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Last update - 16:27 05/02/2008 Barack Obama for Prime Minister of Israel By Bradley Burston Tags: Obama Palestinians  I'm not 100 percent certain that Barack Obama is the best choice for the presidency of the United States. But if he were on the ballot here in Israel, he'd get my vote in a heartbeat. Look at his competition. There is Ehud Olmert, one of the few attorneys amoral enough to be able to find new ways to give lawyers a bad name. If those who serve as their own attorneys have a fool for a client, Israel has managed to engage an attorney who has only himself as a client. He has proven himself to be a poor wartime consigliere, and he has shown himself as adept at sidestepping the peace process as his two main rivals: Ehud Barak - The overweight, overage Hamlet of Israeli politics, who can neither embrace the Olmert government, nor bring himself to leave it. Once a source of hope and a lightning rod for optimism, he has become a fountainhead of disillusionment, doubletalk, and sterile machination. Benjamin Netanyahu - The angry prophet of fiery inaction. Distrusted by the settlers as someone who sold Hebron out from under them. Distrusted by everyone else as a person who makes Hillary Clinton seem natural, inclusive, unifying, wholly sincere, profoundly trustworthy. Now consider Barack Obama. In Maria Shriver's ringing if quirky endorsement ["If he were a state, he'd be California"] she set out a number of the precise qualities which both typify Israel in many ways, and underscore the grave deficiencies of the mercenary, arrogant men who lead us without noticing that they have no notion of their own limitations: "Diverse. Open. Smart. Independent. Bucks tradition. Innovative. Inspiring. Dreamer. Leader." Like the United States, this is a country at war, a nation which, if it is to resolve the conflict in which it is mired, will require both charismatic, galvanizing leadership and a willingness to look at overmarketed, vested interest-bound issues from an entirely fresh, bravely creative perspective. Like the United States, youth in Israel is increasingly disaffected. In a country where the concept of alienation once had no meaning, young people are well within their rights to believe that their elected officials and civil servants are stone deaf to their concerns, their hopes, their needs, their futures, and their very real and powerful potential for public service. We, the people of Israel, no less than the people of Palestine, are hostages of our history and of our present leadership. Our extremists - perhaps the only inspirational speakers we have - bludgeon us into feeling that we must resurrect a glorious past which is not only impossible to recreate, but which blocks us from moving on into a livable future. We could use a good man like Barack Obama. We need a man who has an awareness of his own limitations, and a sense of the boundless promise of the nation and its people. We need to be uplifted. We need to heal. We need to be able to triumph over our own habits and preconceptions, our grief and our grievances, our prejudices and our blood grudges. We need someone who can see the horizon we have long ago stopped seeking. We need to resurrect the most battered of our values, the belief in the power of reconciliation and cooperation, the faith in the sheer existence of possibility. It is this message that informs the Obama campaign. It is a message that may be needed even more in this country, than it is in his. ______________ Previous blogs: This is how Islam ends What if the Hillary haters were right all along? The Qassam rocket as collective punishment Sharon, savior of the settler, killer of Palestine Mr. Bush, you were born to make peace Bookmark to del.icio.us   Convicts 4 kneidlach Demand for kosher cuisine swells ranks of Jewish prison chaplains in U.S. All the way to hell Rosner's blog: It's Obama's good intentions that pro-Israel activists fear.   1.   Given BB`s logic my dog could do it too 10:40  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 05/02/08   2.   Cutie Burston have embraced Rabin,Peres,Barak-and now speaks 10:50  |  Absolute Sweden 05/02/08   3.   bradley get your act in order haaretz creates these 11:04  |  v hardman 05/02/08   4.   100% Sure That Obama is a Desaster Choice for US Presidency 11:09  |  Joseph . E 05/02/08   5.   Oh, Bradley, this ain`t no beauty contest. 11:10  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/02/08   6.   Facism is not good 11:20  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 05/02/08   7.   Why we want to have great leaders ? 11:22  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 05/02/08   8.   To heal Israel 11:29  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 05/02/08   9.   BARACK VS BARAK 11:31  |  indrajaya 05/02/08   10.   You`re right on the money Cipora! 11:38  |  S 05/02/08   11.   Indrajaya - It`s Barak`s fault ??? 12:07  |  Yehuda 05/02/08   12.   # 11, YEHUDA 12:29  |  indrajaya 05/02/08   13.   If Americans vote for Obama, they at least get a nice smile.... 12:54  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   14.   Israel needs a Mandela 13:26  |  The Arab Hammer 05/02/08   15.   Hope is a good idea ... 13:34  |  Bob 05/02/08   16.   in fact Israel needs me ! 13:46  |  ... 05/02/08   17.   # 13 Swiss...according to the polls 13:55  |  Lynn 05/02/08   18.   # 14 Arab Hammer...much the same can be 13:59  |  Lynn 05/02/08   19.   Obama attends anti semitic church 14:06  |  Petra 05/02/08   20.   Cipora JK #5 - This time BB is right on 14:06  |  dana 05/02/08   21.   Mr. Burston 14:09  |  a wandering Jew 05/02/08   22.   YOU THE ISRAELI YOUTH ! 14:12  |  ... 05/02/08   23.   #4 Joseph I`m 100% sure YOU"RE RIGHT! 14:12  |  Petra 05/02/08   24.   # 17, LYNN 14:19  |  indrajaya 05/02/08   25.   "A country at war"??? 14:24  |  Derek Winters 05/02/08   26.   # 24 Indy...There is no argument to my 14:42  |  Lynn 05/02/08   27.   We adore you ! Great Atilla Karagözoğlu 14:43  |  IDF Girl Soldiers 05/02/08   28.   Atilla Karagözoğlu belongs to me ! 14:45  |  Miss Tali Farkash 05/02/08   29.   to The Mayor of Jerusalem 14:51  |  ... 05/02/08   30.   Mossad ! 14:54  |  ... 05/02/08   31.   # 26, LYNN 15:00  |  indrajaya 05/02/08   32.   Powerfully Said Bradley 15:06  |  Yaakov Sullivan 05/02/08   33.   #5, Julianna Cipora Kohn 15:10  |  Anton 05/02/08   34.   # 17 Lynn "I politely disagree....." 15:16  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   35.   Dana & S 15:22  |  American in NY 05/02/08   36.   Swiss (Dino) re: Hillary 15:27  |  CHGODMK 05/02/08   37.   OBAMA = MOHAMAD ALI 15:33  |  indrajaya 05/02/08   38.   # 33 Swiss....from the US polls 15:40  |  Lynn 05/02/08   39.   # 28 Tali you and his wife 15:43  |  Petra 05/02/08   40.   # 30 Attila you wont rule Israel ever! 15:45  |  Petra 05/02/08   41.   Indrajaya...and Camp David 15:51  |  Boris S. 05/02/08   42.   That vile man refusing to leave the PM`s seat... 15:58  |  bat yam 05/02/08   43.   # 36 CHGODMK (1) 16:03  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   44.   American in NY 16:06  |  S 05/02/08   45.   # 36 CHGODMK (2) 16:18  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   46.   # 38 Lynn 16:30  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   47.   You Forgot the Obama/Israel problem Of Day Dreaming inBrutalWorld 16:38  |  Ben K 05/02/08   48.   OH Bradley this is not a beauty contest #5 16:38  |  Ella from Rehovot 05/02/08   49.   # 36 CHGODMK 16:49  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   50.   Groveling with hat in hand before the master 17:05  |  Ethel 05/02/08   51.   The Problem with That, Lynn, Is..... 17:11  |  Yaakov Sullivan 05/02/08   52.   Swiss (Dino): McCain 17:20  |  CHGODMK 05/02/08   53.   Brad Could Care Less About Obama`s Close Connection to Wright 17:24  |  Tod Zuckerman 05/02/08   54.   Barack Obama for Prime Minister 17:28  |  Matthew Clark 05/02/08   55.   The Israeli electoral system does not produce good leaders 17:30  |  Tosefta 05/02/08   56.   Swiss (Dino): Hillary 17:30  |  CHGODMK 05/02/08   57.   Fine article Mr. Burston, but believe that it`s Hillary`s turn 17:32  |  Smadar 05/02/08   58.   Politicians have no spine nor backbone 17:34  |  Ethel 05/02/08   59.   Swiss (Dino): Ralph Nader 17:35  |  CHGODMK 05/02/08   60.   Petra, better worry about loss of power for radical-right in GOP 17:55  |  Mark B. 05/02/08   61.   #4 Say Joseph 17:56  |  ballistic 05/02/08   62.   #17 Say Cupcake 18:01  |  ballistic 05/02/08   63.   #53 Say there Tod Zuckerman 18:04  |  ballistic 05/02/08   64.   #47 Say Ben K 18:08  |  ballistic 05/02/08   65.   #19 Say Petra 18:14  |  ballistic 05/02/08   66.   #60 Mark B 18:16  |  ballistic 05/02/08   67.   #50 Say Ethel 18:18  |  ballistic 05/02/08   68.   @55 Tosefta, we have exactly the same problem in Holland 18:18  |  Mark B. 05/02/08   69.   Joseph E # 4 The us is again doing nothing against 18:40  |  American 05/02/08   70.   The Republicans have ridden America into the ground 18:43  |  American 05/02/08   71.   # 56 / # 59 CHGODMK (1) 18:47  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   72.   Obama-mania 18:55  |  Lisa 05/02/08   73.   # 56 / # 59 CHGODMK (2) 18:58  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   74.   Burston, you dont strike me as a moron 19:10  |  mikesavage 05/02/08   75.   # 57 Smadar (1) 19:10  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   76.   # 57 Smadar (2) 19:17  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   77.   Swiss (Dino): Hillary and Electability 19:23  |  CHGODMK 05/02/08   78.   # 56 / 59 CHGODMK, by the way....... 19:24  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   79.   Dino the Swiss campaigning in American elections 19:27  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/02/08   80.   Is Ballistic an anti-Jew African-American 19:27  |  Ben K 05/02/08   81.   Isn`t one Barack too much on the Bama 19:29  |  B.B. 05/02/08   82.   Dino 19:31  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/02/08   83.   #10, S, I am really puzzled 19:40  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/02/08   84.   #33, Anton 19:42  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/02/08   85.   #80 No Ben K, I am not an anti-Jew 19:45  |  ballistic 05/02/08   86.   # 79 Cipora, if ingratitude has a name...... 19:49  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   87.   Swiss (Dino): Dynasties and Ralph Nader 19:50  |  CHGODMK 05/02/08   88.   # 82 Cipora Julianna Kohn 20:01  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   89.   Lynn re: "Nice Smiles" 20:06  |  CHGODMK 05/02/08   90.   # 77 CHGODMK 20:16  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   91.   Swiss (Dino), Cipora, Lynn: Voter Blocks to Consider for Today 20:20  |  CHGODMK 05/02/08   92.   A note of caution (Mark B #68) 20:22  |  Tosefta 05/02/08   93.   #88, Dino 20:22  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/02/08   94.   #75 & #76 Swiss (Dino) hello 20:31  |  Smadar 05/02/08   95.   Tosefta- our system here in the USA 20:41  |  Dorothy 05/02/08   96.   #75 & #76 Swiss (Dino) continuation re: Hillary 20:41  |  Smadar 05/02/08   97.   Smadar #94 20:44  |  CHGODMK 05/02/08   98.   #91, CHGODMK 20:47  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 05/02/08   99.   # 93 Cipora, surprise, surprise........ 21:02  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   100.   Cipora Julianna Kohn 21:07  |  CHGODMK 05/02/08   101.   # 94 / # 96 Smadar (1) 21:14  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   102.   Bush for Prime Minister of Israel 21:19  |  Chuck 05/02/08   103.   # 94 / # 96 Smadar (2) 21:25  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   104.   The scale of decision (It`s a weighty issue) 21:25  |  tadchase 05/02/08   105.   Cipora Julianna Kohn re: #83 21:30  |  CHGODMK 05/02/08   106.   # 91 CHGODMK "A little guide through the night" 21:40  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   107.   To CHGODMK, Cipora, Smadar, Lynn and others.... 21:49  |  Swiss (Dino) 05/02/08   108.   Mr. Burston - Israel is a democratic country 21:50  |  zeev 05/02/08   109.   Dorothy 21:52  |  danite 05/02/08   110.   Swiss 21:54  |  CHGODMK 05/02/08   111.   Jewish Wisdom for Tosefta 21:56  |  Rabbi Gamliel 05/02/08   112.   Bradley you forgot to mention.... 21:56  |  Connie 05/02/08   113.   GO OBAMA 21:57  |  Danite 05/02/08   114.   Dino 22:10  |  tadchase 05/02/08   115.   #13 Swiss Dino 22:29  |  Labhras 05/02/08   116.   #55 Tosefta re "The last Good Isreali Leader" 22:41  |  Labhras 05/02/08   117.   Americans that hate war 22:42  |  FreeAmerican 05/02/08   118.   Dorothy 22:45  |  Danite 05/02/08   119.   Danite- nipping at my skirt 22:56  |  Dorothy 05/02/08   120.   #114 Tad chase re hillary,s sports career 22:59  |  Labhras 05/02/08   121.   Danite- nipping at my skirt- Part 2 23:04  |  Dorothy 05/02/08   122.   # 46 Swiss...doesn`t matter which one wins 23:08  |  Lynn 05/02/08   123.   #97 CHGODMK 23:13  |  Smadar 05/02/08   124.   #119 Dorothy re Danite nipping at your Skirt 23:20  |  Labhras 05/02/08   125.   Obama - disappointment to the Hate Israel crowd 23:22  |  Reid 05/02/08   126.   Danite- nipping at my skirt- Part 3 23:30  |  Dorothy 05/02/08   127.   Post #110 is Danite 23:37  |  CHGODMK 05/02/08   128.   #101 & #103 Swiss (Dino) 23:39  |  Smadar 05/02/08   129.   Danite-If you don`t believe in change 23:39  |  Dorothy 05/02/08   130.   @112 Yes, yes Connie!!! 23:41  |  ballistic 05/02/08   131.   # 89 CHGODMK... it seems many are getting 23:45  |  Lynn 05/02/08   132.   # 51 Yaakov Sullivan....there`s a lot Bush can`t fix 23:51  |  Lynn 05/02/08   133.   5 Cipora 23:52  |  Jose Marcio 05/02/08   134.   #122 Say Cupcake 23:57  |  ballistic 05/02/08   135.   # 62 Wormwood....now I KNOW Uncle Screwtape 23:59  |  Lynn 05/02/08   136.   Danite- My last attempt-(friends do not need to try so hard) 00:05  |  Dorothy 06/02/08   137.   Swiss (Dino): Thanks for the Guide 00:07  |  CHGODMK 06/02/08   138.   Danite- Nipping at my skirt- Part 3 00:07  |  Dorothy 06/02/08   139.   My nipping dog (Dorothy #119) 00:09  |  Tosefta 06/02/08   140.   CHGODMK...unless Obama promises 00:15  |  Lynn 06/02/08   141.   The last good leader (Labhras #116) 00:19  |  Tosefta 06/02/08   142.   FreeAmerican 00:20  |  CHGODMK 06/02/08   143.   Danite 00:30  |  Gabe1 06/02/08   144.   Danite #109 00:34  |  Gabe1 06/02/08   145.   Obama PM of Israel? 00:37  |  Brod 06/02/08   146.   Unlike at war 00:46  |  Mark Lincoln 06/02/08   147.   Bradley would vote for Haman the Agagite if he was on the Ballot 00:51  |  Efox 06/02/08   148.   Not a mutual proposition 01:09  |  Michael N 06/02/08   149.   Obamarama will NEVER be President of the US 02:02  |  The Equalizer 06/02/08   150.   #129 Say Efox 02:15  |  ballistic 06/02/08   151.   Dorothy chewing on israels ankles 02:15  |  Danite 06/02/08   152.   Dorothy Oy Vey already #126 02:19  |  danite 06/02/08   153.   We do not know 02:20  |  ellen 06/02/08   154.   chgodmk 02:22  |  Danite 06/02/08   155.   Danite 03:03  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/02/08   156.   #134 Say Equalilzer 03:04  |  ballistic 06/02/08   157.   Danite- 03:06  |  Dorothy 06/02/08   158.   Danite-No words mean what a person intends them to mean 03:12  |  Dorothy 06/02/08   159.   Danite- Good bye 03:18  |  Dorothy 06/02/08   160.   ballistic and her desire for Israel`s existence 03:19  |  Connie 06/02/08   161.   Cipora @148 Re Danite vs Dorothy 03:20  |  GABE1 06/02/08   162.   On evolution-challenged nudniks (Dorothy; re Danite #145) 03:30  |  Tosefta (yesterday) 06/02/08   163.   Ballistic 03:32  |  GABE1 06/02/08   164.   Tosefta 03:57  |  Danite 06/02/08   165.   Dorothy well at least... 04:00  |  Danite 06/02/08   166.   Cipora 04:02  |  Danite 06/02/08   167.   Danite on Fatah and Hamas 04:04  |  ME student 06/02/08   168.   Tosefta and evolution 04:05  |  Danite 06/02/08   169.   #160 Oh Connie, don`t be so melodramtic! 04:37  |  ballistic 06/02/08   170.   Gee Gabe!! 04:40  |  ballistic 06/02/08   171.   Danite 04:44  |  CHGODMK 06/02/08   172.   looking good for Hillary Clinton....NY, MA, TN.. 05:12  |  Smadar 06/02/08   173.   Smadar: But it`s also looking good for Obama: IL, GA, MN, AL 05:40  |  CHGODMK 06/02/08   174.   CNN Projects a McCain Win for AZ 05:47  |  CHGODMK 06/02/08   175.   chgodmk 05:49  |  Danite 06/02/08   176.   Ballastic 05:51  |  Marc 06/02/08   177.   ME student 05:53  |  Danite 06/02/08   178.   #173 CHGODMK 06:46  |  Smadar 06/02/08   179.   ballistic and her Jewish friends 06:51  |  Connie 06/02/08   180.   Obama for Israel Prime minister 07:47  |  walter byron 06/02/08   181.   Cipora #83 08:30  |  S 06/02/08   182.   Tosefta #141 For once I agree fully. 08:35  |  S 06/02/08   183.   #178, S 09:47  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/02/08   184.   #182, S 10:03  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/02/08   185.   His Name Sake Barak Tried Before But There Were No Takers! 10:12  |  Tim R 06/02/08   186.   Mark Lincoln #146 The Occupation is An Outcome Of Violence P1/2 10:24  |  Tim R 06/02/08   187.   Mark Lincoln #146 The Occupation is An Outcome Of Violence P2/2 10:25  |  Tim R 06/02/08   188.   #179 Say Connie 11:20  |  ballistic 06/02/08   189.   #176 Gee Marc 11:27  |  ballistic 06/02/08   190.   Cipora #183 11:50  |  S 06/02/08   191.   Obama for Prime Minister of Israel?!!!!!!!! 13:17  |  Sharon Klaff 06/02/08   192.   CHGODMK # 100 16:20  |  American in NY 06/02/08   193.   CJK Lack of experiance in a President can be benificial 17:10  |  American in NY 06/02/08   194.   to Tim R #186 - (1) 17:32  |  zeev 06/02/08   195.   to Tim R #186 - (2) 17:55  |  zeev 06/02/08   196.   American in NY 20:02  |  CHGODMK 06/02/08   197.   ballistic and haaretz 21:25  |  Connie 06/02/08   198.   CHGODMK # 196 21:37  |  American in NY 06/02/08   199.   #190, S 22:21  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/02/08   200.   American in NY 22:24  |  CHGODMK 06/02/08   201.   to Zeev 22:24  |  Lee 06/02/08   202.   #193, ANY 22:25  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 06/02/08   203.   #197 Well, Connie, if Haaretz is such a left wing 22:30  |  ballistic 06/02/08   204.   Connie con`t 22:35  |  ballistic 06/02/08   205.   American in NY (2nd Try) 22:56  |  CHGODMK 06/02/08   206.   Zeev #194 Read My #186 #187 Again 22:59  |  Tim R 06/02/08   207.   To Ballistic 23:07  |  Lee 06/02/08   208.   Zeev #195 Not As IInnocent As You Make Out Read my #186/187 Again 23:18  |  Tim R 06/02/08   209.   #207 Lee 23:30  |  ballistic 06/02/08   210.   CHGODMK # 305 01:02  |  American in NY 07/02/08   211.   #4 Say Joseph E 01:53  |  ballistic 07/02/08   212.   #17 Say Cupcake, what polls? 01:59  |  ballistic 07/02/08   213.   re: ballistic 02:11  |  Efox 07/02/08   214.   #213 Efox 03:46  |  ballistic 07/02/08   215.   slogans 06:59  |  B. 07/02/08   216.   I didn`t know Bradley Burston was a Muslim! 08:13  |  redmike 07/02/08   217.   to Lee #201 08:17  |  zeev 07/02/08   218.   Zeev: Major Acts of Terrorism Prior To 1967 P1/3 10:24  |  Tim R 07/02/08   219.   Zeev: Major Acts of Terrorism Prior To 1967 P2/3 10:26  |  Tim R 07/02/08   220.   Zeev: Major Acts of Terrorism Prior To 1967 P3/3 10:28  |  Tim R 07/02/08   221.   #199 Cipora I agree with you. This is an old problem. 11:14  |  S 07/02/08   222.   to Tim R #217/8/9 12:51  |  zeev 07/02/08   223.   American in NY Pt. 1 15:11  |  CHGODMK 07/02/08   224.   American in NY Pt. 2 15:12  |  CHGODMK 07/02/08   225.   Finding new leadership for Israel within civil society 18:38  |  David Hoffman 07/02/08   226.   Would Obama have sat down with Hitler? 18:47  |  Jon 07/02/08   227.   ballistic 19:34  |  Mae White 07/02/08   228.   To Ballistic re 209 20:18  |  Lee 07/02/08   229.   to Zeev re 216 20:22  |  Lee 07/02/08   230.   Obama 20:52  |  Esther 07/02/08   231.   Zeev#221No Zeev You Have Not Made Your Point And You Ignored Mine 22:44  |  Tim R 07/02/08   232.   Tim R your distorted view of history, Jewish and American 23:50  |  American in NY 07/02/08   233.   Tim R history continued 23:51  |  American in NY 07/02/08   234.   to Lee #228 00:13  |  zeev 08/02/08   235.   to Tim R #230 01:19  |  zeev 08/02/08   236.   American in NY #232/233 You Are Confused About History! P1/3 04:49  |  Tim R 08/02/08   237.   Obama: a danger to Israel, Hillary: lesser of 2 evils 06:05  |  jGOP 08/02/08   238.   American in NY #232/233 You Are Confused About History! P2/3 08:12  |  Tim R 08/02/08   239.   American in NY #232/233 You Are Confused About History! P3/3 08:13  |  Tim R 08/02/08   240.   Barack Obama Rocks!!! 08:45  |  Howard 08/02/08   241.   American in NY #233 09:00  |  Tim R 08/02/08   242.   re: ballistic 10:07  |  Efox 08/02/08   243.   Zeev #235 10:31  |  Tim R 08/02/08   244.   American in Ny #232 greatly distorted facts 11:15  |  S 08/02/08   245.   #217Hold On There Zeev, I Think You Are Being Inconsistent! 12:03  |  Tim R 08/02/08   246.   to Zeev re 234 22:17  |  Lee 08/02/08   247.   Howard---YES indeed Obama rocks!!! 23:17  |  ballistic 08/02/08   248.   #242 Efox 23:23  |  ballistic 08/02/08   249.   Obama or is it Osama 02:06  |  Steve Newsom 09/02/08   250.   Obama or Osama 02:38  |  Steve Newsom 09/02/08   251.   Tim R, Your ignorance of history is impressive 1/4 03:40  |  American in NY 09/02/08   252.   Tim R # Your ignorance of history is impressive 2/4 03:41  |  American in NY 09/02/08   253.   Tim R # Your ignorance of history is impressive 3/4 03:43  |  American in NY 09/02/08   254.   Tim R your ignorance of history 03:44  |  American in NY 09/02/08   255.   Lee & zeez # 246 04:38  |  American in NY 09/02/08   256.   American in NY #251 Once Again, You Speak Lot`s Of Words But You 06:37  |  Tim R 09/02/08   257.   Zeev, Tosefta Please Note! 06:53  |  Tim R 09/02/08   258.   re: ballistic 07:58  |  Efox 09/02/08   259.   Zeev, Tosefta Please Note! (Continued) 08:34  |  Tim R 09/02/08   260.   #253American in NY`s Ignorance And double Standard 09:04  |  Tim R 09/02/08   261.   z brezinskis obama 14:17  |  g-d 09/02/08   262.   I Arafat were alive, he`d get your (burp) vote 22:13  |  SLAVO 09/02/08   263.   #13 Swiss Dino - no thanks Dino 22:54  |  Rozz 09/02/08   264.   For Swiss Dino 23:22  |  Rozz 09/02/08   265.   When Obama becomes the U.S president, he`ll weaken Israel 04:03  |  David 10/02/08   266.   to Tim R #243 - (1) found lacking in History 17:21  |  zeev 10/02/08   267.   Efox 17:28  |  ballistic 10/02/08   268.   to Tim R #243 - (2) 17:35  |  zeev 10/02/08   269.   to Tim R #243 - (3) 17:53  |  zeev 10/02/08   270.   Tim R # 257 your stupidity re: zeev and Tosefat 21:27  |  American in NY 10/02/08   271.   Tim R #260 your historical fabrications and misrepresentations 21:36  |  American in NY 10/02/08   272.   Tim R #260 Who skipped history classes 21:54  |  American in NY 10/02/08   273.   to American in NY #255 22:35  |  zeev 10/02/08   274.   to Lee #246 22:40  |  zeev 10/02/08   275.   #12 only 98% of them? Buhahahaha! 23:20  |  Gili 10/02/08   276.   Zeev #266 So You Agree With All But One of My Account of History 23:43  |  Tim R 10/02/08   277.   Zeev #268 About Bird Brained People 00:29  |  Tim R 11/02/08   278.   Zeev #269 01:27  |  Tim R 11/02/08   279.   Zeev I Take It That You Decided not to Respond to My #245? 01:31  |  Tim R 11/02/08   280.   to Yehuda #11 - YOU are not serious 02:00  |  zeev 11/02/08   281.   re: ballistic 05:14  |  Efox 11/02/08   282.   American in NY #270#271#272 It`s Ground Hog Day Again Isn`t It? 06:10  |  Tim R 11/02/08   283.   Barack Obama for Prime Minister of Israel 06:10  |  Joel 11/02/08   284.   #272 American in NY Who Skipped History Classes 06:51  |  Tim R 11/02/08   285.   A good thing being incognito on the talkbacks... 09:22  |  S 11/02/08   286.   to Lee #246 - continued. 09:59  |  zeev 11/02/08   287.   to Tim R #277 - (1) 11:22  |  zeev 11/02/08   288.   to Tim R #277 - (2) 11:23  |  zeev 11/02/08   289.   Zeev #287 You Have Been Around Your Friend ANY Too Long 12:30  |  Tim R 11/02/08   290.   Zeev #288 I Am Greatly Impressed With Your Grand Vision.. 13:00  |  Tim R 11/02/08   291.   To zeev #288 13:13  |  S 11/02/08   292.   brilliant idea 13:43  |  Eric 11/02/08   293.   Even My Dog Smells Fascism on Obama 16:18  |  st father 11/02/08   294.   Tim R # 289 Palestinian 17:23  |  American in NY 11/02/08   295.   zeev my apologies 17:33  |  American in NY 11/02/08   296.   zeev #273 17:53  |  American in NY 11/02/08   297.   #281 Efox 18:25  |  ballistic 11/02/08   298.   zeev a trivial observation 03:46  |  American in NY 12/02/08   299.   What You Refuse To Understand American in NY 06:57  |  Tim R 12/02/08   300.   re: ballistic 10:38  |  Efox 12/02/08   301.   TimR # 299 ignorance and more ignorance 14:34  |  American in NY 12/02/08   302.   #300 Say Efox 00:34  |  ballistic 13/02/08   303.   American in NY #301Example 1 of How you Cherry Pick History 02:00  |  Tim R 13/02/08   304.   American in NY#301Example 2 Of you Cherry Picking History 02:14  |  Tim R 13/02/08   305.   American in NY #301 And Here Is An Example of Your Dishonesty 02:22  |  Tim R 13/02/08   306.   to S #291 - (1) 03:57  |  zeev 13/02/08   307.   to S #291 - (2) 03:59  |  zeev 13/02/08   308.   to American in NY #298 04:20  |  zeev 13/02/08   309.   to Tim R #289 05:19  |  zeev 13/02/08   310.   to Tim R #290 05:39  |  zeev 13/02/08   311.   Zeev #309 #310 If That`s The Best You Can Do.. 07:47  |  Tim r 13/02/08   312.   zeev # 306-7 with me pls don`t waste time citing books/articles 09:08  |  S 13/02/08   313.   to S #312 17:28  |  zeev 13/02/08   314.   S & zeev 18:02  |  American in NY 13/02/08   315.   to S #312 - 2nd try 22:02  |  zeev 13/02/08   316.   Perspectives: 1) American in NY 01:26  |  Tim R 14/02/08   317.   Perspectives: 2) Zeev 01:59  |  Tim R 14/02/08   318.   Perspectives: Me (Tim R) - Second Try 05:40  |  Tim R 14/02/08   319.   to Tim R #317 06:13  |  zeev 15/02/08   320.   to Tim R #318 (1) 06:14  |  zeev 15/02/08   321.   to Tim R #318 (2) 06:16  |  zeev 15/02/08   322.   zeev I responded to your 315 and it disappeared 13:04  |  S 15/02/08   323.   Zeev #319 23:10  |  Tim R 15/02/08   324.   Zeev #320 23:22  |  Tim R 15/02/08   325.   Tim R response tomorrow as I am busy 00:57  |  American in NY 16/02/08   326.   Zeev #321 (Second Try) 01:31  |  Tim R 16/02/08   327.   to S #322 13:46  |  zeev 16/02/08   328.   Tim R # 316 Perspectives 1/2 03:06  |  American in NY 17/02/08   329.   Tim R perspectives 2/2 03:09  |  American in NY 17/02/08   330.   re: ballistic 08:12  |  Efox 28/02/08   331.   Barack Obama for President 05:41  |  Harris Felsen 09/06/08

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