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ed2005: You may have been to see Israel first-hand (though like Roger Waters, I'm not convinced that makes you an expert), but you clearly never saw Apartheid-era South Africa, or you wouldn't make that analogy, which is highly disingenuous at best, and hopelessly ignorant at worst. The sad fact is, since 1948, Israelis have felt themselves to be under attack from all sides, and its neighbours have invariably been only too willing to prove them right. When Ahmedinijad say he's going to 'wipe Israel off the face of the earth', and Arab leaders consistently refuse to recognise Israel's right to exist, it's hardly surprising that the Israelis step up their security in the way you describe. Of course the Palestinians deserve a state of their own, and obviously they have endured a great deal of suffering, but laying the blame solely at the door of Israel, like Waters does, completely misses the point.

Thu 04 Jun, 2009

Well I guess after that devastating historical assault I'll just give up my History degree then, but given that Roger Waters ONLY mentioned Israel I thought I'd redress the balance slightly. Also, I was talking about the reason the wall is there in the first place, not 'a list of things that have happened since the Balfour Declaration'. Thanks though.

Thu 04 Jun, 2009

Or, Roger, how about you play a concert when Hamas stop sending rockets and suicide bombers into Israel, which made the wall seem like a good idea in the first place? Or, failing that, don't talk about things you don't understand, we've got enough ill-informed, sanctimonious rockstars as it is...

Wed 03 Jun, 2009

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