The debate over whether the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks were Israel\'s fault continues to gain steam in the United States. One example: Hosts of a popular sports radio program in New York blame U.S. support for Israel for the attacks. Mike Francesca and Chris Russo, hosts of the \"Mike and the Mad Dog\" show on WFAN, in a recent broadcast, also demanded that Jewish-Americans decide where their loyalties lie by swearing loyalty to either the United States or Israel. Among those responding to the charges was the New York Post\'s Phil Mushnick, who wrote that in fact, \"a holy war has been declared by Muslim extremists all over the world against all who reject their fanatical doctrine. In Afghanistan, the ruling Taliban has ordered and carried out the destruction of ancient Buddhist shrines. In Kabul, eight people, including two American women, are on trial, accused of \"spreading\" Christianity... It goes on and on, with little to none of it having to do with Israel. Muslim fanatics have slaughtered humans in the name of Allah for centuries, long before the existence of Israel and even the United States...\"



U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Kurtzer officially vindicated Israel today when he rejected attempts to blame the attack on Israel.