Thanks Joe.

And Peace, as per usual, you are 100% correct in what you say.

Speaking as a Jew who believes in Israel, I do not agree with much of what Israel has done historically and recently.

Speaking as a Canadian, I do not agree with much of what Canada has done historically (or recently in denying freedom of expression to English-speakers in Quebec, the province I gew up in).

I know there are many Americans who do not agree with what their country has done in many places over many years. The numbers of innocent Iraqis killed by the Americans in the past few years completely dwarfs the numbers of innocent Palestinians killed by Israelis over its entire history. Which is not to excuse the killing of any innocent people. And let us not forget that it is only innocent civilians, and not military targets, that Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups target.

And let us not forget that yesterday Barack Obama, an African American, moved into a house that was built by the slave labor of African Americans. I am old enough to remember when African Americans were legally segregated and denied voting rights in many parts of the United States of America.