Israel humiliation of Aljazeera reporters

"The Foreign Press Association published an open letter on Tuesday demanding that Israeli authorities immediately cease "racist" security procedures for Arab journalists, calling them "an assault on human dignity and a blight upon the state of Israel."  The statement came after a cameraman from the Al Jazeera news team invited to interview President Shimon Peres on Tuesday was told to remove his pants during a security check. "The explanations we have received - that such inspections are necessary for Arab journalists - are deeply troubling in a country that bills itself as the Middle East's only democracy," the letter read."  Well, I don't care what the association says but shame on Aljazeera which still insists on interviewing Israeli leaders even when its reporters are subjected to such humiliation (of course, the network ideally should have no dealings with Israelis and should boycott Israel and Israelis).  But then again: why is that surprising.  Arab gulf rulers would take off their under-pants to meet Israelis if that would bring US Congressional praise for their behavior.