Nice try, Wolfgang (your 21 Mar 06 - 11:50 AM post). But you haven't refuted any of the specific charges that the people you are criticizing made against Manji. You only gave your interpretation of their tone and attitude, and your opinion of that. And of course, Irshad Manji's words are criticized by many people as being full of hate and venom as well. It's all pretty subjective, isn't it? I guess who we see as being full of hate and venom really depends on whose ox is being gored. Personally, I'd like to see a criticism (from you) of the content of the links I provided that has at least as much substance as the content of the links I provided. So far, you haven't even come close.

BTW, you didn't ask me for documentation about my assertion that Manji is a tool of the Israeli government. You asked me for a source for my comment that her visit to an occupied Palestinian area was paid for by the government of Israel.

In fact, Manji herself claims that her trip to Gaza (the only visit I have been able to find any evidence of to any occupied Palestinian area) was paid for by "Zionists" (Manji's words, not mine), and that she had an Israeli guide during her visit to Gaza. But whether or not the government was directly involved in sponsoring her trip is difficult to assertain from what she has said.

However, it isn't necessary for the government of Israel to be actively involved in Manji's activities for her to be their tool.