Terry Lane was a broadcaster for ABC television and radio, a newspaper columnist and an atheist (the taxpayer-funded ABC is the Australian equivalent of the UK BBC). He was associated with the anti-censorship body Free Speech Victoria. He conducted insightful interviews with topical Australians in an important ABC Radio National program called “The National Interest” until 2005 (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_Lane ) .
Terry Lane on Zionist defamation of those critical of Israeli crimes: “I have said publicly that I will never write or speak on the subject of Israel or Palestine ever again. Here is why: The Zionist lobby in this country is malicious, implacable, mendacious and dangerous. They have caused me a great deal of lost sleep – and in the end my insomnia has not contributed anything to the resolution of the conflict over Palestine. I might as well keep my mouth shut and get some sleep.What’s more, once the expression “anti-Semite” hits the air, or, heaven forfend, the sacred formula “six million” is uttered, then I know from bitter experience that there is not one manager or editor in the country who will defend an underling. We are thrown to the jackals. In the end the truly tolerant have no defence against intolerance. I surrender. To the Zionists I say: you win. To the Palestinians: forgive my cowardice.” [1].
[1]. Terry Lane quoted in “Zionism and the press in Australia: two views”, Journal of Historical Review: http://vho.org/GB/Journals/JHR/13/3/LaneAdams15.html .