but paid no income taxes in Gibraltar, if they wanted it to be part of Spain; they would not say "Si". Gibraltar is protectorate of the UK, meaning Gib gets it's defense for free. as do e.g. the Cayman Islands. UK extracts no taxes from Gib. Gib has an economy that is doing very well, as many of the other protectorates, e.g. Bermuda, Jersey, Guernsey, etc., all of which are off-shore banking centers. The economies are all very stable, because the taxation rate internally is low, because they don't have to spend money on defense except for anti-smuggling. I am sure the Spanish workers in Gib smuggle goods into Spain and not vice versa because the VAT tax in Spain is crippling. I was in England over Christmas for over a month. I di n't see any anti-Israel and anti-zionist comments in the regular press. You have to realize there is total freedom of speech in England, and there are a lot of crazy people with total freedom of speech, and weak slander laws. I'd love to see an example of your anti-jew newspaper reports, just to see what lunatic fringe it claim from.....perhaps you could find some examples for me. I do not think; however, that Ron is anti-Semitic. Having never been to Gaza, I cannot comment with any authority on this subject. The situation in the Middle East is such a bucket of worms that it is beyond my comprehension. Human nature being what it is, I simply