The media defence of Israel by some Zionists is so vociferous, it borders on the clinically insane. The British exemplar of this phenomenon is Melanie “Mad Mel” Phillips, who recently (and ludicrously) accused Guardian blogger Andrew Brown of being anti-semitic (aren’t we all?), not for criticising Zionism or Jews, but for criticising a Christian nutter, the anti-Muslim pundit Dr Sookhdeo. The problem is, in mounting his own defence, Brown appears to have been touched by Mel’s brain-fever, insisting he is in “no doubt at all that if the Arabs around had a chance to massacre every Israeli between the Jordan and the sea, they would take it.” Well done Andy! Keep the spine supple and Mel off your back!! Even the Zionist apologists posting comments on your blog are playing it low key.
Interestingly Andrew fears the whole Israel/Palestine conflict will end terribly, perhaps with ethnic cleansing. Slightly back to front analysis, Andrew. It began with ethnic cleansing.
Mad Mel: 1 — Truth and Justice: 0.