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No Palestinians, No Palestine, No Problem

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This piece, a response to critics of Wishing the Palestinians out of existence, will be followed by a trial revision of talkback guidelines.


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If the internet is any measure, there are four major denominations of Diaspora Jewry: Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, and There Is No Such Thing as a Palestinian.

You won't find this last group on synagogue signs. It has no rabbinical seminary. It lacks a headquarters in Manhattan, or a place on the Conference of Presidents. But if single-minded zeal counts for anything, its place as a denomination is assured.

Its bedrock article of faith is this: The concept of a Palestinian people is artificial, a grand lie foisted on a gullible and guilt-plagued international community.

The seductiveness of this lies in its simplicity. Remove the Palestinians from the equation, and the equation is solved. No more guilt. No more dilemmas. No land to divide. No rights to share. No Middle East conflict.

No Palestinians, no Palestine. No problem.

Well, maybe one. Amid the rafts of facts, the torrents of proofs, the boundlessly creative arguments, the learned histories marshaled by the activists of the Palestinians Don't Exist Movement, the one sole fact that matters, escapes them altogether:

It's not our decision.

It's not for Jews to decide whether Palestinians have valid claims to peoplehood, to cultural uniqueness, to calling themselves whatever they like.

There are millions of people here and abroad whose whole lives are about being Palestinian. There are millions of people here and abroad who know that they are Palestinian just as they know how to breathe.

It's not for Jews to decide that the people who call themselves Palestinians are insufficiently distinctive, insufficiently venerable, insufficiently homogeneous, insufficiently honest about their own ancestry, their own ancient history, their modern plight, to legitimately qualify as a people.

You may believe that the Palestinian national narrative is based on half-truths, imagined truths, flat-out untruths. You may believe that this disqualifies them from recognition as a true people. As if a people's cherished myth - any people - is no less powerful for being myth. As if we had any say whatsoever in the decision.

No one should know this better than the Jews. No people on earth has been negated, delegitimized, in so many ways, for so many centuries, by so many other peoples, as we have.

When the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and his boss, Yasser Arafat, declared that the Jews have no verifiable ties to the holy city, it may have been their jobs that they were doing, but it was none of their business.

Just as it is none of our business to tell Palestinians who they are and who they are not.

The Middle East conflict will not be solved by a parlor trick. Any magician can tell you. You can't make someone disappear simply by shutting your own eyes.
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Note: After serious consideration of a number of reader comments with respect to the guidelines for talkbacks on A Special Place in Hell, the guidelines have been modified.

Although some rules have been relaxed, special emphasis will be placed on deleting letters which contain personal attacks on other respondents.

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  1.   I love it. So smart 10:28  |  Iranian-American 08/12/06
  2.   REALITY STRIKES AT LAST .BRADLEY SCORES 100 10:28  |  paul harris 08/12/06
  3.   THE GREATER ISRAEL 10:38  |  indrajaya 08/12/06
  4.   mea culpa 10:56  |  Akiva Patysh 08/12/06
  5.   The Palestinan people exists and was invented in England 10:57  |  Nathan 08/12/06
  6.   This is not about Arabs. 10:58  |  Yosef 08/12/06
  7.   facts about Palestinians 11:03  |  Khalid 08/12/06
  8.   Repeating from prior thread: Palestinians exist but have no cause 11:03  |  Shlomo from Tel Aviv 08/12/06
  9.   right now, no guilt, not memory 11:08  |  Ibraheem 08/12/06
  10.   Hard to believe.... 11:13  |  David Howard 08/12/06
  11.   Bradley - Finally, an Op-Ed That`s not Drowning in a Sea of ... 11:13  |  Klaudia 08/12/06
  12.   Knocking Down A Straw Man 11:25  |  Terry 08/12/06
  13.   "There is no Palestine", "There is no Israel" 11:29  |  Marion 08/12/06
  14.   The Palestinians won`t go away, but Israels paranoia should 11:30  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/12/06
  15.   # 6, SHLOMO FROM TEL AVIV 11:34  |  indrajaya 08/12/06
  16.   # 6, SHLOMO FROM TEL AVIV 11:34  |  indrajaya 08/12/06
  17.   Nathan 11:35  |  Walid 08/12/06
  18.   Not about Arabs 11:44  |  Yosef 08/12/06
  19.   Do "Palestinians" speaker "Palestinian" or Arabic? 11:47  |  Pope Urban II 08/12/06
  20.   What exactly are you hiding? 11:58  |  revoltop 08/12/06
  21.   They can call themselves what they like 12:01  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 08/12/06
  22.   When was that built? 12:09  |  revoltop 08/12/06
  23.   Democracy Mr Burston? 12:15  |  Watcher 08/12/06
  24.   There is no palestinian nation, there are palestinian people 12:15  |  lulu 08/12/06
  25.   Reversing cause and effect 12:28  |  Jonathan S 08/12/06
  26.   "It`s not our decision" 12:29  |  justajew 08/12/06
  27.   Just Thank You 12:36  |  Bernard Haftel 08/12/06
  28.   Who cares what they call themselves? 12:38  |  Antonio Arab-hater 08/12/06
  29.   little green men 12:40  |  Mendel the Mean 08/12/06
  30.   Arabs, Palis, Marsians... 12:41  |  Jack 08/12/06
  31.   #17 Land without people for people without land 12:51  |  Nathan 08/12/06
  32.   #7 Khalid,where do you get your figures from? 12:52  |  Hastaroth 08/12/06
  33.   It was Palestine in 1947 13:00  |  Marilyn 08/12/06
  34.   Ibraheem 13:03  |  Walid 08/12/06
  35.   #8 Shlomo 13:05  |  H50 08/12/06
  36.   Name one time Palestine has invaded Israel 13:06  |  Marilyn 08/12/06
  37.   What about the "Nazi Aryan" or "Soviet Socilialist" Peoples? 13:07  |  Lewis 08/12/06
  38.   The Jews are the real palestinians - the Arabs are just Arabs! 13:15  |  Nir 08/12/06
  39.   #22 The Golden dome was built by Umayyadans 13:19  |  Nathan 08/12/06
  40.   Swiss (Dino) 13:23  |  Walid 08/12/06
  41.   Good old WALID, you are right 13:31  |  RAB 08/12/06
  42.   Remove the Arab squatters from our Land 13:32  |  Yonatan 08/12/06
  43.   Unintended truth 13:33  |  Choni Davidowitz 08/12/06
  44.   There will always be... 13:33  |  Edith 08/12/06
  45.   Marilyn the charmer 13:37  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 08/12/06
  46.   Lulu 13:39  |  Walid 08/12/06
  47.   The reason for the denial 13:46  |  KUTW 08/12/06
  48.   Palestinians were always there in PALESTINE 13:48  |  Abraham 08/12/06
  49.   Justajew 13:50  |  Walid 08/12/06
  50.   It was Palestine like Sahara is Sahara 13:58  |  Jonathan S 08/12/06
  51.   Antonio Arab-hater 14:00  |  CHGODMK 08/12/06
  52.   Re #47 It was Palestine in 1947 14:03  |  DJStahl 08/12/06
  53.   The ?pal? weapon against Zionism 14:08  |  KUTW 08/12/06
  54.   to # 14.dino 14:10  |  hjhjhjhj 08/12/06
  55.   33. Marilyn: Palestine 14:18  |  KUTW 08/12/06
  56.   Don`t forget other peoples! 14:18  |  Habro 08/12/06
  57.   30. Jack: Arabs, Palis, Marsians... 14:25  |  KUTW 08/12/06
  58.   20th century nationalisms 14:28  |  Esther 08/12/06
  59.   27. Bernard Haftel: there are people 14:30  |  KUTW 08/12/06
  60.   26. justajew 14:32  |  KUTW 08/12/06
  61.   Land Thieves !@#&*($^#%? 14:35  |  Sam 08/12/06
  62.   Marylin, what was YOUR country called in 1788 ? 14:41  |  Paul Henzen 08/12/06
  63.   Marily, I do not think that I have ever responded to your posts, 14:43  |  Nadav 08/12/06
  64.   Walid #17 14:49  |  Gabe1 08/12/06
  65.   Every country in the world would love to occupy palestine 14:54  |  Tamir Gaza 08/12/06
  66.   A theory but political discourse is salacious by definition! 14:58  |  r 08/12/06
  67.   Nations States Are A Blip on the Historical Record 14:59  |  Yaakov Sullivan 08/12/06
  68.   Marilyn are you an Aborgine? 15:03  |  richard 08/12/06
  69.   In history the world also wasn`t based on countries, border, visa 15:05  |  Tamir Gaza 08/12/06
  70.   To revoltop (off-topic) 15:06  |  Davids 08/12/06
  71.   14. Swiss (Dino): paranoia 15:09  |  KUTW 08/12/06
  72.   BUT FALAFEL IS THE ANSWER 15:10  |  American 08/12/06
  73.   To: Shlomo from Tel Aviv & all who misuses the word of terror 15:13  |  Human Rights 08/12/06
  74.   No Palestinians No Problem 15:13  |  Dr. Auriel Combs 08/12/06
  75.   #33 marylin AND HISTORY ARE STRANGERS 15:13  |  paul harris 08/12/06
  76.   No Palestinians 15:14  |  Michael Katz 08/12/06
  77.   As long as PALS want to wipe Israel off the map, they cannot be.. 15:16  |  Vittorio 08/12/06
  78.   Human rights first! 15:18  |  Klas Dahlstrom 08/12/06
  79.   No Palestinians 15:18  |  Michael Katz 08/12/06
  80.   The logical conclusion 15:19  |  Davids 08/12/06
  81.   Who ran away from the arab and crossed the red sea eh? 15:30  |  Tamir Gaza 08/12/06
  82.   Nathan, a lesson in ethics 15:33  |  loza 08/12/06
  83.   Israel repent! Let`s see if Haaretz publishes this one:) 15:38  |  Psalm 08/12/06
  84.   Palestine no Palestinians? 15:40  |  janet 08/12/06
  85.   Worry more about Palestinians aiming to destroy Israel 15:41  |  Shalom Freedman 08/12/06
  86.   Swiss(Dino) 15:43  |  ODP 08/12/06
  87.   Dr. Combs you mean like those battles in the Book of Mormon? #51 15:46  |  Yaakov Sullivan 08/12/06
  88.   Common sense 15:46  |  Hélder M. Vieira 08/12/06
  89.   # 33 Marylin 15:47  |  Psalm 08/12/06
  90.   8 which according to the rules should not have been posted 15:48  |  John and yhe truth 08/12/06
  91.   #78 WHER IS THIS FICTIONAL PLACE YOU REFER TO ?/ 15:48  |  paul harris 08/12/06
  92.   why do we insist on punishing ourselves? 15:49  |  yahn goodey & vir 08/12/06
  93.   Historic Palestinians 15:56  |  Jack 08/12/06
  94.   RE:42 Vittorio, Who has the capability to wipe off the other 16:01  |  Human Rights 08/12/06
  95.   Historic Palestinians, part 2 16:02  |  Jack 08/12/06
  96.   Four denominations? 16:04  |  Michael N 08/12/06
  97.   Walid 16:10  |  ODP 08/12/06
  98.   # 39 Walid 16:11  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/12/06
  99.   MR. BURSTON 16:12  |  Brant 08/12/06
  100.   Gabe #64 16:21  |  Mick 08/12/06
  101.   Palestinians speak many languages including... 16:21  |  Jack 08/12/06
  102.   RE # 75 paul harris 16:25  |  Human Rights 08/12/06
  103.   Separate nationality is not the real issue 16:28  |  Tosefta 08/12/06
  104.   #87 - Sullivan`s occupation 16:31  |  SG 08/12/06
  105.   # 54 hjhjhjhj 16:33  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/12/06
  106.   65. Tamir Gaza: history lessons 16:35  |  KUTW 08/12/06
  107.   Mick #100 16:36  |  Gabe1 08/12/06
  108.   81. Tamir Gaza: More history lessons 16:38  |  KUTW 08/12/06
  109.   Swiss(Dino) 16:38  |  ODP 08/12/06
  110.   No Israelies, No Israel, No Problem... 16:40  |  Ned 08/12/06
  111.   Marilyn 16:44  |  Sarah 08/12/06
  112.   # 86 ODP 16:45  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/12/06
  113.   #72 - well informed falafel 16:47  |  SG 08/12/06
  114.   Dino #98 16:51  |  Gabe1 08/12/06
  115.   # 71 KUTW 16:53  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/12/06
  116.   8#Shlomo from Tel Aviv : what peace are you offering? 17:00  |  Sam (UK) 08/12/06
  117.   #94 - inhuman right` grammar 17:02  |  SG 08/12/06
  118.   Tamir Gaza`s Bible 17:07  |  SG 08/12/06
  119.   Ode to Walid 17:20  |  Chuck 08/12/06
  120.   PROBLEM HAS NEVER BEEN PALESTINIANS 17:22  |  B 08/12/06
  121.   State of denial 17:42  |  Baz Mann 08/12/06
  122.   Israel`s right to exist = Palestinians right to exist 17:44  |  Madcow 08/12/06
  123.   ODP 17:45  |  Walid 08/12/06
  124.   Let`s pretend Palestine really doesn`t exist-- so what? 17:46  |  George W 08/12/06
  125.   A particular "jewish" problem 17:49  |  Axel 08/12/06
  126.   Palestinians 17:51  |  Israel Zwick 08/12/06
  127.   TO Klas #78 17:57  |  Alicia 08/12/06
  128.   Do the Palestinians exist 18:00  |  Jessica 08/12/06
  129.   Pope Urban II 18:02  |  Peter A.N. 08/12/06
  130.   Ned # 108 Let`s Not! 18:03  |  Jeff Northridge 08/12/06
  131.   Of course there is no denying 18:05  |  Richard 08/12/06
  132.   Origin of "Palestine" 18:09  |  christa 08/12/06
  133.   KUTW you can call it pharoon if not arab 18:16  |  Tamir Gaza 08/12/06
  134.   Jeff Northridge 18:18  |  ODP 08/12/06
  135.   # 114 Gabe 1 18:20  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/12/06
  136.   Alicia 127 18:35  |  Klas Dahlstrom 08/12/06
  137.   # Axel, singling out Jews again, are we ? 18:36  |  Paul Henzen 08/12/06
  138.   But wait, Golda said so 18:38  |  heinz 08/12/06
  139.   Chuck 18:40  |  Walid 08/12/06
  140.   SG 18:48  |  Human Rights 08/12/06
  141.   Margie #45 19:12  |  Guido 08/12/06
  142.   Margie the Charmer in the UK 19:13  |  Gabe1 08/12/06
  143.   Margie-in the UK-Double Talk 19:14  |  Hanem5 08/12/06
  144.   In reality, there is only one answer: 19:31  |  Maggiem 08/12/06
  145.   What is in a name? 19:47  |  Marcy 08/12/06
  146.   Maggiem #144 19:54  |  Gabe1 08/12/06
  147.   It is not for Arabs or Arabs-pals and their friends to decide 19:55  |  Joseph E . 08/12/06
  148.   115. Swiss (Dino) 19:57  |  KUTW 08/12/06
  149.   # 137 19:59  |  Axel 08/12/06
  150.   Might not agree all the time 20:01  |  Omatr 08/12/06
  151.   133. Tamir Gaza 20:02  |  KUTW 08/12/06
  152.   Not our Business? 20:07  |  Daniel 08/12/06
  153.   # 145- Marcy 20:07  |  Klaudia 08/12/06
  154.   101.Jack 20:09  |  KUTW 08/12/06
  155.   Reality 20:09  |  clearthinking 08/12/06
  156.   79Michael Katz: No Palestinians 20:16  |  KUTW 08/12/06
  157.   Gabe1 20:19  |  maggiem 08/12/06
  158.   #155 Reality? 20:26  |  maggiem 08/12/06
  159.   #158 Reality? 20:53  |  clearthinking 08/12/06
  160.   Guido #141 20:57  |  Hanem5 08/12/06
  161.   Dino #135 21:05  |  Gabe1 08/12/06
  162.   #5 Nathan 21:08  |  Metatron 08/12/06
  163.   #19 Pope Urban` false logic 21:12  |  Metatron 08/12/06
  164.   #21 Margie in Tel Aviv 21:18  |  Boycott 08/12/06
  165.   Bradley - You miss the point 21:22  |  Zev 08/12/06
  166.   Palestine was supposed to be the homeland for the Jewish people 21:25  |  Beni 08/12/06
  167.   What would be great... 21:39  |  Devin 08/12/06
  168.   The "Pals" were nomads, herding their sheep, illiterate 21:41  |  Jack 08/12/06
  169.   Gabe1/Dino 21:42  |  ODP 08/12/06
  170.   genetic archeology and native americans 21:56  |  jack 08/12/06
  171.   Beni 164 21:58  |  Klas Dahstrom 08/12/06
  172.   There`s no such thing... 22:07  |  Derek 08/12/06
  173.   arrgghh 22:16  |  Jack 08/12/06
  174.   Palestine was supposed to be the homeland for the Jewish people 22:17  |  Axel 08/12/06
  175.   # 164 Beni - Read Balfour Declaration carefully again.. 22:25  |  BouSameer 08/12/06
  176.   Daniel from Cleveland 22:36  |  Dan 08/12/06
  177.   Palestinians - as legitimate as the Boers? 22:41  |  Mahmud Boerevolk 08/12/06
  178.   Guido # 141 I`m Afraid Not 22:47  |  Jeff Northridge 08/12/06
  179.   # 149 Axel, thank you... 22:49  |  Paul Henzen 08/12/06
  180.   Hatfield vs. McCoy Argument 22:52  |  Matthew Sawtell 08/12/06
  181.   Klaudia #153 - This is not an Islam-Israel Issue 22:55  |  BouSameer 08/12/06
  182.   No Israel, No Problem: the Arab mantra 22:56  |  Mike 08/12/06
  183.   We exist, get used to it 23:01  |  Nizo the Palestinian 08/12/06
  184.   Sorry B. Burston, but is is the zionist`s business .. 23:14  |  BouSameer 08/12/06
  185.   suisse on palestenian compassion 23:28  |  SG 08/12/06
  186.   # 176 Paul Henzen 23:28  |  Axel 08/12/06
  187.   #149 OK AXEL HOW ABOUT SUDETENLAND E .PRUSSIA 23:34  |  paul harris 08/12/06
  188.   Suisse compensation 23:37  |  SG 08/12/06
  189.   # 180 There are 350 million Gays and Lesbians without a state ! 23:39  |  Paul Henzen 08/12/06
  190.   #174 AXEL BORES US WITH NON EVENTS 23:39  |  paul harris 08/12/06
  191.   ODP #169 23:44  |  Gabe 1 08/12/06
  192.   to Metatron #162/163, re: false logic 23:51  |  Abir 08/12/06
  193.   Mahmud Boerevolk 00:00  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/12/06
  194.   They Can Call Themselves What They Wish... 00:19  |  Erica 09/12/06
  195.   172. Derek: There`s no such thing... 00:25  |  KUTW 09/12/06
  196.   How to convert? 00:36  |  Native Pagan. 09/12/06
  197.   existence is not the same as entitlement 00:48  |  Saul Tobin 09/12/06
  198.   existence is not the same as entitlement pt. 2 00:49  |  Saul Tobin 09/12/06
  199.   no alestinians, no problem 00:57  |  robert davies 09/12/06
  200.   Mahmud Boerevolk 02:09  |  Ibrahim 09/12/06
  201.   Nizo the Palestinian # 183 Oh, We`re Used To It Alright 02:16  |  Jeff Northridge 09/12/06
  202.   #166 Beni wants us all to read Balfour 02:59  |  Johnboy 09/12/06
  203.   To "Pope Urban II" from Al-Quds 03:56  |  Lebanese in Canada 09/12/06
  204.   To lulu 04:00  |  Lebanese in Canada 09/12/06
  205.   It was Palestine by Marlyn? 04:02  |  Romeo 09/12/06
  206.   Jeff # 201 04:03  |  Nizo the Palestinian 09/12/06
  207.   # 197 Saul Tobin 04:07  |  Nizo the Palestinian 09/12/06
  208.   To Bradley Burston.SORRY,SORRY,SORRY FOR BEING JEWS... 04:14  |  Kathy 09/12/06
  209.   American Indians 04:37  |  janet 09/12/06
  210.   Margie in the UK #193 04:49  |  Gabe1 09/12/06
  211.   JohnBoy with emphasis on BOY. 05:00  |  Gabe1 09/12/06
  212.   Johnboy: And They Wouldn`t Have Taken Over If..... 05:10  |  Tim 09/12/06
  213.   Khalid; "Palestinians" have never existed! They`re Arabs period! 05:11  |  Michelle 09/12/06
  214.   To Yosef #6 06:01  |  Otto Rand 09/12/06
  215.   YOO 06:12  |  HOMIES IN WEST PALI 09/12/06
  216.   marlyn ....it was palestine in 1947 06:15  |  maria 09/12/06
  217.   MERRY HANOKAH 06:16  |  ENJOY YOUR HOOKAH 09/12/06
  218.   MARLYN...don`t you know that..... 06:25  |  maria 09/12/06
  219.   Janet #209 06:33  |  Tim 09/12/06
  220.   I Confess 06:46  |  Gabe1 09/12/06
  221.   Israelis? 06:47  |  LK 09/12/06
  222.   LK What Qualifies You To Make Claims? 07:38  |  Tim 09/12/06
  223.   denial of history 07:55  |  the little flower 09/12/06
  224.   Who is a Jew (to LK) 08:03  |  Vitaliy 09/12/06
  225.   Who are Jews? (LK in Milan) 08:10  |  Vitaliy 09/12/06
  226.   Who is a Jew (finale for LK from Milan) 08:19  |  Vitaliy 09/12/06
  227.   #151 what the sam hill are "pharaoons?" 08:19  |  hala 09/12/06
  228.   Who Cares for Jews? 08:25  |  Vitaliy 09/12/06
  229.   #166 Balfour declaration 08:27  |  hala 09/12/06
  230.   #216 maria, read Herodotus 08:30  |  hala 09/12/06
  231.   Claims to ownership 08:35  |  Vitaliy 09/12/06
  232.   Cost-Benefit Analysis 08:44  |  Vitaliy 09/12/06
  233.   Palestine is the land with 10% Jews 08:47  |  Mark 09/12/06
  234.   # 161 Gabe 1 09:08  |  Swiss (Dino) 09/12/06
  235.   Re: Claims to ownership 09:15  |  LK 09/12/06
  236.   Bradley, Right? 09:17  |  Dutch 09/12/06
  237.   #231 Vitaliy and claims to ownership 09:19  |  hala 09/12/06
  238.   #231 So are you an American? 09:39  |  revoltop 09/12/06
  239.   Boycott 10:14  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/12/06
  240.   Ibrahim 10:17  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/12/06
  241.   # 181- BouSameer 10:21  |  Klaudia 09/12/06
  242.   Shades of grey 10:24  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/12/06
  243.   216#maria+230#Hala/Hala Don`t Scandalious History 10:29  |  Akram Zekaria 09/12/06
  244.   "There are no Palestinians" is more than a slogan 11:02  |  Joe 09/12/06
  245.   To Mr. Burston Part 1 11:14  |  TonyL 09/12/06
  246.   To Mr. Burston Part 2 11:28  |  TonyL 09/12/06
  247.   Shades of grey 11:37  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/12/06
  248.   thank you 11:46  |  christina 09/12/06
  249.   221. LK: Israelis 12:09  |  KUTW 09/12/06
  250.   227. hala: what the sam hill are "pharaoons? 12:14  |  KUTW 09/12/06
  251.   Jews and the sea Palestinians and the land 12:59  |  ussishkin 09/12/06
  252.   240 Joe: There are no Palestinians 13:03  |  KUTW 09/12/06
  253.   You Miss the Point 13:10  |  benjamin 09/12/06
  254.   SG: Who really needs the compassion, The Israeli or Palestinians 13:24  |  Human Rights 09/12/06
  255.   226 Vitaliy: Who is a Jew 13:29  |  KUTW 09/12/06
  256.   TO Klas # 134 13:29  |  Alicia 09/12/06
  257.   Palestinians = Arab Death Cult 13:30  |  Shaka 09/12/06
  258.   #239 Margie in Tel Aviv 13:34  |  Boycott 09/12/06
  259.   #45 Margie`s claim is open to interpretation 13:46  |  Johnboy 09/12/06
  260.   Vitaliy: This is an inhuman behavior 13:48  |  Human Rights 09/12/06
  261.   KUTW : There were no Israel before 1948 14:07  |  Human Rights 09/12/06
  262.   #212 Tim, wrong in the specifics 14:08  |  Johnboy 09/12/06
  263.   TO Jack#168 14:12  |  Alicia 09/12/06
  264.   #229 hala - a point about Balfour 14:15  |  Johnboy 09/12/06
  265.   #243 Akram Zekariah 14:17  |  Boycott 09/12/06
  266.   237. hala 14:36  |  KUTW 09/12/06
  267.   JOHNBOY..Balfour did not say your side could take it over either. 14:54  |  Peter S.M. 09/12/06
  268.   Gabe1 15:09  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/12/06
  269.   Swiss Dino #234 15:16  |  Gabe1 09/12/06
  270.   261 Human Rights: neither an Arab pal state 15:17  |  KUTW 09/12/06
  271.   Ibrahim #241 15:22  |  Ibrahim 09/12/06
  272.   Shades of Grey 15:26  |  Hanem5 09/12/06
  273.   Gabe aka Hanem aka Margie (?) 15:33  |  Boycott 09/12/06
  274.   # 268- " Margie"/ Gabe1 15:45  |  Klaudia 09/12/06
  275.   Most amusing Gabe 16:23  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/12/06
  276.   Johnboy your history is lacking 16:27  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/12/06
  277.   To Alicia 256 16:33  |  Klas Dahstrom 09/12/06
  278.   Shades of grey 16:55  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 09/12/06
  279.   Hey Bradley I Was Right In My Response To Hala! 16:59  |  Yosemite Sam 09/12/06
  280.   History & legitimacy 17:26  |  Altalena 09/12/06
  281.   Kathy 17:26  |  Walid 09/12/06
  282.   problems are not connected 17:45  |  Simon the J. 09/12/06
  283.   26#Johnlong. Correction the Balfour Declaration. 17:49  |  Akram Zekaria 09/12/06
  284.   Margie in the UK #269 17:52  |  Gabe1 09/12/06
  285.   Almost all countries have not "pure" origins 17:59  |  Leandro 09/12/06
  286.   261 Human Rights: neither an Arab pal state 18:10  |  KUTW 09/12/06
  287.   251. ussishkin Jews and Palestinians 18:12  |  KUTW 09/12/06
  288.   To Lulu 18:12  |  Elizabeth 09/12/06
  289.   Human Rights # 254 Don`t Exaggerate 18:18  |  Jeff Northridge 09/12/06
  290.   to #235 from Milan 18:20  |  Simon the J. 09/12/06
  291.   Palestians are no different froom Jordanians 18:29  |  MK 09/12/06
  292.   To Nathan: Before 1948 there were no Israeli - but Jews 18:37  |  Foreign Resident 09/12/06
  293.   Alicia 256 18:42  |  Klas Dahlstrom 09/12/06
  294.   The Beatles and the Palestinians 18:48  |  FOX 09/12/06
  295.   ...No Israel, No Jews, No Shame...only Hatred 18:48  |  abraham...mico 09/12/06
  296.   to #22 and #39 19:03  |  Anna 09/12/06
  297.   to #48 19:06  |  Chaldean 09/12/06
  298.   Margie in the UK 19:26  |  Gabe1 09/12/06
  299.   To Alicia 19:27  |  Jack 09/12/06
  300.   FOX 19:34  |  Gabe1 09/12/06
  301.   Not quite the Beatles 19:36  |  Jack 09/12/06
  302.   Walid and Kathy 19:40  |  Gabe1 09/12/06
  303.   Not quite the Beatles 19:53  |  Jack 09/12/06
  304.   LK Milan continued 20:04  |  Peter Smith 09/12/06
  305.   to Indrajaya 20:21  |  Peter Smith 09/12/06
  306.   Indrajaya & ignorance part 2 20:27  |  Peter Smith 09/12/06
  307.   To Nathan - curious little fact 20:39  |  Peter Smith 09/12/06
  308.   Jews deny the truth 20:52  |  John 09/12/06
  309.   ...to Abraham#48...we were in Judea too... 20:59  |  UGY the she camel 09/12/06
  310.   #289 Fox, Aren`t you talking about the Israelis? 21:20  |  Dutch 09/12/06
  311.   Paul Harris - a question 21:26  |  Stephen Connor 09/12/06
  312.   KUTW are you a normal person? 21:31  |  Tamir Gaza 09/12/06
  313.   Burston, You want to believe Arab fiction? Go ahead. YOUR problem 22:21  |  Yaakov K. 09/12/06
  314.   To 310. Dutch. History cannot be re-written 22:24  |  Altalena 09/12/06
  315.   Tamir Gaza # 312 Yes, They Did 22:56  |  Jeff Northridge 09/12/06
  316.   Nathan violated Guidelines 23:25  |  Omar 09/12/06
  317.   No Israelis, No Israel, No Problem ? What about it ? 23:26  |  Yankelowitz 09/12/06
  318.   To Ibrahim from Mahmud Boerevolk 23:31  |  Mahmud Boerevolk 09/12/06
  319.   294 - Fox 23:49  |  Australit 09/12/06
  320.   312.Tamir Gaza: are you a normal person? 23:53  |  KUTW 09/12/06
  321.   An irrelevant editorial 23:56  |  Bernard Ross 09/12/06
  322.   Johnboy #262: You Really Are Getting desperate Aren`t You? 23:59  |  Tim 09/12/06
  323.   To # 8 Shlomo (Morel ?) from Tel Aviv : very interesting... huumm 00:00  |  Yankelowitz 10/12/06
  324.   Johnboy`s Desperation Part 2 - #262 00:04  |  Tim 10/12/06
  325.   to John #308 00:11  |  check your facts. 10/12/06
  326.   To # 24 lulu : can you turn your title round please ? 00:13  |  Yankelowitz 10/12/06
  327.   Omar #316 00:24  |  Tim 10/12/06
  328.   Question : How many Jews lived in Palestine in 1800 ? 00:34  |  Yankelowitz 10/12/06
  329.   To # 33 Marilyn : I loved this one ! LMAO 00:37  |  Yankelowitz 10/12/06
  330.   Who is the logical deterrent to peace 00:38  |  Kaelinda 10/12/06
  331.   To # 44 Edith : Deprorgram zionism, antisemitism will disappear 00:43  |  Yankelowitz 10/12/06
  332.   Palestinians versus Arabs 00:45  |  Joe 10/12/06
  333.   To # 45 Margie : Are you paranoïac ? 00:47  |  Yankelowitz 10/12/06
  334.   Yankelowitz - And Jewish Paranoia 01:04  |  Stephen Connor 10/12/06
  335.   If you call me Arab I will call you the Hebrewian from now on 01:06  |  Tamir Gaza 10/12/06
  336.   288#Elizabeth/Lulu. 01:13  |  Akram Zekaria 10/12/06
  337.   No Palestinian, No Palestine, No Problem 01:23  |  jepensedoncjesuis 10/12/06
  338.   #73 Human Rights 01:26  |  Agent Orange 10/12/06
  339.   Yankelowitz on Paranoia 01:39  |  Tim 10/12/06
  340.   To # 93 Jack : Yes and no - A bit of history 01:41  |  Yankelowitz 10/12/06
  341.   To # 166 Bugs Beni : So ? Uganda and madagascar also ! 01:52  |  Yankelowitz 10/12/06
  342.   To # 189 Paul Henzen : A suggestion... 01:59  |  Yankelowitz 10/12/06
  343.   Balfour declaration 02:00  |  Eli 10/12/06
  344.   The Jews did not get all of Palestine. 02:10  |  Jack 10/12/06
  345.   TO 19 02:12  |  palestinian 10/12/06
  346.   Straw man 02:21  |  Lynn 10/12/06
  347.   TO#323 02:52  |  sam 10/12/06
  348.   Alicia...Bedouins 02:53  |  John 10/12/06
  349.   Is there one Arab that had Palestinian as his nationality 03:04  |  Eric 10/12/06
  350.   Yankelewicz #333 and the Bitter ITCH 03:16  |  Gabe1 10/12/06
  351.   What "Palestine" really means 03:28  |  Glenn 10/12/06
  352.   To # 339 Tim : I`m French first, serving MY country, jewish after 03:28  |  Yankelowitz 10/12/06
  353.   Marilyn #33: What About The Jews Marilyn? 03:43  |  Tim 10/12/06
  354.   TonyL takes the prize 03:47  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 10/12/06
  355.   KUTW is that what you studied? 03:53  |  Tamir Gaza 10/12/06
  356.   Tankelowitz 04:15  |  Sderot 10/12/06
  357.   Yankelowitz: "French of Jewish Confession" 04:26  |  CHGODMK 10/12/06
  358.   Jews on a Glacier 04:28  |  Jason 10/12/06
  359.   Jewish minority in Palestine 05:05  |  keith 10/12/06
  360.   to Agent Orange 05:11  |  Anna 10/12/06
  361.   Eric - you`re 100% right 05:19  |  Sderot 10/12/06
  362.   Swiss Dino #14 05:21  |  Tim 10/12/06
  363.   # 224 Vitaliy @ NJ / USA , You Cool 07:14  |  Joseph E . 10/12/06
  364.   Tim MY REPLY 07:15  |  Omar 10/12/06
  365.   #5 you talk about culture? 07:19  |  arab 10/12/06
  366.   Mr. Burston, Please Read This Factual Response! 08:45  |  Robert Blum 10/12/06
  367.   Palestinians versus Arabs 08:49  |  Jack 10/12/06
  368.   Remove the Palestinian leadership & the equation solved 09:10  |  Akram Zekaria 10/12/06
  369.   Palestinians being labeled Jew 09:13  |  Jack 10/12/06
  370.   Jack: #367 and #369 Palestinians Are Descendants of Ancient Jews? 10:25  |  Tim 10/12/06
  371.   #312 Tamir Gaza and Egypt occupied by Arabs 10:25  |  hala 10/12/06
  372.   to jack 10:27  |  JustMe 10/12/06
  373.   #252 No, no, no KUTW! 10:45  |  hala 10/12/06
  374.   palestain 11:48  |  lubna 10/12/06
  375.   I confess, I am Gabe 12:02  |  Clickfool 10/12/06
  376.   So, no Scots or Welsh? 12:20  |  Ben Galim 10/12/06
  377.   Dutch, not expected to understand #310 12:39  |  FOX 10/12/06
  378.   Clickfool, devolving 12:46  |  FOX 10/12/06
  379.   Victory for the Truth 13:32  |  Steven Ruddell 10/12/06
  380.   But we still kill each other at will... 14:09  |  Ehud (Rabbi ret.) 10/12/06
  381.   #344-Jack - They don`t claim Jordan 14:12  |  Richie 10/12/06
  382.   The name Palestina 14:16  |  Klas Dahlstrom 10/12/06
  383.   #283 Akram, 2nd try to reply 14:21  |  Johnboy 10/12/06
  384.   #267 PETER SM #276 Margie #322 Tim 3rd attempt to reply 14:35  |  Johnboy 10/12/06
  385.   I am part of a nation whose homeland is in Mr. Burston`s kitchen 15:17  |  Barry 10/12/06
  386.   #382 16:11  |  Steven Ruddell 10/12/06
  387.   Palestinian versus Arab revisited 17:21  |  Joe 10/12/06
  388.   links 18:08  |  Jack 10/12/06
  389.   Barry`s kitchen 18:08  |  Lynn 10/12/06
  390.   JustMe 18:21  |  Jack 10/12/06
  391.   Double standard 18:22  |  Lynn 10/12/06
  392.   #387 Joe from Baltimore 18:30  |  Boycott 10/12/06
  393.   Response to Lynn 18:51  |  Barry 10/12/06
  394.   Re: 176 19:07  |  Daniel 10/12/06
  395.   Stop the Denial 19:21  |  Tzfonit 10/12/06
  396.   Tzfonit 19:53  |  Jasmine Murphy 10/12/06
  397.   back to the article 21:27  |  mg 10/12/06
  398.   Johnboy: "It Was A Good Plan...." 21:35  |  Tim 10/12/06
  399.   (1)383# Johnboy & History 22:22  |  Akram Zekaria 10/12/06
  400.   379 and 380 22:35  |  ussishkin 10/12/06
  401.   #398 There was no "other plan" Tim 22:58  |  Johnboy 10/12/06
  402.   (2)383# Johnboy & Confusion. 22:59  |  Akram Zekaria 10/12/06
  403.   Lynn From Canada, And Marilyn From Australia: You Remind Me of... 23:53  |  Tim 10/12/06
  404.   Jack #388 Re Links 00:10  |  Tim 11/12/06
  405.   Tzfonit 00:17  |  Nizo the Palestinian 11/12/06
  406.   israel;existence in your own hands 00:44  |  Neil 11/12/06
  407.   The real myth 02:01  |  Joseph 11/12/06
  408.   Neil #401 02:21  |  Tim 11/12/06
  409.   #398 Tim, 2nd try to reply. 02:21  |  Johnboy 11/12/06
  410.   Special Place 03:04  |  Wouter Brasse 11/12/06
  411.   No Palestinians, No Palestine, No Problem 03:22  |  Asher 11/12/06
  412.   Johnboy: My 126th and a half try to reply... 04:37  |  Tim 11/12/06
  413.