Victor Davis Hanson

Mr. Hanson is a tremendous and prolific writer. He has written a magnificent piece about the whole enchalada on his blog via Pajamas media. I have submitted a lengthy response which I hope he approves. Here is the link and a quote:

Its mother’s milk is envy and jealousy that a displaced decimated people was placed down beside them in rock and scrub, and sixty years later built a humane, prosperous society that is a daily reminder to them that what they do—statism, gender apartheid, tribalism, feuding, religious intolerance, corruption, autocracy, polygamy, honor killings, etc.—lead to the very opposite sort of society in which nothing is invented, no discovery is found, no security or prosperity is achieved, and hand-outs are demanded but never appreciated.

http://victordavishanson.pajamasmedia.com/2007/05/02/the_crazy_middle_east.php