>>>Oh Goody.. more anti-semitism. What news reports are you reading? The Lebanese Shiite Hezbollah rebels attacked and killed a number of Israeli soldiers. That is an act of war. Israel's response is, in my opinion, completely justified. At least Israel has the %^*&$ to not be walked all over unlike the bleeding hearts we have here in our congress or the apologists for terrorist behavior in the rest of the world.
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>>Add the "whoever says anything critical of Israel's actions will be summarily shot with anti-semitism accusations without parole" into the weapons list.
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>You can be critical without being racist. I would bet my bottom dollar that he's an anti-semite.

Sharing the language and some of the state of mind with Srđan, I'd say you'd most probably lose the bet. Throughout the initial message I understood that it's the official Israel the message is about, not the people nor the race.

The long quote stays on the list of weapons, and I'll just have the drink tonight, 'cause I've won a bet against myself. When this latest war started, I bet that as soon as it's mentioned here (in UT/Chatter), before we go five levels deep into discussion, someone will accuse someone for antisemitism, regardless of what was actually said. Well... one level deep was enough.

Also, on the word of my wife (who heard it on NPR) - I'd recommend listening to http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=15&rm=CounterSpin071406.rm (or in mp3 http://www.fair.org/audio/counterspin/CounterSpin071406.mp3 if you prefer). Cue to 18:30 (minutes) if your're not interested in Mexican elections.