He said, essentially, that both sides in the struggle have a case, a plea that can be made to the world's conscience. He made it clear he remains a supporter of Israel's right to defend itself and to assert its right to nationhood and freedom. "I speak as a committed friend to Israel." But Israeli settlement activity must stop, and Israel should "lay the foundations of future peace" by halting its incursions into Palestinian areas, and in fact withdrawing from them. He asked Israel to show "a respect" for those who feel humiliated by the actions of its soldiers. First, in a piece written a few weeks ago, she defends crack-smoking mushroom-eating Alan Sorkin for his liberal spew show on NBC, called the "Left Wing".
Now she supports and lauds Bush backing down from supporting Israel.
Bye-bye Peggy.