Damian Penny recently linked to an article by Canadian commentator Rex Murphy. Published a day after my own piece, it also talked about the connection between hating Israel and hating America.

With respect, Rex is in the right area but missed the target. He sees people whose position on Israel and lack of moral context re: the Palestinians is wholly determined by their feelings about the USA. Like me, he concludes that Israel is a convenient proxy - especially when Anti-Americanism is out of fashion.

This is correct as far as it goes, but Rex fails to take the thought to its logical conclusion. As a result, he misses both a full expose of the underlying dynamics at work and the reason America should take notice.

But then, that's why we blog... Rex may miss these things, but you don't have to.