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Nine reasons Annapolis will succeed
By Bradley Burston, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel, peace process 

Seldom in the annals of tinsel diplomacy has a show garnered such devastating reviews long before its opening curtain.

Dismissed and derided from every quarter, laughed off as a lukewarm sham, the Annapolis peace summit has confounded many Middle East analysts merely by the prospect of its actually taking place.

It may be a ludicrous what-if to even contemplate the notion, but if the Annapolis summit actually amounts to more than a passing footnote in the history of this region, at least we'll know some of the reasons why:


1. The settlers expect it to fail.

The settlers, the canaries in the coal mine of the Israeli right, have not taken Annapolis seriously. They have waved it away as a desperate attempt by Olmert to divert attention from the myriad graft investigations which threaten him.

They ought to know better by now.

The settlers made precisely the same statements when Ariel Sharon first announced his plan for removing settlers and settlements from the Gaza Strip. At the outset, the right as a whole failed to take Sharon seriously. This allowed the then-prime minister the opportunity to build crucial momentum for one of the most radical operations in Israel's long history of unlikely missions.

By the time the right mounted its dramatic, monumental counterattack, it was too late.

Now as then, the right is asleep at the switch. The fact that Avigdor Lieberman of Yisrael Beiteinu and Shas' Eli Yishai still occupy chairs at Olmert's cabinet table is but one of the indications. Had they taken Annapolis seriously, they would have brought down the government long ago.

The right, spearheaded by the settlers, remains Israel's most potent force for scuttling government initiatives. They have been lulled into inaction, however, by their conviction that a post-disengagement Gaza of Qassams and Hamas rule has turned the Israeli public tide against all prospect of land-for-peace formulas. For their own sake, they might consider that one Sadat-like gesture on the part of Israel's enemies could send tens of thousands of settlers to new homes closer to the Green Line.

2. Hamas expects it to fail.

If Hamas had truly taken Annapolis seriously, it would have seen to it that the conference would not have taken place at all. Not only through violence, but through a high-power pressure campaign to persuade the Palestinian public that Annapolis is a betrayal of Palestinian interests.

As it stands, if Palestinians succeed in carrying out a terrorist attack during the summit, this will further cement Hamas' international pariah status as a sponsor and contractor of terror.

3. Ehud Barak expects it to fail.

Here is a man whose diplomatic instincts have proven as consistently ill-fated as his political ones. His inability to read other people - and other peoples, such as the Palestinians - is a true disability.

Alternate version: Benjamin Netanyahu and Yossi Beilin have both suggested that going to Annapolis was a mistake.

4. All experts expect it to fail.

When Middle East experts all seem to agree, let the reader beware.

For months this, there was across-the-board agreement that a war would break out this summer. It became something of a given that a war was inevitable, so much so that the only debates swirled around when it would begin, how long would it last, if Tel Aviv would be within rocket range, and who would join forces against Israel. Thank God for just that sort of human error.

5. The intifada was a failure.

The ideological sea change of the Second Intifada was the creation of a kamikaze messianism among many young Palestinian hardliners, who came to believe that a one-state solution was imminent, and that the single state would be a Islamist-oriented Palestine.

More than seven years on, however, the Palestinian national movement is a rudderless ship, taking on water. Hamas, which surprised itself with an election victory, has been unable to demonstrate decisive leadership, and is blamed by many for excesses of power, the most troubling of which was its brief civil war with Fatah.

The time that had always seemed to be on the Palestinians' side, is now fast running out. If Palestinians fail to act soon to take advantage of proposals like the Arab peace initiative, the one-state solution may turn out to be a sovereign Israel and no sovereign Palestine.

If, however, Fatah and Hamas can act with wisdom, the neglect that Annapolis symbolizes may be leveraged into a new momentum for statehood, and a search for creative solutions to agonizing problems.

6. The disengagement from Gaza was a failure.

It is not a stretch to suggest that most Israeli parents of army-age children and most families of IDF reservists are grateful that Israel pulled out of Gaza. Hence the original popularity of the disengagement concept.

But a central failure of the disengagement lay in its attempt to solve Israel's demographic problem without engaging the Palestinians. The unilateral nature of the plan, executed without a peace agreement with the Palestinians, granted a tacit victory to Hamas and, in subsequent Qassam attacks, undermined the entire land-for-peace concept.

Any further attempts to effectively and safely separate Israelis and Palestinians into two states will need to be made in the context of direct negotiations, backed by international guarantors and the support of the two peoples involved.


7. No one really likes Iran

Even Iran's allies can't bring themselves to fully trust the Islamic Republic. In the Muslim world, the bad blood between Iran and a host of brother states is oceanic in scale.

One of the best ways to fight Iran, would be to move toward solutions to Israel's remaining states of war with its neighbors, the Palestinians, the Lebanese, and the Syrians. A solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict would be a step toward isolating Iran, the premier outside agitator in the long war over the Holy Land.

The Saudis know this, the Gulf states know this, and if they can bring themselves to put their spiritual and material influence to open and good use, peace might just stand a chance.

8. Syria is not convinced Annapolis will fail.

Damascus' decision to take part in the conference surprised a number of experienced Syria hands. Syrian declarations during the conference bear close study, as to the possibility that the Assad government received something from Washington in return for their attendance.

9. George Bush is desperate

If time is slipping away for the Palestinians, Bush's meter is running much faster. If his legacy is to be anything other than failure in Iraq and failure in Katrina, he will need to score a foreign policy coup - if not a finished achievement, then at least a change in direction that may reach fruition in the next administration.

Bush's speech at Annapolis may therefore be the key to the perceived success or failure of the conference. Should he break new ground - for example, if he becomes the first American president to openly declare support for a divided Jerusalem as the capitals of both Israel and an independent Palestine - he will be staking a claim to a quite different place in history.

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  1.   One reason Annapolis will fail 09:55  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 26/11/07
  2.   Define "success" 10:08  |  spyguy 26/11/07
  3.   One reason why Annapolis is GUARANTEED to be a failure 10:13  |  Clickfool 26/11/07
  4.   Atilla Liman the Greek, no love for you before you repent 10:14  |  Genuine Tosefta 26/11/07
  5.   First define success 10:15  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/11/07
  6.   Israels historical choice: Compromise or "death" 10:19  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/11/07
  7.   Bradley Burstein even disguises his Ashkenazi name 10:19  |  Genuine Tosefta 26/11/07
  8.   But.. ! 10:20  |  Atilla 26/11/07
  9.   A little remark about " Hamas expects it to fail" 10:20  |  S 26/11/07
  10.   All Antisemite dogs will jump on this opportunity, smelling blood 10:22  |  Genuine Tosefta 26/11/07
  11.   anapolis will fail 10:23  |  jhon burns 26/11/07
  12.   Oh, I forgot 10:32  |  S 26/11/07
  13.   Annapolis will fail 10:36  |  Ralph 26/11/07
  14.   one reason there are so many journalists 10:36  |  joe 26/11/07
  15.   NINE REASONS ANNAPOLIS WILL FAIL 10:46  |  indrajaya 26/11/07
  16.   What incentive is there for Israel to want peace? 10:47  |  Natallie Durson 26/11/07
  17.   To Mr Burston. 10:57  |  David Nigel Braham 26/11/07
  18.   Wow, the first INDRARAT thirsty for Jewish blood is alreay here! 10:59  |  Genuine Tosefta 26/11/07
  19.   Bradley Burston 11:06  |  Ralph 26/11/07
  20.   faillure is inbuilt because it has no real thinking attached 11:07  |  victor hardman 26/11/07
  21.   I remain hopeful that Annapolis will succeed. 11:12  |  Michael 26/11/07
  22.   What we need is a people summit 11:12  |  El-Birawi 26/11/07
  23.   Oppressed people win? 11:17  |  Barry 26/11/07
  24.   Most Israelis Not Peaceful 11:25  |  Walid 26/11/07
  25.   And the Tenth Reason 11:26  |  Tzfonit 26/11/07
  26.   El Birawi 11:33  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/11/07
  27.   Genuine Tosefta 11:34  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 26/11/07
  28.   NINE REASONS ANNAPOLIS WILL FAIL 11:44  |  TrippleJump 26/11/07
  29.   Clickfoo/#3 11:46  |  Anne 26/11/07
  30.   #3 spyguy puts his finger on the solution 11:50  |  victor hardman 26/11/07
  31.   Bradley! you are a denier 11:50  |  Choni Davidowitz 26/11/07
  32.   not entirely correct.... 11:51  |  ravi 26/11/07
  33.   do us a favor brad&haaretz,time is short 11:52  |  charlatanophobe 26/11/07
  34.   CFOOL HAMAS has the same position as always.NO PEACE ever 11:56  |  PETER S.M. 26/11/07
  35.   4 million reasons why there`s nothing new under the sun 12:02  |  mishna 26/11/07
  36.   land for peace 12:11  |  peter 26/11/07
  37.   God beware if Annapolis becomes a success...... 12:13  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/11/07
  38.   Bradley thinks Oslo was a Success 12:16  |  Efox 26/11/07
  39.   TRIPPLEJUMP.NOW that you have done the slogans tell us the agenda 12:19  |  PETER S.M. 26/11/07
  40.   Annapolis is a success since it takes place, and 12:28  |  Geulah 26/11/07
  41.   Israel never gave Hamas or peace a chance, Peter SM # 34 12:31  |  Clickfool 26/11/07
  42.   Progress 12:31  |  Ben Azai 26/11/07
  43.   I do wish you luck Tzfonit 25 12:37  |  Michael 26/11/07
  44.   Choni Davidowitz 12:38  |  Walid 26/11/07
  45.   # 6 DINO - " on the map (at the latest)in the year 3000. 12:41  |  17 26/11/07
  46.   Walid, Talkbacks are no example 12:43  |  Tzfonit 26/11/07
  47.   # 45 17 13:07  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/11/07
  48.   Michael #43 13:10  |  Tzfonit 26/11/07
  49.   Walid you obviously didnt read my post #5 with any insight 13:14  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/11/07
  50.   #45, 17 13:15  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 26/11/07
  51.   Oppressed people win? (#23) Yes they do 13:17  |  spyguy 26/11/07
  52.   This is an exercise in cynicism,the real reason the Saudis are 13:22  |  lakshmi 26/11/07
  53.   # 24 Walid 13:22  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/11/07
  54.   16, Durson- Which "Israel"? 13:24  |  dyinglikeflies 26/11/07
  55.   Geulah # 40 13:28  |  Avigdor Shimoni 26/11/07
  56.   Natallie (#16) Israel`s incentive for Peace 13:28  |  spyguy 26/11/07
  57.   # 46 Tzfonit Israeli poll numbers: not very "amusing" 13:29  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/11/07
  58.   Jerusalem should not be divided... 13:29  |  Eli 26/11/07
  59.   Really? 13:40  |  Roger Bannister 26/11/07
  60.   Swidd #57 and Polls 13:43  |  Tzfonit 26/11/07
  61.   Is Israel interested in peace? 13:48  |  Vinhandiaya 26/11/07
  62.   What Burston mutters to himself 13:49  |  Ilan 26/11/07
  63.   Margie, yes, why not the next step. 13:50  |  El-Birawi 26/11/07
  64.   Avigdor Shimoni vs. Geulah 14:09  |  Noam 26/11/07
  65.   Nine Things Annapolis Won`t Change 14:13  |  Klaudia 26/11/07
  66.   The REAL reason why Annapolis will fail. US elections. 14:16  |  Toronto`s Finest 26/11/07
  67.   El Birawi I thank you 14:19  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/11/07
  68.   Vinhandiaya You do Israel too much honour 14:39  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/11/07
  69.   CFOOL why not let Hamas speak for themselves 14:40  |  PETER S.M. 26/11/07
  70.   #57 Swiss (Dino) Poll Results 14:47  |  Daybreak 26/11/07
  71.   Margie in Tel Aviv 14:47  |  Walid 26/11/07
  72.   Swiss (Dino) 14:51  |  Walid 26/11/07
  73.   i`ll buy into at least 8 of these; and 1 is all it takes! 14:52  |  eric 26/11/07
  74.   Tzfonit 14:56  |  Walid 26/11/07
  75.   Walid You`re a lousy analyst. 14:57  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/11/07
  76.   Swiss (Dino) 15:02  |  Walid 26/11/07
  77.   Hamas NOT included because THEY will NEVER stop their 15:08  |  The Equalizer 26/11/07
  78.   # 45 DINO 15:11  |  17 26/11/07
  79.   Eli Birawi,good luck,but let me explain: a few months ago there 15:15  |  lakshmi 26/11/07
  80.   # 60 Tzfonit (2nd try) and also # 70 Daybreak 15:21  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/11/07
  81.   Spyguy,your response to Natalie D.,quite realistic as usual! 15:22  |  lakshmi 26/11/07
  82.   # 72 Walid 15:23  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/11/07
  83.   # 32 ravi you are also incorrect 15:24  |  Lynn 26/11/07
  84.   # 50 CJK - our one dimensional thinker with bad manners 15:26  |  17 26/11/07
  85.   # 37 Swiss... may I also add many Dems feel the same way 15:32  |  Lynn 26/11/07
  86.   It could be a most INTERESTING Development..... 15:32  |  Dagma 26/11/07
  87.   # 61 vinhandiaya 15:37  |  Lynn 26/11/07
  88.   # 66 Not toronto`s finest 15:40  |  Lynn 26/11/07
  89.   # 51 Spyguy - Oppressed people.. 15:42  |  17 26/11/07
  90.   Annapolis "success" would doom Israel. 16:08  |  Chaim 26/11/07
  91.   Margie in Tel Aviv 16:10  |  Gabe1 26/11/07
  92.   PESSIMISM IS NOT REALISM 16:17  |  soggy liberal 26/11/07
  93.   Tzfonit- the tenth reason 16:20  |  Tess 26/11/07
  94.   # 50 CJK - our one dimensional thinker with bad manners 16:26  |  17 26/11/07
  95.   66 Toronto`s Finest,agree with your analysis.Do look at petras` 16:29  |  lakshmi 26/11/07
  96.   Daybreak- #70 16:30  |  Tess 26/11/07
  97.   Israeli Negotiator: "The Americans have NEVER been so HOSTILE" 16:37  |  Linda Rivera 26/11/07
  98.   "A temporary peace with the enemy." 16:40  |  Martin Gold 26/11/07
  99.   #73 Swiss Dino 16:41  |  Daybreak 26/11/07
  100.   Ahmed #66 aka Torontos 16:54  |  GABE1 26/11/07
  101.   #97 Tess 16:57  |  Daybreak 26/11/07
  102.   To Linda Rivera # 98 Death of Civilization 17:06  |  Klaudia 26/11/07
  103.   # 88 Lynn.It is not me who has to support peace, it is the US 17:08  |  Toronto`s Finest 26/11/07
  104.   For Annapolis to succeed 17:11  |  Chris Linthwaite 26/11/07
  105.   Chaim # 78 It Kind Of Depends On What Is Meant By "Success" 17:11  |  Jeff Northridge 26/11/07
  106.   #37 Siss (Dino) 17:12  |  Boycott 26/11/07
  107.   Excellent question "spyguy" (#2) 17:18  |  D.R. Zukerman 26/11/07
  108.   Burstien & Hass, Haaretz`s two greatest comedians 17:19  |  Israeli Sanity? 26/11/07
  109.   # 96 Lakshimi.Palestinians have to make some concessions. 17:21  |  Toronto`s Finest 26/11/07
  110.   Gabe1 aka Gabriel of Thornhill 17:26  |  Tzfonit 26/11/07
  111.   # 65 Klaudia..Nine Things Annapolis Won`t Change 17:27  |  Kathy 26/11/07
  112.   Let it fail, let it fail, let it fail 17:28  |  Petra 26/11/07
  113.   US heavily one sided for israel 17:31  |  bill 26/11/07
  114.   #7, G.T., whatever are you talking about? 17:39  |  newageblues 26/11/07
  115.   GABE1 17:39  |  Tess 26/11/07
  116.   # 76 Walid 17:39  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/11/07
  117.   # 85 Lynn 17:43  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/11/07
  118.   # 98 Linda Rivera.. The Americans have NEVER been so HOSTILE 17:44  |  Kathy 26/11/07
  119.   Annapolis 17:45  |  B 26/11/07
  120.   # 78 17 17:49  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/11/07
  121.   Tess Regarding Transfer 17:49  |  Tzfonit 26/11/07
  122.   is clickfool talking to haniyeh listening to haniyeh 17:51  |  victor hardman 26/11/07
  123.   # 100 Daybreak 17:59  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/11/07
  124.   #105 GABE1 18:06  |  Daybreak 26/11/07
  125.   Iakshmi # 96 The Mandate Ended 18:07  |  Jeff Northridge 26/11/07
  126.   Daybreak #104 18:09  |  Tess 26/11/07
  127.   Tzfonit.Thanks for yours to Gabe. He is a disgrace! 18:11  |  Toronto`s Finest 26/11/07
  128.   # 110 Boycott 18:12  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/11/07
  129.   hardman says "no one believes in disengagment any more" 18:14  |  newageblues 26/11/07
  130.   ISRAEL NOT A STATE 18:14  |  TOBIA 26/11/07
  131.   I ALMOST AGREE WITH BRADLEY ON ONE POINT 18:23  |  indrajaya 26/11/07
  132.   #98 Linda Rivera..IF YOU ARE STILL THERE??... 18:25  |  Kahy 26/11/07
  133.   Tzonit of Ben Ami soon to be PT2 18:26  |  GABE1 26/11/07
  134.   Margie in Tel Aviv 18:31  |  Walid 26/11/07
  135.   Tobia 18:33  |  Walid 26/11/07
  136.   # 113 Petra..Let it fail, let it fail, let it fail I`LL SECOND IT 18:40  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  137.   # 35 mishna.4 million reasons why there`s nothing new under the 18:58  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  138.   # 104 Toronto on fair and just settlement 19:05  |  Lynn 26/11/07
  139.   # 9 "S" Ham-Ass..You Forgot?Matters NotTheyareBovineScatologists 19:10  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  140.   Daybreak and others re that arrogant piece of filth 19:14  |  Ari ben Yisrael 26/11/07
  141.   #10 Genuine Tosefta..Are you Going to Spoon Feed Me Again?? 19:14  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  142.   #102 Klaudia 19:14  |  Sarah 26/11/07
  143.   # 117 Swiss.... 19:15  |  Lynn 26/11/07
  144.   # 38 Efox..Bradley thinks Oslo was a Success 19:17  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  145.   #131 landed in Canada as a fluke of History LOL 19:18  |  Ari ben Yisrael 26/11/07
  146.   Walid, I`m no weasel (you always get me wrong) 19:19  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/11/07
  147.   #6 Swiss(Dino) 19:19  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  148.   Bradley and the canaries in the..... 19:25  |  Miriam Ashkelon 26/11/07
  149.   109 Toronto`s Finest,agreed with part of your analysis,but the 19:27  |  lakshmi 26/11/07
  150.   Annapolis already success and hopefully lead to coexistence 19:29  |  Smadar 26/11/07
  151.   "The Linda Rivera: "Americans have NEVER been so HOSTILE" 19:29  |  David James Vickery 26/11/07
  152.   TOBIA # 133 The PA Is Not A State Yet 19:30  |  Jeff Northridge 26/11/07
  153.   125Howdy Jeff Northridge,wrong again! 19:31  |  lakshmi 26/11/07
  154.   Lynn 19:34  |  Walid 26/11/07
  155.   gabe1 from the GALUT`s Zionist credentials 19:37  |  Ari ben Yisrael 26/11/07
  156.   #143 19:49  |  Lynn 26/11/07
  157.   #110 Tzfonit re: Gabriel 19:50  |  Smadar 26/11/07
  158.   #144 JOSH 19:53  |  tbora 26/11/07
  159.   Annapolis will succeed 19:57  |  emad matahin 26/11/07
  160.   Bush is not desperate, nor has he failed in Iraq 20:02  |  Jason 26/11/07
  161.   #2 spyguy... really? 20:04  |  Mark 26/11/07
  162.   Why Annapolis Will Succeed 20:09  |  Sukiyaki Milwaukee 26/11/07
  163.   Walid....Geneva says I am right 20:20  |  Lynn 26/11/07
  164.   # 156 from Pakistan 20:23  |  Lynn 26/11/07
  165.   A Gallery Of Past Suc-ceeders 20:25  |  Sukiyaki Milwaukee 26/11/07
  166.   # 150 Smadar...not to be accused of belonging 20:27  |  Lynn 26/11/07
  167.   Smadar #157 You have our sympathy living so close to THAT 20:35  |  Ari ben Yisrael 26/11/07
  168.   El Birawi 20:37  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 26/11/07
  169.   very poor analysis 20:38  |  Michael N 26/11/07
  170.   # 150 Smadar The Optimist..hopefully lead to coexistence 20:50  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  171.   josh-thank you 20:51  |  mishna 26/11/07
  172.   # 152 Jeff Northridge.WELL SAID.PLEASE LET NO ONE DISTRUCT YOU! 20:55  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  173.   Lynn 21:03  |  Walid 26/11/07
  174.   Annapolis, will appear to succeed for those... 21:03  |  bat yam 26/11/07
  175.   #155 Ari ben Yisrael 21:09  |  Smadar 26/11/07
  176.   succeed? Depends how one defines success. 21:11  |  Terry 26/11/07
  177.   # 150 Smadar..Sent You A Response.THIS IS A SHORT ADDENDUM(NEWS) 21:12  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  178.   tzfonit(sp?) point of clarification 21:22  |  Tess 26/11/07
  179.   No wonder Israelis are not taking into the streets 21:38  |  Terry 26/11/07
  180.   Iakshmi # 153 The Terms Of The Mandate Ended Too 21:50  |  Jeff Northridge 26/11/07
  181.   # 173 Walid....that had to be funny 22:04  |  Lynn 26/11/07
  182.   Kathy, remember that photo of Bush holding hands with Saudi king? 22:06  |  Terry 26/11/07
  183.   # 171 bat yam..Annapolis** POWER SRUGGLEFORTHEAFOREMENTIONED 22:10  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  184.   # 178 Tess...WHICH ONE ARE YOU??VERY CONFUSING..HELP!! 22:14  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  185.   Annapolis Doomed or Do-able?? 22:14  |  Larry 26/11/07
  186.   Annapolis Doomed or Do-able?? Part 2 22:19  |  Larry 26/11/07
  187.   Iakshmi # 153 The Terms Of The Mandate Ended Too II 22:33  |  Jeff Northridge 26/11/07
  188.   Smadar and Ari ben Yisrael 22:35  |  Walid 26/11/07
  189.   # 160 Jason..Bush is not desperate...He Never Was,Why?? 22:49  |  JOSH 26/11/07
  190.   180Howdy Jeff Northridge,let me try again to explain! 22:54  |  lakshmi 26/11/07
  191.   151David James Vickery,about AIPAC,if you go to globalresearch.ca 23:07  |  lakshmi 26/11/07
  192.   lakshmi..you really don`t know much 23:16  |  Lynn 26/11/07
  193.   JOSH #170 & #177 Hope springs eternal... when Walid @Beirut tells 23:19  |  Smadar 26/11/07
  194.   # 149 Laksimi.Following your logic, why accept parition at all? 23:20  |  Toronto`s Finest 26/11/07
  195.   Walid, second attempt 23:27  |  Lynn 26/11/07
  196.   JOSH.... 23:37  |  Tess 26/11/07
  197.   One reason Annapolis will fail peace with haters impossible 23:38  |  e.m 26/11/07
  198.   # 57 to swiss(dino) re: israeli opinion poll 23:41  |  eric 26/11/07
  199.   # 143 Lynn 00:04  |  Swiss (Dino) 27/11/07
  200.   # 147 JOSH 00:13  |  Swiss (Dino) 27/11/07
  201.   annapolis 00:28  |  dov 27/11/07
  202.   # 198 eric 00:30  |  Swiss (Dino) 27/11/07
  203.   # 193 Smadar...I AM INCREDIBLY ANGRY BECAUSE... 00:30  |  JOSH 27/11/07
  204.   # 196 For Goodness sake..IT WAS YOU WHO SAID THERE WERE TWO OFYOU 00:36  |  JOSH 27/11/07
  205.   # 185 º Larry..One way Or Another I Just Don`t Give A Damn... 00:45  |  JOSH 27/11/07
  206.   # 185 & 186 Larry...Just Sent You a Response.THIS IS AN ADDENDUM. 00:49  |  JOSH 27/11/07
  207.   # 197 e.m.One reason Annapolis will fail peace withhatersimposibl 00:53  |  JOSH 27/11/07
  208.   Iakshmi # 153 One Last Thing 01:10  |  Jeff Northridge 27/11/07
  209.   # 182 Terry..HA HA HA !DO I? READ ON IF HAARETZ DEIGNS TO PUT IT 01:13  |  Kathy 27/11/07
  210.   Salam&Shalom&Peace for Annapolis 01:17  |  ZElinor from Iran 27/11/07
  211.   Smadar #157 01:33  |  GABE1 27/11/07
  212.   WALD 01:36  |  TOBIA 27/11/07
  213.   Lynn 01:49  |  Walid 27/11/07
  214.   194 Toronto`s Finest,a deal,and what a deal,indeed! 01:51  |  lakshmi 27/11/07
  215.   Arab rejectionism asures failure,and this is 02:18  |  TOMY 27/11/07
  216.   # 171 mishna...THANK YOU FOR THE RESPONSE.MUCH APPRECIATED.. 02:20  |  JOASH 27/11/07
  217.   # 167 Ari ben Yisrael ..IF YOU DON`T MIND MY SAYING SO.. 02:25  |  JOSH 27/11/07
  218.   ZElinor would you agree to independent Kurdistan including 02:25  |  Genuine Tosefta 27/11/07
  219.   203 Howdy jeff Northridge,wrong again! 02:34  |  lakshmi 27/11/07
  220.   Peace in our time... ww2 was so long ago no one remembers anymore 02:44  |  learn from the past? 27/11/07
  221.   # 175 ChanahS...NO.NO.NO.NO.AND WRONG!!!!... 02:59  |  JOSH 27/11/07
  222.   #206 Walid....I do believe without the politicians 03:06  |  Lynn 27/11/07
  223.   One reason Annapolis will fail peace with haters impossible 03:17  |  e.m 27/11/07
  224.   Things we can`t say out loud 03:21  |  Scharker Yid 27/11/07
  225.   Sorry Mr. Burston 03:31  |  Mark Lincoln 27/11/07
  226.   JOSH 03:35  |  Jason 27/11/07
  227.   One reason the nations of Islam do not accept Jewish State 03:48  |  e.m 27/11/07
  228.   One reason the nations of Islam do not accept Jewish State 03:48  |  e.m 27/11/07
  229.   One reason the nations of Islam do not accept Jewish State 03:52  |  e.m 27/11/07
  230.   # 85 Lynn...Huckabee, has It Right.You betcha ! 03:53  |  JOSH 27/11/07
  231.   # 193 Smadar..For he Last Time.It was not Britain,BUT A JEW WHO 04:06  |  JOSH 27/11/07
  232.   Annapolis 04:29  |  Kacey Mathew 27/11/07
  233.   # 218 to the (mock)genuine tosefta 04:37  |  eric 27/11/07
  234.   All people involved, directly or via heartfelt concern are in my 04:43  |  prayers 27/11/07
  235.   Genuine Tsosefta 04:54  |  Elinor from Iran 27/11/07
  236.   Paranoid detachment from reality in Michigan 05:06  |  Mark Lincoln 27/11/07
  237.   eric - your words to tosefta are mine to you 05:32  |  Israeli 27/11/07
  238.   #180 Simply not true Jeff Part 1 05:42  |  Johnboy 27/11/07
  239.   Amen#233 05:48  |  Elinor from Iran 27/11/07
  240.   #180 Simply not true Jeff Part 2 05:50  |  Johnboy 27/11/07
  241.   #187 Simply untrue, Jeff Part 3 05:59  |  Johnboy 27/11/07
  242.   For Ari ben Yisrael 06:05  |  axelrod 27/11/07
  243.   #187 Simply untrue, Jeff Part 4 06:06  |  Johnboy 27/11/07
  244.   To Sarah # 142 re- Alex Jones and the New World Order ( part 1 ) 06:16  |  Klaudia 27/11/07
  245.   Annapolis 06:19  |  Haaretzreader 27/11/07
  246.   mark lincoln-225-right on the mark 06:20  |  it means nothing 27/11/07
  247.   To Sarah # 142 - Part 2 06:39  |  Klaudia 27/11/07
  248.   One Reason Annapolis Will Fail 06:42  |  Joseph E . 27/11/07
  249.   To Sarah ( Part 3 ) 07:01  |  Klaudia 27/11/07
  250.   #236, Mark Lincoln 07:18  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 27/11/07
  251.   Main Reason Annapolis Will Succeed 07:27  |  Yosemite 27/11/07
  252.   Arabs accused of "Hateful Teachings" 07:58  |  keith 27/11/07
  253.   To Eli in Jerusalem 08:04  |  Otto Rand 27/11/07
  254.   Predetermine Ending 08:08  |  AYA 27/11/07
  255.   Cipora 247 You are right. AND HOW! 08:56  |  S 27/11/07
  256.   eric #198 09:02  |  S 27/11/07
  257.   # 237 of WHICH tosefta do you speak, israeli? 09:02  |  eric 27/11/07
  258.   # 256 to "S", hmmmmm? 09:48  |  eric 27/11/07
  259.   Illusions 09:58  |  Dean 27/11/07
  260.   To S re: Alan Greenspan and Ayn Rand 10:22  |  Klaudia 27/11/07
  261.   Bradley, The real reason for the lack of confidence 10:26  |  Dutch 27/11/07
  262.   A Possibility that ANNAPOLIS WILL SUCCEED - Point 9 12:31  |  Dagma 27/11/07
  263.   Syria attends at what cost 15:06  |  Jay Randal 27/11/07
  264.   One reason for failure 19:07  |  Shekinah 27/11/07
  265.   If by Success, You Mean Agreement 22:26  |  Jay 27/11/07
  266.   compare to egypt (sadat) 08:46  |  meira 28/11/07
  267.   Unconstitutional Piece Conf.is against the word of the Lord! 19:31  |  sam 28/11/07
  268.   Not likely 16:24  |  MSR 29/11/07
  269.   Imagine 00:05  |  Nach 30/11/07
  270.   #51 Spyguy 19:55  |  Deborah 01/12/07
  271.   To 51 you are delusioned 21:17  |  trumpeldor 01/12/07
  272.   Foregone conclusion 14:45  |  Fahmi Natour 02/12/07
  273.   Tomorrow 23:28  |  Alex Ensor 03/12/07
  274.   3000yr of war now political body remedies. 05:48  |  Dr MI Barton MA. MBA 04/12/07
  275.   Annapolis 14:49  |  J.A.Spoor 06/12/07
  276.   All Excellent Points 01:18  |  Bill 29/03/09
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