> I've skimmed some of this, including that first articulate negative
> response bashing the book review.
>
> I can't expect such a  book review to be particularly well-read.
>
> The phenomena are ambiguous claims for a reader better versed in
> Western European history, which has (apparently) always been the
> generally required curriculum in  U.S. formal
> education, college and high school.
>
> If you can (at least) skim the nine pages plus the responses, I
> solicit your opinion of the phenomena.
>
> http://www.tnr.com/toc/story.html?id=701916b5-4f75-4a2b-8fa2-535badfb...

> On Sep 9, 2:57 pm, Robert Cohen msn.com> wrote:
>

>> I've skimmed some of this, including that first articulate negative
>> response bashing the book review.

>

>> I can't expect such a  book review to be particularly well-read.

>

>> The phenomena are ambiguous claims for a reader better versed in
>> Western European history, which has (apparently) always been the
>> generally required curriculum in  U.S. formal
>> education, college and high school.

>

>> If you can (at least) skim the nine pages plus the responses, I
>> solicit your opinion of the phenomena.

>

>>http://www.tnr.com/toc/story.html?id=701916b5-4f75-4a2b-8fa2-535badfb...

>
> I skimmed it too.  this is superficial but his case that Muslims hate
> and persecute Jews seems well documented.  What is less clear is ...