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Meanwhile, in the West Bank
By Gideon Levy
Tags: IDF, West Bank

Don't let the quiet fool you: It is imaginary. While all eyes are on Gaza, the impression has been created, under the aegis of a media turning a blind eye, that the West Bank is quiet. That's where the "good guys" are in charge, those with whom we went to Annapolis, those who will be getting the money from the donor nations, and life there is great, so it seems.

Well, that is not the case. The lives of the Palestinians in the West Bank are also intolerable, blood is being shed there too. For the Israel Defense Forces it is business as usual, with a frighteningly quick finger on the trigger. The spirit of Annapolis and the lofty words of the prime minister do not prevail there.

I have visited quite a few mourners' homes in the West Bank in recent months. They were all mourning family members who had been killed for no reason. Every week, innocent people are killed in the West Bank, and nobody talks about them. Among the dozens of Palestinians killed recently, not all were Qassam launchers or gang leaders from Gaza. If a new uprising erupts in the West Bank one day, it will originate in these mourners' homes.
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The daily routine in the West Bank is also patently inhumane. The night I spent last summer in the Jenin refugee camp brought that home to me: The IDF enters the camp every night, and even when it does not kill, it strikes great terror in the hearts of thousands of families, who are the victims of anxiety. There are few Israelis who can imagine the daily routine of West Bank residents, during the day and even more so at night. And we have not said a word about the poverty, the roadblocks and the home demolitions.

The story of the recent killings in the West Bank is not on our agenda, because so far the Palestinians there have not responded with attacks in retaliation for these deaths. But it is not certain that this quiet will continue.

Adib Salim, paralyzed on his right side, sold lupini beans. When the IDF conducted one of its raids on Nablus he dared to stick his head out. The soldiers killed him. The IDF Spokesman claimed that he threatened to shoot at the soldiers, but the paralyzed bean seller was totally incapable of doing so.

Abdel Wazir, the 71-year-old cousin of the legendary Abu Jihad, was a retired accountant. He spent a terrifying night in his home: for hours the soldiers fired next to his window, while he sat with his wife on the sofa, both of them incapacitated by fear. When the order to go outside was heard, he left his house and was immediately shot dead.

Jihad Shaar, 19, was making his way from his village, Tekua, in order to register for university. Soldiers killed him for an unexplained reason with cudgel blows and kicks, while he was waiting at the bus stop. The IDF Spokesman said that the soldiers "behaved appropriately."

Mohammed Salah was a Palestinian policeman, after years of working as a tiler in the settlements. On duty, he stopped a suspicious Palestinian commercial van, which had tried to avoid the Palestinian checkpoint in Bethlehem. Salah opened the door, suspecting that the van was carrying stolen merchandise, and the IDF undercover soldiers inside shot him to death. The IDF Spokesman claimed that he tried to shoot at the soldiers, but all the eyewitnesses have rejected this version out of hand.

Firas Kaskas went for a nature hike near Ramallah, accompanied by his brother and his brother-in-law. When they noticed a herd of gazelles running down to the wadi, they stood to watch. The soldiers who suddenly appeared shot him from afar, without warning. The IDF Spokesman claimed that the soldiers thought that he was placing an explosive device in the heart of the nature reserve.

All these people were killed by the IDF in recent weeks, for no reason. Add to them Mohammed Askar from Saida, who was shot at close range during riots at Ketziot Prison; Kamela Kabha of Bartaa, an elderly woman whose son tried to rush her to the hospital in Jenin and was delayed at the Reihan checkpoint for three hours, until she died in his arms, and other incidents of killing, and you will get the true picture of Israel's "peace efforts."

And we haven't even mentioned the construction in the settlements.
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  1.   Let the Pals speed up the peace process 09:50  |  Sam 24/12/07
  2.   Walls lead to dangerous tunnels and mad flying objects 10:00  |  Charlie 24/12/07
  3.   Yeah, don`t be fooled by the quiet in YESHA, Gideon Levy will.... 10:11  |  Genuine Tosefta 24/12/07
  4.   What herd of gazelles? Arabs had shot &eaten the a long time ago! 10:15  |  Genuine Tosefta 24/12/07
  5.   Haaretz accuses IDF of cold blooded murders.Where is The proof? 10:19  |  Pavel 24/12/07
  6.   Don`t be fooled by Gideon Levy,he lies non-stop in every sentence 10:20  |  Genuine Tosefta 24/12/07
  7.   Thank you Gideon Levy for the truth on the IDF`s vicitims 10:23  |  John 24/12/07
  8.   The ugly face of Apartheid and IDF armed robbery of land 10:42  |  Ivar 24/12/07
  9.   IDF in West Bank 10:47  |  Christopher 24/12/07
  10.   Response to Mr Gideon Levy 10:56  |  S 24/12/07
  11.   ALL QUITE IN THE WESTERN FRONT? 11:08  |  indrajaya 24/12/07
  12.   Stop gawking out the windows and look at the map 11:08  |  Natallie Durson 24/12/07
  13.   IVAR boiling frogs,incantations and slogans. 11:14  |  PETER SM 24/12/07
  14.   Where is America`s indignation, which pays for the IDF? 11:21  |  Ivar 24/12/07
  15.   GIDEON LEVY, DISHONEST, ANTI-ISRAEL, PROPAGANDA ARTIST 11:28  |  Steve Randolph 24/12/07
  16.   IVAR Ignorance is bliss.USA aid pays a FRACTION of defence budget 11:37  |  PETER SM 24/12/07
  17.   Yehuda & Shomron is the name 11:45  |  Shmuel ex TA 24/12/07
  18.   gidoen levys word about anything is worthless 11:58  |  victor hardman 24/12/07
  19.   Why do they hate us? 12:02  |  Danny 24/12/07
  20.   S #10 what kind of an argument is this/ 12:16  |  dana 24/12/07
  21.   gideon levi 12:28  |  rm 24/12/07
  22.   I have not read this article, and I have no intention of reading 12:28  |  Shai 24/12/07
  23.   Boo Hoo 12:32  |  Mark Hamil 24/12/07
  24.   My Apologies 12:38  |  Yaakov Sullivan 24/12/07
  25.   Israel is strong against the weak and defenseless 12:41  |  Danny 24/12/07
  26.   #20, "what kind of argument is this?" 12:48  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 24/12/07
  27.   " Don`t let the quiet fool you "..says Levy 12:51  |  Klaudia 24/12/07
  28.   # 3 what`s a matter (mock)genuine tosfta? 12:57  |  eric 24/12/07
  29.   IDF are cold blooded murderers 13:00  |  Marilyn 24/12/07
  30.   Believing 13:05  |  True Zionist 24/12/07
  31.   Mr. Levy... 13:07  |  Teresa-Maria (Tess) 24/12/07
  32.   Arbitrary killing is wrong! 13:28  |  AliciaYasmeen 24/12/07
  33.   Gideon Levi - Author of protocols of Elders of Zion 13:32  |  Suzanne 24/12/07
  34.   #28 erics naivety leaves me breathless 13:33  |  victor hardman 24/12/07
  35.   Shame on Haaretz 13:37  |  Lisa 24/12/07
  36.   Estoy contigo Gideon 13:40  |  Ricardo 24/12/07
  37.   The IDF war criminals work for the light unto nations. 13:41  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  38.   # 16 you`re not quite right, peter old boy... 13:41  |  eric 24/12/07
  39.   MARYLIN.You must have missed the thousands of Qassems 13:46  |  PETER SM 24/12/07
  40.   #34 VictorPaul Harrisman 13:53  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  41.   levy`s critics are mostly cretins 14:02  |  avi buzi 24/12/07
  42.   #32 Alicia Yasmeen and Lisa #35 14:03  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  43.   #38 eric re Peter down under the weight of his 14:16  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  44.   # 29 Marylin & Hamas 14:25  |  Monique 24/12/07
  45.   #22 Shai from Sha`ar Ha`amaqim 14:29  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  46.   #31 You write "many of his stories are true" What! Not all? 14:33  |  Ralph 24/12/07
  47.   #20 dana 14:42  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  48.   #42 Labhras: can Israel TRUST the Pals in order to pull out? 14:43  |  AliciaYasmeen 24/12/07
  49.   Your Believe Arabs - Do we believe You? 14:52  |  Rafi 24/12/07
  50.   My heart is with palestinians - poor people 14:55  |  ER 24/12/07
  51.   #41 Well said. Congratulations! 15:20  |  Detached 24/12/07
  52.   The Reason is Terror, Terror Support and Crime 15:22  |  B 24/12/07
  53.   "BEYOND BELIEF"!!!!! 15:25  |  Stephen. 24/12/07
  54.   #48 Alicia Yasmeen 15:33  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  55.   peter sm, you shot in all direction 15:44  |  kaled 24/12/07
  56.   Thanks, Gideon, for giving a voice to the voiceless 15:52  |  Ben Alofs 24/12/07
  57.   right wing, left wing..humane 15:53  |  Michael 24/12/07
  58.   to Gideon Levy 16:03  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  59.   Killing for No Reason 16:11  |  Yaakov Sullivan 24/12/07
  60.   dana #20 What was written before the argument dana? 16:17  |  S 24/12/07
  61.   labhras #47 - Interesting parallels 16:22  |  dana 24/12/07
  62.   To Suzanne In Paris 16:25  |  Mark B. 24/12/07
  63.   CJ Kohn on responsibility 16:30  |  Mark B. 24/12/07
  64.   #60 S re dana part one 16:40  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  65.   #60 S re dana part 2 16:41  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  66.   Dana - What mongrels know about lineage? 16:53  |  17 24/12/07
  67.   S @10 17:16  |  GABE1 24/12/07
  68.   Dana @20 17:31  |  Gabe1 24/12/07
  69.   This is the price that we pay to have a Jewish State 17:34  |  Meir Weinstein 24/12/07
  70.   #10 S Re HDI 17:37  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  71.   END THE ARAB OCCUPATION OF JUDEA & SAMARIA 17:37  |  GABE1 24/12/07
  72.   Just Wait Till Hamas Blows into Town ! Bye-Bye Quiet 17:38  |  Klaudia 24/12/07
  73.   DANA-Addendun 17:42  |  GABE1 24/12/07
  74.   #67 Gabe 1 17:42  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  75.   Cipora #26 17:47  |  GABE1 24/12/07
  76.   LAB RAT #74 17:56  |  GABE1 24/12/07
  77.   # 31 Mr Lewy 17:58  |  Barenboim M 24/12/07
  78.   Dana in Sunnyvale CA 18:00  |  rich 24/12/07
  79.   Klaudia @72 WELL PUT 18:01  |  GABE1 24/12/07
  80.   Labhras #64,65 (second try) 18:06  |  S 24/12/07
  81.   Expose the racist state of Israel for what it is. 18:07  |  Bruce Gowdy 24/12/07
  82.   #76 GabeI 18:12  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  83.   69. Meir Weinstein the canadian zionist 18:17  |  dual loyalties much? 24/12/07
  84.   Suzanne in Paris 18:25  |  GABE1 24/12/07
  85.   GABE 1 (Post 71) 18:26  |  Johnny Weintraub 24/12/07
  86.   My RACIST diatribes have NOW begun 18:27  |  GABE1 24/12/07
  87.   Labhras #70 18:29  |  S 24/12/07
  88.   #70 labarse and 5th place in the world for ireland wherehe does n 18:40  |  victor hardman 24/12/07
  89.   @ 80 S 18:42  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  90.   #81 brian in sf andnever been to s,.africa or israel 18:44  |  victor hardman 24/12/07
  91.   # 8 Ivo, look at the face of sheety Estonia, under the Russian... 19:04  |  Misha 24/12/07
  92.   Vancouver International Airport Even MORE Dangerous... 19:11  |  Klaudia 24/12/07
  93.   True or False 19:13  |  Yitzhak Sokoloff 24/12/07
  94.   # 81 Idiot- Both Mandela the mobster, and Tutu the pedofile... 19:16  |  Misha 24/12/07
  95.   I love you, Gideon Levy 19:18  |  Nadia 24/12/07
  96.   War is sad, but Israel has right to defend. 19:20  |  Barry 24/12/07
  97.   # 22 Shai...I SECOND YOUR FEELINGS.SEEING HIS NAME IS ENOUGH. 19:22  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  98.   93. and be as objective as you right shitsack? 19:23  |  hutpha 24/12/07
  99.   No sympathy for Palis 19:23  |  JB 24/12/07
  100.   # 58 Hey, labra-the Irish drunk, invite Giddy to you... 19:23  |  Misha 24/12/07
  101.   Re: #92 19:24  |  Joshua 24/12/07
  102.   #90 Victorpaul Harrisman in TA 19:25  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  103.   Palestine has a right to defend itself against horde of zion 19:26  |  Barry 24/12/07
  104.   To Barry 19:26  |  Joshua 24/12/07
  105.   To the Gabe1`s, Meir Weinstein`s and Klaudia`s 19:33  |  Mark B. 24/12/07
  106.   #88 Victorpaul Harrisman re my heimat. 19:34  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  107.   if levy was lyin`,the right wouldn`t deny `im 19:37  |  never read him 24/12/07
  108.   hardman would do anything for israel 19:45  |  aviram reshef 24/12/07
  109.   Hey Gideon...ARE YOU RUBBING YOUR HANDS WAITING FOR BLOODSHED? 19:51  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  110.   # 94 Misha..Idiot- Both Mandela the mobster, and Tutu the pedofil 19:56  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  111.   Aviram Reshef 19:56  |  rich 24/12/07
  112.   Also, Meanwhile in the West Bank.... 20:01  |  Klaudia 24/12/07
  113.   # 93 Yitzhak Sokoloff...Good Post And Accurate in Every Detail 20:02  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  114.   # 105 Mark B - Please, drink a glass of cold water 20:07  |  17 24/12/07
  115.   @ Barry 103 - Is Russian Hannah your sister? 20:11  |  17 24/12/07
  116.   # 103 Yep, they have the right to the Moon, mecca and medina... 20:11  |  Misha 24/12/07
  117.   Kathy - truth denier 20:12  |  Jacob 24/12/07
  118.   # 107never read him...AND THE REASON YOU DON`T?NO,NO,NO! 20:13  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  119.   Gabe1 and his friends -- see post #12 20:16  |  Israeli 24/12/07
  120.   # 99 JB No sympathy for Palis..NONE WHATEVER,EXCEPT.. 20:19  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  121.   # 92 Klaudia...SOME PEOPLE ARE SO CONFUSED AND DELUDED. 20:26  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  122.   Kathy - truth denier 20:28  |  Jacob 24/12/07
  123.   Yakub from Manchester # 117 20:28  |  17 24/12/07
  124.   #118 Kathy 20:29  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  125.   Choices have consequences even for... 20:33  |  Scharker Yid 24/12/07
  126.   Gideon Levy 20:33  |  Ralph 24/12/07
  127.   Blessed are the peacemakers! Here we have the hatefilled ladies ! 20:35  |  Toronto`s Finest 24/12/07
  128.   # 118 Kathy 20:37  |  Alan L 24/12/07
  129.   My appologies for Bruce Gowdy 20:40  |  Scharker Yid 24/12/07
  130.   Lab RAT #102 20:41  |  GABE1 24/12/07
  131.   To Kathy # 121 I remember him, he was a an electrician 20:42  |  Klaudia 24/12/07
  132.   I hate you Levy # 95 20:43  |  Irene L 24/12/07
  133.   # 117 Why,morons, such as you come to this site? 20:43  |  Misha 24/12/07
  134.   Israeli 20:52  |  GABE1 24/12/07
  135.   Misha 20:54  |  Jacob 24/12/07
  136.   Jacob is actually Mohammed 20:59  |  rich 24/12/07
  137.   Torontos Finest GARBAGE @127 21:03  |  GABE1 24/12/07
  138.   To Toronto`s Finest . Nah, we only hate the evil and the wicked 21:07  |  Klaudia 24/12/07
  139.   Marilyn, this is not the first time that Australia has given aid 21:08  |  Mimi 24/12/07
  140.   Gabe1 belives in Santa!! 21:10  |  Israeli 24/12/07
  141.   John 8:44 - "...a murderer from the beginning..." 21:12  |  chet 24/12/07
  142.   irish rubbernecker belches 21:13  |  peter 24/12/07
  143.   rich is actually a self hating arab named jacoff 21:25  |  big 24/12/07
  144.   Israeli #140 21:29  |  GABE1 24/12/07
  145.   # 123 *17* Yakub from Manchester..GOOD ON YOU *17* !!! 21:31  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  146.   To the Christian Friends of Israel 21:33  |  CHGODMK 24/12/07
  147.   # 131 Klaudia...LOOK DOWN IF IT COMES OUT.. 21:39  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  148.   # 127 hello T.F How are You?have You Converted Yet? 21:43  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  149.   re #14 `Where is America`s indignation...` 21:47  |  Colin Wright 24/12/07
  150.   # 133 Misha..WHY INDEED?BECAUSE THEY DERIVE PLEASURE.. 21:49  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  151.   # 133 Misha..WHY INDEED?BECAUSE THEY DERIVE PLEASURE.. 21:49  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  152.   west bank misery 21:49  |  marcel 24/12/07
  153.   # 112 Klaudia..Also, Meanwhile in the West Bank.... 21:55  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  154.   Gabe. Foaming at the mouth again. Please take your meds. 21:58  |  Toronto`s Finest 24/12/07
  155.   re #137 `Toronto`s finest...` 21:59  |  Colin Wright 24/12/07
  156.   #142 Peter wabbit wants to change subject 22:10  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  157.   CHET 22:11  |  JOJO 24/12/07
  158.   You are a disgrace Levy # 132 22:16  |  Jonathan F 24/12/07
  159.   "138 Klaudia re Sexism in Israel 22:20  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  160.   GIDEON 22:25  |  JOJO 24/12/07
  161.   Self hating Jews 22:27  |  leo 24/12/07
  162.   #134 Gabe the skinhead gives advice 22:31  |  Haim Shmendrik 24/12/07
  163.   # 91 Misha..re:Ivo from The Land of Russia??.. 22:49  |  Kathy 24/12/07
  164.   #60, S 22:49  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 24/12/07
  165.   #67, Gabe1 22:52  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 24/12/07
  166.   irish rubbernecker wading in it 22:53  |  peter 24/12/07
  167.   Gabe1 believes in Santa!! (2nd try) 22:57  |  Israeli 24/12/07
  168.   #102 labarse still pretends hes irish and sends 23:04  |  victor hardman 24/12/07
  169.   #106 labarse one thing is certain in any language youre an ijjit 23:06  |  victor hardman 24/12/07
  170.   #151 Marcel is confused 23:08  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  171.   Re S #10 23:16  |  Esther 24/12/07
  172.   #54 Labhras: the truth is out there somewhere 23:21  |  AliciaYasmeen 24/12/07
  173.   Torontos Finest GARBAGE @153 23:22  |  GABE1 24/12/07
  174.   Colin Wright 23:23  |  rich 24/12/07
  175.   Toronto`s Worst #154 23:26  |  CHGODMK 24/12/07
  176.   # 154 Colin Wright - Semi Educated is worse than uneducated. 23:29  |  17 24/12/07
  177.   victorPaul Harrisman 23:32  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  178.   CHET - John on IDF? How creative! Please write more. 23:42  |  17 24/12/07
  179.   Thank goodness for Gideon Levy 23:44  |  Esther 24/12/07
  180.   #171-Esther lost at sea 23:45  |  peter 24/12/07
  181.   #166 Peter wabbit still refuses to address the issues 23:55  |  Labhras 24/12/07
  182.   Shmendrik took a good name 23:57  |  peter 24/12/07
  183.   re Rich #174 `Colin` 00:08  |  Colin Wright 25/12/07
  184.   Israeli #167 00:10  |  GABE1 25/12/07
  185.   #172 Alicia Yasmeen 00:10  |  Labhras 25/12/07
  186.   HAM #162 and Equivalence 00:13  |  GABE1 25/12/07
  187.   Lab RAT @159 00:20  |  GABE1 25/12/07
  188.   For #161 LEO - Anti-Semites and Self Hating Jews 00:32  |  chet 25/12/07
  189.   Ham #162 00:35  |  GABE!!! 25/12/07
  190.   Cipora #165 00:44  |  GABE1 25/12/07
  191.   # 28 ARE YOU STILL WITH US HERE ERIC?NOW;NOW,... 00:44  |  Kathy 25/12/07
  192.   #173 Gabe 1 00:55  |  Labhras 25/12/07
  193.   westbank 01:24  |  paul 25/12/07
  194.   peace process 01:27  |  paul 25/12/07
  195.   Truths, halftruths or lies? 01:46  |  Ofer Maimon 25/12/07
  196.   To Victor Hardman re Labhras 01:47  |  Free Gilad Shalit 25/12/07
  197.   Dont be fooled by Gideon Abdul Levy 01:47  |  Free Gilad Shalit 25/12/07
  198.   175 Talkbacks and Counting, That`s the Bottom Lline. 01:55  |  ZADOK 25/12/07
  199.   lab RAT #183 02:13  |  GABE1 25/12/07
  200.   #181 Chet 02:23  |  leo 25/12/07
  201.   # 8 Ivar go into your cubby hole....Estonia Shemestonia.A Crock . 02:54  |  Kathy 25/12/07
  202.   #170 Labharas..marcel is quite correct...Read On 03:04  |  Kathy 25/12/07
  203.   # 111 rich .of London...ON BEHALF OF WHOEVER IT WAS I THANK YOU.. 03:11  |  Kathy 25/12/07
  204.   #178 Labhras 03:12  |  AliciaYasmeen 25/12/07
  205.   Meanwhile in Bethlehem 03:24  |  Connie 25/12/07
  206.   To Pavel: The State of Israel and Proof 03:28  |  Archmangle 25/12/07
  207.   Gabe1 what a specimen 03:30  |  Jacob 25/12/07
  208.   To Steve Randolph: About this article 03:37  |  Archmangle 25/12/07
  209.   To PETER SM: Ignorance is not Bliss 03:45  |  Archmangle 25/12/07
  210.   gideon levy 03:46  |  Vorax 25/12/07
  211.   176 ,17 to Colin Wright,a correction,that quote from leviticus is 03:54  |  lakshmi 25/12/07
  212.   #81 bruce gowdy 04:09  |  danny 25/12/07
  213.   #181 labras 04:23  |  danny 25/12/07
  214.   Thank You Mr. Levy 04:30  |  William 25/12/07
  215.   Gabe the skinhead strikes back #189 04:38  |  Haim Shmendrik 25/12/07
  216.   LABRAHAS.Confused???.The question was CURRENT US aid to Israel 04:49  |  PETER SM 25/12/07
  217.   Re #105 Mark B 04:50  |  Meir Weinstein 25/12/07
  218.   Re# 83 dual loyalties 04:54  |  Meir Weinstein 25/12/07
  219.   #182 to peter the wiseguy 04:54  |  Haim Shmendrik 25/12/07
  220.   #127 toronto`s finest 05:00  |  danny 25/12/07
  221.   Re. No. 285 05:03  |  David 25/12/07
  222.   #204 archangel 05:05  |  danny 25/12/07
  223.   ARCHMANGLE.Ignorance is bliss.This is not the one sided conflict 05:17  |  PETER SM 25/12/07
  224.   81Bruce Gowdy,much as I like the idea of a one state of citizens, 05:21  |  lakshmi 25/12/07
  225.   The IDF are murderous thugs 05:39  |  Nick Ferriman 25/12/07
  226.   Be good, be fair, be just. 05:47  |  Jacob 25/12/07
  227.   LABRAHAS.Confused? the question was CURRENT US aid to Israel 06:24  |  PETER SM 25/12/07
  228.   Re. 221 06:52  |  David 25/12/07
  229.   To Connie # 203 ( Meanwhile in Bethlehem) 06:54  |  Klaudia 25/12/07
  230.   LABRAHAS It all started with Arab pogroms in Palestine.Hebron was 07:02  |  PETER SM 25/12/07
  231.   DANA.Desperately trying to create an impression of fataldivision 07:32  |  PETER SM 25/12/07
  232.   kaled "shooting in all directions".I ask YOU who is doing that 07:35  |  PETER SM 25/12/07
  233.   eric"....there`s plenty of additional aid that is conveniently.." 07:51  |  PETERSM 25/12/07
  234.   KLAUDIA 07:53  |  Connie 25/12/07
  235.   Jewish construction in Judea and Samaria should be increased 07:56  |  Chaim 25/12/07
  236.   LAKSHMI Stuck in time warp. UNGAR 181 superseeded by UNSCR 242 08:15  |  PETER SM 25/12/07
  237.   Barry #103. True face of anti Semites 08:30  |  Semite 25/12/07
  238.   No terrorist attacks - no need for Israelie actions 08:47  |  Dr David I, Gross 25/12/07
  239.   FERRIMAN"fully supported by the Israeli population"."there are -- 09:01  |  PETER SM 25/12/07
  240.   Esther #171 09:15  |  S 25/12/07
  241.   #225 with nick ferriman women dont count 09:21  |  victor hardman 25/12/07
  242.   # 233 to petersm in australia...(thanks labhras) 09:28  |  eric 25/12/07
  243.   Gideon Levy, uninformed idiot. 10:04  |  Soldier in Israel 25/12/07
  244.   Return Palestinias prayer beaters! 10:46  |  Yaakov Sullivan 25/12/07
  245.   # 191 i suppose you`re right, kathy(2nd try; let it fly) 12:18  |  eric 25/12/07
  246.   # 195 Offer Maimon...Truths, halfruths or lies? MY SHORT ADDENDUM 19:57  |  Kathy 25/12/07
  247.   # 245 eric...Read This last Post of Yours.I Understand. 20:17  |  Kathy 25/12/07
  248.   # 247 thank you kathy... 08:51  |  eric 26/12/07
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