The New York Times neglects to inform its readers that an op-ed writer slamming Israel earns a handsome living courtesy of overseas Arab money. Henry Siegman is a self-styled Middle East expert who has a simplistic view of the Middle East: Israel is always at fault. He has called Israel an apartheid state -- but that is only the tip of the iceberg. In Monday's New York Times he characterizes Israelis as being pathological and filled with hostility toward Barack Obama because he wants to bring peace between Israel and the Arab world. Polls show that only 4% of Jewish Israelis consider Barack Obama a friend of Israel, and over 50 percent consider him a friend of the Palestinians. Siegman writes that Obama's friendship and commitment are real and places the blame for the problems on Israel. His op-ed is filled with inaccuracies; propaganda masquerading as facts.Siegman's claim that international law and "U.N. resolutions call for a return to the 1967 pre-conflict borders" is...(Read Full Post)