4 April 2003 >> Anti-Israeli sentiment ran strong at the San Francisco protest, in some cases suggesting an undercurrent of anti-Semitism. Is support for a Jewish state the same as ethnic cleansing? Should the Israelis be shipped to Madagascar? Some of the protesters thought so... Video >>

27 June 2002 >> “Although the conflict in the Middle East may have originated as a dispute over land, it has grown into something much larger. Hate’s appetite is never fulfilled, and radical Islam, which was bred out of the Arab-Israeli conflicts, has found a more tantalizing target: Westernism. Make no mistake about it: the Middle East conflict and the war that al Qaeda brought to us are one and the same. That’s the reason why—despite the brilliance of the Bush plan—I am pessimistic about the chances for peace.” More >>

7 May 2002 >> “Arafat has always claimed publicly that he has no control over the Palestinian bombers who routinely attack Israel. But if Arafat can’t control the bombers now, how can he promise Israel that they’ll stop bombing once a peace deal is signed? Either Arafat can’t control the bombers, in which case it is not possible for him to uphold a promise of peace, or he can control the bombers and is allowing them to attack, in which case he’s a liar and a terrorist. Whichever it is, Israel would be crazy to sign a peace deal with him.” More >>