I'm certain Omar is an intelligent and sentient human being,  but I see some a flaw in his discussion about Palestine and Israel.  He attempts to clarify that conflict between the two are strictly political and not religious, as Islam is a religion of peace.  But he also argues that anything short of supporting Paelstine is "Islamophobia".  So on the one hand, he says conflict is political, but when it comes to being a victim, he's invoking his religion.  <br><br>There was no mention of Hamas or Hezbollah regarding supplying arms to Palestinians in conflict with the Israeli government, neither in support of or denouncing them.  The Palestinian people are victims not of Israel, but of Hamas and Hezbollah to do their bidding, at the cost of the lives of innocent Palestinians.  <br><br>During the 90's, I grew up in London England, and there was overwhelming support of Palestinians on the BBC news television and radio - probably due to such a large population of Muslims in the UK.  I had Muslim and Israeli friends and they are both good people.  During that time, my supprt was more for the Palestinians, but that has since changed.  I believe it may have to do with the fact that up until the late 1900s there was still a Palestinian generation who had once known peace, and what it looked and felt like.  However, today's Palestinian generation has known nothing but war, so I'm not so sure they will ever experience peace, not knowing what it looks and feels like. It's a crying shame, but unless Palestinians denounce Hezbollah and Hamas then they will forever be under their thumbs as proxy pawns in that ongoing battle.  <br>--