Nutbar poet Amiri Baraka was recently invited to speak at Yale, where he read his sick poem “Somebody Blew Up America” and according to the LGF reader who emailed us, “argued point-blank in his subsequent speech that Israel knew about and was complicit in the attacks of September 11th, garnering him wild applause and numerous standing ovations.”

But perhaps even more disturbing is this column by Yale student Sahm Adrangi, defending Baraka’s insane conspiracy delusions as just another “alternate view” and seething with barely repressed Jew-hatred: Not just another conspiracy theory: manipulating anger.

But alas, there's a difference with Baraka. His offensive writings include a far-fetched conspiracy theory about how Israel knew about the Sept. 11 hijackings beforehand. Why should this conspiracy theory usher in the most vitriolic attacks on Baraka's reputation in his 40-year career? Because Israeli sympathizers tend to occupy prominent positions in the American media.

Monday's editorial, and the Yale Daily News in general, is a case in point. Obviously, it's one thing to be Jewish, and wholly another to support the Israeli occupation. That said, Jews tend to sympathize with Israel more so than non-Jews. And in my three years at the Yale Daily News, Jewish students have comprised a majority of management positions (namely, editor in chief and managing editor). This year, nearly half the editors are Jewish.

Am I pointing to a secret Jewish conspiracy aimed at promoting Israel at college dailies? Of course not.

But does the prevalence of Jews in American media, business and politics help explain America's steadfast support for Israel, whose 35-year occupation of Palestinian lands is an affront to human decency? Of course.