Jom,
Imbecility gone wild - no country defends Istarli atrocities,

Imbecility gone wild-No decent country accuses Israel of atrocities.
(or will you quote one, ha ha?)

Those of us who have been in support of the existence of Israel (from the very beginning)

If you have defended Israel's right to exist from the beginning, you must deplore attempts to destroy it from its first day.

Please state that, because you never have before.

michaelr
"No decent country holds Israel guilty of any crime at all"
They all do. Collectively they are known as the United Nations.

No. Decent liberal democracies, EU states, Canada, Australia New Zealand, do not instigate or support the anti-Israel motions that are always started by some of the worst regimes in the world.

Greg F
It is the only Jewish state.
So then it IS a theocracy, Professor?

No. It is a Western style liberal democracy, and the only one in the whole region.

Steve, here is a more manageable extract of the speech.
Anyone who really supports the existence of Israel must deplore what happened.

"An army, greater than any force ever assembled in history in Sinai, had massed against Israel's southern frontier. Egypt had dismissed the United Nations forces which symbolized the international interest in the maintenance of peace in our region. Nasser had provocatively brought five infantry divisions and two armored divisions up to our very gates; 80,000 men and 900 tanks were poised to move.
A special striking force, comprising an armored division with at least 200 tanks, was concentrated against Eilat at the Negev's southern tip. Here was a clear design to cut the southern Negev off from the main body of our State. For Egypt had openly proclaimed that Eilat did not form part of Israel and had predicted that Israel itself would soon expire."