On September 13 , 2001 , two days after the September 11 attacks , Lader appeared as a guest on '' Question Time '' . Some members of the panel , and several members of the audience were critical of U.S. policy in the Middle East . One questioner stated " . . one of the reasons why the world despises America , is because it sees Israel as a terrorist , and America as one who harbours Israel as a terrorist . " Lader was visibly upset when he replied " I have to share with you that I find it hurtful that one could suggest that a majority of the world despised the United States . . I simply want to say that it saddens me that it 's possible on this night , within 48 hours , that one - because of the intensity of feeling on policy issues - can abstract ourselves from the senseless human victimisation and suffering that has occurred before us . " The BBC later apologized for the behavior of the audience
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Philip Lader