Jon Gold: I'm Anti-Israel Too!

I can't figure this post out any other way. Gold lists all the posts he's made over at his website which criticize Israel. Here's one:

Please remember that Israel is a country, and Judaism is a religion. If Israel had something to do with 9/11, that DOES NOT mean you blame ALL jews....We don't agree with the actions of our Government. I'm sure if the truth were told, the Israelis would not agree with the actions of theirs. This posting is NOT meant to be anti-semitic. I am Jewish, and respect the religion completely.

I don't know why, "See, I criticize Israel, too!" is considered some sort of credential in the 9-11 Kooks movement. Well, actually, I do, but I can't see Jon pandering to that crowd. How often do you see 9-11 "Truthers" criticizing, oh, say Botswana, or Egypt or Belize, or Kazahkstan? Seldom and never. So why does Jon Gold, who's certainly not an anti-Semite, have dozens and dozens of posts criticizing Israel?

The Band Was Playing Hava Nagila...

The Dancing Jews return along with the Israeli art students courtesy of Counterpunch, which uses up the accumulated goodwill gathered during its 9-11 Debunking series a few months ago.

But how many Deniers caught this bit near the end:

JUAN GONZALEZ: And I’d like to ask Marc Perelman, were you surprised when the 9/11 Commission Report came out that there was no mention of -- at all in the reports of possible knowledge by Israeli agents in this country of the attacks or tracking of some of these suspects?

MARC PERELMAN: Yes and no. I mean, I was surprised, because, since there have been questions that are still being asked now, that at least the commission would address the issue, even to debunk it. That being said, my reporting was narrow, was about those movers and what were they doing. And the conclusion was that they were essentially spying on radical activists in the region, and that they had been let go, because the American authorities had determined that they did not have foreknowledge of the attacks, which is different than what the article says, because it implies that they were essentially shipped to Israel because of the Israel lobby, and because they knew, whereas what I have been able to find out is that they were sent home because they did something they were not supposed to do and without the knowledge of the American government, which is an issue, obviously, that should be discussed publicly.

AMY GOODMAN: That the Israelis were spying on US soil.

MARC PERELMAN: Right, without the approval of the US authorities. Sometimes friendly governments have agreements, where they can kind of like spy together. Apparently, this was a case where it was not happening.