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His comments are inexcusable.

Wieg's are certainly over the top, but Centani has said nothing objectionable, IMO.

Well, he did call the Palestinians beautiful, kindhearted people - something like that. A matter of opinion, I suppose but I don't agree. What kind of people build a museum to celebrate the murder of innocents in a pizza parlor, complete with faux bloody body parts hanging on the walls??

I am not sure I agree with you that Weig's comments were over the top, and I say that as one who beleives Israel has a right to defend itself, and wished, albeit with nothing for me at stake, as far as friends and family, and their lives at risk, and subject to being terminated, that Israel should have sent troops in on the ground to clean out the Hezbollah nest, early and thoroughly in Lebanon, south of the Litani River at least, and require the right size and mix of troops to replace them, as to keeping Hezbollah out, before exiting. What Weig as quoted said was this:

"In some ways, I feel such sympathy for the Palestinian cause. You know, in my heart. You know, I can't hate them for what they did. I resent on behalf of my family what they did. But there's a funny bit of me that's sympathetic to them still."

Granted, if by "Palestinian cause," one means the cause of the destruction of Israel, as a state that Jews can live in in safety, and live the good life, the decent life, that we all want and are entitled to, if we work at it, than that is execrable.

If he means more not the Palestinian "cause," but rather the Palestinian "plight," albeit a plight largely of their own making, as to their lives being a veritable living hell on earth, as seen through Western eyes, than yes, that is simply a factual statement. Newsmen are not lawyers. They often do not choose the best words to express themselves. The don't make a living with the subtle meaning of words the way lawyers, particularly diplomatic lawyers, in this context, do.

In short, I would need to know more, before passing judgment. I tend to be rather cautious about passing judgment, unless and until, I have what I think is a solid knowledge of the facts, and a solid knowledge of the merits.

I ping Sabra for his comments, if he cares to make any. I am always interested in his comments, even when we don't agree.