The Zionist regime prevents food aid from reaching Gaza

I was talking to a Palestinian American friend this morning and we don't always agree. He is not anti-semitic but his frustration at the gross one sidedness in the Israel/Palestinian crisis sometimes clouds his judgment which I find completely understandable.

The bias in the US media is incredible, just the way the two sides are referred to is one example. The Israeli occupiers are the Israeli Defense Force. Right wing religious fanatics are called "settlers". Palestinians who respond to Israeli violence with violence of their own are referred to as "gunmen". Mind you, the difference in the levels of violence is also astounding; you just have to do a body count. Israel has the fourth largest military in the world last time I checked, the Palestinians have no ships, no tanks, no aircraft no standing army and no state.

As for Gaza, it is the largest concentration camp in the world and Israel's complete control of it reminds me of the movie Total Recall in which a rebel group on Mars were fighting for their freedom against a dictatorship that controlled all aspects of life, water, energy, even air. This is how deeply Israel controls Gaza.

Just today, Israel prevented a Libyan ship carrying food and supplies to the besieged population from delivering its much needed cargo. When the Russians were accused of doing this in Georgia, preventing US aid from getting through, it was all over the media here.

And what about Zimbabwe? There's no shortage of print space and TV air time for this despot, but Israel is the champion of democracy. It is this situation, an unconditional support for the Zionist regime, that has increased anti-semitism and hatred for Jews who don't publicly condemn it among Muslims, particularly the youth. This increased anti-semitism is not comparable to the anti-semitism of European history. In Europe, the Jews were an opressed minority, in Israel they are the opressors of minorities and ensure their majority status through ethnic cleansing.

The Palestinian issue is a blot on the world and a crime against humanity. It sickens me to see Madonna and McCartney and other people loving billionaires visiting Israel and not making a public issue of Gaza and the general treatment of the Palestinian people. How can anyone go to Israel and not attempt to visit Gaza?