The UN hosts death and tyranny; Israel hosts life, peace and rock'n'roll

Bob Latchford

Lets not think McCartney is playing Israel for any other reason than they are loading his pockets. This is a man who happily played Sun City during Apartheid in South Africa on condition of getting his coffers loaded, so playing in Israel is hardly going to prick his conscience is it, even though Hayarkon Park was a Palestinian village cleansed and raised to the ground in 1948

Jaffa McNeill

Never been much of a fan of Paul McCartney, but I am now!

N

Melanie,

I liked what you wrote, good but at the same time sad. You say at the end:
"While the UN boosts the tyranny and the cult of death, it takes a rock star to affirm life and peace."

I disagree. Paul McCartney is a nobody, yes he was one of the Beatles but beyond that he is no one. So what if he is preaching peace and goodwill to all in Israel. There are plenty of people like that in the US, that doesn't change anything. Contrasted with the UN who are doing nothing to prevent another holocaust and world war, Paul's "Peace rock n' roll" do little.

I do have one question: if Ahmadinejad is so bad, and our countries aren't doing anything to stop him, what are we doing
to stop him?

BJ

A great pity McCartney did not recognise the plight of the Palestinian people and ignored requests to support the cultural boycott.

All heads of state are entitled to address the UN, including today, George W Bush

Factchecker

He's president - not prime minister

mike cato

It would be wise if the UN headquarters in New York City
were asked to leave the US and the empty building used for humanitarian purposes, such as a shelter the for the city's indigent. The UN could move
closer to the money of its masters--Saudi Arabia or the Emirates.
Saudi Ama

Paul

Good one Melanie - it's nice to see Sir Paul getting the thumbs up for this.

expatriate

Bob Latchford....do you approve of the Iranian president's views? Be honest...all of your posts point in the direction of the answer.

Eddie

The OPEC countries can get Sir Paul to play in their countries too.

All the $150 per barrel oil income that the entire world was forced to pay a few weeks ago will fit in Sir Pauls pockets just as well.

I'd rather see that money in Sir Pauls pockets than Bob Latchfords friends pockets.

Sun City, Tina Turner played there too.

I wish for the Islamofascist Regime of iran what it wishes for Israel.

Adam B.

Hey Bob Latchford, you STILL haven't replied to your lie on another thread in which you hurled the baseless accusation that 50 Palestinians are killed to each one saved by Israeli doctors. When asked for your evidence, you failed to provide it. It is truly astonishing to see you drone on without a hint of a criticism for a modern day Nazi, Ahmadinejad. You are truly obsessive in your limitless hatred. And as for your clumsy and intellectually corrupted attempt to equate apartheid South Africa with the democracy and rights afforded to all in Israel, I can only laugh very loudly in your face.

Adam B.

Latchford, that is a lie about Hayarkon Park. Are you remotely bothered about the ethnic cleansing of the Jews for Arab lands (a greater number than Arab refugees), and their status of dhimmitude?

Rob-NY

I was at the United Nation demo and I am proud that I was holding a pro-Sarah Palin poster.

Rob-NY

New Yorkers still remember Sir Paul's visit and concert after 9/11. He is very liberal but also very decent with a sense of principle. Well done Sir Paul.

Frank Pulley

Bob Latchford

This 'Hayarkon Park, a Palestinian village': before it was 'cleansed and raised to the ground in 1948', what was it? Some sort of community that lived in dirty subterranean caves?

If you're going to use hyperbole, FGS consult your dictionary.

Paul

Bob Latchford is a liar: His claim that McCartney played at South Africa's Sun City isn't, in fact, true. Perhaps he'd care to withdraw the claim?

As for N, who says: "Paul McCartney is a nobody, yes he was one of the Beatles but beyond that he is no one."

Sorry. Whether you like McCartney or not, the fact is that because he was a Beatle he is a somebody. Quite a big somebody, as a matter of fact. If you don't like that, that's just tough.

mike

We love you yeah, yeah, yeah.

Janet

The UN was an early socialist experiment that has backfired on Americans. It's hard for us to watch all of these US haters coming to our shores to taunt us while we spend hundreds of millions supporting this disgraceful organization. It really irks me to see all of the world's thugs applauding the words of a madmen. Most thinking Americans would love to throw the UN out of the USA...let them go spew their hate in Venezuela. Let's spend our tax money on something more worthy.

Mladen Andrijasevic

>>N asks : I do have one question: if Ahmadinejad is so bad, and our countries aren't doing anything to stop him, what are we doing to stop him?

Why don’t you read Winston Churchill’s “The Gathering Storm” Volume I of his “The Second World War?” The Theme of the Volume is
HOW THE ENGLISH-SPEAKING PEOPLES THROUGH THEIR UNWISDOM
CARELESSNESS AND GOOD NATURE ALLOWED THE WICKED TO REARM

On page 171, Churchill writes: “A sincere love of peace is no excuse for muddling hundreds of millions of humble folk into total war.”

Once you’ve read the book it will be clear to you why they let Hitler rearm, reoccupy Rhineland in 1936, annex Sudetenland in October 1938 and the rest of Czechoslovakia in March 1939, rape Austria in 1938 while the rest of Europe did nothing.

Just like today.

Skeptic

No argument with Ms. Phillips, except for one thing: I cannot imagine why she, or anyone, should even CARE what the UN does.

>>>>>'Hayarkon Park, a Palestinian village': before it was 'cleansed and raised to the ground in 1948'

Oh really? What was the name of that village? You can't tell us, since no such village existed.

But that's OK. You obviously don't even know what the Yarkon park *is*, let alone (say) what city it is part of, or what the "Yarkon" in its name refers to.

The only thing you wrongly think you "know" about the Yarkon park is the false claim that is was built "on the ruins of a Palestinian village".

The "cultural boycotters" are just Ahmadenijad's useful idiots. Their hatered of Israel and the USA is only matched by their ignorance of both countries, as Latchford's post shows.

Fabio P.Barbieri

Latchford: that is why he was knighted, because he is a nobody. That is why hundreds of his songs - including several from the Wings period and later, after the Beatles - are sung around the world and will be sung long after we are dead, because he is a nobody. That is why everyone knows who the great Bob Latchford is and nobody could possibly tell you what Sir Paul McCartney has done, because he is a nobody. Er, who is a nobody, exactly?

Bob Latchford

Fabio, maybe you should have another read through the posts, and maybe redirect your thoughts to the person who actually called McCartney a nobody

AMcF

Proof indeed that Bob Latchford simply makes up his "facts". This is not the first, and won't be the last, time. It's also what all his "friends" do. What's interesting is that he seems to be addicted to this blog. Maybe we should all ignore him so he'll quietly slink away?

E

If you want to bruit that Israel is "one of the UN’s own member states" then maybe you could explore some of the reason why Israel steadfastly refuses to abide by the UN resolutions. Or maybe not, since that would be rather inconvenient.

Miranda Rose Smith

Its a small world. If anyone on this website knows Paul McCartney, tell him for me that the vast, vast majority of Israelis, whether they care for his music or not, are deeply grateful to him for appearing in Israel. Those Israelis who are threatening to disrupt the concert are a tiny minority of ultra-religious people who think his music is decadent, and I'm sure he's run across a few of those in every country he's ever appeared in. While you're at it, tell him for me that I remember the Beatles first appearance on the "Ed Sullivan Show."

sick viewer

What an evening's TV I had last night!

First I had to watch ITV's wretched Julian Manyon conduct an appallingly biased interview with Paul McCartney (McCartney by the way did actually visit part of the Palestinian territory) and then after that drivel I turned over to watch Newsnight where we had a Republican strategist and a Democrat strategist both being cross-examined by Jezmond.

The Republican – Brad Blakeman – put up a simple, straightforward political response to the arguments put up against him by Democratic strategist Simon Rosenberg.

Rosenberg's response? We're sick of being spoken to like this - words to that effect. But Blakeman didn't talk about Rosenberg's haircut or suit, or anything personal it was a purely political and this was his pathetic response.

That's so much of what this US election is about: packaging, presentation - don't engage the Democrats with anything real or they'll start bleating about 'how they've been spoken to'. On your knees, folks, don't question the Obama deity - just get on with the worshipping, thanks.

You can still watch it on the iplayer, it starts at 10 minutes into the show.

raymond joseph douglas

Bless you Paul for your common courage and decency in performing in Israel!May Yeshua himself give you new WINGS and new joys even at 64!

George

"He's a real nowhere Man,
Sitting in his Nowhere Land,
Making all his nowhere plans
for nobody."

patricia

... and in the meantime Israel builds countless more illegal settlements, malnourishment has affected 10% of Palestinian children thanks to Israel's suffocating blockade, and the ultra orthodox Israeli taliban are beating up women who don t accord with their own views -

So who exactly are you to talk about other barbarians?

Tend to your own flock mel before spitting on everyone else.

Bill Clayton

Two things, Melanie. First, America didn't host this individual. The UN did. The UN just happens to be on American soil. It will move soon. In fact, the sooner it does the better.
Second, we are in a time warp. You see it. I do to. Others are blinded. Perhaps it's the light that he says surrounds him when he speaks. Whatever it is, I pray that my grandchildren will not have to pay the price for the blindness of others.

jo

To the tune of Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da

Mahmoud owns a nuke lab in a secret place,
The United Nations told him it was banned.
Mahmoud spat his spite straight back in their face,
Media cowards stuck their heads back in the sand.

Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, ob-la-do
How much longer will it all go on?
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, ob-la-do
Not much longer till the free world’s gone.

Mahmoud takes a trolley to the empire store
Decides he wants to own everything... (Everything)
Takes his wicked plan back to the Mullahs at the door...
And as he tells them, they all begin to sing... (Sing)

Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, ob-la-do
How much longer till we get a warhead on?
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, ob-la-do
Not much longer till the free world’s gone.

In a couple of years they have built a Caliphate,
With the dhimmis all grovelling in the yard,
Of Mahmoud and all the Mullahs... (Ha ha ha ha ha)

Happy ever after in the Caliphate...
Mahmoud has the rule of all the land...
The dhimmis wish they’d taken him at his word...
And not denied their end was so close to hand...
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, ob-la-do, free life doesn’t go on, brah!...
La la la, la la la, oh my free life has gone...
Ob-la-di, ob-la-da, ob-la-do
Not much fun left now the free world’s gone.

Jeremy Poynton

Unless you are a Palestinian, that is, Mel. You forgot to add that.

D Ralph Hack

Oh boy - see that the malognant Patricia (or is it really Fazila or perhaps Rania), is back again beating that very worn-out drum.
Finally can't find any reference to 'barbarians' in the piece - but hey if the shoe fits just put it on!
...orthodox Israeli taliban...my oh my. Where do you get this stuff. confused and inapropriate mixed metaphors.

Miranda Rose Smith

Bob Latchford: Does it bother you when McCartney-or anybody-gives a concert at New York City's Lincoln Center? Thousands of poor people really WERE displaced to build THAT. McCartney can line his pockets anywhere he wants. He chose to come to Israel.

Miranda Rose Smith

Dear E: Israel refuses to abide by U.N. resolutions because it wants to stay alive.

Miranda Rose Smith

Dear Patricia: Individual Israelis build what you call "illegal" settlements and get kicked out. I don't know who told you 10% of Palestinian children are suffering malnutrition, but it would be 100% if it wern't for the humanitarian aid Israel lets in, the Ultra-Orthodox Jews who beat up woman they don't think are dressed modestly enough are a tiny minority, condemned by 99.99% of the population, and I havn't noticed any Israelis, except for the above-mentioned ultra-Orthodox, spitting on anyone.

Miranda Rose Smith

Dear Patricia: Individual Israelis build what you call "illegal" settlements and get kicked out. I don't know who told you 10% of Palestinian children are suffering malnutrition, but it would be 100% if it wern't for the humanitarian aid Israel lets in, the Ultra-Orthodox Jews who beat up woman they don't think are dressed modestly enough are a tiny minority, condemned by 99.99% of the population, and I havn't noticed any Israelis, except for the above-mentioned ultra-Orthodox, spitting on anyone.

Michael Medved

BJ:
If a child murders his parents, he indeed has a plight of becoming an orphan - only we aren't expected to sympathize with it. We didn't sympathize with the people of Germany who were virtually bombed into oblivion in 1945. The problems of the so-called "Palestinian people" are largely the doing of themselves and their Arab brethren.
Funny is also the fact that you call for a cultural boycott. You know that if you called for an all-out boycott, you wouldn't have a computer to make the call through, as no chip would be available.

David McAdam

'When we were young and our heart was an open book,
We used to say live and let live,
But in this ever changing world in which we live in
Makes me give in and cry:
SAY LIVE AND LET DIE...

Written in 1973 but lyrically befitting the warped mindset of today's crazed, hate-filled zealots calling for the deliberate murder of the renowned musician who also co-wrote All You Need Is Love.
Quite a contrast in human nature.

John Ritter

Yes, Bob, you may well be right that "Hayarkon Park was a Palestinian village cleansed and raised [sic] to the ground in 1948." Then again, before it was an Arab village (there were no "Palestinians" as a distinct nation as such until the 1960s), it was an area that belonged to the land's Jewish residents until their villages were cleased and razed by the Romans and before that there might well have been sort of Caananite settlement there etc. etc.

Your real point, though, is that all of Israel, not just the so-called "disputed territories," are illegal settlements that rightfully belong to their previous Arab owners. By the same token, millions and millions of people, including the ancestors of Jews in Europe and the Middle East, have a historic right to their former homes, whence their forebears had been "cleansed." Perhaps you yourself live in a house on land once taken from its original inhabitants by force.

Besides, where would you like all the Israelis relocated from Tel Aviv etc? Into the sea, as myriad Arab nationalists and Muslim fundamentalists have helpfully proposed?

Miranda Rose Smith

Dear Michael Medved: RE: Your response to BJ: BRAVO!!!!!

Si, N

For those interested in FACTS about the ethnic cleansing that Bob Latchford referred to - here you go.

Yarkon Park occupies land that was once a small village called al-Mirr. al-Mirr was situated on the southern bank of the al-'Awja River. At the time of the ethnic cleansing - February 3, 1948 - by forces from the Irgun Zvai Leumi - al-Mirr was comprised of 48 houses in which lived approximately 200 people.

So, that's 200 people living in houses - not 'dirty subterranean caves': Frank Pulley you vile racist.

Remains of al-Mirr can still be seen in Yarkon Park - notably:

'The Al-Mir Flour Mill

This ancient mill is named after a small village that was once located nearby. …Archaeological and historic evidence indicate that the mill was built in the Roman period and renovated during the Mameluke (Late Arab) and Ottoman periods'.

'Bang bang - shoot shoot…'

Robbit

Bob Latchford wrote: "even though Hayarkon Park was a Palestinian village cleansed and raised to the ground in 1948" - if so then that was AFTER the palestinians and their neighbours had launched their first war or genocidal extermination against Israel. If you launch a war of extermination and get defeated what do you expect in return? Milk and honey?

John Ritter

Thanks, Si N, for the clarification. So the historic village mill in what is now Hayarkon park was originally built either by local Jews or else by Roman occupiers of ancient Palestine (itself a Roman term for the area which had nothing to do with Arabs, but referred instead to the ancient Philistines) and later on the Arab armies that poured out of Arabia and conquered the Levant under the banner of Islam simply arrogated the mill to themselves. Is that what you're saying? So the Israelis have just retaken what was rightfully theirs in the first place.
Bing, bang, boom, boom....

john doe

Si N: The Arab aggression against the Jews began in December 1947. These people in Al-Mirr were NOT victims, they were engaged in a war against the Jews. And your use of the term 'ethnic cleansing' is truly repugnant, a hangover from the Balkans conflict and you are misapplying it to another context. You are driven by an irrational hatred and quite obviously beyond reason. Quite nauseating.

Gina

Hmmm. That’s interesting, Si, N. Last time I looked, caves were inanimate objects. You think they’re a race of people, do you?

Well, I’m very glad to see how interested you are in racism. It clearly gets you very upset.

Do you consider any of this racist?

5:60. \"Let me tell you who are worse in the sight of God: those who are condemned by God after incurring His wrath until He made them (as despicable as) monkeys and pigs, and the idol worshipers. These are far worse, and farther from the right path.\"

9:73. \"Make war on the unbelievers and the hypocrites. Be harsh with them. Their ultimate abode is hell, a hapless journey\'s end.\"

33: 65. \"Allah has, surely, cursed the disbelievers, and has prepared for them a blazing fire\"

33: 66. \"Wherein they will abide forever. They will find therein no friend, nor helper.\"

33: 67. \"On the day when their faces are turned over into the fire they will say, `O, would that we had obeyed Allah and obeyed the Messenger.\"

33: 68. \"And they will say, `Our Lord, we obeyed our chiefs and our great ones and they led us astray from the way,\"

33: 69. \"`Our Lord, give them double punishment and curse them with a mighty curse.\"

41:14. \"Unbelievers are enemies of Allah and they will roast in hell.\"

Because, let’s face it, if anyone wrote such things about Muslims, you’d be screaming about it in two seconds flat.

Funny how ‘FACTS’ as you put it, seem to escape people like you.

Bob Latchford

John Ritter, I wonder if you would be so sanguine if the Danes decided to reoccupy the areas of Britain that the did 1200 years ago and you were out of a home

Bing, bang, boom, boom....

RPK

So glad we still have Bilious Bob Latchford to make sure no good deeds or innocent gestures go unpunished

Mel Bird

Bob, I think you will find that both with the Beatles and on his own, Paul never played Sun City. Get your facts right.

Andy Gill

The Islamofascists threaten to kill Sir Paul for playing a concert in Israel. How sick do have to be to come up with a response like that?.

Paul Sorene

Paul McCartney - old wobbly head. They'll have a hard time shooting him.

Anyone ever see Ringo Starr and Yasser Arafat at the same time and place?

Roslyn Pine

Bob Latchford.
The European antisemites before WW11 used to scream at unfortunate Jews in the street "go back to Palestine".
Now how do you explain that? Why not any other geographical location? So even you cannot deny that there has always been an ancient and ongoing connection between Jews and the Holy Land.
Of course, you are simply an ideological disciple of those anti-semites for whom there is no place in the world----neither in their ancient homeland, nor anywhere else. You, and others like you, simply try to dignify your crude prejudices with a faux concern for the "suffering Palestinians".
We should all be very interested to hear from you as to any active steps you have taken to relieve their suffering, such as, perhaps, raising funds to equip a hospital in Gaza. Do tell us!
Meanwhile, do read a few books written by well-known explorers and travellers to The Holy Land in the 19th century.
You will then learn that it was all but deserted, except for a small Jewish presence and some nomadic bedouins. The present-day "Palestinians" are, in fact, Arab migrants mainly from Egypt and Syria, who sought economic opportunities which came with the waves of migrating Jews driven out from anti-semitic eastern Europe.

Roslyn Pine

E.
Your crass statement that "Israel refuses to abide by UN resolutions" conveniently omits to mention that there are two distinct types of UN resolution-- mandatory and non- mandatory.
Perhaps you would like to specify which of the former Israel has flaunted? I think you will find that there are none.
As to the latter, censuring Israel is the favourite passtime of the UN. It's what it does best.
Unsurprising, as there are 57 Arab/Muslim member states (which control the major share of the world's oil resources) and only one Jewish state (no oil).
You don't need a PhD in logic to understand the UN's voting patterns.

John Ritter

Bob, certainly. I wouldn't bat an eyelid because I don't live in England.

Incidentally, I don't see you crying so much as a crocodile tear for the millions upon millions of people across Central and Eastern Europe who were uprooted in the last century. It's always the Palestinians alone, isn't, that we should all be so sorry for.

Ronnie

Paul McCartney is one of the most famous musicians in the world. From previous statements he has made he has always seemed very interested in bringing people together through his music (and making a few bob on the side).

We can argue about the merits of his music, and personally I think it all went quickly downhill from the excruciating 'Mull of Kintyre', but that is neither here nor there. If he can bring some people in Tel Aviv together for one night during a concert then he is to be appluaded. God knows they deserve it.

Does anyone really think it would make the slightest difference if he didn't paly the concert? Does anyone think that Daniel Barenboim should stop what he is trying to do to bring people together through music?

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad works very hard at being a dangerous fool. I think it does no harm for him to turn up at the UN periodically to remind the world of just how foolish he is, otherwise we will think that he is only dangerous. Let him attend, let him speak let everyone see and hear him. It certainly does not work in his or his country's favour.

To those who would like to see the UN relocated I would say, 'by all means, give full vent to your prejudices'. Just remember that in so doing it will make it harder for the US to keep an eye on who and what is going on there.

Adam B.

BJ, pity you don't recognise the plight of minorities in Iran, the stoning of homosexuals and so-called "immoral" women (130 CHILDREN are currently on death row in Iran)and immediately organize a boycott. Your hypocrisy, as well as that of the rest of the crazy gang of Sin(gularly stupid) and Latchford the liar is shameful. What really upsets you lot is that Israel is successful, her people get on with their lives and enjoy themselves. This is unfathomable to you, that Jews should actually enjoy themselves and not lay down and die for your gratification. Your upset greatly cheers me cos there ain't nothing you can do about it!

Ann

What a surprise - the usual screeching from Latchford about those horrible Joos wot dared defend themselves in 1948.

Ann

And of course, the usual ignorant screeching from Sin about 'ethnic cleansing', his usual antisemitic lie.

Ann

"A great pity McCartney did not recognise the plight of the Palestinian people and ignored requests to support the cultural boycott"

He didn't support an antisemitic boycott. Sounds like a good thing to me.

Those who say he is a 'nobody' are sad losers beyond belief.

phil

For those more inclined to the truth I would suggest a visit to
http://10000birds.com/hayarkon-park-tel-aviv.htm where they will find this area is a wildlife park and not a site for 48 houses as the ultimate teller of lies has suggested here ,and is in Tel Aviv ,hardly an Arab area -I am sure we do not really care what the likes of latchford and his lady back from her broomstick travels have to say because we never believe them -why they come here astonishes me -Adam I know feels lies have to be answered and I suppose so does Miranda and numerous others .personally my preference is not to dignify them with a response .I did try that many moons ago ,but it is a waste of time as they disappear as soon as the truth emerges as Adam has found out .S,IN and latchford being the main flyers -One good thing comes out of all this nonsense is that we can research all the wonderful places that they lie about ,and the park is superb .the hoopoes and Eurasian jays are particularly beautiful -hope you enjoy the site -even those that lie can try a quick peep

Neville H.

I think Paul McCartney is a true British hero for speaking in defence of Israel and for not caving in to the threats of the Islamo-fascists; the British government, and establishment media, could learn a lot from him (but won’t). On the other hand, people like the Latchford crew make me sick. Their logic goes something like this: “how can those nasty Jews lay claim to the vast area of land known [erroneously] as Palestine when the poor, little, cuddly, long-suffering Moslems of the world only have the territories of Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Britain, France, Norway, Holland, Libya, Tunisia etc., etc., etc., in which to find a place to live?”

Bob Latchford

To Adam B. - hands up, I don't have any hard evidence for the number of Palestinians killed compared to those saved by Israeli doctors. It was an impression that I had. Obviously this could be driven by pre-conceptions and I accept that I could be wrong.

Bob Latchford

Oh dear, re: the post at 3:10pm, people now resorting to using my name falsely.

How pathetic

Eddie

The hijacked United Nations, hijacked by a bloc that also elected Muslim Sudan to the "United Nations Commission on Human Rights", despite Sudan engaging in current day slavery, has double standards.

Seems to me that Bob Latchford and patricia are very upset that the Israelis are not as vulnerable as the unarmed Jews of WW2 Europe.

Adam B.

Latchford, what's pathetic is your inability to admit you're wrong.

Groovy Times

Sin, we - that's the right royal one mate - are actually still interested in your psychological profile, cos you went a bit quiet last time when I asked about the motivation behind your obsessive evangelical zeal at pointing out every injustice perpetrated by Israel - and now it's down to every individual who had / has / or will be another innocent victim of the Jews.
What we want to know - HaYarkon, or no HaYarkon - is whether your moral indignation at the injustices in this world extend any further than that sliver of land between the Med and the River Jordan? And if so, what do you do to help them or draw attention to their plight, those countless victims who at least never had the misfortune of being killed, maimed, raped or made homeless by a Zionist.

Verity

Mike Cato writes: "It would be wise if the UN headquarters in New York City
were asked to leave the US and the empty building used for humanitarian purposes, such as a shelter the for the city's indigent."

Are you out of your mind? Prime real state on the East River? Of course the UN should be kicked out of the civilised world, but that horrible building should be dynamited and left to detoxify for five years.

Let the thugs go to Somalia or somewhere where they are more accustomed to the type.

Dave M

Macca tends to go where his principles lead him. If he wants young Israelis to have a good time and enjoy some Beatle nostalgia, that's what he'll do. And let's not forget one of Paul's closest friends Brian Epstein was Jewish. Another thing about Paul he's not politically correct and you suspect he still reads the Daily Mail. He even mentions The Mail in Paperback Writer.

Terry

I have had letters published in the Australian press for many years calling for the U(nited)N(azi) organisation to be done away with altogether. It is the most evil, malevolent and racist international organisation in the world. Evil, evil, evil. From bodies like the un hitlers are born to power. I repeat, it should be killed off altogether and replaced with an organisation of truly democratic states. For the record that will exclude almost all islamofascist states and fruitloops like the dictator of venezuala.

Not Bob Latchford (And Not The Presumably Bogus One Either)

I assume that Bob Latchford at 5.30 is real and the 3.10 one is bogus, but anyway, to those of you simply calling for the source of his 50:1 ratio, fair enough; but those of you going further and calling him a liar: surely, in the name of fair play and intellectual honesty it is incumbent on you to give YOUR source for the claim that the ratio ISN'T 50:1? If you'r that sure B. L. is a liar you must be able to prove it?

Eddie

Not Bob Laden,

"Burden of proof (Latin: onus probandi) is the obligation to prove allegations which are presented in a legal action. Under the Latin maxim necessitas probandi incumbit ei qui agit, the ordinary rule is that "the necessity of proof lies with he who complains." For example, a person has to prove that someone is guilty (in a criminal case) or liable (in a civil case) depending on the allegations; a person is not required to prove his or her own innocence, it is rebuttably presumed. More colloquially, burden of proof refers to an obligation in a particular context to defend a position against a prima facie other position."

Therefore it is the burden of your Bob Latchford and like minded story tellers to prove his complaint.

Over to you.

BTW, your 20+ year old "palestinians" with beards and AK47s are not "children".

Jemima

Notwithstanding Eddie's point, re "Not Bob Latchford": does anybody out there, Bob Latchford or otherwise, actually know how many Palestinians are killed for each saved by Israeli doctors?