Do I hear the roar of the swift-boat?

Ayers is a highly respected educator who recently helped redesign Chicago's public education system. He's had no connections with violence for nearly forty years.

He gave $200 to an early Obama campaign. As did hundreds of others. And they served on a charitable board - anyone who has done this knows you see the others a few times a year and barely know them.

The Nakba is an important historical element of the Middle East crisis; ignorance of it doesn't help us. Hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes and farms, some of which had been in their families for generations.

As far as being a strong critic of Israel, lots of Israelis are more voc...

Do I hear the roar of the swift-boat?

Ayers is a highly respected educator who recently helped redesign Chicago's public education system. He's had no connections with violence for nearly forty years.

He gave $200 to an early Obama campaign. As did hundreds of others. And they served on a charitable board - anyone who has done this knows you see the others a few times a year and barely know them.

The Nakba is an important historical element of the Middle East crisis; ignorance of it doesn't help us. Hundreds of thousands of people lost their homes and farms, some of which had been in their families for generations.

As far as being a strong critic of Israel, lots of Israelis are more vocal for Palestinian rights than almost anyone in the USA. The UN, in fact, finds Israel in violation of something like 49 resolutions.