[Celtjew Libertarian]

This is nothing new and such charges with regard to Jewish loyalty have been staple of anti-Semitism for year. Defending his loyalty to the U.S., against Gore Vidal(!) Normal Podhoretz once said, "I am loyal to my country." Vidal responded, "I know you are. But are you loyal to my country?"

[quebecois]

I am not talking about "double loyalty"...I'm talking about objectivity. The question raised by this article is this: Does this author have the right to be offended because people assume that her Jewishness means she is has a bias in the middle east conflict.

My answer is simple: OF COURSE she is not objective. She (and the vast majority of Jewish folks) have a deep emotional attachment to Israel. This affects her analysis of the middle east conflict. And the fact that she finds this assertion offensive is idiotic.

[RichInOC]

Vidal responded, "I know you are. But are you loyal to my country?"

I'm missing something here. Why would Norman Podhoretz be loyal to Italy?