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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas
Last update - 14:40 30/07/2008
Abbas vows to dismantle PA if Israel frees Hamas prisoners for Shalit
By Uri Blau, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Palestinian Authority, Israel 

If Israel releases Hamas members of the Palestinian parliament as part of a deal for the return of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, PA President Mahmoud Abbas will dismantle the Palestinian Authority, Abbas warned Israel last week.

Abbas sent the warning to GOC Central Command Maj. Gen. Gadi Shamni via Hussein al-Sheikh, head of the PA's civil affairs department, who is responsible for coordinating with Israel on anything involving the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Al-Sheikh, who told Shamni that this was a "personal message" from Abbas, stressed that the Palestinian leader did not speak merely of "resigning," but of "dismantling the PA."

Israel arrested dozens of Hamas politicians, including ministers and parliament members, shortly after Hamas kidnapped Shalit on June 25, 2006. Many have since been released by order of a military court, but about 40 remain in Israeli jails.
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The message from Abbas was highly unusual, since publicly, he tries to portray himself as the leader of all the Palestinians - for instance, by repeatedly demanding that Israel release all its Palestinian prisoners.

However, after Hamas seized control of Gaza in June 2007, Abbas dismantled the Fatah-Hamas unity government and began waging a political and military battle against Hamas in the West Bank.

Over the last year, he has rebuilt the PA's security services with the help of America's security coordinator for the peace process, Keith Dayton, and both the PA and Israel have been actively engaged in arresting Hamas members and closing down Hamas institutions in the West Bank. Just this week, the PA arrested more than 160 Hamas members in the West Bank, and Hamas threatened yesterday that if the arrests continue, it is liable to stage a coup in the West Bank as well.

Abbas evidently fears that the release of senior Hamas politicians in exchange for Shalit would strengthen the Islamic organization's civilian infrastructure in the West Bank.

According to an Israeli source well-versed in what is happening in the PA, publication of Abbas' threat to dismantle the PA if Israel releases the Hamas parliamentarians is liable to discredit him massively in the eyes of many Palestinians.

In addition, the source noted, this threat creates another obstacle to Israel's efforts to reach an agreement for Shalit's release.

In exchange for Shalit, Hamas is demanding that Israel free 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, including many who were responsible for major terror attacks. Hamas has sent Israel a list of 450 specific prisoners that it wants released, but Israel has thus far approved only 70. As far as is known, the Hamas list does not include the parliamentarians and ministers whom Israel arrested.

A Hamas delegation went to Cairo yesterday to continue the indirect negotiations over Shalit, which are being mediated by Egypt.

Since his election as PA president in January 2005, Abbas has repeatedly threatened to resign - sometimes due to lack of progress in Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, or due to internal power struggles within his Fatah movement. However, he has never yet carried out his threat.

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      1.   Would anyone notice? 03:27  |  Slibovitz 30/07/08
      2.   There will be no living with Tosefta now! 03:34  |  Aphemia 30/07/08
      3.   So Abbas is Saying that Democracy is Not for Palestinians 03:41  |  Reader 30/07/08
      4.   is he using reverse pyschology? 03:56  |  vik 30/07/08
      5.   The final blow falls 04:08  |  Mark Lincoln 30/07/08
      6.   If you were the president of the PA what would you do? 04:11  |  Samer 30/07/08
      7.   Who Cares, Abbas and The PA Have Acomplished Nothing 04:16  |  Lev Bronstein 30/07/08
      8.   For simpletons: a rock and a hard place 04:17  |  Joe Sittizen 30/07/08
      9.   palestinian double delight 04:35  |  bashar 30/07/08
      10.   Hat`s off to Johnboy for making this analysis... 04:58  |  BBSNews 30/07/08
      11.   Stupidity all Around 05:42  |  Ron 30/07/08
      12.   GOOD IDEA! BUT WHY WAIT? DISMANTLE NOW. 05:48  |  jewish doctor 30/07/08
      13.   Oh dear, short-sightedness rules the day again.... 05:55  |  Johnboy 30/07/08
      14.   tempting offer 06:09  |  zionist forever 30/07/08
      15.   #7 Ask yourself who made this info public, bashar 06:15  |  Johnboy 30/07/08
      16.   Can Abbas Dissolve the PA? 06:15  |  Reader 30/07/08
      17.   Abbas who? 06:16  |  Harold 30/07/08
      18.   Mark Lincoln 06:23  |  Joseph 30/07/08
      19.   Abbas? 06:30  |  Victor 30/07/08
      20.   Ignore the old fool. 06:31  |  Che Vive 30/07/08
      21.   First time I applause Abbas ! 06:38  |  Boris 30/07/08
      22.   Mark Lincoln, agreed, except on one point 06:51  |  Ibrahim 30/07/08
      23.   PROMISES, PROMISES. 07:06  |  B MEZRITCH 30/07/08
      24.   You can`t discredit someone that is bankrupt! 07:06  |  redmike 30/07/08
      25.   Abbas will dismantle PA? 07:18  |  cheer4 30/07/08
      26.   and then what? 07:29  |  inisrael 30/07/08
      27.   One can understand frustration with way negotiations proceeding.. 07:30  |  Smadar 30/07/08
      28.   Abbas = Israeli agent 07:35  |  Ismail 30/07/08
      29.   Mark Lincoln #5 07:36  |  TonyL 30/07/08
      30.   #16 Not legally, no, Reader 08:02  |  Johnboy 30/07/08
      31.   Johnboy 08:03  |  TonyL 30/07/08
      32.   The Ultimate Victims: Palestinians who want peace 08:10  |  Jimmy 30/07/08
      33.   another farce unfolds and dissolves 08:22  |  victor hardman 30/07/08
      34.   Abbas is dead in the water & Hamas are dead in the Sewage. 08:30  |  Akram Zekaria 30/07/08
      35.   It`s A Catch 22 08:35  |  Yosemite 30/07/08
      36.   Mahmoud Abbas is an Israeli agent 08:52  |  aklfdja;j 30/07/08
      37.   Please, dismantle the corrupt, useless PA 09:01  |  peacelover 30/07/08
      38.   Abbas is an Idiot 09:16  |  ID 30/07/08
      39.   Abbas: Grovelling Uncle Tom and Palestinian Traitor 09:28  |  Clickfool 30/07/08
      40.   Abbas vows to dismantle PA 09:51  |  maoriboy 30/07/08
      41.   If Hamas with their"Islam to obliterate Israel"charter takes over 10:02  |  PETER SM 30/07/08
      42.   Abbas,just one of the arabs with an big bank account 10:03  |  Hans 30/07/08
      43.   #28 Ismail 10:04  |  Daniela 30/07/08
      44.   Obvious solution to strengthen the PA 10:14  |  Binyamin Dissen 30/07/08
      45.   #31 TonyL and his ignorance 10:15  |  Johnboy 30/07/08
      46.   This quisling should have resigned after losing elections 10:15  |  Chanalau, Tova 30/07/08
      47.   Clickfool delivers the verdict of the England Islamists 10:16  |  obel 30/07/08
      48.   #31, Tony L 10:30  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/07/08
      49.   For Obel # 47 10:43  |  Clickfool 30/07/08
      50.   Best reason yet to make a deal 10:45  |  Natallie Durson 30/07/08
      51.   #44 Agreed, Binyamin Dissen 10:46  |  Johnboy 30/07/08
      52.   Is the P.A. a ?Peace Partner?? 10:47  |  Jean Van Daem 30/07/08
      53.   Who is he to dictate to us? 10:48  |  Nicole 30/07/08
      54.   That won`t work, Cipora # 48 10:49  |  Clickfool 30/07/08
      55.   # 32 - Jimmy 10:49  |  Muhyddine 30/07/08
      56.   The clickfool 10:52  |  Hans 30/07/08
      57.   We`ve made our bed and now we have to lie in it 10:55  |  Tzfonit 30/07/08
      58.   Cipora Julianna Kohn 11:03  |  TonyL 30/07/08
      59.   #48 Speak for yourself, Cipora. 11:04  |  Johnboy 30/07/08
      60.   Crazy 11:09  |  Chris 30/07/08
      61.   #3 vik you make me sick 11:14  |  Shai 30/07/08
      62.   YOU BETTER DISMANTLE IT NOW ABBAS 11:15  |  indrajaya 30/07/08
      63.   Vote early and often to dismantle PA! 11:20  |  Kenny 30/07/08
      64.   #54, that won`t work, either, fool 11:25  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/07/08
      65.   The PA is a Vichy regime 11:32  |  Raymond Deane 30/07/08
      66.   #50, Durson 11:44  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/07/08
      67.   #65, RD 11:46  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/07/08
      68.   For Cipora again # 64 12:01  |  Clickfool 30/07/08
      69.   #64 You do yourself no favours with such claims Cipora 12:11  |  Johnboy 30/07/08
      70.   #66 Repeating it does not make it true, Cipora 12:22  |  Johnboy 30/07/08
      71.   Clickfool # 68 12:44  |  GSW 30/07/08
      72.   Maan News reports that this rumour is false and that abbas is 12:49  |  lakshmi 30/07/08
      73.   Johnboy 12:50  |  TonyL 30/07/08
      74.   Abbas is now threatening to sue Haaretz 12:53  |  Aphemia 30/07/08
      75.   W/B: ONLY 2 REAL OPTIONS EXIST: (A) HAMAS RULE (B) JORDANIAN RULE 12:54  |  G Marcus 30/07/08
      76.   to # 43 Daniela: spreading the message of life 13:01  |  Paul 30/07/08
      77.   Clickfool, again talking nonsense. 13:23  |  Standing Tall 30/07/08
      78.   Kohn 13:25  |  Natallie Durson 30/07/08
      79.   Abbas threat 13:31  |  Keith T. 30/07/08
      80.   Abbas does not trust Olmert`s intelligence 13:32  |  Tosefta 30/07/08
      81.   LOL :) Abbas! Imshan Allah pack your bags and leave! 13:37  |  Palestinian in UK 30/07/08
      82.   Abbas destroys his Palestinian credentials 13:47  |  Tosefta 30/07/08
      83.   Abbas-Seein-Ya 13:52  |  Ronnie Wolman 30/07/08
      84.   You get to keep your illegal squats, G.Marcus? # 73 14:14  |  Clickfool 30/07/08
      85.   Abbas, what a versatile actor! 14:16  |  Avi 30/07/08
      86.   Abbas vows to dismantle PA if Israel frees Hamas prisoners for Sh 14:20  |  Agnes Meisel 30/07/08
      87.   He wants to keep them imprisoned more than Israel!!! 14:27  |  Igor D. 30/07/08
      88.   Abbas shouldn`t dismantle PA, just put the Legisl. Council out - 14:29  |  ivo 30/07/08
      89.   HA HA HA HA - RE ABBAS 14:36  |  JOHN ISH ISHMAEL 30/07/08
      90.   this raises the value of Shalit`s head! 14:42  |  Avi 30/07/08
      91.   old joke 14:46  |  vla 30/07/08
      92.   media sympathies towards hamas, hezballah and barrack obama are 14:46  |  Gaza resedint 30/07/08
      93.   Israel should not wait for Abbas but dismantle PA now 14:47  |  Jo 30/07/08
      94.   Fool, Natalie, et. al. showing their true feelings 14:59  |  ERSB 30/07/08
      95.   What is Israeli strategy here - Jordanian Option? 15:04  |  Hank N Tennessee 30/07/08
      96.   TO CIPORA 15:04  |  Nicole 30/07/08
      97.   So its either the PA or Gilad Shalit? 15:10  |  Zev Davis 30/07/08
      98.   #81 Palestinian in UK 15:15  |  * BEN JABO 30/07/08
      99.   Steps towards a realistic peace agreement 15:16  |  Tosefta 30/07/08
      100.   Abbas vowed to dismantle terrorists=Vows=BS 15:27  |  Tal 30/07/08
      101.   what is that? 15:29  |  khamis 30/07/08
      102.   Let him dismantle - will save our money 15:36  |  Frank, EU citizen 30/07/08
      103.   Johnboy # various posts A More Likely Scenario 15:38  |  Jeff Northridge 30/07/08
      104.   Did we not learn anything from Gaza? 15:39  |  Gilad 30/07/08
      105.   #11Ron Yes,So Much That Can Be Done by Olmert And 15:51  |  KATHY 30/07/08
      106.   #103 Jeff Northridge and the `Hamas Rebellion` 16:00  |  examiner 30/07/08
      107.   Shame for all the money & time spent on Abbas or.. 16:06  |  Akram Zekaria 30/07/08
      108.   Surprising, wasn`t it, GSW? # 71 16:08  |  Clickfool 30/07/08
      109.   For ESRB # 94 16:12  |  Clickfool 30/07/08
      110.   ERSB - You have me confused with someone else 16:18  |  Natallie Durson 30/07/08
      111.   No price too high 16:29  |  Dr Noam 30/07/08
      112.   Tosefta, if Hamas has a say in negotiations there`ll be no deal 16:30  |  ivo 30/07/08
      113.   Clickfool # 108 - Neat sidestep...but... 16:41  |  GSW 30/07/08
      114.   #95 Nicole When Did Cipora Call You a Fool?BUT! 16:44  |  KATHY 30/07/08
      115.   Some other group will come along 16:46  |  David Cook 30/07/08
      116.   Abbas is too weak at this point, Hamas is the big player now. 16:47  |  JP 30/07/08
      117.   Through the Arab Perspective there is someone here.. 16:59  |  KATHY 30/07/08
      118.   Dissolving the PA 17:07  |  jdledell 30/07/08
      119.   Is There Any Response From Hamas Yet? 17:11  |  Jeff Northridge 30/07/08
      120.   still the old game of divide and conquor, never a peace deal ever 17:26  |  lily 30/07/08
      121.   Ivo #112 17:28  |  Tosefta 30/07/08
      122.   Ibrahim 17:29  |  danite 30/07/08
      123.   Thanks to the Israeli right 17:32  |  Danite 30/07/08
      124.   The folly of israels right 17:33  |  Danite 30/07/08
      125.   Clickfool # 49. 17:36  |  David Nigel Braham 30/07/08
      126.   stooge at it again 17:38  |  ravi 30/07/08
      127.   Ivo #112 17:54  |  Tosefta 30/07/08
      128.   And apart from one Israeli source, the evidence for this story is 18:04  |  Diane 30/07/08
      129.   Abu Mazen`s reality 18:09  |  khairi janbek 30/07/08
      130.   In the interests of accuracy, shouldn`t your title be 18:14  |  Diane 30/07/08
      131.   The Palestinian People Will Appreciate Abbas 18:17  |  No To Hamas 30/07/08
      132.   Ivo 18:19  |  Danite 30/07/08
      133.   A Fool`s Hate (109) 18:21  |  ERSB 30/07/08
      134.   Just once I`d love to see Abbas make good on his threats. 18:22  |  Chaim 30/07/08
      135.   he has more good sense for israel than olmert has 18:22  |  frenz 30/07/08
      136.   end of the PA 18:37  |  yuval 30/07/08
      137.   Pooh! 18:40  |  Jim 30/07/08
      138.   #123 Danite Thanks to the Israeli right? Absurd! 18:45  |  KATHY 30/07/08
      139.   103 Howdy Jeff Northridge,simple reason why abbas does not want 18:49  |  lakshmi 30/07/08
      140.   # 130 Diane To Both Your Posts...No news On This Subject at Other 18:52  |  KATHY 30/07/08
      141.   #101 khamis in Gaza(There is No Pal State Yet)So,you say 19:07  |  KATHY 30/07/08
      142.   Khaty 138 I wish everyone will read your post 19:08  |  Simon 30/07/08
      143.   One State- the only solution 19:15  |  Atheist 30/07/08
      144.   Tosefta #121: you repeat, I repeat - 19:24  |  ivo 30/07/08
      145.   Kathy 19:32  |  Danite 30/07/08
      146.   The facts (2ndtry) 19:34  |  Danite 30/07/08
      147.   Danite, I`m not giving up on Abbas as of yet - 19:37  |  ivo 30/07/08
      148.   #143 atheist 19:39  |  Smadar 30/07/08
      149.   Yeah,right! This quisling would give up his own cushy existence? 19:41  |  Toronto`s Finest 30/07/08
      150.   ABBAS IS DONE FOR ! 19:42  |  Mike the American 30/07/08
      151.   danite... 19:44  |  Ibrahim 30/07/08
      152.   dismantle PA 19:48  |  Ralph 30/07/08
      153.   Danite: Thanks to the Israeli `right` #123 19:48  |  Keith 30/07/08
      154.   #39 Clicky now look who is Whining. 19:49  |  Big Sur 30/07/08
      155.   #68 cLICKY,Someone should tell you stop whining about terrorists 19:53  |  Big Sur 30/07/08
      156.   Abbas has to make up his mind its one or the other 19:57  |  Shepherd 30/07/08
      157.   # 112 Dear Ivo..You See that Tosefta as usual just Tossed You Out 19:58  |  KATHY 30/07/08
      158.   examiner # 106 It Was Still An Armed Rebellion 20:05  |  Jeff Northridge 30/07/08
      159.   #141 Kathy , I could not have said it better! 20:06  |  Big Sur 30/07/08
      160.   Talk about Incentive! 20:09  |  Len Viola 30/07/08
      161.   artificial nationalism of "Palestinianism" 20:19  |  Scharker Yid 30/07/08
      162.   Keith #152: long live the easy & cheap rhetoric - 20:20  |  ivo 30/07/08
      163.   KATHY, get a grip 20:23  |  Ibrahim 30/07/08
      164.   # 152 Keith From Lancs` To Danite.Good Points and Informative 20:24  |  KATHY 30/07/08
      165.   They were just on the verge of declaring a state! 20:36  |  JP 30/07/08
      166.   its quite lovely and humerous 20:38  |  Ben 30/07/08
      167.   and the difference would be...? 20:41  |  bruce 30/07/08
      168.   # 163 Ibrahim..What Is There To Get A Grip of? Please Read 20:44  |  KATHY 30/07/08
      169.   #105 Say Kath, there you go again with that 20:47  |  ballistic 30/07/08
      170.   Ivo #144 21:16  |  Tosefta 30/07/08
      171.   Durson, in response to your support of the Hamas-won elections 21:32  |  Ben 30/07/08
      172.   117# Kathy dear thanks. The Arabs is an easy book to read. 21:32  |  Akram Zekaria 30/07/08
      173.   # 169 Say Tea Lady..I Did Not Even Bother To Read Your PostHonest 21:33  |  KATHY 30/07/08
      174.   Ibrahim 21:57  |  TonyL 30/07/08
      175.   The pals are pathetic 22:08  |  Adrian de Klerk 30/07/08
      176.   Ivo #144 22:24  |  Tosefta 30/07/08
      177.   for the self-identified left 23:08  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/07/08
      178.   #172 Say Kath, now really, does that matter? 23:09  |  ballistic 30/07/08
      179.   #177 Say Cipora, if you can "return", why can`t 23:22  |  ballistic 30/07/08
      180.   Danite 23:23  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/07/08
      181.   ivo #162 23:44  |  Keith 30/07/08
      182.   #180 No Danite, you are right, Cipora is wrong! 23:44  |  ballistic 30/07/08
      183.   Tosefta # 176 Hamas Won`t Accept Any Compromise (part 1) 23:50  |  Jeff Northridge 30/07/08
      184.   For Big Sur # 154 23:54  |  Clickfool 30/07/08
      185.   #182 - No, ballistic is wrong; Cipora is 100% correct 00:03  |  JP 31/07/08
      186.   Tosefta # 176 Hamas Won`t Accept Any Compromise (part 2) 00:08  |  Jeff Northridge 31/07/08
      187.   Palestine 00:14  |  RepublicanStones 31/07/08
      188.   Urgent offer for exchanging Slowman 00:22  |  Beijing Zoo 31/07/08
      189.   The Palestinians are IDIOTS!!! 00:27  |  Cynic #2 31/07/08
      190.   #179 - ballistic can`t answer his own question 00:45  |  JP 31/07/08
      191.   Ivo hello 00:55  |  Danite 31/07/08
      192.   Ibrahim 00:57  |  Danite 31/07/08
      193.   ad 65, Raymond Deane, good analysis. Down PA, up PLO! 00:58  |  Ben Alofs 31/07/08
      194.   #143. I salute the one state solution-Israel! 00:59  |  Chaim 31/07/08
      195.   Keith 00:59  |  danite 31/07/08
      196.   Kathy 01:01  |  danite 31/07/08
      197.   Cipora 01:05  |  Danite 31/07/08
      198.   ballistic 01:08  |  Danite 31/07/08
      199.   Ballestic "Why can`t the Pals return to their kand and home"-179. 01:13  |  Akram Zekaria 31/07/08
      200.   #187 Say Danite 01:19  |  ballistic 31/07/08
      201.   #185 Yep Cynic 2, one state for all! 01:23  |  ballistic 31/07/08
      202.   #175 Yes Adrian 01:25  |  ballistic 31/07/08
      203.   abbas all youve been given was a pay cheque 01:36  |  billy jack 31/07/08
      204.   Danite 01:47  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 31/07/08
      205.   Danite 01:54  |  ivo 31/07/08
      206.   #187, Danite to ballistic 01:55  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 31/07/08
      207.   ballistic # 179 Because They Are Hostile Aliens 02:16  |  Jeff Northridge 31/07/08
      208.   Danite #197 P1 02:38  |  TonyL 31/07/08
      209.   #207 Where Jeff`s argument goes THUD!!! 02:39  |  Johnboy 31/07/08
      210.   Danite #197 P2 02:41  |  TonyL 31/07/08
      211.   Jeff Northridge #183/186 Non sequitur! 02:44  |  examiner 31/07/08
      212.   natalie - election results 03:03  |  natan 31/07/08
      213.   #103 Jeff asks a question 03:36  |  Johnboy 31/07/08
      214.   #158 No, it was not Jeff 03:48  |  Johnboy 31/07/08
      215.   #209, JOHNBOY, a correction for you 03:51  |  VIPER 31/07/08
      216.   Abbas and Olmert both talk of quitting.. 04:03  |  The Northern Wind 31/07/08
      217.   Johnboy # 209 Where Johnboy`s Argument Founders 04:36  |  Jeff Northridge 31/07/08
      218.   The PA will be dismantled 04:39  |  Joe 31/07/08
      219.   To Vic: 100 Nukes Are There, Ready 04:41  |  Dave Levy 31/07/08
      220.   Cipora, you are hopelessly misguided. 05:01  |  Ibrahim 31/07/08
      221.   Danite... 05:06  |  Ibrahim 31/07/08
      222.   JUST A QUESTION 05:58  |  Mark of Lewiston 31/07/08
      223.   #216 Jeff goes THUD again. 06:11  |  Johnboy 31/07/08
      224.   #217 Yes and no, Joe 06:20  |  Johnboy 31/07/08
      225.   Ben Alofs lets his colours show 06:23  |  Danite 31/07/08
      226.   Gnatallie: Umm, Confused 06:33  |  Tex 31/07/08
      227.   Israeli plan to get rid of Abbas before Obama takes office 06:49  |  Voice of Reason 31/07/08
      228.   #219, Ibrahim 06:54  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 31/07/08
      229.   #221, Mark of Lewiston 06:57  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 31/07/08
      230.   It Appears the PA is done 06:57  |  Bernie 31/07/08
      231.   #185 JP re post to Cipora #1 07:32  |  ballistic 31/07/08
      232.   #221 That`s a simple one to answer, Mark 07:47  |  Johnboy 31/07/08
      233.   #114 Kath--I see you patching up 07:53  |  ballistic 31/07/08
      234.   #13 Johnboy 08:02  |  ballistic 31/07/08
      235.   "Hamas Claims Legitimacy Rests Upon PA Basic Laws" (sic) 08:05  |  Reader 31/07/08
      236.   #34 Akram 08:12  |  ballistic 31/07/08
      237.   From the Look on Abbas` Face Pictured Above... 08:15  |  Reader 31/07/08
      238.   When Hamas Controls the PA... 08:26  |  Reader 31/07/08
      239.   #228, to Ibrahim 08:26  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 31/07/08
      240.   #207 Hi Jeff 08:29  |  ballistic 31/07/08
      241.   @207 Jeff 08:48  |  ballistic 31/07/08
      242.   232 I Don`t Know Johnboy 08:53  |  Mark of Lewiston 31/07/08
      243.   229 Cipora - Abbas is Almost Broke 09:02  |  Mark of Lewiston 31/07/08
      244.   Natalie`s Disingenious 09:31  |  ERSB 31/07/08
      245.   Supreme Court Judge Ballistic`s statute of limitations on Jewish 10:07  |  Ramius 31/07/08
      246.   Johnboy: The Mandate of the LON 1922 and Article 27 10:32  |  Ramius 31/07/08
      247.   Johnboy: The International Law of State Succession 10:38  |  Ramius 31/07/08
      248.   236# ballistic. Those whom you call `upfront` are Hamas 11:06  |  Akram Zekaria 31/07/08
      249.   #242 Oh, I accept the point you make, Mark 12:43  |  Johnboy 31/07/08
      250.   #246 Ramius goes wrong at the very end. 12:51  |  Johnboy 31/07/08
      251.   #247 I can do better than that, Ramius 12:57  |  Johnboy 31/07/08
      252.   Cipora, simple answer 16:42  |  Ibrahim 31/07/08
      253.   IF ONLY MERT WOULD DISMANTLE KADIMA BEFORE HE LEFT OFFICE,ISRAEL 17:07  |  glenna 31/07/08
      254.   #245 Supreme Court to Ramius 17:50  |  ballistic 31/07/08
      255.   #248 No Akram 17:56  |  ballistic 31/07/08
      256.   222# Mark Lewiston Just answer .. 18:02  |  Akram Zekaria 31/07/08
      257.   256 Akram - How? 07:07  |  Mark of Lewiston 01/08/08
      258.   255# ballistic.Read your Koran before telling me of my religion. 21:54  |  Akram Zekaria 01/08/08
      259.   257# Mark of Lawiston. Here is the answer to asked for.. 22:34  |  Akram Zekaria 01/08/08
      260.   138# Kathy: You & your young niece are both wrong. 08:33  |  Akram Zekaria 02/08/08
      261.   Jimmy 02:21  |  Reposcopy 13/08/08
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