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Last update - 00:00 03/09/2006 An endangered state By Yair Sheleg It is hard to believe, but only 60 years after the Holocaust the Jewish people is once again in danger of being destroyed - at least in its own state, where 40 percent of the world's Jews are concentrated. Evidence of the severity of the danger can be found not only in the explicit threats by Iran's president, which are backed up by an arms program that would provide the means to carry them out. It can also be found in recent articles in the European press that discuss the possibility of Israel's 'disappearance' as a reasonable 'working assumption.' Additional evidence regarding the threat level exists in the fact that not only is Israel the only country in the world that is threatened with destruction, it is also the only state whose right to exist is the focus of international polls, with many respondents answering negatively. That is an honor that even Iran, North Korea and apartheid-era South Africa were never granted. The high degree of danger places before Israel a challenge no less serious than that facing the Jewish people in the 1930s. To face it, we must depart from the routines of hedonistic Western society. As a layman, I will not make recommendations in the area of security, but will instead relate to the general nature of public debate: first of all, there must be a focused agenda. The public, and in particular diplomatic and military officials, must put this threat at the top of their priorities, even at the expense of issues that during normal times would be the focus of attention. Personal interests must be put aside in favor of concentrating all the forces of good in Israel, the Jewish people and its supporters worldwide. One practical conclusion might be to create an emergency government in Israel, or at least to invite the opposition to participate in decisions on the Iranian issue. Another possible conclusion is that 'making heads roll,' for example in the wake of this summer's war, is a means and not an end, and should be considered a waste of energy and avoided unless absolutely necessary. In the event that it is necessary to restore public trust, which currently appears to be the case, then it must be done without hesitation. Advertisement The same principle holds for the structure of the various committees of inquiry into the war: The goal is not to make heads roll but rather to learn lessons for the future. Thus it is preferable to create a two-stage process. In the first stage, the committee should not punish individuals, but rather make recommendations and draft an implementation schedule. In the second stage, the committee should check whether the recommendations have been carried out and only then fire those who were negligent in their implementation. Complete openness of thought is required, from extreme hawkishness to extreme dovishness. The threat to the very existence of Israel demands that any means to preserve it should be adopted, without giving in to ideological assumptions. If hesitating to hurt Lebanese civilians in response to attacks on us could send Iran the message that we will hesitate to hurt civilians if Iran strikes us, then we must not be deterred. If making peace with Syria, even if it entails evacuating communities, could damage the new 'eastern front,' then we should do that. Here it is worthwhile to note another step that appears even more important than peace with Syria. One of the reasons Iran can threaten to destroy Israel with impunity is Israel's image as a Jewish 'weed' combined with the tendency to ignore Israel's 1 million Arabs, who would also be affected by a nuclear attack. Israel's Jews and Arabs thus have a shared existential interest in strengthening their partnership. It is also necessary to drive home to the Arab world the fact that a leader who is neither Arab nor Sunni is willing to destroy not only millions of Jews but also hundreds of thousands of Muslim Arabs. Calmness is necessary: the threat level is high enough to warrant panic, but precisely because of the seriousness of the situation, various solutions should be examined with cool objectivity. For example, is it true that peace with Syria would dissolve its alliance with Iran, or would it only reinforce its militancy? The need to shape policy relatively quickly must not lead to hurried decisions taken without regard for consequences. The very degree and urgency of the threat reduces the room for error as well as the need for precise solutions. Bookmark to del.icio.us   Not so funny Jewish groups condemn a Belgian public broadcaster for airing Holocaust jokes. An endless nightmare An Indian paper reports the Mumbai terrorists tortured their Chabad House victims.   1.   AN ENDANGERED WORLD IS THE ISSUE 10:02  |  MEIR WEINSTEIN 03/09/06   2.   To survive Israel should: 10:02  |  Nabil 03/09/06   3.   Unjustified panic 10:05  |  Sami 03/09/06   4.   Long-term vision 10:07  |  sh 03/09/06   5.   If hesitating to hurt Lebanese civilians ....... 10:09  |  Mark 03/09/06   6.   Yair Sheleg suould read Gideon Levy`s ... 10:12  |  ROSEMARY`S BABY 03/09/06   7.   An Endangered Sate 10:15  |  Sauheil 03/09/06   8.   TO SURVIVE ISRAEL SHOULD: 10:17  |  nasreen 03/09/06   9.   EXPAND ISRAEL:LIBERATE GAZA,W.BANK, LEBANON,SINAI 10:21  |  -VOICE of MOSHIACH)) 03/09/06   10.   EXPIRE RIGHT TO EXIST FOR SOME 10:24  |  indrajaya 03/09/06   11.   Balfour 10:35  |  Hannah 03/09/06   12.   israel is not in danger 10:37  |  thucydides 03/09/06   13.   Henny Penny 10:37  |  Clickfool 03/09/06   14.   Sami #2 - "Regime Change" 10:40  |  Niv 03/09/06   15.   Endagered. reply to Nabil #1 10:41  |  Judy Eliasov 03/09/06   16.   WHAT AN IGNORANT SH.. IS? 10:47  |  arab 03/09/06   17.   Endangered State 10:47  |  Alasdair 03/09/06   18.   If Israel`s survival is put in question... 10:47  |  Nostradamus 03/09/06   19.   IT WON`T WORK 10:51  |  arab 03/09/06   20.   Israels Survival 10:51  |  Believer 03/09/06   21.   Don`t Wait For The USA! 10:53  |  Sam The Sham 03/09/06   22.   Israel 11:00  |  James 03/09/06   23.   respondents show their naivete & contempt 11:04  |  Abir 03/09/06   24.   Better Pray That Iran Does Not Nuke Israel! 11:05  |  Sam The Sham 03/09/06   25.   Was always endangered 11:14  |  Passerby 03/09/06   26.   #13 Judy Eliasov 11:19  |  ROSEMARY`S BABY 03/09/06   27.   Rosemary I agree,peace with PAL is the only way 11:24  |  gus 03/09/06   28.   The Arab state in Palestine is endangered 11:25  |  Rolf 03/09/06   29.   Moshiach not a good idea 11:27  |  gus 03/09/06   30.   folie 11:27  |  WGDC 03/09/06   31.   Israel`s Next War 11:30  |  GEORGE BOUNDS 03/09/06   32.   Israel is NOT endangered! 11:32  |  Judah 03/09/06   33.   I think it is hopeless for Israel and for this region! 11:37  |  Joe 03/09/06   34.   RE:Niv 11:38  |  Sami 03/09/06   35.   Response to "Unjustified Panic" 11:49  |  George 03/09/06   36.   We are doing the job ourselves!! 11:49  |  Robert 03/09/06   37.   We are an endangered state and always have been 11:53  |  Shalom Freedman 03/09/06   38.   Poor, poor Israel 11:54  |  Kobus 03/09/06   39.   Existential threat...... 11:54  |  mike lee 03/09/06   40.   A very stupid, misleading article 12:01  |  Khalid 03/09/06   41.   Reply to Hannah - 9. 12:05  |  James 03/09/06   42.   "Existential" 12:06  |  Clickfool 03/09/06   43.   kobus 12:10  |  thucydides 03/09/06   44.   dear ehud 12:13  |  herodotus 03/09/06   45.   david ivry 12:17  |  lord byron 03/09/06   46.   Deceived 12:18  |  Alicia 03/09/06   47.   Nastrodamus? Nastroidiot 12:19  |  john 03/09/06   48.   Israel in danger only if... 12:19  |  Albert Fischer 03/09/06   49.   judah-growing economy 12:23  |  Albert Fischer 03/09/06   50.   S.AFRICA DID IT 12:30  |  NeutralObserver 03/09/06   51.   are you serious? 12:30  |  fidelio 03/09/06   52.   #18 arab 12:32  |  Proud Israeli Jew 03/09/06   53.   To Nabil 12:35  |  Rolens Pinskhey 03/09/06   54.   When has a nation so strong fought so long to lose much to so few 12:36  |  Knave Dave 03/09/06   55.   DON`T PANIC 12:39  |  john 03/09/06   56.   TO ALL ISRAELIS 12:40  |  NeutralObserver 03/09/06   57.   #20 Israel`s Survival -Believer 12:49  |  Knave Dave 03/09/06   58.   Reply to Arab - 16. 12:52  |  James 03/09/06   59.   Existential threat real or not is irrelevant. 12:57  |  Joe 03/09/06   60.   #9 Moshiach - Do not pretend to be the voice of Moshiach 13:02  |  Knave Dave 03/09/06   61.   Endangered Israel. Reply to Khalid 13:04  |  Judy Eliasov 03/09/06   62.   CLUCKFOOL 13:04  |  Star of David 03/09/06   63.   Clickfool #42 13:09  |  Avi Magen 03/09/06   64.   Israel on the verge of Destruction 13:19  |  Yakov 03/09/06   65.   Balfour Hannah (11) 13:26  |  Kiki Bardot 03/09/06   66.   The only danger comes from within, implosion of society 13:39  |  fritz 03/09/06   67.   endangered&so shall remain 13:39  |  sameoldsermon 03/09/06   68.   Comment to #10--Indrajaya 13:40  |  Louis T. Sigel 03/09/06   69.   Be smart like IRAN 13:41  |  the solution 03/09/06   70.   The "endangered" lie 13:43  |  Mahmoud 03/09/06   71.   Commettees, emergency governments etc vs. democracy... 13:44  |  fritz 03/09/06   72.   Just what recent articles in the European press? 13:56  |  Louis T. Sigel 03/09/06   73.   Ahmadinijad will end like Saddam 14:04  |  Freedom-fighterf 03/09/06   74.   HOW ISRAEL CAN BE DESTROYED ?? 14:05  |  Bill. 03/09/06   75.   NO ALTERNATIVE BUT REMOVAL OF IRAN`S NUCLEAR DEVELOPMENT . 14:12  |  Bill. 03/09/06   76.   regime change, democracy... 14:14  |  Scrutinizer 03/09/06   77.   to Joe from Ramallah 14:14  |  Abraham 03/09/06   78.   For Avi Magen 14:28  |  Clickfool 03/09/06   79.   the Israeli occupation thinking is in danger, not Israel 14:31  |  Ernst 03/09/06   80.   For Star of David 14:31  |  Clickfool 03/09/06   81.   Hannah.#11 Correction to gross oversimpflication. 14:34  |  Ezreal 03/09/06   82.   Israel is endangered mainly by its present government! 14:44  |  Yaakov K. 03/09/06   83.   Thank you, Ernst-#69 15:00  |  Louis T. Sigel 03/09/06   84.   Yair Sheleg, Bradley Burston 15:01  |  Avi Yerushalmi 03/09/06   85.   Briliant Nostradamus... 15:17  |  kameel 03/09/06   86.   "Put aside personal considerations" 15:27  |  Reuven 03/09/06   87.   Addition to 2. 15:39  |  AHA 03/09/06   88.   Dividing Muslims will not work!! 15:41  |  Ahmed 03/09/06   89.   The original `sin` 15:41  |  Michael N 03/09/06   90.   Nabil 15:43  |  Anon 03/09/06   91.   Khalid, and I guess in your view 15:44  |  ziggurat 03/09/06   92.   Syria, like Iran, is a rogue state and... 15:45  |  Joshua 03/09/06   93.   O History 15:53  |  MJ 03/09/06   94.   A confused bumbling article 15:54  |  Michael N 03/09/06   95.   To Nabil #2 15:59  |  Fred 03/09/06   96.   The only real threat 16:05  |  Mark Lincoln 03/09/06   97.   #85 Josua and the brainwashed 16:14  |  Fred 03/09/06   98.   Israel Being Defeated By Bad PR 16:15  |  Jane 03/09/06   99.   The Ultimate Security Solution for Israel 16:18  |  Amoz 03/09/06   100.   Food for though, but one "nutrient" missing 16:18  |  Yonatan 03/09/06   101.   Arabs/Muslims wake up and smell the coffee 16:32  |  Madelane Albright 03/09/06   102.   ISRAEL ENDANGERED? TELL THIS TO THE "LIBERAL" (Marxist) ISRAELI 16:33  |  PhiloEvraios 03/09/06   103.   to mr david ivry 16:35  |  lord byron 03/09/06   104.   Israel is her own enemy 16:37  |  Observer 03/09/06   105.   An endangered state 16:37  |  Menashe Aron 03/09/06   106.   To Mark Lincoln#96 Been Here Before 16:37  |  Yonatan Netser 03/09/06   107.   #98 Jane 16:39  |  Nemesis 03/09/06   108.   Josh, are YOU syrian 16:46  |  john 03/09/06   109.   Josh, are YOU syrian 16:47  |  john 03/09/06   110.   Josh, are YOU syrian 16:47  |  john 03/09/06   111.   Only Fools Have No Fear. #1 16:52  |  Tony Anthony 03/09/06   112.   Who are the Israelis 16:54  |  Joe 03/09/06   113.   To Khalid 16:55  |  Alex 03/09/06   114.   Dear Fred, 16:56  |  Joshua 03/09/06   115.   Hannah my chosen one 16:58  |  bev 03/09/06   116.   Fear #2 17:01  |  Tony Anthony 03/09/06   117.   Dear John, 17:04  |  Joshua 03/09/06   118.   How to survive in an ocean of muslims. rules 17:04  |  zeev 03/09/06   119.   observer"and people dont like ugliness 17:05  |  herodotus 03/09/06   120.   #112 Agreed 17:05  |  Jean 03/09/06   121.   103 lord byron 17:07  |  MJ 03/09/06   122.   observer"israel is her own enemy" 17:08  |  herodotus 03/09/06   123.   Khalid from the West Bank 17:11  |  Tulip 03/09/06   124.   Israel will be an endangered state... 17:13  |  Infidel 03/09/06   125.   Dear Joe, 17:21  |  Joshua 03/09/06   126.   Jaundices thinking 17:21  |  Ahmed 03/09/06   127.   Arab/Muslims wake up 17:22  |  Manashe Aron 03/09/06   128.   # 85 kameel 17:29  |  Nostradamus 03/09/06   129.   Why israel is near the end 17:30  |  the cohen brother 03/09/06   130.   Dear 114 17:32  |  Fred 03/09/06   131.   To Madwoman Albright 17:34  |  Alex 03/09/06   132.   Israel -the eternal SCAPEGOAT 17:40  |  Daniel Leopold 03/09/06   133.   Dear Madelane Albright 17:46  |  we`re awake now 03/09/06   134.   ISRAEL Contributes To ITS OWN Endangerment! 17:53  |  Proud Pal Defender 03/09/06   135.   118 Democracy in the mid-east 18:01  |  Scrutinizer 03/09/06   136.   To Scottish James 18:02  |  Hannah 03/09/06   137.   Rosemary`s baby # 26 18:07  |  ChanahS 03/09/06   138.   N0.123 18:08  |  Lebanese admirer 03/09/06   139.   Dear Fred, 18:08  |  Joshua 03/09/06   140.   Joe in Ramallah # 33 18:14  |  ChanahS 03/09/06   141.   Sami 34 18:17  |  ChanahS 03/09/06   142.   Kobus # 38 - very revealing 18:21  |  Chanah 03/09/06   143.   Khalid @ 40 18:24  |  Khaled 03/09/06   144.   Rent don`t buy 18:26  |  Not Optimistic 03/09/06   145.   Dear Joshua 18:28  |  Fred 03/09/06   146.   why israel is.... by cohen brother 18:28  |  lord acton 03/09/06   147.   # 64, Yakov 18:30  |  Hannah 03/09/06   148.   To Channah 142 18:33  |  propaganda sucks! 03/09/06   149.   civility in israel 18:33  |  a j p taylor 03/09/06   150.   #65, Kiki 18:35  |  Hannah 03/09/06   151.   Israel will always survive because... 18:43  |  Spinoza 03/09/06   152.   To Niv from Nahariyya 18:59  |  Lebanese in Canada 03/09/06   153.   To Spinoza 19:00  |  Fred 03/09/06   154.   Palm Beach Jane 19:05  |  Hannah 03/09/06   155.   Looking at the next security threat 19:07  |  sh 03/09/06   156.   Israel will not survivve without peace 19:12  |  Dave 03/09/06   157.   Bev in Toronto 19:20  |  Hannah 03/09/06   158.   #118, Zeev 19:25  |  Hannah 03/09/06   159.   Ignorance, Stupidity and Hatred 19:36  |  Larry 03/09/06   160.   Ignorance, Stupidity and Hatred Part 2 19:44  |  Larry 03/09/06   161.   Ignorance, Stupidity and Hatred Part 3 19:48  |  Larry 03/09/06   162.   to ajp taylor, re civility in... 19:49  |  Hannah 03/09/06   163.   For Joe in Ramallah 19:55  |  Clickfool 03/09/06   164.   Israel is the DANGER 20:03  |  Roberto 03/09/06   165.   Israel Should`nt Complain 20:06  |  dan 03/09/06   166.   Hannah # 136 20:14  |  ChanahS 03/09/06   167.   Hannah - Lies and the Lying Liers That Tell Them 20:21  |  Jane 03/09/06   168.   #1 Meir Weinstein 20:22  |  Boycott 03/09/06   169.   Hannah # 162 20:23  |  ChanahS 03/09/06   170.   #18 Nostradamus 20:32  |  Boycott 03/09/06   171.   re:#145, freddy,freddy 20:33  |  jeff 03/09/06   172.   #22 James from Glasgow 20:38  |  Boycott 03/09/06   173.   Enough of this nonsense please 20:42  |  FOX 03/09/06   174.   #58 James 20:46  |  Boycott 03/09/06   175.   If generals always put their stocks over our safety; we disapear 20:52  |  Yossi Cronenberg 03/09/06   176.   existential threats 20:55  |  Art 03/09/06   177.   existential threats 21:03  |  amanat husain 03/09/06   178.   Dear Yair.. 21:09  |  Paul 03/09/06   179.   Reply to Boycott - 172. 21:10  |  James 03/09/06   180.   Grand Alliance of Jews, Christians, Hindus and Sikhs 21:15  |  Rosemont 03/09/06   181.   Is this Aljazeera talkback? 21:20  |  jj 03/09/06   182.   Clickfool and Nukes: Overly NEGATIVE 21:31  |  Jack 03/09/06   183.   Grand Alliance - great idea 21:32  |  Israeli 03/09/06   184.   Yair`s thoughts 21:34  |  David 03/09/06   185.   re:#180,"Grand alliance ect,ect" 21:36  |  jeff 03/09/06   186.   Artificial entity on borrowed time & stolen lands 21:40  |  Joseph 03/09/06   187.   Boycott # 174 21:43  |  ChanahS 03/09/06   188.   #2 - Nabil 22:02  |  Patty 03/09/06   189.   Yossi Cronenberg - handwriting on the wall 22:02  |  Mark Lincoln 03/09/06   190.   #179 James 22:03  |  Boycott 03/09/06   191.   David`s thoughts 22:04  |  Israeli 03/09/06   192.   Grand Alliance, re Jeff 22:05  |  Rosemont 03/09/06   193.   Face Reality Joseph 22:07  |  David 03/09/06   194.   #187 ChannaS 22:11  |  Boycott 03/09/06   195.   An endangered State 22:13  |  Nabil 03/09/06   196.   to Joseph 22:17  |  Israeli 03/09/06   197.   Grand alliance of Jews, Christians, Hindus and Sikhs 22:22  |  Patty 03/09/06   198.   Rosemont # 180 I Agree 22:24  |  Jeff Northridge 03/09/06   199.   eternity 22:41  |  claude 03/09/06   200.   #166, Chana S. 22:44  |  Hannah 03/09/06   201.   #167, Jane in Palm Beach 22:47  |  Hannah 03/09/06   202.   #179, James 22:52  |  Absolute Norway 03/09/06   203.   You`re telling OTHERS to calm down?! 22:53  |  seth halpern 03/09/06   204.   ISRAEL IS NOT THE ONLY COUNTRY THREATENED 22:58  |  Arik Silverman 03/09/06   205.   Rosemont: Jews must never ally themselves with 23:00  |  Rav HaCohen Kook 03/09/06   206.   To # 154, Jane Vvs Hannah 23:13  |  Azad 03/09/06   207.   the only state whose right to exist....etc. ???? 23:15  |  J.Bruinsma 03/09/06   208.   Joseph # 186 23:26  |  Minerva`s Owl 03/09/06   209.   RIGHT WING AND LIFT WING MUST TURN TO GOD 23:46  |  ISREAL TURN TO GOD 03/09/06   210.   I BLAME OLMERT 23:50  |  STEP DOWN 03/09/06   211.   ISREAL NEEDS A STRONG LEADER LIKE EFFI EITAM 23:51  |  WAKE UP 03/09/06   212.   Boycott # 194 23:51  |  ChanahS 03/09/06   213.   # 72........Danish and Norweigan Newspapers 23:52  |  Elly Soerensen 03/09/06   214.   Nabil # 195 23:53  |  ChanahS 03/09/06   215.   ROSEMARY`S BABY 23:56  |  Gil 03/09/06   216.   hannah 23:59  |  bev 03/09/06   217.   Hanna from Mississaugastan 00:00  |  gabe1 04/09/06   218.   #202 Azad 00:02  |  Nemesis 04/09/06   219.   hannah 00:06  |  bev 04/09/06   220.   to all the geniuses 00:07  |  Davka 04/09/06   221.   Immediate upgrading of Israeli leadership needed 00:33  |  Ben Gurion 04/09/06   222.   Azad in Kerkuk # 202 00:35  |  ChanahS 04/09/06   223.   J.Bruinsma # 203 00:41  |  ChanaHS 04/09/06   224.   UNITY 00:42  |  ron 04/09/06   225.   South Africa did What 00:43  |  Alfred Brodner 04/09/06   226.   Some of it right and the inclination is wrong 00:44  |  Sal 04/09/06   227.   RE#168,BOYCOTT, YOU DON`T GET IT 00:45  |  MEIR WEINSTEIN 04/09/06   228.   MEIR WEINSTEIN, in Canada 00:46  |  loza 04/09/06   229.   #208 ChanahS 00:47  |  Boycott 04/09/06   230.   Immediate upgrading of Israeli leadership needed 00:50  |  David ben Avigdor 04/09/06   231.   wonder what Neo-cons and Bush achieved in last 5 years of war 00:50  |  omolll 04/09/06   232.   #211 Davka 00:52  |  Boycott 04/09/06   233.   Abir, the ill-informed 00:54  |  loza 04/09/06   234.   the problem is also the IDF 00:59  |  GEORGE 04/09/06   235.   OF COURSE ISRAEL IS IN DANGER 01:02  |  Nicole 04/09/06   236.   PEOPLE ARE PEOPLE. 01:06  |  JOHN 04/09/06   237.   Fred - calm down 01:09  |  George 04/09/06   238.   An Endagered State 01:23  |  shifra hoffman 04/09/06   239.   Here comes chiken little again 01:24  |  Danite 04/09/06   240.   The way foward 01:28  |  Danite 04/09/06   241.   #209 Elly Sorensen-The right of existance 01:29  |  Hastaroth 04/09/06   242.   arab palastine 01:34  |  eva 04/09/06   243.   Immediate upgrading of Israeli leadership needed - 2nd try 01:39  |  David ben Avigdor 04/09/06   244.   Irael - an endangered state? 01:41  |  Geoff 04/09/06   245.   to arab 01:55  |  eve 04/09/06   246.   Hesitating to hurt Lebanese civilians 01:59  |  Seawife 04/09/06   247.   Reply to #209--please clarify 02:03  |  Louis T. Sigel 04/09/06   248.   israel next war 02:04  |  braima 04/09/06   249.   Many nations` right to exist is questioned! 02:11  |  Louis T. Sigel 04/09/06   250.   Islamism = Nazism No Doubt About It 02:13  |  Jane 04/09/06   251.   Rosemont-#180-I cannot agree more 02:27  |  Daniel Leopold 04/09/06   252.   #11 Balfour 02:30  |  Jeff 04/09/06   253.   Rav HaCohen Kook # 201 In a Nutshell, Yes 02:49  |  Jeff Northridge 04/09/06   254.   Face Reality Joseph - I AM. 02:56  |  Joseph 04/09/06   255.   #237, Jane: Re fashion advice 03:04  |  Hannah 04/09/06   256.   to the cowards: #180 and #238 03:14  |  Fearless 04/09/06   257.   To Hannah #166 03:20  |  Sporadic 04/09/06   258.   Forget Chicken Little Danite 03:32  |  Mark Lincoln 04/09/06   259.   to #40 khalid 03:38  |  abraham 04/09/06   260.   to # 89 03:41  |  jean bourgeot 04/09/06   261.   Seawife 03:44  |  Mark Lincoln 04/09/06   262.   West not Iran will destroy Israel 03:56  |  John 04/09/06   263.   to #138 Lebanese admirer 04:01  |  Abraham 04/09/06   264.   Daniel, I can think of worse threats than Islam 04:20  |  Ibrahim 04/09/06   265.   to fearless 04:23  |  abraham 04/09/06   266.   to neutral observer 04:31  |  rabbi jacob 04/09/06   267.   bev 05:09  |  Hannah 04/09/06   268.   it is not place safe today 05:16  |  jorge ernesto toer 04/09/06   269.   Ah yes Mark Lincoln puttering about bumping into things 05:21  |  peter 04/09/06   270.   Smart Jews 06:05  |  chelemer 04/09/06   271.   IDF Blood is in the Water 06:14  |  Loren 04/09/06   272.   response to nabil ....israel can survive if.... 06:43  |  maria 04/09/06   273.   Israel Support 06:44  |  Hollingsworth 04/09/06   274.   Ibrahim #245 06:46  |  Aussie Ra 04/09/06   275.   What a load of bull crap ( 2nd try ) 06:55  |  Aussie RA 04/09/06   276.   You won`t be an endangered state if you go back to 1967 borders 06:56  |  Nabil - Lebanese 04/09/06   277.   Israel endangered 07:02  |  Alan 04/09/06   278.   endangered state 07:13  |  laine 04/09/06   279.   #243, Mark Lincoln 07:18  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/09/06   280.   remember samsons option 07:42  |  arlik 04/09/06   281.   Ibrahim-#245-We have nothing against Islam 07:51  |  Daniel Leopold 04/09/06   282.   # 238 Jane 07:52  |  Sameer 04/09/06   283.   Ahmedinejad not in line with Iran`s ayatollahs 07:53  |  Suffi 04/09/06   284.   ReYou won`t be an endangered state if you go back to 1967 borders 07:56  |  Bud 04/09/06   285.   Ibrahim-#245-We have nothing against Islam 2 07:59  |  Daniel Leopold 04/09/06   286.   Israel NEVER been racist 08:11  |  Israeli 04/09/06   287.   Shifra Hoffman 08:13  |  Connie 04/09/06   288.   David ben Avigdor on inexperience 08:28  |  sh 04/09/06   289.   #261, Suffi 08:30  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 04/09/06   290.   Peter from Montreal on achbar in Hebrew 08:38  |  sh 04/09/06   291.   Israel shall exist 08:43  |  Abu Turab 04/09/06   292.   "An Endangered State" 09:03  |  David 04/09/06   293.   # 72...Louis T. Sigel...Norway and Denmark 09:05  |  Elly Sorensen 04/09/06   294.   to John, # 47 09:15  |  Joy 04/09/06   295.   # 230...Hastaroth..The Right of Existence 09:35  |  Elly Soerensen 04/09/06   296.   281. Israeli racism 10:09  |  some old Yid 04/09/06   297.   An Endangered State 13:40  |  Walldizo 04/09/06   298.   Dear Bud #284 13:42  |  Fred 04/09/06   299.   Re #298 Dear Bud #284 19:53  |  Bud 04/09/06   300.   Mark Lincoln 21:05  |  Barry 04/09/06   301.   transfer is the solution:MEIR WEINSTEIN go home 01:10  |  Mario 05/09/06   302.   It`s the idea that is flawed:blame secular Jews for that 01:29  |  Mario 05/09/06   303.   to rabbi jacob 14:22  |  loza 05/09/06   304.   An Endangered State 22:03  |  Harold 18/09/06   305.   the Holocaust 23:04  |  Irlande Sanon 27/05/08   306.   hannah 136 13:53  |  jack 26/12/08

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