The Holocaust only emerged in American life after Israel's victory in the 1967 Six Day war against its Arab neighbours.

War is not a means to an end, it is the end, whereas politics is merely the hiatus between wars.

I think Israel, as a number of commentators pointed out, is becoming an insane state. And we have to be honest about that. While the rest of the world wants peace, Europe wants peace, the US wants peace, but this state wants war, war and war.

I'm politically on the left, no question about it. I oppose sweatshops, I oppose exploitation of labour in the third world.

Goldstone has done terrible damage to the cause of truth and justice and the rule of law. He has poisoned Jewish-Palestinian relations, undermined the courageous work of Israeli dissenters and-most unforgivably-increased the risk of another merciless IDF assault.

Apart from my parents, every family member on both sides was exterminated by the Nazis.

Judging by opinion polls, Israel has bigger problems than me. It is among the most hated countries on the planet. It should stop acting like a lunatic state. Once it carries on like a normal country, I will be happily redirect my energies elsewhere.