One of the few times I've watched TV about Palestine and didn't curse. Rami Almeghari and Norman Finkelstein were given the opportunity to expose Gissin's bald faced lies; i.e., that Israel provides the Palestinians with electricty and water. Their facts (Rami noted that Israel destroyed the power plant and Finkelstein noted that Israel appropriates 80 percent of Palestinian water) reduced Gissin to the bald faced liar that he is. He could not counter their facts and could only shout "liar, liar." Honestly, the last time I saw something comparable on TV was way back when on Ted Koppel's Nightline when Saeb Erekat and Hanan Ashrawi were on (before the PLO was recognized as the sole legitimate voice of the Palestinians). And when Mike Wallace had some Palestinian-Americans on 60 Minutes eons ago and presented us as other than terrorists.

I have just returned from the occupied territories. I saw the water tanks on the roofs of the Palestinian homes which store water to be used by the families when Israel arbitrarily decides to cut their water supply. In contrast, I saw the lush lawns and gardens of the illegal Israeli settlements, maintained by constant irrigation. I visited refugee camps where the electricity is cut off during the night hours, leaving families in the dark. These facts can no longer be disputed, as was suggested by your guest, now that the world's attention is on Israel's treatment of the Palestinian people.