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Israel doesn't want peace
By Gideon Levy
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The moment of truth has arrived, and it has to be said: Israel does not want peace. The arsenal of excuses has run out, and the chorus of Israeli rejection already rings hollow. Until recently, it was still possible to accept the Israeli refrain that "there is no partner" for peace and that "the time isn't right" to deal with our enemies. Today, the new reality before our eyes leaves no room for doubt and the tired refrain that "Israel supports peace" has been left shattered.

It's hard to determine when the breaking point occurred. Was it the absolute dismissal of the Saudi initiative? The refusal to acknowledge the Syrian initiative? Prime Minister Ehud Olmert's annual Passover interviews? The revulsion at the statements made by Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, in Damascus, alleging that Israel was ready to renew peace talks with Syria?
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Who would have believed it? A high-ranking U.S. official says Israel wants peace talks to resume and instantly her president "severely" denies the veracity of her words. Is Israel even hearing these voices? Are we digesting the significance of these voices for peace? Seven million apathetic Israeli citizens prove that we are not.

Entire generations grew up here weaned on self-deception and doubt about the likelihood of achieving peace with our neighbors. In our younger days, David Ben-Gurion told us that if he were only able to meet with Arab leaders, he would have brought us peace in his time. Israel has demanded direct negotiations as a matter of principle and Israelis have derived great pride from the fact that their daily focus on "peace" has concealed their state's lofty ambitions. We were told that there was no partner for peace and that the ultimate ambition of the Arabs is to bring about our destruction. We burned the portraits of "the Egyptian tyrant" at our bonfires on Lag Ba'omer, and were convinced that all blame for the lack of peace lied with our enemies.

After that came the occupation, followed by terror, Yassir Arafat, the failed second Camp David Summit and the rise of Hamas to power, and we were sure, always sure, that it was all their fault. In our wildest dreams, we wouldn't have believed that the day would come when the entire Arab world would extend its hand in peace and Israel would brush away the gesture. It would have been even crazier to imagine that this Israeli refusal would have been blamed on not wanting to enrage domestic public opinion.

The world has been turned upside down and it is Israel that stands at the forefront of refusal. The policy of refusal of a select few, a vanguard of the extreme, has now become the official policy of Jerusalem. In his Passover interviews, Olmert will tell us that, "The Palestinians stand at the crossroads of a historic decision," but people stopped taking him seriously a long time ago. The historic decision is ours, and we are fleeing from this crossroads and from these initiatives as if from death itself.

Terror, used as the ultimate excuse for Israeli refusal, only helps Olmert keep reciting, ad nauseum, "If they [the Palestinians] don't change, don't fight terror and don't adhere to any of their obligations, then they will never extract themselves from their unending chaos." As though the Palestinians haven't taken measures against terrorism, as though Israel is the one to determine what their obligations are, as though Israel isn't to blame for the unending chaos Palestinians suffer under the occupation.

Israel makes a point of setting prerequisites and believes it has an exclusive right to do so. But, time and time again, Israel avoids the most basic prerequisite for any just peace - an end to the occupation. Of all the questions asked during his Passover interviews, no one bothered to ask Olmert why he didn't react with excitement to the recent Arab initiatives, without preconditions? The answer: real estate. The real estate of the settlements.

It's not only Olmert who is dragging his feet. A leading figure in the Labor party said last week that "it will take five to 10 years to recover from the trauma." Peace is now no more than a threatening wound, with no one still talking about the massive social benefits it would bring in development, security, freedom of movement in the region and by establishing a more just society.

Like a little Switzerland, we are focusing more these days on the dollar exchange rate and on the allegations of embezzlement leveled against the Finance Ministry than on the fateful opportunities fading away before our very eyes.

Not every day and not even in every generation do we encounter an opportunity like this. Although it's not for sure if the initiatives are completely solid and believable, or if they are based on trickery, no one has stepped up to challenge or acknowledge them. When Olmert is an elderly grandfather, what will he tell his grandchildren? That he turned over every stone in the name of peace? That there was no other choice? What will his grandchildren say?
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  1.   Absurd Accusation 10:53  |  TM (Jewlicious.com) 08/04/07
  2.   Levi, an extraordinary person and Haaretz an exceptional News Pap 10:55  |  Bandar Michaels 08/04/07
  3.   Exactly! End the occupation 11:02  |  tony fisher 08/04/07
  4.   Peace talks 11:11  |  Axel 08/04/07
  5.   "ad nauseum" 11:43  |  christoph 08/04/07
  6.   Middle East = Land of the fools 11:53  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/04/07
  7.   THE MOST OVERWORKED AND LEAST UNDERSTOOD WORD 12:16  |  paul harris 08/04/07
  8.   Israel Doesn`t Want Peace 12:20  |  Rochel Sylvetsky 08/04/07
  9.   The fanatical Talmudic settlers will call Levy 12:28  |  Christian evangelist 08/04/07
  10.   G.L. is confused;Israel`s religion&actions R 4 peace 12:35  |  sam 08/04/07
  11.   No peace please, we`re Israelis 12:37  |  JW 08/04/07
  12.   you are right gideon. we do not want peace of the grave, how aus 12:40  |  ralph 08/04/07
  13.   levy is either a cynic or a moron 12:43  |  brian 08/04/07
  14.   an end to the occupation 12:51  |  David Hawkins 08/04/07
  15.   Victims of your own `success` 13:04  |  Rowan Berkeley 08/04/07
  16.   Gideon Levy hates Israel 13:08  |  Shalom Freedman 08/04/07
  17.   Gideon the clown Levy doesn`t want peace 13:09  |  Spoon 08/04/07
  18.   If Ben Gurion were here today, Gideon Levy 13:12  |  Tzfonit 08/04/07
  19.   gideon levy.....They say *Home is where the heart is* 13:15  |  Ari ben Yisrael 08/04/07
  20.   #14 DIRECT THENM TO ARAB PALESTINE [JORDAN [] DAVID 13:16  |  paul harris 08/04/07
  21.   #14 David Hawkins in BERLIN LOL 13:18  |  Ari ben Yisrael 08/04/07
  22.   #6 DINO STILL NEEDS JERRY DESPERATELY 13:19  |  paul harris 08/04/07
  23.   #4 ITS SPRING AND AXEL MAKES A BREAKTHROUGH !! 13:22  |  paul harris 08/04/07
  24.   Israel Does not want "Piece" 13:28  |  MaxR 08/04/07
  25.   Gideon Levy lies again 13:32  |  Ken Jurist 08/04/07
  26.   Gideon Levy doesn`t want Israel... to exist 13:48  |  MG 08/04/07
  27.   Please listen to Gideon! 13:49  |  Texas Ranger 08/04/07
  28.   Arab peace is Jewish destruction!!!!! 13:51  |  Ben Uziel 08/04/07
  29.   Absolute nonsense 13:54  |  ScotGuy 08/04/07
  30.   Levy-Your PREDICTABLE,REPETITIVE,BIASED opinion ain`t worth 2cent 13:54  |  Ben 08/04/07
  31.   Levi is a TERROR APOLOGIST with no sense of justice!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 14:00  |  James 08/04/07
  32.   # 8 14:01  |  christa 08/04/07
  33.   Levy 14:03  |  Charles 08/04/07
  34.   Specialist in stupid Categorization 14:05  |  Shoes 08/04/07
  35.   Gideon Levy and Switzerland 14:05  |  christa 08/04/07
  36.   some context: Ha`aretz=Independent, Levy=Fisk 14:06  |  Israeli 08/04/07
  37.   COULD NOT HAVE SAID IT BETTER 14:07  |  mildred 08/04/07
  38.   Saudi "peace" terminology, de-Orwellized 14:20  |  MG 08/04/07
  39.   What has being long suspected in the West 14:36  |  Chris Linthwaite 08/04/07
  40.   Does not want peace,who said so? 14:43  |  David Nigel Braham 08/04/07
  41.   Gideon, have you read Hamas` charter? 14:53  |  Jake 08/04/07
  42.   Gideon Levy 14:57  |  Maureen S 08/04/07
  43.   Levy`s Articles Grow More Pitiful 14:57  |  Yoram 08/04/07
  44.   Gideon, Pappe left. When will you follow him? 14:58  |  Danny 08/04/07
  45.   Peace with survival 14:58  |  Warren 08/04/07
  46.   Israel doesn`t want peace 15:13  |  Mitch Cohen 08/04/07
  47.   No. 8 15:14  |  tony fisher 08/04/07
  48.   #37 Mildew........But you said nowt!! 15:16  |  Ari ben Yisrael 08/04/07
  49.   #41 Jake, levy probably helped draw it up!! 15:20  |  Ari ben Yisrael 08/04/07
  50.   Maybe Olmert Doesn`t Want Peace but Israel Does 15:23  |  Jane 08/04/07
  51.   tzfonit-delusional #18 15:25  |  Bracha kahba 08/04/07
  52.   #15 Astute observation, Rowan Berkeley 15:29  |  Ben Alofs 08/04/07
  53.   To Gideon Levy, with love 15:29  |  Adina 08/04/07
  54.   # 22 paul harris 15:31  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/04/07
  55.   david hawkins 15:32  |  GABE1 08/04/07
  56.   # 35 christa 15:40  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/04/07
  57.   Gideon Levy 15:42  |  Michael 08/04/07
  58.   MR LEVY WANTS PEACE... 15:43  |  Vladimir 08/04/07
  59.   Gideon Levy is waking up 15:45  |  Ah 08/04/07
  60.   to Haaretz re Rowan Berkeley 15:48  |  bev 08/04/07
  61.   Last chance for a two state solution! 15:48  |  Ben Alofs 08/04/07
  62.   I genuinly believe that most Israelis want peace, BUT...... 15:52  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/04/07
  63.   So, what is new? 15:56  |  Michael N 08/04/07
  64.   Do you really believe in what you write Mr Levy ? 16:03  |  Asher J 08/04/07
  65.   were yoy lving in Mars-Mr.Gideon 16:05  |  Issy Hass 08/04/07
  66.   Israel does not want peace 16:07  |  Mary 08/04/07
  67.   How could Israel want peace? 16:07  |  Marsha Falk 08/04/07
  68.   #44 Men reject their prophets... 16:07  |  Ben Alofs 08/04/07
  69.   # 30 re Levy 16:12  |  Avrohom Yerushalmi 08/04/07
  70.   Texas Ranger (Post No. 27) 16:14  |  Johnny Weintraub 08/04/07
  71.   do you mean it Levy ? are you honest ? 16:15  |  Marrianna K 08/04/07
  72.   # 13 re Levy a cynic 16:19  |  Carole J 08/04/07
  73.   Mr. Levi should address the Arab side too 16:24  |  Sam 08/04/07
  74.   what means "Israel doesn`t want peace" 16:29  |  abbba 08/04/07
  75.   Self deception 16:32  |  Baz Mann 08/04/07
  76.   IT IS SO EASY TO MAKE JUDGMENT 16:39  |  indrajaya 08/04/07
  77.   King of all media you are (NOT) 16:44  |  Ariya Gothelf 08/04/07
  78.   #6 to dino with the dunce cap 16:48  |  John Allen 08/04/07
  79.   A typical Haaretz smear job 16:51  |  Joel in Albany 08/04/07
  80.   jane #50 of Palm Beach 16:55  |  GABE 1 08/04/07
  81.   Sad but true - back to our roots? 17:10  |  lennybruce 08/04/07
  82.   spread of violence 17:12  |  chris 08/04/07
  83.   Another good and persuasive article by Gideon Levy, but I`m more 17:17  |  Smadar 08/04/07
  84.   #68 You are confused 17:23  |  Danny 08/04/07
  85.   so israel doesnt want to have peace... 17:26  |  scallywag 08/04/07
  86.   MR.LEVY,from a GANDHIAN 17:28  |  vijaya 08/04/07
  87.   Self Hating Jews 17:29  |  db 08/04/07
  88.   Levy 17:31  |  Notagain 08/04/07
  89.   #35 christa THE PEOPLE OF SWITZERLAND HAVE BEENCIVILISED 17:35  |  paul harris 08/04/07
  90.   Thank you 17:36  |  Phyllis Schoenberg 08/04/07
  91.   Israel doesn`t want peace 17:38  |  Sharonelle 08/04/07
  92.   #79 Typical smear job 17:48  |  Sharonelle 08/04/07
  93.   #79 Typical smear job - joel 17:51  |  Sharonelle 08/04/07
  94.   Israel doesn`t want peace 17:55  |  scott rabin 08/04/07
  95.   PEACE OF DHIMMIS AND DUMMIES 17:58  |  B 08/04/07
  96.   MR.LEVY IS SAYING IT LIKE IT IS and 73 is not quite with it 17:58  |  lakshmi 08/04/07
  97.   israel doesnt want peace!! 17:59  |  habilp 08/04/07
  98.   # 78 John Allen speaking from the American Heartland...... 18:03  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/04/07
  99.   war brings more money to israel then peace.. 18:07  |  cristina 08/04/07
  100.   Until Muslims learn to coexist with non-Muslims 18:10  |  Annie 08/04/07
  101.   A Very Sick, Twisted Mind 18:19  |  Tod Zuckerman 08/04/07
  102.   ISRAEL IS A ROUGE STATE 18:20  |  Muhammud al-Swain 08/04/07
  103.   # 56 Swiss 18:23  |  christa 08/04/07
  104.   Ben Alofs # 61 The Next Station 18:25  |  Jeff Northridge 08/04/07
  105.   Israel does so want peace 18:26  |  W 08/04/07
  106.   #88 scott rabin 18:30  |  Labhras 08/04/07
  107.   Israel does not want to commit suicide (perhaps Mr Levy does) 18:30  |  Briton 08/04/07
  108.   peace in short run is insanity...only real peace needed 18:33  |  The Equalizer 08/04/07
  109.   Swiss # 6 18:34  |  Lynn 08/04/07
  110.   Zionists Are Blind!! 18:36  |  Boyd 08/04/07
  111.   peace talks 18:39  |  Rodney 08/04/07
  112.   #71 Marianna K 18:39  |  Ireland 08/04/07
  113.   lakshmi 18:40  |  untouchable 08/04/07
  114.   Why Bother Reading? 18:41  |  Easter Bunny 08/04/07
  115.   OCCUPATION is another word that should be burned into your lame 18:44  |  d.dor 08/04/07
  116.   Rochel Sylvetsky 18:44  |  rodney 08/04/07
  117.   Lakshmi 18:45  |  Sam 08/04/07
  118.   Israel really wants peace but at your terms, Levy 18:48  |  Gabi Z 08/04/07
  119.   paul Harris 18:51  |  Rodney 08/04/07
  120.   TURN THE THREATENING WOUND INTO A MARK OF PRIDE 18:52  |  Mohamed MALLECK 08/04/07
  121.   Tragically totally accurate 18:55  |  Angela 08/04/07
  122.   To Sharonelle 18:57  |  Joel in Albany 08/04/07
  123.   indrajaya # 76 That`s a Poor Measuring Stick 19:00  |  Jeff Northridge 08/04/07
  124.   Gideon Levy 19:11  |  Ron 08/04/07
  125.   neighbors???? 19:13  |  Rodney 08/04/07
  126.   Tzfonit#18 19:13  |  Danite 08/04/07
  127.   taking in???? 19:16  |  Rodney 08/04/07
  128.   Israels problem is Olmerts delusions 19:17  |  Danite 08/04/07
  129.   Jane #50 19:22  |  Danite 08/04/07
  130.   Jewish destruction??? 19:22  |  rodney 08/04/07
  131.   negotitations??? 19:26  |  Rodney 08/04/07
  132.   Gideon, you are still on bonfires... 19:26  |  Benlolo 08/04/07
  133.   #3 19:28  |  Moshe 08/04/07
  134.   US & Israel: nothing could be worse than peace 19:31  |  Henon 08/04/07
  135.   the right to defend oneself 19:32  |  rodney 08/04/07
  136.   When Gideon Levy writes an op-ed 19:37  |  Yonatan 08/04/07
  137.   Charles - a lawless band of clans 19:44  |  Rodney 08/04/07
  138.   to Muhammud-swine 19:46  |  david 08/04/07
  139.   Shoes 19:47  |  rodney 08/04/07
  140.   Dine #6 Ship of fools 19:47  |  S 08/04/07
  141.   When the arabs say peace, Israel says Nyet 19:52  |  Marilyn 08/04/07
  142.   How Olmert "cleverly" avoids peace 19:52  |  Tosefta 08/04/07
  143.   it does want peace but.... 19:54  |  ravi 08/04/07
  144.   Great Saudi offer should be accepted 19:54  |  Tosefta 08/04/07
  145.   # 78 John Allen (2nd try) 19:55  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/04/07
  146.   # 93 christa 20:03  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/04/07
  147.   If Ben Gurion were here today (Tzfonit #18) 20:04  |  Tosefta 08/04/07
  148.   What will his grandchildren say? 20:07  |  Mark Lincoln 08/04/07
  149.   # 98 Lynn 20:08  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/04/07
  150.   ever since Israel became a nation 20:08  |  rodney 08/04/07
  151.   Gideon Levy an Israel Hater 20:09  |  Dagma 08/04/07
  152.   PEACE OF DHIMMIS AND DUMMIES 20:18  |  rodney 08/04/07
  153.   #92 20:24  |  Moshe 08/04/07
  154.   #51 Gabe the stalker 20:28  |  Boycott 08/04/07
  155.   # 103 Jeff Northridge 20:28  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/04/07
  156.   Levy is hysterical 20:33  |  FinanceDoc 08/04/07
  157.   #92 20:38  |  Moshe part(1) 08/04/07
  158.   Isreal cannot endure peace 20:41  |  Dewey 08/04/07
  159.   Israel doesn`t want peace 20:45  |  Jesus Ben David 08/04/07
  160.   #92 20:46  |  Moshe part(2) 08/04/07
  161.   Good point Moshe 20:53  |  Rodney 08/04/07
  162.   ravi see to our serious troubles at home 21:00  |  dalit 08/04/07
  163.   One of the best kept secrets 21:03  |  El-birawi 08/04/07
  164.   ben alofs the only ones heading for disaster 21:04  |  ian donaghue 08/04/07
  165.   TM#1. U certainly have no grasp 4 reality 21:08  |  ARIK 08/04/07
  166.   #92 21:15  |  Moshe part(3) 08/04/07
  167.   to Rodney fro Nagasaky 21:21  |  David 08/04/07
  168.   # 133 S 21:25  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/04/07
  169.   # 1. T M 21:35  |  Hamza 08/04/07
  170.   # 121 Danite 21:37  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/04/07
  171.   Oh stop already with this calumny. 21:37  |  sg 08/04/07
  172.   to Marilyn from australia 21:38  |  david 08/04/07
  173.   Duh! 21:38  |  Doug@usa.com 08/04/07
  174.   Tosefta # 126 The Great Arab Ultimatum 21:38  |  Jeff Northridge 08/04/07
  175.   Swiss Dino 21:48  |  Danite 08/04/07
  176.   to Dewey from NY 21:49  |  david 08/04/07
  177.   No 156 Levy is hysterical indeed= a disgrace 21:53  |  Animaamin 08/04/07
  178.   Swiss Dino has done his homework #62 21:56  |  Danite 08/04/07
  179.   Peace? No, thanks 22:00  |  JJ 08/04/07
  180.   Swiss Dino thank you 22:00  |  Danite 08/04/07
  181.   # 159 "Israel does want peace " 22:02  |  Emunah 08/04/07
  182.   113 UNTOUCHABLE,please read the post 86 22:04  |  lakshmi 08/04/07
  183.   117SAM,if so why don`t they come to the table? 22:14  |  lakshmi 08/04/07
  184.   No 25 Gideon Levy lies 22:15  |  Shlomi 08/04/07
  185.   # 175 / # 178 Danite 22:41  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/04/07
  186.   Israel doesn`t want peace 22:42  |  Sharonelle 08/04/07
  187.   #174 Jeff the "Incorrigible" 22:44  |  Labhras 08/04/07
  188.   Swiss (Dino) # 155 It Depends On Where The Border Is 22:45  |  Jeff Northridge 08/04/07
  189.   #94, Israel doesn`t want peace - Scott Rabin 22:46  |  Sharonelle 08/04/07
  190.   David Ben Gurion didn`t get to meet with Arab leaders openly 22:47  |  Dennis M Starkman 08/04/07
  191.   Gideon Levy doesn`t want truth 22:53  |  Lord Acton 08/04/07
  192.   #181 re #159 22:55  |  Labhras 08/04/07
  193.   #123 Joel in Albany 22:57  |  Sharonelle 08/04/07
  194.   OIL MONEY PAYS SALARY 23:01  |  TOBIA 08/04/07
  195.   # 147 Tosefta 23:10  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/04/07
  196.   Real Peace for Israel will be Suicide.. 23:20  |  Ali 08/04/07
  197.   So, what else is new? 23:23  |  Wiktor 08/04/07
  198.   Lakshmi 23:23  |  Sam 08/04/07
  199.   The non-jews that STILL has simpathies to Israel 23:42  |  Rodrigo 08/04/07
  200.   Let the truth be told or the heavens Fall 23:45  |  David Abramson 08/04/07
  201.   166 MOSHE ,your history is SELECTIVE 23:46  |  sara 08/04/07
  202.   JEFF NORTHBRIDGE,your RACISM appalling 23:50  |  martha 08/04/07
  203.   Labhras # 188 That Depends On The Type Of "Peace" 23:55  |  Jeff Northridge 08/04/07
  204.   144TOSEFTA,GREAT SAUDI OFFER,precisely 00:00  |  sara 09/04/07
  205.   #91,92 and 93 00:07  |  Moshe 09/04/07
  206.   Negotiaion is not suicide 00:31  |  AA 09/04/07
  207.   tzfonit and terror #18 00:35  |  Bracha kahba 09/04/07
  208.   The husband, not the wife is the traitor 00:36  |  Yussef Gideon 09/04/07
  209.   #161 00:39  |  Moshe 09/04/07
  210.   America is beginning to see this 00:43  |  Sam 09/04/07
  211.   Reaching a peace deal does not mean trusting terrorists 00:47  |  AA 09/04/07
  212.   RAVI. in agreement,but do read 86, 00:52  |  vijaya 09/04/07
  213.   #193 Jeff Northridge 00:57  |  Labhras 09/04/07
  214.   162 DALIT,it must be looked into and hope Parliament isdoing that 00:58  |  vijaya 09/04/07
  215.   To TM-Jewlicious.com 01:06  |  Liam Bailey 09/04/07
  216.   peace 01:15  |  bitterblood 09/04/07
  217.   Composition of Israeli Jews (Dino #189) 01:16  |  Tosefta 09/04/07
  218.   Finally, someone in the news makes sense 01:22  |  Eric 09/04/07
  219.   and all the world is watching 01:22  |  Kathleen 09/04/07
  220.   on #195 sara 01:24  |  david 09/04/07
  221.   Israel and peace? LOL 01:34  |  mollie 09/04/07
  222.   #205 Sam 01:36  |  Sharonelle 09/04/07
  223.   Jeff`s motive (Sara #202) 01:46  |  Tosefta 09/04/07
  224.   "We have no partner for peace" 01:47  |  Sam 09/04/07
  225.   #174 Jeff Northridge had a great fall 01:53  |  Tosefta 09/04/07
  226.   tzfonit and terror-addendum to #205 01:55  |  Braha kohba 09/04/07
  227.   Civil war possible? 02:01  |  Stanley 09/04/07
  228.   gabe1 #80 and his screwy keyboard 02:15  |  schafe82 09/04/07
  229.   martha # 197 Racist? 02:17  |  Jeff Northridge 09/04/07
  230.   Counter Offer 02:39  |  John 09/04/07
  231.   As usual 02:50  |  Giaco 09/04/07
  232.   for Stanly 02:52  |  from David 09/04/07
  233.   #46 Gideon has a true Jewish soul 02:56  |  Giaco 09/04/07
  234.   Israel needs to survive 03:01  |  RAB 09/04/07
  235.   What Peace? 03:02  |  Brod 09/04/07
  236.   Mr Gideon Levy THANK YOU VERY MUCH 03:21  |  Stanley D 09/04/07
  237.   Tel Aviv capital Markets 03:23  |  David 09/04/07
  238.   Tosefta # 225 The Incorrigible Humpty Dumpty Will Haunt You 03:26  |  Jeff Northridge 09/04/07
  239.   Peace in Israel/Palestine 03:34  |  JOe 09/04/07
  240.   A few facts 03:35  |  Toronto reader 09/04/07
  241.   Good to hear a moral voice 03:38  |  Aaron 09/04/07
  242.   Such peace will lead to G.Levy demise as a journalist . 03:52  |  Joseph 09/04/07
  243.   Reply to Stanley (Post 227) 03:55  |  Johnny Weintraub 09/04/07
  244.   Listen up Gedeon 04:06  |  scott 09/04/07
  245.   224 SAM,what exactly does guarantee of peace and security mean ? 04:06  |  lakhshmi 09/04/07
  246.   let go, you will be fine 04:15  |  Rest of the World 09/04/07
  247.   A LONG OVERDUE THANK YOU TO JEFF NORTHRIDGE 04:16  |  Brant 09/04/07
  248.   Jeff Dumpty #238 and his Slapstick show 04:24  |  Tosefta 09/04/07
  249.   Real estate of the settlements??? 04:29  |  Bruce 09/04/07
  250.   #217 Tosefta - Jewish composition in Israel - what`s an optimist 05:08  |  dana 09/04/07
  251.   We will always stand by each and every Palestinian! 05:15  |  AN INDIAN! 09/04/07
  252.   Peace is a threat 05:23  |  Colin Wright 09/04/07
  253.   Thou shalt not steal 05:28  |  kiwi girl 09/04/07
  254.   #148 - Mark Lincoln 05:39  |  Ah 09/04/07
  255.   Mr. Levy wants it his way.................... 05:40  |  NS 09/04/07
  256.   Gideon levy is a traitor (together with Amira Hass) 05:48  |  Vittorio 09/04/07
  257.   # 7 to paul harris regarding peace 05:50  |  eric 09/04/07
  258.   #217, Tosefta 05:52  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 09/04/07
  259.   God and Real Estate 06:08  |  kiwi girl 09/04/07
  260.   David the arabs didn`t commit the holocaust 06:09  |  Marilyn 09/04/07
  261.   165 Arik 06:22  |  TM (Jewlicious.com) 09/04/07
  262.   Optimism (Dana #250) 06:24  |  Tosefta 09/04/07
  263.   Saudi Initiative or Ultimatum for Peace. 06:27  |  Akram Zekaria 09/04/07
  264.   Hamza 169 and Liam 215 06:28  |  TM (Jewlicious.com) 09/04/07
  265.   there`s something tricky behind... 06:29  |  maria 09/04/07
  266.   251 Indian 06:30  |  Willy 09/04/07
  267.   Who`s the fool? 06:34  |  Dan 09/04/07
  268.   send them to paradise on a mushroom! 06:41  |  Tom Jones 09/04/07
  269.   kiwi girl.....who stole the land? 06:41  |  maria 09/04/07
  270.   Levy is right and Tosefta too 06:53  |  juan 09/04/07
  271.   # 18 to tzfonit regarding ben-gurion 06:54  |  eric 09/04/07
  272.   Mr Levy stated a fact which we all know 06:56  |  Sal 09/04/07
  273.   Political affiliations - Tosefts # 217 06:58  |  Stanley 09/04/07
  274.   Israel never wanted peace 07:04  |  RW 09/04/07
  275.   # 27 to the texas ranger... 07:07  |  eric 09/04/07
  276.   kiwi girl.....who is the owner of the land? 07:09  |  maria 09/04/07
  277.   # 43 just say it like it is, yoram 07:11  |  eric 09/04/07
  278.   an indian....remove ud from your list .... 07:17  |  maria 09/04/07
  279.   # 64 to asher j 07:20  |  eric 09/04/07
  280.   kiwi girl # 253 The "Rightful" Owners 07:27  |  Jeff Northridge 09/04/07
  281.   marilyn....don`t you know that.... 07:27  |  maria 09/04/07
  282.   # 115 to d.dor 07:36  |  eric 09/04/07
  283.   to Texas Ranger #27 07:40  |  Sam the Lion 09/04/07
  284.   Israel missed her last chance for comprehensive peace 08:00  |  Joe 09/04/07
  285.   More Concessions from Israel? 08:16  |  Shoshanna Weingarten 09/04/07
  286.   eric #271 Where`s the contradiction? 08:21  |  Tzfonit 09/04/07
  287.   Gideon Levy, a Great Jew 08:23  |  sean 09/04/07
  288.   Joe where`s u mirror? 08:36  |  Adala 09/04/07
  289.   Tosefta 08:36  |  Tzfonit 09/04/07
  290.   Kiwi Girl 08:41  |  Alia 09/04/07
  291.   Jeff North 08:42  |  kiwi girl 09/04/07
  292.   to maria 08:45  |  david 09/04/07
  293.   # 278 to maria; who are you to speak for christianity? 08:46  |  eric 09/04/07
  294.   to eric on #282 08:55  |  david 09/04/07
  295.   # 280 to jeff northridge 09:04  |  eric 09/04/07
  296.   Dino #133 09:17  |  S 09/04/07
  297.   # 217 Tosefta 09:24  |  Swiss (Dino) 09/04/07
  298.   Gabe misses as usual 09:32  |  Tzfonit 09/04/07
  299.   Pride and religion 09:43  |  Kellermann 09/04/07
  300.   Israel peace 09:45  |  graham 09/04/07
  301.   What israel wants 09:58  |  guy 09/04/07
  302.   Self defeating nonsense 10:27  |  Martin 09/04/07
  303.   Peace 10:39  |  Lou 09/04/07
  304.   This isn`t6 OPED, or Journalism 11:12  |  John Mackie 09/04/07
  305.   #290 makie makesTHE USUAL ERRORS !! 11:30  |  paul harris 09/04/07
  306.   #298 Tzfonit 11:57  |  Labhras 09/04/07
  307.   Cipora Julianna #258 - off on a hyperbole 12:18  |  dana 09/04/07
  308.   #201 sara....& your motivation is DEFECTIVE 12:18  |  Ari ben Yisrael 09/04/07
  309.   #257 Herr Erich says to* PAUL HARRIS* 12:30  |  Ari ben Yisrael 09/04/07
  310.   #293 Herr erich & who are you to speak for HUMANITY 12:36  |  Joe Moer 09/04/07
  311.   Islam followers don`t want peace 12:43  |  Joseph .E 09/04/07
  312.   Re # 102 ISRAEL IS A SOVEREIGN STATE 12:55  |  Abushanab 09/04/07
  313.   Re # 102 ISRAEL IS A SOVEREIGN STATE 12:55  |  Abushanab 09/04/07
  314.   Stanley #273 re #217 and response of #258 12:57  |  dana 09/04/07
  315.   Israel does not want peace? 13:04  |  David Nigel Braham 09/04/07
  316.   Finally, something sensible from G. Levy 13:07  |  Barry Berger 09/04/07
  317.   Stanley #227 - here is another answer 13:16  |  dana 09/04/07
  318.   The exception 13:18  |  Charles Frith 09/04/07
  319.   251 INDIAN ,that`s the INDIA I know and respect! 14:07  |  lakshmi 09/04/07
  320.   253 KIWI GIRL,you ar right and that guy 280`s facts 14:19  |  sara 09/04/07
  321.   Gideon ruins Haaretz for me. 14:21  |  SystemF 09/04/07
  322.   John Mackie 304..OK so it is on the Blogosphere 14:52  |  The Equalizer 09/04/07
  323.   Israel does not want peace? -NO,Gideon Levy does not want Israel! 14:57  |  Vittorio 09/04/07
  324.   #251 An Indian 14:59  |  Brod 09/04/07
  325.   HAARETZ: WHEN WILL TRUTH MATTER? 15:05  |  Brant 09/04/07
  326.   Shoshanna Weingarten: what concessions? the last 15:07  |  George 09/04/07
  327.   tzfonit #298 15:09  |  BRACHA KAHBA 09/04/07
  328.   T Z F O N I T, Rah, Rah Rah 15:13  |  BRACHA Kahba 09/04/07
  329.   Wow 15:16  |  M Swaid 09/04/07
  330.   failed state of Israel. 15:22  |  davr 09/04/07
  331.   tzfonit re #207 15:50  |  BRACHA Kohba 09/04/07
  332.   Can we exit Judea and Samara? 15:51  |  Jason 09/04/07
  333.   Gideon confirms Haaretz?s independence 16:03  |  Martin 09/04/07
  334.   HAARETZ: WHAT IS #329 16:03  |  Brant 09/04/07
  335.   #321 SystemF 16:04  |  Nuggets 09/04/07
  336.   #327 Ashamed of his real name 16:07  |  Labhras 09/04/07
  337.   CIPORA & JEFF NORTHRIDGE 16:09  |  GABE1 09/04/07
  338.   Israelis are Brainwashed 16:14  |  Sales Doc 09/04/07
  339.   Truth 16:33  |  andre horvath 09/04/07
  340.   dana wow "lust" 17:05  |  palheaven 09/04/07
  341.   Dino about Tosefta and Dana about Cipora 17:06  |  S 09/04/07
  342.   dana "moderates like us" 17:07  |  palheaven 09/04/07
  343.   dana "i am an alpha girl" 17:10  |  palheaven 09/04/07
  344.   Tosefta Re: #217 Stats and #262 supplement to stats 17:15  |  Smadar 09/04/07
  345.   dana compare and contrast 17:15  |  palheaven 09/04/07
  346.   dana "its called greed" 17:19  |  palheaven 09/04/07
  347.   lakshmi we all love india 17:21  |  dalit 09/04/07
  348.   #332, Jason 17:33  |  A Bethlehemite 09/04/07
  349.   MARTHA and TOSEFTA,this guy J.NORTBRIDGE,an impostor 17:34  |  alan 09/04/07
  350.   #304 17:55  |  Moshe 09/04/07
  351.   Israel does want peace 18:22  |  Berrouria 09/04/07
  352.   324 BROD what 251(AN INDIAN) is saying is that we all stand . . 18:27  |  lakshmi 09/04/07
  353.   palheaven - what took you so long to show up? 18:29  |  dana 09/04/07
  354.   kiwi girl # 291 Some Corrections (part 1) 18:36  |  Jeff Northridge 09/04/07
  355.   340 DALIT,India is standing uniited with the rest of the world 18:37  |  lakshmi 09/04/07
  356.   ISRAEL IS A SOVEREIGN STATE only if every other state is sovereig 18:42  |  Rest of the World 09/04/07
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