Anti-Semitism, Misinformation, And The Whitewashing Of The Palestinian Leadership By Francisco J. Gil-White Introduction Until last spring I held what people call a pro-Palestinian position. Like many intellectuals I had adopted Arafat’s cause, taking what I believed was a principled stand that blamed Israel for the conflict in the Middle East, and especially for the suffering of Palestinians. Because I come from a Catholic background, and because there is a long and violent history of Catholic anti-Semitism (though not in my family), I always made clear that I supported the right of the State of Israel to exist, and that...