Yeah well as the son of an Iraqi Jewish refugee let me call bullshit.
Avi Shlaim has in fact questioned the States legitemacy, you Geggy are in fact a blatant Jew hater, but clearly it was the Zionists who stole your brain.
Here is one blog's impeachment of Avi Shlaim's bullshit:
http://jewishrefugees.blogspot.com/2...vi-shlaim.html
I'll cut to the quick though. There is a segment of the population in Israel who didn't arrive in Israel out of choice. They were forced out by events like the Farhud in Iraq, when it had fallen under the influence of a Nazi + Pan-Islam marriage. They miss their lives in Iraq, and resent having to live inside Israel. I have family who are bitter and identify more with Arab culture too... but ask them if they want to live under Arab rule again? Hell no they don't. Anyway, who really gives a shit what this clown has to say about Gaza? The essay is riddled with errors and the entire notion that this incursion was what set him off is ignorant of this frauds body of lies and revitionist history. If anyone thinks he's made a single good point, I'd be happy to refute it with factual evidence where possible.