I dont have an answer to that...sorry...it wouldnt bother me, but then I'm not Jewish.

For me, Hille's joke was funny because many of the points accurately describe how we perceive life under the Taliban regime....& are certainly more subtle than a lot of the 'anti-Taliban/anti-Bin Laden' jokes going around.

I see more potential for offence towards the women forced to be nothing more than 'housewives', to cover themselves completely, or the fact that women are stoned for adultery.

It didnt mock them because of their Race or Religon, to my mind, but mocked their BEHAVIOUR, with admittedly mentions of the Koran, Mosques, etc, because those words fitted the theme.

I see it as no more racist than the jokes posted on another Thread about the 'Irish S.A.S.'

Whether a Moslem reading those things would RIGHTLY be offended is another matter.... Is it just a joke or is it a calculated insult? To me, its unquestionably just a joke.