Where would Rushdie find a better place to talk about the backwardness of Arabs and Muslims except in the Israeli press. Notice how much the Zionist newspaper cares about Rushdie. You would think that the Israeli press is the bastion of free media and for independence from governments. Rushdie said not one word about Israeli repression but did express admiration for Zionist propagandists, like Amos Oz, who never met a war crime by Israel that they did not admire (although they sometimes call for the end for the war crime if it goes on for too long--it may generate bad press so it worries them on that count). And notice how unsightful his comments are about the Arab world and how he cites the authority of Hillary in talking about "the Arab spring."