Censorship

Western media howled for weeks over freedom of speech and the clash of civilizations in the wake of the Danish Mohammed cartoon debacle. But there has been silence from the mainstream news outlets over the decision by the New York Theatre Workshop not to stage My Name is Rachel Corrie. A silence so deep it redefines vacuum and void

Leading American playwright, Tony Kushner, says in The Nation:

There is very highly organized attack machinery that will come after you if you express any kind of dissent about Israel's policies, and it's a very unpleasant experience to be in the cross hairs. These aren't hayseeds from Kansas screaming about gays burning in hell; they're newspaper columnists who are taken seriously.