It all comes back to politics, and there's two sides to every story. I thought it was an inappropriate attack on Pope Benedict--the attacks he referenced had all occurred within a few days of his public address.
I am very much a sympathizer with Israel, and I see what happens there as affecting all the world (especially in a Biblical/prophetic sense), but we must acknowledge that what has been going on there for years is a war and has become, unfortunately, "old news" to the general public that looks for the "newest" news.
I always try to shop and visit with the Catholics from Jerusalem and Bethlehem who come to our parish a couple times a year to sell their goods, since they have so few tourists going over there. The last one was telling me that most of the Catholics have been forced out, except for maybe 3% of the population that refuses to leave. But they have been left with little or no support. They are protected by no one, and most would prefer they leave, also. Very sad.