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By Bradley Burston

In the brief years of its existence, the Internet has created a new world civilization. The Web has done precious little, however, to civilize the world.

Never before in human history has it been so simple to broadcast so powerful a message of hate to so many people at once.

Whether the broadcaster is a second-generation skinhead, a pro-violence clergyman, or simply an armchair racist with an itch to incite, the technology is in place, the audience limitless, the message, all too often, vile.

A newly infinite capacity for communication between people, it appears, need not foster a capacity for understanding. In fact, the opposite may be the rule.

This has been particularly evident in the Middle East. In a region where a family telephone was until recently a luxury in many areas, technology has leapfrogged households from the 19th Century into the 21st, with satellite television and the World Wide Web now available even to many people in remote and, until now, timelessly traditional areas.

For the first time ever, Arabs and Jews separated for decades by insurmountable barriers now have the unique opportunity to communicate with one another. In theory, they now have the means to make their feelings, their pain, their humanity known to one another. In theory, the virtual no man's land of cyberspace affords a unique chance for common ground.

But no. If anything, the Internet has become a powerful new weapon, widening to the ends of the earth the dimensions of the battleground in the Middle East conflict, exacerbating tensions and sparking new bloodshed with incendiary footage of atrocities real and doctored.

On a day-to-day basis, the battle is joined with gladitorial abandon, fervor, and bloodletting in the arena of the Talkback.

More's the pity, since it is in the forum of the Talkback, more than anywhere, that a meeting of well-intentioned hearts and minds could truly take place.

In practice, Talkback forums have all too often served to provide a platform for the bully, the snide verbal abuser, the lockstep ideologue with no tolerance for the opinions of others.

The reader sincerely interested in communicating with the other side may well refrain from responding, repulsed by the crude remarks of respondents who have found in Talkbacks a satisfyingly larger potential audience than they would have, had they scrawled the same thoughts on the side wall of a public toilet.

With this in mind, this space will be mounting an experiment on Monday, an attempt to encourage candid and respectful discussion between people on either side of the many divides our readership straddles, between Jews and Muslims, Arabs and Israelis, Christians and others who strongly support Zionism and Christians and others who strongly support the Palestinian cause.

The responses will be subjected to stringent guidelines governing the tone of discourse. We invite our readers to use the Talkback feature for the present article in order to suggest what those guidelines should entail, and to comment on the concept as a whole
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  1.   rule no. one 11:01  |  efficient discussion 07/09/06
  2.   Mr. Burston, we tried... 11:01  |  Maral 07/09/06
  3.   excellent concept 11:03  |  Howard 07/09/06
  4.   "Anti-Semitism" 11:05  |  Rowan Berkeley 07/09/06
  5.   Howard 11:15  |  Abba 07/09/06
  6.   Good idea, Mr Burston! 11:20  |  Amoz 07/09/06
  7.   Bradley, I love you 11:27  |  Akiva Patysh 07/09/06
  8.   #7 Maybe last chance just used up 11:31  |  Howard 07/09/06
  9.   Good luck! 11:35  |  Gina 07/09/06
  10.   Rowen, could you please?... 11:37  |  Akiva Patysh 07/09/06
  11.   #9 - Abba 11:47  |  Howard 07/09/06
  12.   Is it possible? 11:47  |  Canadian 07/09/06
  13.   Important suggestion 11:51  |  Howard 07/09/06
  14.   Re: Rowen, could you please? 11:51  |  Rowan Berkeley 07/09/06
  15.   Exhibit A: Akiva Patysh 11:52  |  Maral 07/09/06
  16.   ideas for guidelines 11:55  |  Felix Pahl 07/09/06
  17.   Rowen - please talk decently 11:55  |  Howard 07/09/06
  18.   Maral - it was tongue in cheek by Akiva 12:00  |  Howard 07/09/06
  19.   Strange... 12:06  |  Maral 07/09/06
  20.   response to some proposals 12:10  |  Felix Pahl 07/09/06
  21.   rowan berkerly is a pompous ass 12:16  |  fagin 07/09/06
  22.   #1 Maral 12:18  |  DW 07/09/06
  23.   the problem is not the internet, the problem is the occupation 12:23  |  KA 07/09/06
  24.   Howard, you are Racist 12:29  |  KA 07/09/06
  25.   Personal responsibility=Register 12:37  |  Johanes Franzen 07/09/06
  26.   What about this Israeli teenager enticed via Internet to Ramallah 12:42  |  Absolute Sweden 07/09/06
  27.   A wise decision One guideline 12:42  |  Shalom Freedman 07/09/06
  28.   How to moderate a civilized discussion 12:51  |  Sensible 07/09/06
  29.   I hate Burston 12:55  |  HateMonger 07/09/06
  30.   This idea was mooted before 13:13  |  sh 07/09/06
  31.   Fagin, pls take your hate elsewhere 13:14  |  Maral 07/09/06
  32.   I Seem To Have Hit The Nail On The Head 13:16  |  Rowan Berkeley 07/09/06
  33.   quod erat demonstrandum 13:39  |  nir 07/09/06
  34.   #27 KA - flagrant use of `racist card` 13:42  |  Howard 07/09/06
  35.   rowan berkerly you do think a lot about jews 13:49  |  fagin 07/09/06
  36.   TRUE 13:52  |  Mario Fiorito 07/09/06
  37.   Maral proves what`s wrong 13:55  |  David Teich 07/09/06
  38.   Sensible 13:55  |  sh 07/09/06
  39.   #32 - hatemonger - well done Mr Burston 13:57  |  Howard 07/09/06
  40.   Rowan`s another good example 13:59  |  David Teich 07/09/06
  41.   #35 - Rowen - missed the nail 14:08  |  howard 07/09/06
  42.   u seem to hv crashed ur head in a pillow 14:11  |  Headbutter 07/09/06
  43.   I don`t think censorship would help 14:14  |  Shlomo from Tel-Aviv 07/09/06
  44.   To Teich 14:17  |  Maral 07/09/06
  45.   Howard: I will answer your question 14:24  |  KA 07/09/06
  46.   any criticism of Israel as a `Jewish` state 14:29  |  Wondering 07/09/06
  47.   RE # 40 David Teich 14:53  |  Maxime 07/09/06
  48.   KA on whether a Jewish state can be democratic 14:58  |  sh 07/09/06
  49.   OH MY GOD! Do You Mean We`re Going To Have To Listen To... 14:58  |  Sam The Sham 07/09/06
  50.   #48 - KA - flawed understanding 15:15  |  howard 07/09/06
  51.   A welcome 180 if indeed 15:19  |  Michael N 07/09/06
  52.   sh on whether 15:20  |  Rowan Berkeley 07/09/06
  53.   MONDAY 15:26  |  Mario Fiorito 07/09/06
  54.   Burston, go ahead. 15:29  |  Pascal 07/09/06
  55.   FINALLY!! 15:42  |  diana 07/09/06
  56.   KA is not wrong 15:44  |  Ben Plonie 07/09/06
  57.   Two proposals... 15:45  |  Alain Genestier 07/09/06
  58.   50: Maxime, here`s another test. You failed the last one. 15:49  |  david teich 07/09/06
  59.   Talkback cannot obscure the truth 15:55  |  Amin Nusseibeh 07/09/06
  60.   47: Ok, Maral, lets look at your words 15:56  |  David Teich 07/09/06
  61.   Mr. Burston AS SAID BEFORE..... 15:56  |  ALBERT 07/09/06
  62.   to Howard 15:58  |  zeev 07/09/06
  63.   Curious 16:41  |  no point to talkback 07/09/06
  64.   lying animals 16:42  |  bo jones 07/09/06
  65.   restroom walls 16:45  |  hollingsworth 07/09/06
  66.   And David... 16:46  |  Maral 07/09/06
  67.   I would not be so pessimistic 16:50  |  fritz 07/09/06
  68.   to Howard 16:50  |  hollingsworth 07/09/06
  69.   #60 - Zeev - legitimate criticism 16:53  |  Howard 07/09/06
  70.   Talkback woes 16:53  |  Shaigetz 07/09/06
  71.   Rowan Berkeley 17:09  |  sh 07/09/06
  72.   Well the experiment is a waste of time 17:09  |  Stephen Murray 07/09/06
  73.   to Wondering 17:14  |  zeev 07/09/06
  74.   #57 - Amin - whose justice and does in matter? 17:20  |  Howard 07/09/06
  75.   Those who only come here to goad 17:24  |  Ezreal 07/09/06
  76.   David (first response to you which H didn`t post..) 17:25  |  Maral 07/09/06
  77.   RE # 40, 61 David Teich 17:26  |  Maxime 07/09/06
  78.   censure? 17:28  |  sophia 07/09/06
  79.   Ha`aretz talkback 17:37  |  Alicia 07/09/06
  80.   #71 hollingsworth - yes, very difficult 17:37  |  Howard 07/09/06
  81.   Maral 17:39  |  Lancy 07/09/06
  82.   click[-private] 17:40  |  meir 07/09/06
  83.   Mr. Burston 17:45  |  Ernie 07/09/06
  84.   non-Israeli readers 17:52  |  Froggie 07/09/06
  85.   to sophia #81 17:53  |  zeev 07/09/06
  86.   Welcome 17:54  |  Edith 07/09/06
  87.   During a period when there was much complaint 17:54  |  Mark Lincoln 07/09/06
  88.   just imagine! 17:58  |  mike 07/09/06
  89.   cucumber sandwiches & foxhunting 18:00  |  Rowan Berkeley 07/09/06
  90.   There are at least two major discussions going at 18:06  |  Mark Lincoln 07/09/06
  91.   GOOD - TALKBACK FEEDBACK BE RESPECTFUL & SUSTAIN DIALOGUE 18:14  |  Smadar 07/09/06
  92.   My 2 shekels worth 18:23  |  Seanirl 07/09/06
  93.   #92 - rowen - apology 18:31  |  Howard 07/09/06
  94.   A Special Place in Hell 18:33  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 07/09/06
  95.   Looking forward to this forum 18:41  |  dvorah71 07/09/06
  96.   Re Franzen`s suggestion, and also... 18:55  |  DJStahl 07/09/06
  97.   Re 6, 55 Hectoring vs. Discussion 19:00  |  DJStahl 07/09/06
  98.   Haaretz needs a fact checker 19:05  |  Jasmine Murphy 07/09/06
  99.   Re 90 present censorship 19:07  |  DJStahl 07/09/06
  100.   Problem is stupid jews and christians 19:08  |  rich 07/09/06
  101.   Talkback 19:12  |  Alasdair 07/09/06
  102.   Amin Nusseibeh 19:16  |  rich 07/09/06
  103.   Either terminate it or leave it alone. 19:18  |  JFivel 07/09/06
  104.   Fist Guideline - Historical Timeline 19:19  |  Eli Wapniarski 07/09/06
  105.   Froggie 19:20  |  rich 07/09/06
  106.   Agreed with #78 19:28  |  Gina 07/09/06
  107.   The Utility Of Being Hated 19:34  |  Rowan Berkeley 07/09/06
  108.   Not jews are the pb but the Israelian project 19:44  |  A Lebanese 07/09/06
  109.   To Steven Muray 19:59  |  Max Molenaar 07/09/06
  110.   Sometimes we need an Israelis only thread 19:59  |  watcher 07/09/06
  111.   I have to agree with Bradley 20:01  |  F 07/09/06
  112.   abhorrent language in posts 20:01  |  Akiva Patysh 07/09/06
  113.   Understanding in Information Age 20:03  |  khalid 07/09/06
  114.   Jasmine Murphy # 101 20:03  |  Minerva`s Owl 07/09/06
  115.   INTERNET IS NOT PROBLEM 20:07  |  TOBIA 07/09/06
  116.   #26 Khalid Amayreh of Al Ahram 20:15  |  krystal 07/09/06
  117.   no 20:17  |  bev 07/09/06
  118.   #109 20:21  |  courage my love 07/09/06
  119.   #103- typical of unhelpful rhetoric 20:22  |  Michael N 07/09/06
  120.   A LEBANESE 20:23  |  Richard 07/09/06
  121.   maral 20:24  |  bev 07/09/06
  122.   On: The Utility Of Being Hated 20:26  |  Akiva Patysh 07/09/06
  123.   # 103 Problem is stupid jews and christians 20:34  |  khalid 07/09/06
  124.   abhorrent language in posts 20:35  |  Akiva Patysh 07/09/06
  125.   Great Idea! 20:42  |  Raul 07/09/06
  126.   Haaretz censorship, great Victory! 20:46  |  ACuban(free) 07/09/06
  127.   JFivel 20:46  |  bev 07/09/06
  128.   Only one (1) acceptable reason for censorship 20:52  |  Raul 07/09/06
  129.   Mr. BB, almost impossible 20:54  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/09/06
  130.   Haaretz censorship, Muy Bueno 21:00  |  El cubano 07/09/06
  131.   Re 110 RB Blaming the Victim 21:01  |  DJStahl 07/09/06
  132.   Then you ought to censor articles as well! 21:10  |  Johnny 07/09/06
  133.   #78 dealing with Ezreal`s senstivities 21:15  |  hollingsworth 07/09/06
  134.   133. Cipora 21:21  |  the hatless Frummie 07/09/06
  135.   80: poor try Maxime 21:22  |  David Teich 07/09/06
  136.   Guideline suggestions 21:28  |  Boycott 07/09/06
  137.   #65, Zeev 21:29  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/09/06
  138.   127: Yes, how dare we not accept dhimmitude 21:31  |  David Teich 07/09/06
  139.   very intresting. 21:34  |  Lebanese 07/09/06
  140.   Talk back! 21:36  |  P. J. Casey 07/09/06
  141.   Mr. BB, one thing 21:40  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/09/06
  142.   filtering out the venom 21:41  |  hollingsworth 07/09/06
  143.   #116 - Information Age 21:44  |  Moshe 07/09/06
  144.   Reply to the "Hate Messages" about to be censored 21:48  |  Raul 07/09/06
  145.   talkback as a chat a la Seanirl 21:49  |  peter 07/09/06
  146.   Lebanese 21:53  |  krystal 07/09/06
  147.   zeev "when did that change" 21:57  |  fagin 07/09/06
  148.   boycott 21:57  |  bev 07/09/06
  149.   # 78 Ezreal. SPOT ON! ......... 21:59  |  Kathy 07/09/06
  150.   censureship, thats all 22:01  |  jeff atkinson 07/09/06
  151.   You`re being far too cautious, restrictive 22:06  |  Richard Silverstein 07/09/06
  152.   9 Amoz - I Disagree 22:07  |  Mark of Lewiston 07/09/06
  153.   Follow up #2 How much we do REALLY have in common! 22:11  |  raul 07/09/06
  154.   zeev why should we give back the golan.? 22:11  |  fagin 07/09/06
  155.   Israeli Progressives are bullied by their own society 22:12  |  Ibrahim 07/09/06
  156.   Clik Here to Ameliorate Censorship 22:15  |  Joseph E . 07/09/06
  157.   For Khalid 22:15  |  dvorah71 07/09/06
  158.   choosing venoms wisely 22:15  |  Akiva Patysh 07/09/06
  159.   26 KA - Civil Discourse 22:19  |  Mark of Lewiston 07/09/06
  160.   To Bev Re: psycopaths 22:21  |  raul 07/09/06
  161.   By being true, not aggressive 22:31  |  Tony 07/09/06
  162.   Leaving behind the past 22:32  |  Jane Ford 07/09/06
  163.   HOWARD your response to#57 22:32  |  Mark 07/09/06
  164.   Strange Hollingsworth! #133 22:32  |  Ezreal 07/09/06
  165.   Around, and around we go... 22:34  |  C.D. 07/09/06
  166.   I Smell A Rat 22:38  |  Tony Anthony 07/09/06
  167.   #141 Cipora "automatically and permantly censored" 22:47  |  hollingsworth 07/09/06
  168.   TO Akiva Patysh LOVE YOUR COMMENT 22:48  |  Mark Goldsman 07/09/06
  169.   Filtering 22:48  |  Jane 07/09/06
  170.   to 23# and others - there is no occupation . except 22:48  |  harold 07/09/06
  171.   talkback 22:50  |  Lebanese Maronite 07/09/06
  172.   #25, franzen 22:54  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/09/06
  173.   What one gets... 23:08  |  Colin Wright 07/09/06
  174.   To Krystal # 145 23:12  |  Tony 07/09/06
  175.   Ibrahim 23:13  |  krystal 07/09/06
  176.   You See What I Mean Burston! 23:18  |  Tony Anthony 07/09/06
  177.   #149, Kathy 23:18  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/09/06
  178.   Mr Burston 23:20  |  Gabe1 07/09/06
  179.   #148 Bev 23:24  |  Boycott 07/09/06
  180.   A Common Place in Heaven 23:27  |  michel 07/09/06
  181.   Mark of Lewiston: yes, of course, we can 23:30  |  KA 07/09/06
  182.   dvorah/17: we need good will on Israel`s part. 23:32  |  KA 07/09/06
  183.   To Mr. Burston Part 1 23:34  |  TonyL 07/09/06
  184.   Cipora 23:34  |  Gabe1 07/09/06
  185.   To Mr. Burston Part 2 23:36  |  TonyL 07/09/06
  186.   what a luxury, except it is too late 23:41  |  arab 07/09/06
  187.   To Fagin # 154 23:44  |  Tony 07/09/06
  188.   Forum suggestions 23:49  |  Boycott 07/09/06
  189.   If the Muslims can have Muslim only, why can`t Jews? 23:51  |  Charles 07/09/06
  190.   peaceful discussion 00:11  |  citizen zero 08/09/06
  191.   Let the Haters Speak and be Known 00:12  |  Jason Parsont 08/09/06
  192.   just imagine #89 mike 00:23  |  sophia 08/09/06
  193.   KA # 45 00:25  |  ChanahS 08/09/06
  194.   Another suggestion (I) 00:29  |  Colin Wright 08/09/06
  195.   tony 00:30  |  fagin 08/09/06
  196.   Rowan # 52 00:30  |  ChanahS 08/09/06
  197.   Rowan # 52 00:32  |  ChanahS 08/09/06
  198.   Another suggestion (II) 00:33  |  Colin Wright 08/09/06
  199.   to Cipora J.Kohn #137 00:36  |  zeev 08/09/06
  200.   Amin Nusseibeh 00:37  |  ChanahS 08/09/06
  201.   First rule 00:44  |  Jake 08/09/06
  202.   zeev is so reasonable 00:53  |  peter 08/09/06
  203.   #142 Hollingsworth - the expert on venom 00:54  |  Howard 08/09/06
  204.   to fagin #154 00:55  |  zeev 08/09/06
  205.   Where are the arab progressives? 01:00  |  peter 08/09/06
  206.   Maral 01:04  |  Eytan 08/09/06
  207.   RE: Let the Haters..... 01:05  |  KC 08/09/06
  208.   RE:Cipora Julianna 01:12  |  KC 08/09/06
  209.   Once again 01:16  |  eytan 08/09/06
  210.   nothing will change, but nice try Bradley 01:37  |  Lynn 08/09/06
  211.   General respond 01:40  |  TonyL 08/09/06
  212.   Re: 40, David Teich, but mainly inevitable talkback dogmatism 01:50  |  love=justice=peace 08/09/06
  213.   A Typical Talkback Day 01:51  |  Gil 08/09/06
  214.   to advocate a Jewish State is not racism 02:18  |  Ann 08/09/06
  215.   David Teich 02:24  |  Ann 08/09/06
  216.   Wondering, keep wondering 02:31  |  Ann 08/09/06
  217.   sh 02:34  |  Ann 08/09/06
  218.   to fagin #147 - (2nd try) 02:39  |  zeev 08/09/06
  219.   Howard, please re-read 02:46  |  Ann 08/09/06
  220.   Sounds good -ideas on structure 02:58  |  Sheri 08/09/06
  221.   Haaretz 03:04  |  Danite 08/09/06
  222.   Rowan Berkeley 03:17  |  Sheri 08/09/06
  223.   New development 03:24  |  Towel 08/09/06
  224.   More suggestions & One Lebanese 03:27  |  Sheri 08/09/06
  225.   A FAKE 03:51  |  diana 08/09/06
  226.   I smell something funny 04:00  |  Elvis Scudbubble 08/09/06
  227.   bad idea 04:06  |  paulo2006 08/09/06
  228.   Signing a contract 04:10  |  Sheri 08/09/06
  229.   talkback politically correct? 04:13  |  paulo2006 08/09/06
  230.   150 is right -muy bueno 2 04:22  |  paulo2006 08/09/06
  231.   #184, Zeev 04:38  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 08/09/06
  232.   Please don`t screen the `stream of thoughts` messages 04:44  |  Ann 08/09/06
  233.   Civilized discussion 05:03  |  citizen zero 08/09/06
  234.   Do What Other Newspapers Do 06:03  |  Josh Korn 08/09/06
  235.   Ibrahim 06:23  |  The Hebrew Hammer 08/09/06
  236.   Hollingsworth 06:24  |  Danite 08/09/06
  237.   Ann,"Poland for six hundred years" 07:26  |  Eytan 08/09/06
  238.   moderation panel 07:29  |  bobo 08/09/06
  239.   Miss or Mrs My Opinion, Ann? 07:34  |  Towel 08/09/06
  240.   Don`t censor more. Do attach a rating to the replies. 07:44  |  Timothy 08/09/06
  241.   Second Guideline - Blanket Prejudicial Statements.... 07:58  |  Eli Wapniarski 08/09/06
  242.   Guideline Three - Media Sources 08:18  |  Eli Wapniarski 08/09/06
  243.   Suggestion 08:22  |  Lebanese 08/09/06
  244.   Five Hollingsworth Posts Just Today! 08:34  |  Sam The Sham 08/09/06
  245.   Discussion 08:52  |  Choni 08/09/06
  246.   Rule#1 09:25  |  Searcher 08/09/06
  247.   To Ann 09:49  |  Joseph E . 08/09/06
  248.   bradley 09:53  |  ghassan 08/09/06
  249.   I will definitely be here on Monday 10:01  |  Liam McDonald 08/09/06
  250.   don?t interfere.. no confines 10:12  |  r 08/09/06
  251.   Posters need to cite sources 10:15  |  DH 08/09/06
  252.   Choni, Choni, Choni, there you go again 223 10:37  |  Ari ben Yisrael 08/09/06
  253.   Rule no. Two 10:51  |  Ari ben Yisrael 08/09/06
  254.   Good luck with your aims. 10:58  |  Tony Price 08/09/06
  255.   to Krystal 1 11:20  |  lebanese 08/09/06
  256.   To Krystal 2 11:32  |  lebanese 08/09/06
  257.   to Cipora J.Kohn #213 11:33  |  zeev 08/09/06
  258.   to Krystal 3 11:36  |  lebanese 08/09/06
  259.   to Choni #223 12:31  |  zeev 08/09/06
  260.   Mr Bradley Burston 14:50  |  Benavon 08/09/06
  261.   Great Ideas! 15:00  |  Alicia 08/09/06
  262.   Re 211, 205 Sh`vuat Shav -- 18:12  |  DJStahl 08/09/06
  263.   Re 179, 183 CW`s suggestions sound good. Also, renumbering... 18:15  |  DJStahl 08/09/06
  264.   #239, Zeev 18:34  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 08/09/06
  265.   # 204 Danite.AND TO ALL OF YOU.WHAT IS ALL THIS APPROBATION AND,, 22:14  |  Kathy 08/09/06
  266.   TALKBACK CRUDENESS 01:06  |  ISHMAEL ISHMAEL 09/09/06
  267.   #266 - General Response 08:32  |  Eli Wapniarski 09/09/06
  268.   Suggestions requested... 18:32  |  Steph 09/09/06
  269.   Have to agree with Ishmael 19:42  |  hollingsworth 09/09/06
  270.   212: LJP, a poor student of history without love or justice 20:45  |  David Teich 09/09/06
  271.   215: Ann, not quite 20:48  |  David Teich 09/09/06
  272.   270: (1) Zionists use personal insults on talkbackers. 00:55  |  Love=Justice=Peace 10/09/06
  273.   270: (2) Zionists use personal insults on talkbackers. 01:05  |  Love=Justice=Peace 10/09/06
  274.   MY TYPO 270: (1) Zionists use personal insults on talkbackers. 03:09  |  love=justice=peace 10/09/06
  275.   #273 Truth=Justice=Peace 07:36  |  Eli Wapniarski 10/09/06
  276.   272: Wow LJP, facts are now "personal insults" p1 21:05  |  David Teich 10/09/06
  277.   272: Wow LJP, facts are now "personal insults" p2 21:09  |  David Teich 10/09/06
  278.   Profiling 20:45  |  Brett 11/09/06
  279.   Re: Profiling #278 01:49  |  Joshua 12/09/06
  280.   Amen. Civility and Mutual Respect! 00:15  |  sg 13/09/06
  281.   Online discussion 06:46  |  Yonah Even Zahav 13/09/06
  282.   Brilliant 11:37  |  Helm 13/09/06
  283.   At last 14:35  |  MJ 13/09/06
  284.   Amin Nusseibeh, no 59, Alain Genstier, no 57 et al 14:55  |  MJ 13/09/06
  285.   Enemies??? 07:56  |  Ricardo Uncilla 14/09/06
  286.   285: A long time ago? 15:37  |  David Teich 14/09/06
  287.   #2, @"Maral": Open your other eye! 13:18  |  Dan 15/09/06
  288.   "Name, City, State" ... 13:27  |  Dan 15/09/06
  289.   @KA, #23 13:28  |  Dan 15/09/06
  290.   Great initiative add to guidelines misuse of `the zionists =jews` 13:29  |  arthur 15/09/06
  291.   Not the talkbackers are the problem, Haaretz is! 13:31  |  Dan 15/09/06
  292.   Just don`t choose Haaretz! 13:34  |  BIG 15/09/06
  293.   Productive forums, it can be done 16:47  |  Criss-Argentina 15/09/06
  294.   a good challenge 07:06  |  Nicolas 16/09/06
  295.   magic 07:18  |  Nicolas 16/09/06
  296.   WHY was this allegedly "unapologetically deleted"? [Sic!] Re: 40 23:33  |  Anti-Censorship 16/09/06
  297.   #14 - anti-Zionists practicing anti-Semitism 01:41  |  Yitzhak 17/09/06
  298.   TRUTH MUST NOT BE MUZZLED AS OCCURS FREQUENTLY IN HAARETZ ?? 14:43  |  Bill. 18/09/06
  299.   Howard #8 19:58  |  wibism 18/09/06
  300.   No need to bad lanuage 05:49  |  Yehuda 21/09/06
  301.   War in the Mideast 13:31  |  ANDY 23/09/06
  302.   Who is perpetrating violence? 17:19  |  Carol Philips 23/09/06
  303.   Great Idea, not perfect and I think the following.. 20:33  |  Simon Mohammed 23/09/06
  304.   Parameters for talk back 03:05  |  Amir Flesher 25/09/06
  305.   terrorism 09:18  |  mik 25/09/06
  306.   Seeking agreement 18:48  |  Joe Kelley 28/09/06
  307.   YOM KIPPUR 22:22  |  RICHARD SHANKS 04/10/06
  308.   Torah Of Transfer 06:08  |  Sarkis Jihanian 05/10/06
  309.   Wish 07:29  |  J.T. 07/10/06
  310.   The difference between Individuals and Organizations 13:22  |  Bertrand H Cole Jr 09/10/06
  311.   Why a pregnant woman needn`t disclose her condition 06:05  |  James 10/10/06
  312.   Rational Dialogue = 9/11 Debate 08:29  |  Mark 11/10/06
  313.   Has anyone tried to Dialogue ? 13:38  |  Alex Ensor 14/10/06
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