Silverstein has never met an Israeli or a "Zionist" he does not wish to see blown up and murdered.
We suspect he runs about his Seattle home giving the mirrors little Nazi Sieg Heil salutes. See Little Dickie's pals marching against settler occupation in this photo: http://static.flickr.com/9/12815618_a1715693cf.jpg
Here are some comments from the Jerusalem Post:
Silverstein's article triggered an immediate and widespread war of words. Posting on the Guardian blog, one of the first protesters, "Lipschitz," said: "A non-Zionist rabbi and his wife lie dead, but it's not anti-Semitic because one of the terrorists says they wanted to avenge the suffering of Palestinians?! ... You give this wannabe mass-murderer the benefit of your doubt.
"How about I go out and murder a couple of black people because I'm angry with Mugabe? Or
Congo? Or Rwanda? Would that be racist? Does that help you to understand the idiocy of your moral bypass? ... "Al-Qaida declares itself to be anti-Semitic. They go out and kill Jews. If you want your local terrorist group to be allowed into the al-Qaida franchise then you have to do likewise. That's why this group kills Jews."
A poster named "Geary" posted sarcastic approval, "I agree with Mr. Silverspoon. It was all an entirely justified reaction to the continuing brutal Israeli occupation of Kashmir."
Alex Stein, an Israeli writer, posted on the Guardian blog: "In the midst of the maudlin clamor for explanation, one thing is clear: The terrorists wanted to kill Jews... And in choosing their target, they also gave the lie to the idea that this was some kind of proportionate response to the oppression of the Palestinians. If that was their agenda, they could have targeted the Israeli
Consulate. Instead, they attacked a Jewish communal center and in the process killed a Satmar Hasid, known for its virulent anti-Zionism."...Using a similar tone, Silverstein addressed his detractors in a post on Engage: "Chew on this, my little Jewish holy warriors," before linking to an article that quotes the surviving Mumbai terrorist saying they "were sent with a specific mission of targeting Israelis to avenge atrocities on Palestinians." Writing on Engage, Israeli analyst and Jerusalem Post blog contributor Petra Marquardt-Bigman said it was important to counter Silverstein as "in addition to trying to claim he is the one to define what's Jewish-left-progressive, he also tries to define what coexistence between Jews and Muslims requires."