Arabs for Israel, and Muslim clerics who see the re-birth of Israel as divine as mentioned in the Koran. Not to mention the PLO themselves that admitted "Palestinians" were a fabrication towards the end goal of destroying Israel. Why do your ilk always get upset when someone else's perspective is presented, especially with real facts that undercut your argument? Sour grapes, indeed.

First, please explain which former chief rabbi of Israel stated this. Certainly it wasn't Rabbi Lau who welcomes co-existence with Arabs. You might be thinking of Ovadia Yosef and he is NOT the chief rabbi of Israel. Plus, his views are not shared by most of Israelis, but one would think you'd actually take the time to learn that fact. Most of the country is secular so who cares what a Chief Rabbi says? But I do want to point out one thing - never have I read a text or heard sermons in synagogues that equated Arabs to donkeys or cats, but I have heard - many times - of Jews being referred to as "sons of pigs and dogs" by many Imams (and in Koranic text) with the follow up statement of "here oh Muslim, there is a Jew hiding being me (rock) come and kill him".

Truth usually stands up to the light of critical questioning. You however spout assumptions and unproven accusations which you claim as facts, making you an opponent of truth. Your ilk cite the Goldstone report as "proof of war crimes" but the author himself said no factual evidence that could stand up in court is in the report at all. So there is your truth...a myriad of lies and racist allegations that match your hateful agenda. And that's the truth!

Ilan Pappe is an Islamic fundamentalist anti-semite. He was born Jewish however converted to Isalm a while back and has been spouting anti-semitism for a long time now in th UK. I live in London. Most British Jews are OK but have extremely limited knowledge of life in the Middle East

Just like with his Jenin and Tantura massacre lies, Pappe believes Arabs have the right to exterminate Jews. This is why he opposed Israel going into Jenin in 2002. What would any sain country do if Arab Nazis were sending homicide bombers from Jenin into Israeli civilians and slaughtering civilians. When one looks at the many Arab atrocities that have been committed in recent history- you realize one thing. The Arab world is racist, sexist, poverty stricken, diseased, inbred, filled with religious hatred, ignorant, and celebrates mass murder of woman and children. The Arabs have killed their own with guns, hangings, be-headings, chemical and biological weapons, electrified them, and tortured fellow Arabs to death. Arabs even kill there own woman if there raped or not virgins before they get married. (Honor Killings) Do these Arabs ever take responsiblity. I guess its far easier for Ilan pappe to blame everyone else for there failures

You say: "I do not find it surprising that most people who love literature, poetry, the arts, also love freedom of expression and love living life in freedom! That is why many support the struggle of the Palestinans." Well, that is too stupid for words! Why are they not campaigning against the tyranny of Hamas? They keep the ordinary Palestinians in line with threats and make sure there is no freedom of speech. It makes me laugh how the "liberal" left side so strongly with the extreme right wing views of Islamic leaders like Hamas. If they love living life in "freedom" then let them live life under Hamas and see how much "freedom" they have. Something tells me your bias is clouding your view of reality.

Relke said and I quote "In a dark time the eye begins to see". My fear is that no matter how dark it gets your eyes will never see the reality of what Israel has become. The pursecuted have become the ugly, hate filled pursecutors. And the defenders of this sort of criminal activity only have ad hominem attacks against anyone who would question the logic or ethics of the Israeli govenment. I tell you that you and your ilk are painting the nation of Israel into a dark age. I urge all Israelis to think about what is happening within the Israeli political discourse before it is too late.

"I do not find it surprising that most people who love literature, poetry, the arts, also love freedom of expression and love living life in freedom! That is why many support the struggle of the Palestinians." What is so funny is Ben claiming Pro-"Palestinians" love life and must support "Palestinians", the same population that says they "welcome death" and are willing to send "1,000,000 martyrs to free Jerusalem and destroy Israel". A bit of a paradox to love life but support a group that hates life and seeks to destroy. Then again, I've never met an academic that wasn't a bit convoluted in his/her logic.

reading for the interested Reader on what the UK has become, its fear of its internal Muslim population, its acquiescence to its demands and its hrbouring of terrorist entities. Melanie Phillips makes the case that Britain can no longer fight back thanks to its false liberalism and appeasement oriented policies. It is already too late. The days of Winston Churchill and the bravery and courage of the British public have disappeared. There is no bonafide political movement in Great Britain unlike the other western European democracies to oppose the Muslim insurgence within its midsts. We can write off the UK now. It has become a Muslim outpost.

On the contrary, LRB is simply stating what is obvious to most of the world outside of Israel. Oddly enough, the nicest people I know would qualify as anti-Semites.

not the pallys who blow themselves up in cafes and little children school buses. Ya no israelis are the inhumane ones..mmmhmm....

ya they used to say the nazis were oh such elegant people.. It doesnt matter, no matter how much the world hates us, we Israelis know we are the strongest people in the world and all of you can kiss as our..

Trust me, sadly I'm very much aware of Israel's dubious share of despicable Jews. However in terms of ratio of these nutters to the entire Jewish population in the country, Britain leads the way by good distance. Pappe's and Laor's prominence notwithstanding, in my first post I was referring to the worst Jew of all mentioned in this news item, Mary-Kay Wilmers.

8 - I'm sure a good lawer can prove this to be libelous because stating that Israeli citizens by their actions cause Palestinians to suffer anihilation means that each and every Israeli is being accused of participation in this affair. And this should suffice for courts to take on the case.