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A halt, not a suspension
By Haaretz Editorial
Tags: settlements, West Bank 

When Ehud Olmert warns that the world could impose a "South African solution" on Israel if two states are not created, side by side, he is tacitly admitting that expansion of the settlements is making Israel look increasingly like an apartheid regime.

The agreement to withdraw, or to make "painful concessions," as it is sanctimoniously called, is therefore less painful than any other alternative. The only question is whether another Yitzhak Rabin can be found, who is capable of really halting, not just suspending, the construction of settlements, to leave the Palestinians some territory in which to establish Palestine.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit declared that the Arab states will respond favorably if Israel suspends construction in the settlements. This shows the extent to which the continued building damages Israel's relations with its near and distant neighbors. Israelis have become used to accepting lies about "natural growth" in the settlements. They never question why settlers could not build high-rise apartments, but must spread widely across the land. And, of course, settlers' children could never move to Netanya or Mitzpeh Ramon, so for every rise in the population they need to grab more territory.
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This brings to mind Ariel Sharon's statement to Bush at the 2003 Aqaba summit: "What do you expect me to do - to ask the settlers' wives to have abortions?" As though there were no housing options for those children but in the West Bank.

As long as the settlement blocs that Israel intends to annex have not been anchored in an agreement, as long as the route of the separation fence has not become an agreed border, as long as there is a will for genuine negotiations, as opposed to unilateral withdrawal, Ehud Olmert's government must act like Rabin's government in the Oslo period.

The state must compensate private contractors who bought land for new neighborhoods, as it did in 1992-1995, to enable revoking contracts even on active building sites. "Settlement blocs" is an empty term until their size is determined by agreement with the Palestinians. Every expansion, every new neighborhood, every outpost left standing generates more access roads, more public infrastructure, more kindergartens. It adds up to robbing more and more land from what little is left on which to build a Palestinian state. It is settlements that prevent Israel from defining a border with the Palestinians, and this is the central issue it deliberately evades. The same goes for Jerusalem, as more and more construction continues to march eastward.

Some 10,000 babies are born in the settlements every year. Israel has no moral or other obligation to make sure they have housing in the West Bank. In April 2004 the government promised the Americans that there would be no more construction "beyond the outside line" of each settlement. That outside line has never been set. Annapolis will not lead Israel to any solution with the Palestinians unless Israel stops cheating and learns to restrain its expansion eastward.
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  1.   It would still be apartheid... 10:12  |  Walter 30/11/07
  2.   So who is responsible for our catastrophe? 10:15  |  Esther 30/11/07
  3.   S.A they still have apartheid its just in reverse 10:17  |  PETER S.M. 30/11/07
  4.   The name calling will never stop ever,circumstances may changes 10:20  |  PETER S .M. 30/11/07
  5.   There`s no hope for Israel whatsoever 10:22  |  Clickfool 30/11/07
  6.   The sooner, the better 10:29  |  Barak 30/11/07
  7.   Thie should have been written 20 years ago. 10:30  |  Maki 30/11/07
  8.   So.... Is Ahmadinejad right? 10:44  |  Iranian-American 30/11/07
  9.   Do Jewish people have to leave the new Palestine? 10:48  |  Iranian-American 30/11/07
  10.   My Uncle is responsible 10:55  |  Natallie Durson 30/11/07
  11.   If we had any sense, the settler terrorists would be long gone 10:59  |  Yossi Cronenberg 30/11/07
  12.   Re Walter #1 11:02  |  Esther 30/11/07
  13.   Israel Has not learned, nor is it learning now 11:03  |  Yaakov Sullivan 30/11/07
  14.   How to recognize an Israeli "moderate"/"extremist"/"idiot"...??? 11:05  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/11/07
  15.   a new rendition of apartheid its only in one direction? 11:06  |  v ictor hardman 30/11/07
  16.   Reply to #9 Iranian/American 11:14  |  Australian/Israeli 30/11/07
  17.   # 9- Iranian- American....Yes, they do ! 11:17  |  Klaudia 30/11/07
  18.   APARTHEID IS TELLING JEWS WHERE NOT TO LIVE 11:18  |  Yishai Kohen 30/11/07
  19.   Reverse Apardheid? 11:26  |  Marc 30/11/07
  20.   "Apartheid" an epithet by racists who want no Jewish State at all 11:31  |  Dr. L. Brnd 30/11/07
  21.   More Ethnic Cleansing of Jews 11:32  |  Mark Hamil 30/11/07
  22.   # 9 Iranian-American 11:34  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/11/07
  23.   Dr L.Brnd you can call a chicken a dog, but.. 11:49  |  Yaakov Sullivan 30/11/07
  24.   PEACE = COMPROMISE NOT DECAPITATION!! 11:49  |  Dr Eric 30/11/07
  25.   ISRAEL AND JORDAN ALREADY EXIST SIDE BY SIDE- JEWISH AND ARAB ? 11:55  |  Bill 30/11/07
  26.   #14 Dino: what could be funnier than Swiss "apartheid" complaint? 12:07  |  Dr. L. Brnd 30/11/07
  27.   # Marc , Halt not suspension 12:09  |  HM 30/11/07
  28.   # Walter, Stop the amalgam 12:10  |  ALGERIAN 30/11/07
  29.   At least there is some westerners thinking by their minds 12:22  |  ALGERIAN 30/11/07
  30.   # 9- Iranian- American, Yes they do 12:37  |  ALGERIAN 30/11/07
  31.   C`mon Sullivan #23, you are just proving my point. 12:41  |  Dr. L. Brnd 30/11/07
  32.   ARAB APARTHEID ROOT CAUSE OF MID EAST PROBLEMS 12:52  |  Prof.J.Lustig 30/11/07
  33.   A halt & a suspension 12:59  |  Maureen S 30/11/07
  34.   To Algerian 13:03  |  Nick 30/11/07
  35.   #16 You are 100% correct 13:07  |  Barry 30/11/07
  36.   Re victor hardman #15 13:10  |  Esther 30/11/07
  37.   Israel = Apartheid State 13:19  |  POP 30/11/07
  38.   Israeli DEMOCRACY Chooses APARTHEID = Perverted!!!!!!!!! 13:22  |  POP 30/11/07
  39.   Peter S.M. = RACIST 13:23  |  POP 30/11/07
  40.   Isaiah 13:27  |  Joe 30/11/07
  41.   Read Clickfool 13:32  |  Keith T. 30/11/07
  42.   Mark Hamil in NYC 13:35  |  Walter 30/11/07
  43.   #5 ClicKfool 14:03  |  Harald 30/11/07
  44.   Reply to #17 14:12  |  Harald 30/11/07
  45.   Stop the Apartheid - by expelling the Amaleks 14:14  |  Feiglin Supporter 30/11/07
  46.   # 26 Dr. L. Brnd in far, far away San Diego...... 14:17  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/11/07
  47.   #19 mark 14:18  |  Harald 30/11/07
  48.   # 26 Dr. L. Brnd, and of course you will get your "Palestinian".. 14:22  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/11/07
  49.   5 and 43 Click and Harold, you are deluding yourselves 14:27  |  The Equalizer 30/11/07
  50.   Esther #2 14:32  |  GABE1 30/11/07
  51.   POP ok you`re a racist but what`s a FEG? 14:34  |  enquiring minds 30/11/07
  52.   "Israel and its puppet America" 14:36  |  Israeli 30/11/07
  53.   Esther #36 14:37  |  GABE1 30/11/07
  54.   Esther 14:38  |  Israeli 30/11/07
  55.   # 5 # WAR WILL TURN NUCLEAR IF ISRAEL FACES DEFEAT 14:42  |  --Lou Knee-- 30/11/07
  56.   JEWISH APARTHEID DOOMED TO FAIL 14:45  |  TrippleJump 30/11/07
  57.   Peace or the Settler Enterprise - Our Choice 14:49  |  Tzfonit 30/11/07
  58.   Great article, shows where the rubber meets the road 15:02  |  Ivar 30/11/07
  59.   POP "Israel = Apartheid State" 15:06  |  17 30/11/07
  60.   Olmert - the dumbest leader ever 15:20  |  Sidney 30/11/07
  61.   A statement to allow anti-semetic venting!!! 15:22  |  lily 30/11/07
  62.   What has Olmert done, preventing Israel becoming Apartheid state? 15:22  |  Yariv 30/11/07
  63.   Jimmy Carter was right, get it down your throat 15:26  |  Mandela 30/11/07
  64.   #36 esther and menshen and the reason she lives in israel? 15:36  |  victor hardman 30/11/07
  65.   #32: Lustig: Arab Apartheid as excuse for Jewish Apartheid?! 15:41  |  Dov 30/11/07
  66.   # 36 Eshter - "exploiters who appropriate territory ... 15:42  |  17 30/11/07
  67.   Just look like? 15:43  |  Jens 30/11/07
  68.   Israeli and GABE1 insulting Esther 15:44  |  S 30/11/07
  69.   Re Gabe1 #49 15:44  |  Esther 30/11/07
  70.   YOUR KIBBUTZES ALSO STOLE OUR LAND 15:50  |  Phil Stein 30/11/07
  71.   Re Natallie #10 16:02  |  Esther 30/11/07
  72.   Tzfonit #57 16:03  |  GABE1 30/11/07
  73.   #15 Victor Paul Harrisman 16:06  |  Labhras 30/11/07
  74.   Esther more like a Mensch, GABE1 more like a racist 16:10  |  Dov 30/11/07
  75.   Prof J. Lustig in Munich 16:12  |  Omar 30/11/07
  76.   #70 Phil, What`s Israel proper is properly Israel`s property 16:16  |  Dov 30/11/07
  77.   Margie inTA WHERE ARE YOU. 16:19  |  Labhras 30/11/07
  78.   Re Jens #67 16:21  |  Esther 30/11/07
  79.   No matter what Israel does, stop or expand settelments, evacuate 16:23  |  Haham me Bat Yam 30/11/07
  80.   come again....? 16:26  |  ravi 30/11/07
  81.   # 65 # MILLIONS SUFFER ARAB APARTHEID DAILY 16:34  |  Prof J.Lustig 30/11/07
  82.   Get it over, two-state solution agreed by a all parties 16:36  |  Chaim 30/11/07
  83.   tzfonit....57....you real? 16:37  |  ravi 30/11/07
  84.   Esther, look at Israel proper... 16:40  |  Walter 30/11/07
  85.   70 # HITCH A RIDE TO ARABIA OR EGYPT 16:47  |  -- R.EALITY - 30/11/07
  86.   GABE1 aren`t you American? 16:53  |  Omar 30/11/07
  87.   Iranian-American- No they do not but... 17:05  |  Scientist 30/11/07
  88.   Idiots - Give Up the West Bank and Ben Gurion Will Be Attacked 17:06  |  Tod Zuckerman 30/11/07
  89.   Not suspend - DOUBLE/TRIPLE/QUADRUPAL 17:09  |  USA A OK 30/11/07
  90.   who`s haaretz kidding? 17:09  |  edgar 30/11/07
  91.   #73 the comic irishman wakes up again in boston 17:11  |  victor hardman 30/11/07
  92.   Tod Zuckerman 17:12  |  Omar 30/11/07
  93.   what antisemites call the Jews depends on their hatred ... 17:17  |  felix 30/11/07
  94.   Equal rights is another solution 17:21  |  Fritz Teich 30/11/07
  95.   HAARETZ HAVENT READ THE BALFOUR DECLARATION 17:27  |  victor hardman 30/11/07
  96.   Haaretz Loves Anti-Semitical Commentary 17:35  |  Tex 30/11/07
  97.   Re #89 17:35  |  Esther 30/11/07
  98.   #91 Victor hardhead/Paul Harris 17:39  |  Labhras 30/11/07
  99.   #84 Walter on "...one-fifth of the population is Arab" 17:42  |  Keren 30/11/07
  100.   ESTHER #^69 17:43  |  GABE1 30/11/07
  101.   #88: Give up the Sinai and Israel will be attacked by Egypt 17:49  |  Ron 30/11/07
  102.   Re Walter #84 17:53  |  Esther 30/11/07
  103.   For Lou Knee, on war turning nuclear # 55 17:53  |  Clickfool 30/11/07
  104.   #79 Haham me Bat Yam 17:59  |  Labhras 30/11/07
  105.   Omar, here`s the way It Is 18:02  |  Tzfonit 30/11/07
  106.   Strange timing by Haaretz 18:03  |  Tosefta 30/11/07
  107.   #94 Fritz Teich 18:03  |  tbora 30/11/07
  108.   #88 - Tod: Let me summarize your fear as "not one inch" 18:14  |  Li 30/11/07
  109.   Tzfonit in Ben-Ami 18:16  |  Omar 30/11/07
  110.   Re Prof. J #81 18:18  |  Esther 30/11/07
  111.   S 18:18  |  Israeli 30/11/07
  112.   Re #72 18:33  |  Esther 30/11/07
  113.   10,00 bambinos a year born to settlers? That means 18:35  |  newageblues 30/11/07
  114.   Settlements - THE crux of ther matter. 18:36  |  David 30/11/07
  115.   Israeli 18:37  |  S 30/11/07
  116.   # 5 clickfool 18:40  |  Axel 30/11/07
  117.   Anti-Apartheid 4 Palestine 18:43  |  Mandela 30/11/07
  118.   Swiss Dino #22, #14 18:49  |  Polybios 30/11/07
  119.   # 55 lou knee from absurdistan 18:53  |  Axel 30/11/07
  120.   Swiss Dino - nice post #48 18:54  |  Polybios 30/11/07
  121.   Self respecting nations don`t let their enemies define them. 18:58  |  Chaim 30/11/07
  122.   Strange bedfellows 18:59  |  David 30/11/07
  123.   Nice to know someone noticed 19:03  |  Garba 30/11/07
  124.   People who bent on murdering have to be 19:07  |  TOMY 30/11/07
  125.   #95 victorpaul harrisman 19:13  |  Labhras 30/11/07
  126.   Delussional Haaretz is sinking even lower 19:20  |  TOMY 30/11/07
  127.   Ron, and what about Lebanon in 2000? 19:22  |  Jake 30/11/07
  128.   Clickfool 19:39  |  Topo 30/11/07
  129.   The End of Israel 19:51  |  Joseph Ehrlich 30/11/07
  130.   the outside line is miles from the first house 20:11  |  Shelley 30/11/07
  131.   Iranian-American - No BS only facts 20:27  |  David Isarel 30/11/07
  132.   Haaretz 20:31  |  Shlomo 30/11/07
  133.   #126 tomy in far away ny will be ok 20:31  |  genzyme 30/11/07
  134.   TO KLAUDIA #17 20:32  |  Steve Beikirch 30/11/07
  135.   Settlements 20:34  |  Jan 30/11/07
  136.   Ftah - Al Asquar 20:36  |  Florence 30/11/07
  137.   Swiss Swiss Dino #22 - And are you going to protect them 21:09  |  David Isarel 30/11/07
  138.   Steve Beikirch - ONE WORN OUT ARGUMENT FOR ANOTHER 21:18  |  Stephen Connor 30/11/07
  139.   Klaudia -- I missed that story 21:24  |  Stephen Connor 30/11/07
  140.   With Haaretz advice, Israelis had better grow gills 21:40  |  Jake 30/11/07
  141.   WITH FRIENDS LIKE HAARETZ, WHO NEEDS HAMAS?? 21:41  |  Brant 30/11/07
  142.   an Israeli in Ramallah 21:45  |  you wish 30/11/07
  143.   #133, My children,grandchildren made ALIA 21:49  |  TOMY 30/11/07
  144.   # 118 / # 120 Polybios 22:02  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/11/07
  145.   Jan - Strange perception of Settlers! 22:04  |  Palestinian Brit 30/11/07
  146.   David Israel 131# 22:04  |  David 30/11/07
  147.   #46 Swiss,lets not whitewash Swiss past 22:09  |  TOMY 30/11/07
  148.   N0 9. Do all Jews have to leave Palestine? 22:09  |  Palestinian Brit 30/11/07
  149.   Australian/Israeli - No 16 22:15  |  Palestinian Brit 30/11/07
  150.   David ISrael 137# 22:17  |  David 30/11/07
  151.   Israeli in Ramallah 22:19  |  Palestinian Brit 30/11/07
  152.   We have seen everything 22:19  |  Gee 30/11/07
  153.   #48 Yesss,finaly you got it,Pali moderate 22:21  |  TOMY 30/11/07
  154.   David #146 from Stockholm 22:25  |  David Israel 30/11/07
  155.   Reminder: Settlement Expansion Part of OSLO Accords 22:26  |  Mark Hamil 30/11/07
  156.   Response to Omar (92) and Li (108) 22:36  |  Tod Zuckerman 30/11/07
  157.   settlements 22:38  |  jorge grosz 30/11/07
  158.   # 147 TOMY 22:39  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/11/07
  159.   The West Bank Etc. 22:41  |  doverfox 30/11/07
  160.   For Topo # 128 22:54  |  Clickfool 30/11/07
  161.   # 137 David Israel 22:56  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/11/07
  162.   Hey Hardman 22:58  |  Janice 30/11/07
  163.   Steve Beikirch #134 re: Klaudia 22:58  |  TonyL 30/11/07
  164.   Its an obligation to transfer Jews but ... 23:04  |  Lets get this right 30/11/07
  165.   I wish for you too, You Wish 23:06  |  Janice 30/11/07
  166.   "South African solution"? You mean freedom and democracy for all? 23:08  |  peacelover 30/11/07
  167.   Skip & hup straight to the settlements 23:19  |  TonyL 30/11/07
  168.   # 149: the teeny-weeny difference 23:19  |  Axel 30/11/07
  169.   #154 Swiss - Optimism and facts 23:24  |  David Israel 30/11/07
  170.   #33 MaureenS. Danny Rubinstein. 23:26  |  Maureen Ann 30/11/07
  171.   to The Equalizer #49 23:28  |  zeev 30/11/07
  172.   Omar - re Gabe1 reply 23:28  |  Teresa-Maria (Tess) 30/11/07
  173.   #48 Dino, I see we agree: Abbas, most in PA are extremist idiots 23:53  |  Dr. L. Brnd 30/11/07
  174.   clickfool, indrajaya, Natalie durson and lakshmi 00:01  |  Hebro 01/12/07
  175.   Tod Zuckerman 00:08  |  Omar 01/12/07
  176.   No not apartheid 00:12  |  Mark Lincoln 01/12/07
  177.   Mark my word, there will be one state solution 00:14  |  omolll 01/12/07
  178.   birds of a feather 00:24  |  timothy 01/12/07
  179.   Palesti. Brit, let`s see the Israeli in Ramallah criticize the PA 00:37  |  Jake 01/12/07
  180.   Axel 00:39  |  17 01/12/07
  181.   #129 Joseph Ehrlich 01:02  |  Rick 01/12/07
  182.   All settlements beyond the Partition Line of 1947(UN Resolution 01:21  |  lakshmi 01/12/07
  183.   #9 Iranian-American - Consider International law 01:28  |  Rick 01/12/07
  184.   #169 David Israel`s shadowy history 01:43  |  Boycott 01/12/07
  185.   Esther on Bin Laden. Wrong again. 02:01  |  Grif 01/12/07
  186.   Still not sure about Jews in "Palestine" 02:13  |  Iranian-American 01/12/07
  187.   Tomy - get real 02:23  |  Grif 01/12/07
  188.   an Israeli in Ramallah 02:33  |  Connie 01/12/07
  189.   To 17 jews only roads 02:47  |  john 01/12/07
  190.   to The Equalizer #49 02:56  |  zeev 01/12/07
  191.   Apartheid 02:59  |  Bryan J 01/12/07
  192.   #168 axel and more trouble with his crown wheel 03:25  |  victor hardman 01/12/07
  193.   My dears clickfool & other Jew haters 03:43  |  leo 01/12/07
  194.   #59 17.... Annapolis was an apartheid event 03:53  |  Lynn 01/12/07
  195.   Settlements 03:57  |  Peter 01/12/07
  196.   # 182 Bryan J / USA 03:58  |  Joseph E . 01/12/07
  197.   # 180 john 04:03  |  17 01/12/07
  198.   # 123 Garba - beatiful dreams, do not name your teddy bear Mohamm 04:08  |  17 01/12/07
  199.   175Boycott,agree with your comments,there is an interesting piece 04:13  |  lakshmi 01/12/07
  200.   Iranian-American.....since you live in the US 04:29  |  Lynn 01/12/07
  201.   #5, Clickfool.. 04:50  |  Silvienne 01/12/07
  202.   #193, my dear leo... 04:53  |  Silvienne 01/12/07
  203.   Boycott - This is what our bible says and 05:00  |  David Israel 01/12/07
  204.   #141, Brant... 05:04  |  Silvienne 01/12/07
  205.   Iranian American - Yes many Jews live in peace with Arabs 05:06  |  David Israel 01/12/07
  206.   Lynn # 200 05:06  |  American in NY 01/12/07
  207.   #174, Hebro... 05:11  |  Silvienne 01/12/07
  208.   #202 My dear silvienne 05:56  |  leo 01/12/07
  209.   American in NY....I wonder how many times 06:06  |  Lynn 01/12/07
  210.   A Sleeper Fabricated Epithet 06:10  |  Joseph E . 01/12/07
  211.   # 195 Peter @ MA 06:29  |  Joseph E . 01/12/07
  212.   lakshmi - a reply 06:40  |  CK Tan 01/12/07
  213.   Lynn and American in NY .... Will there be apartheid in Palestine 06:45  |  Iranian-American 01/12/07
  214.   American in HY - Re: Iranian Jews in Israel 07:28  |  Iranian-American 01/12/07
  215.   Walter: "It would still be apartheid..." 07:40  |  BBSNews 01/12/07
  216.   To Steve Beikirch # 134 ... Don`t worry... 08:26  |  Klaudia 01/12/07
  217.   The way NOT to get peace 08:34  |  Moshe 01/12/07
  218.   To Steven Connor # 139 ... Oops... 08:38  |  Klaudia 01/12/07
  219.   # 119 # to AXEL in ABSURDISTAN : YES I DO ! 08:42  |  ! * Lou Knee * ! 01/12/07
  220.   The "Equalizer" 08:46  |  BBSNews 01/12/07
  221.   to everybody - still in search for an answer 08:53  |  scallywag 01/12/07
  222.   Hello ANY #206 08:56  |  S 01/12/07
  223.   Iranian-American#214 09:12  |  S 01/12/07
  224.   To 215 BBSNews 09:16  |  dovvod 01/12/07
  225.   to Walter #1 09:57  |  zeev 01/12/07
  226.   to Walter #1 - cont. 10:02  |  zeev 01/12/07
  227.   to Walter #84 10:06  |  zeev 01/12/07
  228.   212 CK Tan,sorry CK,the UNCharter does not,repeat,does not 10:24  |  lakshmi 01/12/07
  229.   criticism of the PA 11:21  |  Israeli in Ramallah 01/12/07
  230.   In Spite of Editorial calling for A Halt 11:22  |  Joseph E . 01/12/07
  231.   me 11:26  |  Israeli in Ramallah 01/12/07
  232.   Has Israel just been waiting to have Annapolis out of the way? 11:45  |  Maureen Ann 01/12/07
  233.   American in NY #206 12:05  |  S 01/12/07
  234.   # 216 Klaudia / Canada 12:05  |  Joseph E . 01/12/07
  235.   # 5 Hello Clickfool, I agree with you to a point 12:09  |  Dutch 01/12/07
  236.   Clickfool 12:15  |  Topo 01/12/07
  237.   # 208 leo re silvienne 12:20  |  Axel 01/12/07
  238.   # 219 scallywag 13:24  |  Axel 01/12/07
  239.   SINCE when has the world cared about apartheid?Lebanon,Malaysia 13:31  |  PETER S.M. 01/12/07
  240.   #219 Scallywag 13:32  |  Ben Alofs 01/12/07
  241.   #229 To Israeli in Ramallah 13:37  |  Ben Alofs 01/12/07
  242.   Privatize Occupied Lands 14:01  |  zeev 01/12/07
  243.   CFOOL No hope while Fatah has its constitution.Even YOU can read 14:09  |  PETER S.M. 01/12/07
  244.   LABRAHAS When are YOU removing the Apartheid"wall"in Belfast? 14:16  |  PETER S.M. 01/12/07
  245.   # 229 Israeli in Ramallah 14:25  |  17 01/12/07
  246.   # 229 Israeli in Ramallah 14:28  |  Joseph E . 01/12/07
  247.   ISRAELI in Rammallah.The teenage Israeli seduced by the Arabina 14:29  |  PETER S.M. 01/12/07
  248.   #96 Tex, I agree 14:30  |  Sidney 01/12/07
  249.   RICK Another apologists for global Jihad.No Israel & Islamists 14:42  |  PETER S.M. 01/12/07
  250.   lakshmi Arabs took West Bank in war and cleaned out the Jews 14:54  |  PETER S .M. 01/12/07
  251.   I don`t think you can have a state 14:56  |  Chris Linthwaite 01/12/07
  252.   # 228 Israeli in Ramallah 15:08  |  17 01/12/07
  253.   to Iranian-American 15:10  |  dr danielito 01/12/07
  254.   to scallywag #219 - an answer 15:11  |  zeev 01/12/07
  255.   ISRAELI in Ramallah Will you demonstrate against the pecae proces 15:18  |  PETER S.M. 01/12/07
  256.   #219 Scallywag, ever asked the Palestinians for their opinion.., 15:18  |  Ben Alofs 01/12/07
  257.   to PETER S.M. #234 15:30  |  zeev 01/12/07
  258.   It`s hard to believe ... 15:47  |  Dutch 01/12/07
  259.   take the Red Pill and visit Ramallah 16:08  |  Israeli in Ramallah 01/12/07
  260.   kippa in Ramallah 16:16  |  Israeli in Ramallah 01/12/07
  261.   For Hebro # 174 16:24  |  Clickfool 01/12/07
  262.   Your editor should read ...... 16:27  |  Miriam Ashkelon 01/12/07
  263.   For Peter SM # 243 16:40  |  Clickfool 01/12/07
  264.   To Israeli in Ramallah .... Arabs are Barrels of Fun 16:40  |  Klaudia 01/12/07
  265.   #256 dr ben and rose manure spread again 16:40  |  victor hardman 01/12/07
  266.   Olmert`s alarmist S. African solution 16:42  |  Brod 01/12/07
  267.   A human interest story from real life for Peter S M 16:45  |  Ben Alofs 01/12/07
  268.   Putting anti-Arab prejudice to good use; Peter S M 17:00  |  Ben Alofs 01/12/07
  269.   it is pals and haaretz who engage in racism that is jewish lands 17:05  |  ralph 01/12/07
  270.   Israeli in Ramallah 17:09  |  Walid 01/12/07
  271.   #202 Silvienne re leo 17:16  |  Labhras 01/12/07
  272.   the American economy is suffering 17:18  |  ballistic 01/12/07
  273.   #267 more from dr ben without history and fact 17:20  |  victor hardman 01/12/07
  274.   #265 VictorPaul Harrisman 17:23  |  Labhras 01/12/07
  275.   Dr Danielito 17:37  |  Walid 01/12/07
  276.   dr. ben alofs 18:16  |  scallywag 01/12/07
  277.   #273 VictorPaul Harrisman 18:36  |  Labhras 01/12/07
  278.   Settlers and Zionists are Real Terrorists 18:38  |  Ariel Sharon 01/12/07
  279.   Israel give up the settlement 18:40  |  American Jew 01/12/07
  280.   "244 Peter SM 18:44  |  Labnras 01/12/07
  281.   # 213 Iranian-American...Exactly right! 19:08  |  Lynn 01/12/07
  282.   # 231 Israeli in Ramallah...when my Palestinian 19:13  |  Lynn 01/12/07
  283.   #251Linthwaite: So you classify UK, Italy, Sweden, US as "Nazi"? 19:13  |  Dr. L. Brnd 01/12/07
  284.   #272 Golly Silvienne, #272 FALSE BALLISTIC POST 19:17  |  ballistic 01/12/07
  285.   # 173 Dr. L. Brnd "The knowledge gaps are getting deeper....." 19:20  |  Swiss (Dino) 01/12/07
  286.   #262 Say Miriam re JPost 19:48  |  ballistic 01/12/07
  287.   Kleptomaniacs must be stopped, not suspended 19:49  |  Ivar 01/12/07
  288.   #285 Dino, Answer: look no further than today`s Haaretz headline 21:00  |  Dr. L. Brnd 01/12/07
  289.   occupation is absolute power,a super thrill 21:00  |  hassne kid 01/12/07
  290.   Time Bombs 21:04  |  Walid 01/12/07
  291.   #283 Dr L Brnd 21:21  |  Chris Linthwaite 01/12/07
  292.   # 288 Dr. L. Brnd 21:44  |  Swiss (Dino) 01/12/07
  293.   ballistic with her wooden club bashing everybody`s head 21:48  |  Jasmine Murphy 01/12/07
  294.   Israeli in Ramallah #259 21:49  |  TonyL 01/12/07
  295.   S # 222 22:10  |  American in NY 01/12/07
  296.   # 272 Ballistic - First Jews invented the myth that Jesus was Jew 22:13  |  17 01/12/07
  297.   Apartheid 22:13  |  DW Duke 01/12/07
  298.   BEN ALLOFS if you could get yourself to admit 22:14  |  PETER S.M. 01/12/07
  299.   arabs attacked jews when there was no setlements 22:36  |  sam 01/12/07
  300.   #291 Chris Lintwaithe 22:55  |  Labhras 01/12/07
  301.   The Swiss level of political wisdom 22:55  |  Israeli 01/12/07
  302.   #221 scallywag....thank Arafat and the rise 23:01  |  Lynn 01/12/07
  303.   Walid...and? 23:06  |  Lynn 01/12/07
  304.   C`mon, Linthwaite#291, Israel is as Jewish as Britain is British! 23:10  |  Dr. L. Brnd 01/12/07
  305.   Lynn 23:26  |  Walid 01/12/07
  306.   Mr. Ehrlich on The End of Israel 23:32  |  Lamont Phemister 01/12/07
  307.   Lynn #282 23:46  |  Tess 01/12/07
  308.   LAMONT Phemistter Your first mistake Jews have lived continuously 00:01  |  PETER S.M. 02/12/07
  309.   ZEEVThat Israel should leave most of West Bank has great merit 00:07  |  PETER S.M. 02/12/07
  310.   #304 Dr L Brnd 00:19  |  Labhras 02/12/07
  311.   #304 Dr L Brnd 00:26  |  Chris Linthwaite 02/12/07
  312.   Touching story of Israeli arabic speaking female 00:41  |  17ny 02/12/07
  313.   #249 Peter SM - couldn`t be more wrong, 1 of 2 00:51  |  Rick 02/12/07
  314.   # 301 Israeli 00:52  |  Swiss (Dino) 02/12/07
  315.   249 Peter SM - couldn`t be more wrong, 1 of 2 00:52  |  Rick 02/12/07
  316.   220 BBSnews You mix apples and oranges 01:02  |  The Equalizer 02/12/07
  317.   Walid what I expect is people to treat 01:05  |  Lynn 02/12/07
  318.   THREE state solution! 01:07  |  Steve 02/12/07
  319.   Peter SM - Please read more 01:34  |  Rick 02/12/07
  320.   # 287 Ivar / Estonia 01:43  |  Joseph E . 02/12/07
  321.   # 314 Swiss on democracies 01:48  |  Lynn 02/12/07
  322.   Peter SM - Please study current events and History 01:51  |  Rick 02/12/07
  323.   #299 - Sam - True but also vice-versa 02:06  |  Rick 02/12/07
  324.   #318 - good to hear new ideas, but ... 02:23  |  Rick 02/12/07
  325.   Settlements 02:52  |  Kevin 02/12/07
  326.   #308 Peter SM - Perspective required 02:55  |  Rick 02/12/07
  327.   "TonyL" 03:14  |  BBSNews 02/12/07
  328.   ISRAEL IS AN APARTHEID REGIME 03:16  |  Christian Crusader 02/12/07
  329.   Mr. Burston and the Haaretz Editorial Staff 03:21  |  Mark Lincoln 02/12/07
  330.   RICK .You came out with equating of hatred of the USA 03:37  |  PETER S.M. 02/12/07
  331.   xtian crusader 03:52  |  ... 02/12/07
  332.   ML in his dotage 03:54  |  ... 02/12/07
  333.   Hey Rick 03:54  |  Sabashimon 02/12/07
  334.   Rick, keep reading 03:55  |  Sabashimon 02/12/07
  335.   Don`t stop yet Rick 03:57  |  Sabashimon 02/12/07
  336.   RICK.Perspective indeed.Both the Hamas charter & the PNC covenant 03:58  |  PETER S .M. 02/12/07
  337.   Dealing with unauthorized West Bank babies 03:59  |  D.R. Zukerman 02/12/07
  338.   RICK more perspective.The Arabs got 80+% of the Mandate 04:00  |  PETER S.M. 02/12/07
  339.   Last one, I promise 04:02  |  Sabashimon 02/12/07
  340.   Christian Crusader 04:09  |  Sabashimon 02/12/07
  341.   RICK current events and history.No Saudi is not a moral yardstick 04:16  |  PETER S .M. 02/12/07
  342.   "Equalizer" 04:22  |  BBSNews 02/12/07
  343.   "CHRISTIAN Crusader" You don`t like apartheid?You must hate Arabs 04:24  |  PETER S.M. 02/12/07
  344.   Grif #187 You are wrong,the military mashine 04:29  |  TOMY 02/12/07
  345.   # 329 Mark Lincoln ...`albeit` is the correct spelling 04:35  |  Lynn 02/12/07
  346.   #270 TonyL - It`s your logic that is faulty 04:51  |  Rick 02/12/07
  347.   Sebashimon - partly correct but my point still valid 05:55  |  Rick 02/12/07
  348.   #339 Sabashimon - No problem 06:19  |  Rick 02/12/07
  349.   #341 Peter - I too oppose Saudi intolerance 06:36  |  Rick 02/12/07
  350.   ANY #295 06:36  |  S 02/12/07
  351.   #341 Peter SM - addendum 06:41  |  Rick 02/12/07
  352.   #338 Peter SM - I think not, but that`s irrelevant 06:59  |  Rick 02/12/07
  353.   Hate to Inform you all 07:04  |  Denise 02/12/07
  354.   #208, leo, is that all you`ve got to say? 07:09  |  Silvienne 02/12/07
  355.   Hello ballistic... 07:14  |  Silvienne 02/12/07
  356.   # 233 to my friend "S" 07:23  |  eric 02/12/07
  357.   #334 Peter SM - faulty logic 07:35  |  Rick 02/12/07
  358.   # 17 to klaudia in CANADA 07:46  |  eric 02/12/07
  359.   Those who support the Settler enterprise 08:28  |  Ivar 02/12/07
  360.   To Dutch #258 Pure S 08:51  |  dovvod 02/12/07
  361.   American in NY #295 second try 09:00  |  S 02/12/07
  362.   Linthwaite #311, "discrimination outlawed in UK"- what total ROT! 09:04  |  Dr. L. Brnd 02/12/07
  363.   #193 Leo Why you should care 09:07  |  Rick 02/12/07
  364.   to Sam #299 - ludicrous argument 09:14  |  zeev 02/12/07
  365.   #296 17. And have you ever heard... 09:23  |  Maureen Ann 02/12/07
  366.   # 321 Lynn 09:40  |  Swiss (Dino) 02/12/07
  367.   #310 Labhras - So now its "Apartheid" Israel lacks lady rabbis? 09:44  |  Dr. L. Brnd 02/12/07
  368.   To both sides 18:18  |  Jim in Massachusetts 02/12/07
  369.   # 356 eric..To my friend S...WHAT A CREEP YOU ARE ERIC! 18:22  |  JOSH 02/12/07
  370.   #345 Lynn..re: Mark L...HE HAS BECOME ONE OF LATE. 18:38  |  JOSH 02/12/07
  371.   #228 lakshmi thinks she sees everything but knows nothing 21:07  |  CK Tan 02/12/07
  372.   CK Tan: Resolution 242 22:44  |  BBSNews 02/12/07
  373.   to Dr. L. Brnd #288 00:29  |  zeev 03/12/07
  374.   S 1/2 01:32  |  American in NY 03/12/07
  375.   S 2/2 01:33  |  American in NY 03/12/07
  376.   #373 zeev, "Jewish State" issue is entirely different for PA 02:14  |  Dr. L. Brnd 03/12/07
  377.   to Dr. L. Brnd #376 04:09  |  zeev 03/12/07
  378.   # 369 to josh in nether land (2nd try) 08:05  |  eric 03/12/07
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