is the moment the Israelis became the new NAZIS to the world's media, politicians and intellectuals. Intellectuals, and those who perceive themselves (the media, academics, etc) as such, have always had a very soft spot for the communist, socialist worldview. After all capitalists are greedy and thrive in a dog-eat world where the disenfranchised are poor BECAUSE they are victims of the evil capitalists. ANY story that can be CREATED in which a group or class can be "assigned" the role of victim is one that the leftists will initiate (i.e, invent), encourage and exploit to promote their political (socialist) agenda. And "intellectuals," well, they are above all of the crass comings and goings of the "merchant class." (This animosity goes back hundreds of years when non-aristocrats, through trade and commerce, could become just as wealthy as the educated, refined, sophisticated, born-into-the-proper-family, long-standing aristocracy. The aristocracy HATED these folks, and still do. You see, ONLY the aristocracy has a RIGHT to wealth because they are refined and sophisticated and came into their wealth the proper way; that is, any means other than commerce or trade). Years ago I visited W.Berlin and my West German university student host explained to me that the Berlin Wall -- we were standing about 10 feet from the wall in full view of E.German guard house with machine guns atop the wall -- that the wall was necessary to keep USA and W.German spies from entering E.Germany. He was totally serious; and this guy was