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The government is losing its reason
By Haaretz Editorial

Bombing bridges that can be circumvented both by car and on foot; seizing an airport that has been in ruins for years; destroying a power station, plunging large parts of the Gaza Strip into darkness; distributing flyers suggesting that people be concerned about their fate; a menacing flight over Bashar Assad's palace; and arresting elected Hamas officials: The government wishes to convince us that all these actions are intended only to release the soldier Gilad Shalit.

But the greater the government's creativity in inventing tactics, the more it seems to reflect a loss of direction rather than an overall conception based on reason and common sense. On the face of it, Israel wishes to exert increasing pressure both on Hamas' political leadership and on the Palestinian public, in order to induce it to pressure its leadership to release the soldier. At the same time, the government claims that Syria - or at least Khaled Meshal, who is living in Syria - holds the key. If so, what is the point of pressuring the local Palestinian leadership, which did not know of the planned attack and which, when it found out, demanded that the kidnappers take good care of their victim and return him?

The tactic of pressuring civilians has been tried before, and more than once. The Lebanese, for example, are very familiar with the Israeli tactic of destroying power stations and infrastructure. Entire villages in south Lebanon have been terrorized, with the inhabitants fleeing in their thousands for Beirut. But what also happens under such extreme stress is that local divisions evaporate and a strong, united leadership is forged.
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In the end, Israel was forced both to negotiate with Hezbollah and to withdraw from Lebanon. Now, the government appears to be airing out its Lebanon catalogue of tactics and implementing it, as though nothing has been learned since then. One may assume that the results will be similar this time around as well.

Israel also kidnapped people from Lebanon to serve as bargaining chips in dealings with the kidnappers of Israeli soldiers. Now, it is trying out this tactic on Hamas politicians. As the prime minister said in a closed meeting: "They want prisoners released? We'll release these detainees in exchange for Shalit." By "these detainees," he was referring to elected Hamas officials.

The prime minister is a graduate of a movement whose leaders were once exiled, only to return with their heads held high and in a stronger position than when they were deported. But he believes that with the Palestinians, things work differently.

As one who knows that all the Hamas activists deported by Yitzhak Rabin returned to leadership and command positions in the organization, Olmert should know that arresting leaders only strengthens them and their supporters. But this is not merely faulty reasoning; arresting people to use as bargaining chips is the act of a gang, not of a state.

The government was caught up too quickly in a whirlwind of prestige mixed with fatigue. It must return to its senses at once, be satisfied with the threats it has made, free the detained Hamas politicians and open negotiations. The issue is a soldier who must be brought home, not changing the face of the Middle East.
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  1.   refreshing honesty about "kidnappings" 10:29  |  Absolute Gaza 30/06/06
  2.   When are the next elections? 10:31  |  Rectal Horatio 30/06/06
  3.   "Arresting leaders strengthens" Lets strengthen MORE 10:49  |  Good Will Gesture!!! 30/06/06
  4.   "elected Hamas officials" 10:50  |  Michael 30/06/06
  5.   Israeli Leadership=Soprano Thugs 10:51  |  Ibrahim 30/06/06
  6.   A convoluted fable 10:52  |  David Howard 30/06/06
  7.   WHAT RECIPROCAL REALLY MEANS? 10:54  |  indrajaya 30/06/06
  8.   Well Written Article 11:02  |  Arik 30/06/06
  9.   Haaretz 11:06  |  Omar 30/06/06
  10.   "arresting leaders only strengthens them" 11:27  |  Zev 30/06/06
  11.   All Israelis are now legitimate targets 11:47  |  Stephen Murray 30/06/06
  12.   HAARETZ HAS DIRECTION 11:50  |  ron 30/06/06
  13.   DILEMMA IN THE FACE OF TERROR 11:50  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/06/06
  14.   #% Ibrahim - I changed only one word 11:50  |  Yonatan 30/06/06
  15.   Ha`aretz does not mention Hamas never released victims alive!!! 11:50  |  arthur 30/06/06
  16.   #6 David Howard 11:52  |  Yonatan 30/06/06
  17.   #13 Stephen Murray 12:01  |  Yonatan 30/06/06
  18.   Ibrahim-#5- you contradict yourself 12:01  |  Daniel Leopold 30/06/06
  19.   "We have always been targets, Stephen, legitimate or not." 12:18  |  Stephen Murray 30/06/06
  20.   Round-up of Hamas legislators, enter Ehud! 12:19  |  Donald Rosenberg 30/06/06
  21.   #21 Arik - a new wist on history 12:21  |  Yonatan 30/06/06
  22.   #22 Stephen Murray 12:24  |  Yonatan 30/06/06
  23.   Absolute Gaza - happy about the suffering 12:25  |  uruandimi 30/06/06
  24.   #22 Stephen Murray 12:28  |  Yonatan 30/06/06
  25.   CANDLES 12:29  |  Seth 30/06/06
  26.   ibrahim 12:30  |  natan 30/06/06
  27.   What The Hell?! 12:32  |  RickM 30/06/06
  28.   #13 NOW YOU CAN SEE WHAT YOUR SILLY 12:36  |  paul harris 30/06/06
  29.   The march of folly 12:37  |  Bruno 30/06/06
  30.   Terror or State Terror 12:38  |  Chaim Slomsky 30/06/06
  31.   kipper noiker #13 12:39  |  natan 30/06/06
  32.   Indrajaya - RECIPROCAL? 12:39  |  uruandimi 30/06/06
  33.   Ibrahim, read #4! 12:40  |  Michael 30/06/06
  34.   more absurdity from the lowlands 12:42  |  natan 30/06/06
  35.   Natan #29 12:45  |  Irish Sensation 30/06/06
  36.   Haaretz needs to get a grip 12:51  |  Rachel E. 30/06/06
  37.   arresting leaders 12:53  |  cesare 30/06/06
  38.   BLEATING EDITORIALS 13:00  |  Brant 30/06/06
  39.   Fantasy Man # 38 13:00  |  RickM 30/06/06
  40.   Just Curious 13:05  |  fb 30/06/06
  41.   is this the best you can do Haaretz?? 13:10  |  Dror 30/06/06
  42.   Give the guys a compass 13:15  |  Chris Linthwaite 30/06/06
  43.   Stephen Murray if Pals set Shalit free nobody will be hurt!!!! 13:19  |  arthur 30/06/06
  44.   #28 Seth 13:22  |  Yonatan 30/06/06
  45.   @27 Yonathan 13:28  |  Mark B. 30/06/06
  46.   The Haaretz Plan 13:32  |  Sidney 30/06/06
  47.   It`s been a long time... 13:33  |  Frantz 30/06/06
  48.   Irish sensation if only the IRA acted like Hamas!!!! 13:33  |  arthur 30/06/06
  49.   # 35, URUANDIMI 13:33  |  Indrajaya 30/06/06
  50.   All Israelis Have Been Legitimate Targets (Post 13) 13:33  |  Johnny Weintraub 30/06/06
  51.   The lowdown 13:37  |  JOHANES Franzen 30/06/06
  52.   At last a voice of reason.... 13:38  |  Costas 30/06/06
  53.   A soldier and a wider issue, both 13:44  |  bruce 30/06/06
  54.   Red Cross urges Israel to allow medical supplies through to Gaza 13:44  |  Isaac 30/06/06
  55.   #47: Arthur: "if Pals set Shalit free nobody will be hurt!!!!" 13:46  |  Stephen Murray 30/06/06
  56.   Daniel, the difference between you and me 13:48  |  Ibrahim 30/06/06
  57.   BRAVO 13:49  |  Montserrat 30/06/06
  58.   A model of coexistence 13:53  |  Ibrahim 30/06/06
  59.   Israel always acted as a gang 13:54  |  Steven 30/06/06
  60.   poor soldier 14:01  |  Ali 30/06/06
  61.   It was never about the soldier 14:16  |  John 30/06/06
  62.   HUH? 14:19  |  confused 30/06/06
  63.   Collective Punishment 14:27  |  Fairplay 30/06/06
  64.   But that is why this has nothing to do with Gilad Shalit 14:31  |  Yaakov Sullivan 30/06/06
  65.   But Haaretz was calling for this Government?! 14:39  |  Freha Edery 30/06/06
  66.   Yaakov, can`t hit the side of a barn 14:39  |  FOX 30/06/06
  67.   Cipora #15- Part Une 14:43  |  Gabe1 30/06/06
  68.   confused 14:44  |  Jeff 30/06/06
  69.   To Zev 14:45  |  Marcos 30/06/06
  70.   Who can be surprised that Iran 14:49  |  Clickfool 30/06/06
  71.   Cipora # 15 Part Deux 14:52  |  Gabe1 30/06/06
  72.   #13 Murray 14:56  |  Stayin Alive 30/06/06
  73.   To Yonaton 15:00  |  Marcos 30/06/06
  74.   Olmert`s "Plan" 15:04  |  David Harris 30/06/06
  75.   by by OImert 15:08  |  USA the smart 30/06/06
  76.   Foxie, many lines have been crossed #70 15:10  |  Yaakov Sullivan 30/06/06
  77.   to #4 they shouldn`t be locked up. 15:11  |  yehuda 30/06/06
  78.   great editorial -new conclusion-part #1 15:11  |  mark 30/06/06
  79.   Haaretz editorials 15:11  |  Mr. Ami Goldman 30/06/06
  80.   good editorial- new conclusion- part#2 15:14  |  mark 30/06/06
  81.   #74 CLICKFOOT HAS ASHORT MEMORY OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 15:21  |  paul harris 30/06/06
  82.   The Government is losing its reason 15:23  |  Lionel 30/06/06
  83.   Israel regain its Elements & Reason 15:26  |  Akram Zekaria 30/06/06
  84.   Occupatoin 15:28  |  Khalil 30/06/06
  85.   Bizzare editorial 15:38  |  Susanna/Shushanah 30/06/06
  86.   WHAT IF THE SOLDIER IS DEAD??? 15:38  |  Boris 30/06/06
  87.   : All Israelis are now legitimate targets 15:42  |  josh 30/06/06
  88.   Springtime for Hamas and Palestine 15:45  |  Mike Savage 30/06/06
  89.   Haaretz- Wrong As Always 15:50  |  Musa Boutrous 30/06/06
  90.   The Govt. is losing its reason 15:51  |  k.herzallah 30/06/06
  91.   RE:#88 Palestinian pawns of Iran`s ambitions or any other rogue 15:51  |  Susanna/Shushanah 30/06/06
  92.   he may have died of thirst 15:55  |  Absolute Gaza 30/06/06
  93.   Israelis as legimate targets - yes it makes a difference 15:55  |  Stephen Murray 30/06/06
  94.   Great Editorial 15:56  |  JOHANES Franzen 30/06/06
  95.   Jews are targets whatever we do....it makes no difference.. 16:03  |  KJJ 30/06/06
  96.   Moses "lost direction" too 16:06  |  Paul Freedman 30/06/06
  97.   The Boycotts occur because Israel is JEWISH...not because they .. 16:06  |  KJJ 30/06/06
  98.   You must continue with the disengagement - it is a good policy 16:07  |  Neville Chamberlain 30/06/06
  99.   Israel 16:07  |  marie tedford 30/06/06
  100.   two governments? 16:09  |  bobby 30/06/06
  101.   " losing its direction in Gaza " 16:12  |  Adolph 30/06/06
  102.   Here`s What They Should Do! No Swap! 16:19  |  Sam The Sham 30/06/06
  103.   Not a time to back away 16:22  |  Joseph Palazzo 30/06/06
  104.   Haaretz deserves its title 16:24  |  Alon 30/06/06
  105.   Put them in a suit, elect them by the gun, and terrorism is legit 16:28  |  Hamas is legit 30/06/06
  106.   #49 Mark 16:28  |  Yonatan 30/06/06
  107.   Seth candles 16:29  |  dania 30/06/06
  108.   The critics job to criticize 16:29  |  a isaac 30/06/06
  109.   `Haaretz`s idiotic editorial staff at it again 16:33  |  Shalom Freedman 30/06/06
  110.   Shame on you 16:35  |  Jon 30/06/06
  111.   Horrified by latest acts of inhumane aggression 16:35  |  E. Brig 30/06/06
  112.   Can the IDF handle it? 16:40  |  GPS 30/06/06
  113.   War is war.Firing Qassems at Israel was an ongoing act of war. 16:43  |  PETER SM 30/06/06
  114.   Israel has a right not to know what to do 16:55  |  Ronnie Wolman 30/06/06
  115.   Jon 17:00  |  Bob 30/06/06
  116.   JOHANES Franzen # 98 There Is Water 17:02  |  Jeff Northridge 30/06/06
  117.   #115 Jon 17:05  |  Yonatan 30/06/06
  118.   Comparison to Lebanon is Invalid 17:06  |  Bloomfield 30/06/06
  119.   #116 E Brig - Wrong! 17:08  |  Yonatan 30/06/06
  120.   A poetry lesson. 17:10  |  Yonatan 30/06/06
  121.   Isn`t it a pity that Israeli people did not elect Haaretz 17:11  |  Haaretz unpatriotic 30/06/06
  122.   Indrajaya - A Big Mistake 17:14  |  uruandimi 30/06/06
  123.   The Spineless Liberals of the World Unite! 17:16  |  Bernard Lewis 30/06/06
  124.   92 Mike Savage 17:24  |  Mark of Lewiston 30/06/06
  125.   Response to Editorial 17:26  |  Ahmed M Ibrahim 30/06/06
  126.   gov. 17:29  |  steve 30/06/06
  127.   Haaretz Editorial Board: Move to Sderot 17:31  |  Bernard Lewis 30/06/06
  128.   respect 17:31  |  steve 30/06/06
  129.   E. Brig # 116 Then You Understand Wrongly 17:33  |  Jeff Northridge 30/06/06
  130.   Haaretz and hamas 17:35  |  drew 30/06/06
  131.   Should Israel Play Dead Per Haaretz 17:37  |  Dave Levi 30/06/06
  132.   Paul Harris- from 25 June 17:38  |  Angela 30/06/06
  133.   I think its Haaretz thats losing its reason 17:48  |  David 30/06/06
  134.   Israel should use any means to stop the Palestinian madness 17:54  |  Leftist 30/06/06
  135.   Shalit is prisoner of war, not kidnapped. 17:58  |  Jamna 30/06/06
  136.   #73 Marcos - Good joke 18:03  |  Zev 30/06/06
  137.   Ibrahim-#-60-The differences between us 18:05  |  Daniel Leopold 30/06/06
  138.   David Howard 18:10  |  mike 30/06/06
  139.   The Conclusions of This Article Stink 18:11  |  Jeff Northridge 30/06/06
  140.   Use the polite word Jamna 18:11  |  Mark Lincoln 30/06/06
  141.   Jamna U R right if Hamas will claim that is at war with Israel 18:17  |  Hamas is legit 30/06/06
  142.   no so idiotic 18:21  |  Beni 30/06/06
  143.   Franzen Part 2 18:25  |  Larry 30/06/06
  144.   Jamna: What About the Civilian Citizens of Sderot? 18:25  |  Bernard Lewis 30/06/06
  145.   This is why I read Ha`aretz Religiously 18:28  |  Mike Desch 30/06/06
  146.   The government is losing its reason 18:32  |  Ely Dorsey 30/06/06
  147.   Jeff Northridge 18:44  |  The Doctor 30/06/06
  148.   Daniel, you confirmed my post to you. 18:45  |  Ibrahim 30/06/06
  149.   Todays Editorial 18:46  |  Chaim Block 30/06/06
  150.   Of course it Makes No Sense 18:50  |  gila 30/06/06
  151.   126 Mark - The conspiracy Theorist 18:52  |  Mike Savage 30/06/06
  152.   Nobody killed by Israel incursion yet. . . 18:55  |  a isaac 30/06/06
  153.   The criminals behind the criminials 18:58  |  hollingsworth 30/06/06
  154.   A sad time for the mighty IDF 19:14  |  Frank 30/06/06
  155.   Going berserk: The consequences 19:19  |  Ben Gurion 30/06/06
  156.   Another Schocken` editorial for Hizb-ul-Haaretz 19:20  |  Jake 30/06/06
  157.   # 22 Stephen Murray. Legitimate or not,,,,,,,,,,, 19:41  |  S 30/06/06
  158.   Prepare for that terrible day of anti israel protest 19:49  |  Scooter Cruse 30/06/06
  159.   Yes, you are right Harretz. 19:51  |  cfspirit 30/06/06
  160.   Stephen Murray in cookoo land 19:51  |  Incredulous 30/06/06
  161.   I Support Israel 19:52  |  Yaakov Sullivan 30/06/06
  162.   Wish for honesty 19:53  |  Mr W Honrey 30/06/06
  163.   # 24 Yonatan # 21 Arik--a new twist on history,,,,, 19:54  |  S 30/06/06
  164.   #160 - well said Frank - David & Goliath 19:56  |  Jon 30/06/06
  165.   Haaretz - The Paper for Schlemielbergs and Israel Bashers 19:56  |  Tod Zuckerman 30/06/06
  166.   The Doctor # 149 The Last Choice Option 19:58  |  Jeff Northridge 30/06/06
  167.   Rick the Sick 20:04  |  arab 30/06/06
  168.   the governement is losing its reason 20:07  |  maria toron 30/06/06
  169.   Going Berserk - Ben Gurion 20:07  |  Mark Lincoln 30/06/06
  170.   To Ahmad M Ibrahim 20:09  |  Ahmed 30/06/06
  171.   #167 Another dishonest act of theft #167 20:10  |  Yaakov Sullian 30/06/06
  172.   Frank 160 20:14  |  Erik 30/06/06
  173.   Out of Proportion? 20:21  |  Efox 30/06/06
  174.   The government is losing its reason 20:22  |  Rotana 30/06/06
  175.   Ibrahim # 154 That`s Easy 20:22  |  Jeff Northridge 30/06/06
  176.   #170 Jon 20:27  |  Mike 30/06/06
  177.   For Tod Zuckerman 20:32  |  Clickfool 30/06/06
  178.   It is good for Asaad to know that running terror from Syria-- 20:33  |  PETER SM 30/06/06
  179.   Imagine that... 20:36  |  Alex 30/06/06
  180.   HAARETZ , MURDERERS, BOMBERS & TERRORISTS 20:36  |  THE GOY 30/06/06
  181.   hollingsworth # 159 So, Go And Arrest Them 20:36  |  Jeff Northridge 30/06/06
  182.   Kudos Yaakov #167 20:40  |  Sven 30/06/06
  183.   unfair reasoning 20:45  |  Neil 30/06/06
  184.   Overkill which is a sign ofweakness 20:46  |  Otto Rand 30/06/06
  185.   s. murray #13 20:51  |  arrik 30/06/06
  186.   The begats between Cousins... 20:54  |  heinz 30/06/06
  187.   # 125 Yonatan.re:E.Brig.,,,,,,,,,,,,, 20:54  |  S 30/06/06
  188.   Olmert;s road Backwards (Achorah) towards Likud 20:58  |  Ben Gurion 30/06/06
  189.   Isreal Palestinian conflict 21:03  |  Rosemary 30/06/06
  190.   Why do you call Hamas Terrorists? 21:04  |  Matthew 30/06/06
  191.   The Prime Minister is a Graduate of a Movement? 21:09  |  Johnny Weintraub 30/06/06
  192.   Sven and His Kudos #192 21:10  |  Yaakov Sullivan 30/06/06
  193.   peace 21:10  |  Talia 30/06/06
  194.   Human Rights Watch thinks differently 21:13  |  Todd 30/06/06
  195.   #164 21:14  |  Rosemary 30/06/06
  196.   #94 k. herzallah 21:16  |  abbajojo 30/06/06
  197.   government direction currently 21:18  |  Willy Krebbers 30/06/06
  198.   Hollingsworth (Post No. 159) 21:23  |  Johnny Weintraub 30/06/06
  199.   Who killed more? 21:24  |  Jon 30/06/06
  200.   No118 21:25  |  bob 30/06/06
  201.   the wholle israeli strategy wrong 21:30  |  paulo2006 30/06/06
  202.   this article 21:34  |  a.kaye 30/06/06
  203.   Yaakov 167 21:36  |  Anthony 30/06/06
  204.   you get what you ask for 21:41  |  Joseph 30/06/06
  205.   Finally sound of reason 21:43  |  Rami 30/06/06
  206.   #209 no disputing the record 21:48  |  hollingsworth 30/06/06
  207.   israel will win 21:50  |  joseph 30/06/06
  208.   ISRAEL DOING WHAT IS NECESSARY! 22:05  |  John 30/06/06
  209.   Israeli atrocities video 22:05  |  Jon 30/06/06
  210.   this is going to get much worse 22:18  |  peter 30/06/06
  211.   HUFFING AND PUFFING ,EGGS AND RED FACES 22:20  |  paul harris 30/06/06
  212.   Put Ha`aretz In Charge Of Gaza 22:24  |  Yoram 30/06/06
  213.   Be a terrorist , I will be more 22:27  |  Mustafa 30/06/06
  214.   Israel must not back off 22:35  |  Yitz 30/06/06
  215.   "All Israelis are now legitimate targets" 22:36  |  Grumpy 30/06/06
  216.   HURRAH FOR ISRAEL !!!!!!!! 22:42  |  PAT 30/06/06
  217.   Lost.?Maybe they should ask the Jordanian Bedouin troops. 22:42  |  PETER SM 30/06/06
  218.   Bravo to Haaretz for having the courage to send this message 22:45  |  Jack Rauber 30/06/06
  219.   214-war brought on by Israel 22:47  |  Jack Rauber 30/06/06
  220.   Be a terrorist , I will be more 22:47  |  Mustafa 30/06/06
  221.   PAULO2006 22:49  |  pat 30/06/06
  222.   Bad intentions 22:50  |  Mustafa 30/06/06
  223.   When will the hard headed Israeli Govm`t learn 22:58  |  mike 30/06/06
  224.   MUSTAFA.Re Terrorist Are you happy with the Pals blowing up your 22:59  |  PETER SM 30/06/06
  225.   JON #209 23:04  |  CANADIAN 30/06/06
  226.   Frank let`s not talk about disproportionate use of force 23:05  |  Jake 30/06/06
  227.   229 23:10  |  J.S. 30/06/06
  228.   Maria Toron honesty is something you never heard of 23:10  |  Jake 30/06/06
  229.   Israeli leadership`s actions 23:12  |  Jack Rauber 30/06/06
  230.   Israel`s reasons manufactured 23:15  |  Jack Rauber 30/06/06
  231.   Mustafa, what are you talking about? 23:15  |  Jake 30/06/06
  232.   "Retaliation" yeah, sure 23:16  |  Jack Rauber 30/06/06
  233.   I can show you something else, Jon 23:22  |  Jake 30/06/06
  234.   #235 Shoking - www.ifamericansknew.org 23:23  |  Jon 30/06/06
  235.   Twisting the words 23:31  |  Mustafa 30/06/06
  236.   The government is losing its reason 23:36  |  Bill Johnson 30/06/06
  237.   #247 23:41  |  Tigidou 30/06/06
  238.   Won`t stengthening the local gov be good? 23:50  |  Joshua Salik 30/06/06
  239.   Palestinian tragedy 23:52  |  Diane Lebow, Ph.D. 30/06/06
  240.   Jeff Northridge, you sound like whiny child 23:53  |  Ibrahim 30/06/06
  241.   Justice 23:53  |  J.H. de Raat 30/06/06
  242.   Twisted views 00:03  |  Joshua Salik 01/07/06
  243.   #246, yes it is shocking 00:05  |  Danny - Israeli one 01/07/06
  244.   Haaretz needs a new name 00:05  |  Solomon 01/07/06
  245.   "tha act of a gang" - the first act 00:09  |  Jeffrey 01/07/06
  246.   Ibrahim, when have you wanted conflict to be solved? 00:11  |  Michael 01/07/06
  247.   Justice? 00:11  |  Joshua Salik 01/07/06
  248.   RE: Ibrahim 00:12  |  William 01/07/06
  249.   #251, yes socialism is the answer 00:12  |  Danny - Israeli one 01/07/06
  250.   Hey Jack 00:13  |  Mike 01/07/06
  251.   re: A convoluted fable 00:14  |  William 01/07/06
  252.   COurageous, Enlightened Editorial 00:16  |  Miranda 01/07/06
  253.   my view 00:17  |  flu 01/07/06
  254.   #244 what planet are you on? 00:19  |  Danny - Israeli one 01/07/06
  255.   Well said Yaakov Sullivan #167 00:20  |  KJJ 01/07/06
  256.   #46 & #255 - Look at who`s to blame 00:21  |  MickJ 01/07/06
  257.   Haaretz 00:24  |  Ed Porter 01/07/06
  258.   PA falsified beach bombing footage 00:29  |  Teddy 01/07/06
  259.   Boy, boy, boy... 00:30  |  Edith 01/07/06
  260.   So much for the Calornia education system 00:31  |  Jacob Blues 01/07/06
  261.   An eye for an eye 00:34  |  Edith 01/07/06
  262.   Hamas is a pathological liar 00:39  |  Observer 01/07/06
  263.   YOU ALL DON`T UNDERSTAND 00:43  |  Z 01/07/06
  264.   Kill em all? 00:49  |  a stupid with a gun 01/07/06
  265.   Tactics Will Backfire 00:53  |  Billy T 01/07/06
  266.   Gaining reason and losing it again.. 1/2 00:54  |  JPL 01/07/06
  267.   "Palestinians have long figured out the commonality between us" 00:55  |  Iskandr 01/07/06
  268.   Gaining reason and losing it again..2/2 00:55  |  JPL 01/07/06
  269.   Ibrahim # 256 Whine, Whine 00:58  |  Jeff Northridge 01/07/06
  270.   the government is losing-has lost its reason 01:01  |  Tommi Harkins 01/07/06
  271.   Editorial in Haaretz 01:02  |  Morton Frank 01/07/06
  272.   To Jack Rauber, Dr. Diane Lebow and some others... 01:10  |  David James Vickery 01/07/06
  273.   EXCELLENT Editorial!! 01:11  |  Samy 01/07/06
  274.   LOSING ITS REASON 01:13  |  Larry Grossman 01/07/06
  275.   It is now 1:16 am in Gaza and..... 01:15  |  David James Vickery 01/07/06
  276.   #242 This guy is blinded by his hate for Israel 01:26  |  ZigZag 01/07/06
  277.   #255, Diane Lebow, PHd 01:29  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 01/07/06
  278.   #13 Yonathan 01:31  |  Egrin 01/07/06
  279.   Tired of Haaretz Editorials nonsense 01:37  |  Leroidavid 01/07/06
  280.   to diane 01:41  |  alef 01/07/06
  281.   Very tired of Haaretz Editorials nonsense 01:42  |  Leroidavid 01/07/06
  282.   caught up too quickly in a whirlwind of prestige 01:44  |  Osborne Reed 01/07/06
  283.   #265 01:45  |  Tigidou 01/07/06
  284.   to paul 211 01:47  |  alef 01/07/06
  285.   To Ibrahim 01:51  |  A 01/07/06
  286.   Diane Lebow Phd Professor etc.The Pals have refused a state since 01:53  |  PETER SM 01/07/06
  287.   Alternatives? 02:00  |  Jess Barmatz 01/07/06
  288.   Terrorists can`t be allowed to set the rules of war anymore. 02:03  |  Chana 01/07/06
  289.   Yep #254 Jack Rauber..YOUR ENVY...IS SHOWIN... 02:04  |  KJJ 01/07/06
  290.   Wanton destruction by Israel is CALCULATED! 02:08  |  Joe 01/07/06
  291.   It`s pride, stupid 02:11  |  Stanley 01/07/06
  292.   The Government Is Losing Reason 02:12  |  Daniel Kuhn 01/07/06
  293.   Israelis Tactics 02:13  |  Billy T 01/07/06
  294.   Liberal blindness de jour.` #255 02:25  |  TonyL 01/07/06
  295.   To #120 02:29  |  Amos Long 01/07/06
  296.   Which will it be? Kadone, or? - Ben Gurion 02:30  |  Mark Lincoln 01/07/06
  297.   Mustafa - not so much bad intentions as. . . 02:38  |  Mark Lincoln 01/07/06
  298.   176 - "hippy" theory of war 02:39  |  Amos Long 01/07/06
  299.   what would happen if..... 02:40  |  Mimi 01/07/06
  300.   146 Mark Lincoln - Is Bush Pissed? 02:43  |  Mark of Lewiston 01/07/06
  301.   all this hate, humans never learn 02:45  |  grumpy 01/07/06
  302.   to the selective cartographer 02:50  |  A 01/07/06
  303.   To Alef of DC 02:57  |  A 01/07/06
  304.   Is this the "Moderate" Israeli Party? 02:57  |  Sick of the Killing 01/07/06
  305.   Ibrahim of MICHIGAN/Ramallah 02:59  |  Mark of Lewiston 01/07/06
  306.   You make so much sense 03:02  |  Ken 01/07/06
  307.   #255 Sanctimonious; Haaretz can be found in the U.S. Learn how! 03:04  |  ZigZag 01/07/06
  308.   Mike Savage - Give Him A Break 03:05  |  Mark of Lewiston 01/07/06
  309.   stephen murray you are a typical euro anti-semite 03:07  |  jew 01/07/06
  310.   Collective Punishment in Gaza, etc. 03:17  |  C.E.Prince 01/07/06
  311.   If he is anti-semetic then you are anti-logic 331 03:20  |  A 01/07/06
  312.   Google `david James Vickery` 03:20  |  KJJ 01/07/06
  313.   re; Israel has a right not to know what to do 03:23  |  Amos Long 01/07/06
  314.   gaza 03:30  |  USA citizen 01/07/06
  315.   Haaretz Editorial 03:32  |  HAT 01/07/06
  316.   gaza 03:32  |  american citizen 01/07/06
  317.   Sleeping Giant 03:39  |  Brian 01/07/06
  318.   Government losing its reason 03:42  |  kim 01/07/06
  319.   Rational and well writen article 03:43  |  Michael 01/07/06
  320.   my vote 03:53  |  bernard 01/07/06
  321.   Brant from Hilton Head 03:55  |  Janice 01/07/06
  322.   hamas 04:00  |  martin 01/07/06
  323.   Mark Lincoln #319 Part 1 04:06  |  TonyL 01/07/06
  324.   ya 04:12  |  tomas 01/07/06
  325.   Mark Lincoln #319 Part 2 04:15  |  TonyL 01/07/06
  326.   Amos Long- shining lights and bright stars 04:16  |  peter 01/07/06
  327.   Brant you made a lot of sense 04:16  |  Concerned 01/07/06
  328.   #266 #251, yes socialism is the answer 04:23  |  billjohnson 01/07/06
  329.   kim #340 04:26  |  TonyL 01/07/06
  330.   what are you talking about? 04:37  |  little one 01/07/06
  331.   330 - Mark - Let us go back to basics 04:42  |  Mike Savage 01/07/06
  332.   Stupid Haaretz! 04:48  |  Pastor Phil 01/07/06
  333.   THERES LOTS OF JACK RAUBER , LOOK IN THE MIRROR JACK 04:53  |  paul harris t 01/07/06
  334.   Comments 04:55  |  Jason 01/07/06
  335.   What are you talking about II? 04:56  |  littleone 01/07/06
  336.   Haartz article 04:59  |  john alberty 01/07/06
  337.   bubby janice rants on 05:02  |  peter 01/07/06
  338.   Jeff Northridge # 289 05:03  |  Jason 01/07/06
  339.   Bleating Editorials 05:10  |  Malanga 01/07/06
  340.   Re:Ibrahim# 5 05:13  |  e.m 01/07/06
  341.   For those who haven`t read Ze`ev Sternhell`s article 05:19  |  Jenna 01/07/06
  342.   Amos Long # 335 That Reminds Me 05:29  |  Jeff Northridge 01/07/06
  343.   Re:Ibrahim #62 05:29  |  e.m 01/07/06
  344.   Who wrote this? 05:35  |  sarah 01/07/06
  345.   losing reason 05:38  |  roger 01/07/06
  346.   saprano thugs 05:43  |  mahmet 01/07/06
  347.   Respect Hamas? 05:48  |  Braman 01/07/06
  348.   353 Mike Savage - On George III - 1 05:49  |  Mark of Lewiston 01/07/06
  349.   Ibrahim-#154-The end of hostilities 05:49  |  Daniel Leopold 01/07/06
  350.   335 Amos Long 05:56  |  Malanga 01/07/06
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