Changes

*On Islam and its violence:

*On Islam and its violence:

"...there is nothing aggressively oriental or anti-Western about it."

"...there is nothing aggressively oriental or anti-Western about it."

"[[Mohammad]] would be appalled if he knew that September 11th was done in the name of Islam."

"[[Mohammad]] would be appalled if he knew that September 11th was done in the name of Islam."

“these acts may be committed by people who call themselves Muslims, but they violate essential Islamic principles."

“these acts may be committed by people who call themselves Muslims, but they violate essential Islamic principles."

"The early conquests in Persia and Byzantium after the Prophet's death were inspired by political rather than religious aspirations."

"The early conquests in Persia and Byzantium after the Prophet's death were inspired by political rather than religious aspirations."

"I don't think people sit at home and read the Qur'an and say, yes, I must go and bomb Israel."

"I don't think people sit at home and read the Qur'an and say, yes, I must go and bomb Israel."

*Israel: "The problem with Israel now is that it cannot believe that it is not 1939 any more; the Israeli people are emotionally stuck in the horrors of the Nazi era."

*Israel: "The problem with Israel now is that it cannot believe that it is not 1939 any more; the Israeli people are emotionally stuck in the horrors of the Nazi era."

"The West has to share a responsibility for what is happening in the Middle East. If it had not persecuted the Jews, there would not have been the need for the creation of the State of Israel."

"The West has to share a responsibility for what is happening in the Middle East. If it had not persecuted the Jews, there would not have been the need for the creation of the State of Israel."