Here's a link to a post by Andrew Sullivan, who in turn is quoting from a column in the French newspaper Le Figaro. The point: "Why do the 200,000 slaughtered Muslims of Darfur not arouse even half a quarter of the fury caused by 200-times fewer dead in Lebanon?" It's an excellent point. As the quote points out, when Israel kills Muslims (as in the horrific strike in Qana), it is denounced around the world as a fascist police state intent on dominating the Muslim world. When muslims kill each other, it passes almost without notice, as with the daily suicide bombings in Iraq or, as pointed out here, in Darfur. I follow this trend myself: I don't even bat an eye much anymore when reading about the violence in Iraq, but when the missile hit the building in Qana and killed some 20 children and however many others, I was as incensed as everyone else against Israel's act. And yes it was indeed horrific, but I think it's very easy to lose sight of the bigger picture. I'm not saying that denouncing Israel is wrong, far from it in fact. But there is much evil perpetrated in the world that's worth calling attention to, and to me it seems that to completely ignore the humanitarian crisis in Darfur (as so many seem to be doing these days) while turning Israel into the world's whipping boy seems somehow grossly inappropriate.

Yes, I know, a depressing post. Sorry.