I will be in Israel during the final week of February. I have lots set up and will divide my time between Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Efrat. I might be visiting Sderot, also.

Anyway, I’m coming back, people!

Robert Fisk has such a history of distorted reporting of Israel that a new term was coined in his dishonour: ‘fisking’, meaning the effortless dissection of biased journalism such as his. In today’s Independent he has written a lengthy article – actually it’s more of a tantrum, the caffeine seems to kick-in between paragraphs four and five – full of holes.

Take for instance his use of language about Operation Cast Lead: Israeli missiles ‘slaughtered’, while Hamas rockets ‘fell on Sderot’, as if the latter happened by accident. If you fancy a giggle then click here to see an ageing anti-Israel bigot throw his toys out of the pram.

He’s quite a guy is Mr Fisk. When the Taliban beat him up in 2002 he said he deserved it. He might think that, I couldn’t possibly comment.