re: #6 Major Tom

No problem. I often criticize Israel policies and politicians.

I didn’t like the way Israel policy handled the whole “Arab Spring” political event. I would include the way they handled the short but sweet mini revolution in Iran.

I also think it is fair to discuss the economic state that Israel finds itself. “The rent is too damn high” resonated with me.

I don’t like the way Israel has traditionally not asserted itself at the UN and in World politics in general.

There is more, but none of that has anything to do with “The political reality is that … the Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here”.

That isn’t in anyway “legitimate criticism of Israel”. It isn’t criticism at all.