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German Chancellor Angela Merkel sitting next to Prime Minister Ehud Olmert during a special session of Knesset in Jerusalem on Tuesday. (AP)
Last update - 12:34 19/03/2008
ANALYSIS: Merkel condemns Qassams, but ignores Israel's actions
By Tom Segev, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Angela Merkel, Israel 

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier left Israel only hours before Chancellor Angela Merkel took to the Knesset podium Tuesday afternoon. The Germans meticulously calculated that the entourage of ministers accompanying Merkel might make her seem imperious, as though she were a ruler surrounded by subjects.

Indeed, there was something imperious about the inclusion of so many ministers in Merkel's delegation. The Germans already have held joint government sessions with other governments, such as France and Poland. No foreign government has held a session in Jerusalem since the British mandate.

Prior to her arrival, Merkel made an effort to call Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad. But her joint session with Olmert's government was a show of complete and unequivocal support for its policies. Threatening Israel's existence is akin to threatening Germany's, Merkel said during her visit. Even U.S. politicians never have made such a statement.
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During her Knesset speech, Merkel spoke extensively about the Holocaust and her country's friendship with Israel; these were heart-warming, yet predictable, remarks. It is often said the two countries have a special relationship. Beforehand, such a remark always related to the Holocaust, which loomed large; nowadays, it refers to the two countries' affinity in almost every field, including security, cultural and economic ties.
One cannot imagine Israel's cultural scene without the millions invested by Germany.

MK Avishay Braverman (Labor), formerly the president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, said Tuesday that at times, Germany aided his institution more than the Israeli government did.

With that in mind, it seems curious that the two countries failed to sign a cultural ties agreement during Merkel's trip, but the deal was not thwarted because of emotional residues. Rather, what prevented it were perfectly prosaic issues: The Germans asked that the Goethe Institute receive tax breaks, which Israel rejected.

Anyone unaware of where Merkel was speaking (Jerusalem) would never have known it is a city where a third of its citizens have been living under occupation for more than 40 years, a city divided by a wall reminiscent of the Berlin Wall. Merkel spoke of the need for "painful concessions" from both sides in the name of peace. Olmert has used this term as well.

She rightfully described the Qassam rocket fire on Sderot as a crime, but did not say a word about repeated human rights abuses in the West Bank, the bombing of residential areas in Gaza or the settlements. Olmert was caught on camera telling Merkel that all the construction workers building a house in front of his residence are Arabs, and the chancellor gave a concerned nod in return.

Had she been more balanced, Merkel might have made life in Israel and the occupied territories less intolerable. Perhaps she made an error. Either way, her unrestrained support for Israeli policy is a result of her biography. As she said Tuesday, she came from East Germany, which used to ignore its part in Nazi crimes and act as though it were West Germany's fault alone.

After German unification, Merkel discovered that the moral and political responsibility for the genocide of the Jews rested equally on all Germans. Most West Germans already had grown accustomed to that knowledge. One of her insiders equated her stance on Israel to that of a convert embracing a new set of beliefs. But either way, Merkel's stance does not represent Germany's or Israel's public discourse.

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      1.   Lots of Baloney (Weak Analysis) In this Piece. Go Merkel!!!! 01:48  |  Brad 19/03/08
      2.   Europe taken over by the Zionist Lobby 01:50  |  Chanalau, Tova 19/03/08
      3.   Angela Merkel 01:51  |  Joerg 19/03/08
      4.   Madam Merkel!! 01:55  |  John 19/03/08
      5.   could not have said it any worse myself 01:56  |  Jon 19/03/08
      6.   merkel being more German than the Germans! 01:58  |  lakshmi 19/03/08
      7.   Israel wrongdoing? Do you prefer suicide bombings or Qassams? 01:59  |  Robert 19/03/08
      8.   The Chancellor 01:59  |  Rafi 19/03/08
      9.   DEAR TOM SEGEV: 02:09  |  Brant 19/03/08
      10.   Tom Segev is a joke 02:11  |  A Nice Fellow 19/03/08
      11.   What a sloppy article 02:21  |  Janet 19/03/08
      12.   This reporter needs a job at Al-Jazeera 02:30  |  US Citizen 19/03/08
      13.   Another self hating Jew speaks out. G-d Help Us. 02:35  |  Steven 19/03/08
      14.   Amazing 02:41  |  John 19/03/08
      15.   No one, no nation 02:56  |  Mark Lincoln 19/03/08
      16.   MERKEL BETTER FOR ISRAEL THAN HAARETZ 03:02  |  LEO RENNERT 19/03/08
      17.   Imagine 03:02  |  Habakuk 19/03/08
      18.   Ravi, She Was Born in 1954 03:06  |  Reader 19/03/08
      19.   Joerg 03:08  |  Jane 19/03/08
      20.   Israeli Wrong Doing? Pinhead Editor!!!!! 03:10  |  David Schacory 19/03/08
      21.   well said mark lincoln 03:15  |  azriel bibliovitz 19/03/08
      22.   The Moronic and Destructive Tom Segev 03:21  |  Mickey 19/03/08
      23.   next visit of a prime minister 03:22  |  azriel bibliovitz 19/03/08
      24.   Tabloid journalism 03:24  |  Ilya 19/03/08
      25.   Guilt and Shame 03:26  |  Palestinian 19/03/08
      26.   Unbelievable 03:31  |  Jordan 19/03/08
      27.   When will the guilt trip end? 03:31  |  Henry 19/03/08
      28.   Merkel condomns Qassams 03:35  |  Johannes D. Schultz- 19/03/08
      29.   What`s wrong with Ha`aretz? 03:36  |  marvls 19/03/08
      30.   Naive Writer 03:37  |  Irv 19/03/08
      31.   Israeli Uncle Tom 03:41  |  Sam 19/03/08
      32.   Mark Segev 03:45  |  Albert 19/03/08
      33.   Mike 03:48  |  Cooper 19/03/08
      34.   Enemy Headline 03:51  |  Cry 19/03/08
      35.   She is tired of her country paying out... 03:54  |  Maureen Ann 19/03/08
      36.   CHANCELLOR MERKEL ISRAEL`S VISIT 03:55  |  Jais 19/03/08
      37.   POOR ANGELA MERKEL 03:56  |  BigBadJohn 19/03/08
      38.   Dear "nice fellow" and all other Segev bashers 03:56  |  Habkuk 19/03/08
      39.   Segev Belongs on Crossfire 03:59  |  SMF 19/03/08
      40.   #23 04:01  |  jeff 19/03/08
      41.   "8" Rafi 04:01  |  Habakuk 19/03/08
      42.   Of course, otherwise she will be hit with a E 50 billions 04:03  |  El-Birawi 19/03/08
      43.   Segev Self-Criticism Is Appeasement Deserving Dhimmitude Prize 04:06  |  Joseph . E 19/03/08
      44.   Maureen Ann 04:08  |  Avrum 19/03/08
      45.   israels actions the result not the cause of pal terror 04:13  |  jj 19/03/08
      46.   84% of Pals approve recent yeshiva attack 04:14  |  B (The other one) 19/03/08
      47.   Right, Segev, God forbid Israel should have any allies 04:34  |  McQueen 19/03/08
      48.   Doesn`t even begin to balance things out 04:36  |  McQueen 19/03/08
      49.   What "Israel wrongdoing" Haaretz?? Its self-defence 04:44  |  Free Gilad Shalit 19/03/08
      50.   doublespeak from segev 05:02  |  hillel 19/03/08
      51.   There are so many that condemn Israel and ignore Qassams 05:04  |  Genuine Tosefta 19/03/08
      52.   public discourse 05:36  |  drdanielito 19/03/08
      53.   Tom Segev and Haaretz are traitors. 05:36  |  sason 19/03/08
      54.   she doesnt regret the holocaust 1 second i bet 05:52  |  Christian Lebanese 19/03/08
      55.   Haaretz is the head of the 5th column 05:56  |  Franco 19/03/08
      56.   Merkel and the Germans 06:33  |  Hanl Berefter 19/03/08
      57.   A new low in journalism 06:54  |  dovvod 19/03/08
      58.   WTF HAARETZ!!!! WHAT IN GODS NAME?? 06:58  |  Abraham 19/03/08
      59.   Tom Segev - Author of Protocols of elders of Zion" 06:59  |  Shirit 19/03/08
      60.   WTF HAARETZ!!!! Part 2 07:07  |  Abraham 19/03/08
      61.   Haaretz - perpetuating the conflict 07:07  |  Zeidan 19/03/08
      62.   Haaretz censorship 07:17  |  Habakuk 19/03/08
      63.   Chanalau with the losers excuse for not being loved. 07:30  |  PETER SM 19/03/08
      64.   SEGEV trying to justify daily targetting of Israeli civillians 07:39  |  PETER SM 19/03/08
      65.   Angela: Ve don`t vant your Deutsch... 07:44  |  RedStarYeast 19/03/08
      66.   ANALYSIS: Merkel condemns Qassams, but ignores Israel`s wrongdoin 07:44  |  AVRUM 19/03/08
      67.   Merkel is another sick German 07:55  |  Dutch 19/03/08
      68.   #25 Palestinian: Mufti was a Nazi 08:12  |  Survivor 19/03/08
      69.   WRONG DOING ????? 08:30  |  MJ 19/03/08
      70.   Joerg 08:35  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 19/03/08
      71.   Mark Lincoln will you give up your dream of smearing Israel 08:37  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 19/03/08
      72.   get your own name ""azriel bibliovitz`` 08:44  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 19/03/08
      73.   Merkels` complete support for Israel is 08:56  |  Steve tthe Pals. 19/03/08
      74.   It`s sshocking to see leaders be so one sided 09:01  |  Dutch 19/03/08
      75.   MAUREEN where did she say that?When are Arabs going to pay 09:17  |  PETER SM 19/03/08
      76.   tom have you considered writing scripts for horror movies ? 09:23  |  v hardman 19/03/08
      77.   it is 09:36  |  cool 19/03/08
      78.   Tom Segev and the Israeli public are making a terrible mistake... 09:47  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/03/08
      79.   Can`t we have one devoted ally??? 09:50  |  TW 19/03/08
      80.   Merkel only goes to prove that............. 09:52  |  Deborah 19/03/08
      81.   Put a politician into the Yas Vashem mincer and what do you get? 09:52  |  Clickfool 19/03/08
      82.   tom segev 10:00  |  abe 19/03/08
      83.   Joerg#2 and Jane#19 10:05  |  Edward 19/03/08
      84.   For Margie # 64 10:10  |  Clickfool 19/03/08
      85.   INSANITY 10:13  |  Tasawoof 19/03/08
      86.   tom segev 10:14  |  abe 19/03/08
      87.   Dutch - you know about balance, right? 10:17  |  Jeroen de Jager 19/03/08
      88.   #71 the ccuckoo clock macher and more stupidity 10:24  |  v hardman 19/03/08
      89.   #66 One Thing For Sure 10:31  |  Edward 19/03/08
      90.   OK, MERKEL, I KNEW 10:34  |  indrajaya 19/03/08
      91.   a suggestion 10:43  |  David 19/03/08
      92.   As a enemy the Germany pay 10:49  |  Dav 19/03/08
      93.   Israel actions are purely defensive and fully justified 10:54  |  Norman B 19/03/08
      94.   THE whole world,including Germany,is threatened by Islamists 11:05  |  PETER SM 19/03/08
      95.   #89 indrajaya. It Will Simply 11:08  |  Edward 19/03/08
      96.   Extreme Left for the sake of it 11:12  |  Mr Ipp 19/03/08
      97.   For Norman B # 93 11:20  |  Clickfool 19/03/08
      98.   Margie (value of Palestians vs Israelis) 11:23  |  Guido 19/03/08
      99.   For Peter SM # 94 11:24  |  Clickfool 19/03/08
      100.   #2 Joerg 11:25  |  SP 19/03/08
      101.   Germans at it again? 11:29  |  pal 19/03/08
      102.   #80Deborah 11:35  |  Sarah 19/03/08
      103.   #73 11:35  |  SP 19/03/08
      104.   Israel is not doing enough to protect its citizens 11:37  |  Ex-leftist 19/03/08
      105.   Maureen Anne - and when is Australia 11:46  |  Zelkha 19/03/08
      106.   Cheers for Merkel, lucky Israel not tax haven. 11:50  |  a wandering Jew 19/03/08
      107.   #3 Joerg 11:55  |  Sarah 19/03/08
      108.   "First officer who arrived at scene of J`lem attack criticized.." 11:57  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 19/03/08
      109.   CFOOL"plain truth" Political Islam is everywhere and is violent. 11:57  |  PETER SM 19/03/08
      110.   Swiss(Dino) 12:09  |  Sarah 19/03/08
      111.   Peter SM, Germany and Islamic terror #94 12:13  |  Jonathan S 19/03/08
      112.   Clickfool`s fox 12:23  |  The Judge 19/03/08
      113.   Merkel condemns Qussams,but ignores Israel`s actions 12:25  |  Sam Popack 19/03/08
      114.   Merkelstein 12:26  |  Horst Wessel 19/03/08
      115.   Tom Segev and his human rights abuses 12:27  |  Hatfield K 19/03/08
      116.   ClickFOOL on Islamic terror #99 12:27  |  Jonathan S 19/03/08
      117.   THE JERUSALEM ATTACK ...THE DEEP STATE OF ISRAEL JOB ? 12:35  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 19/03/08
      118.   M;agie (70), if I made a personality or IP -check 12:37  |  Karl 19/03/08
      119.   A response to Joerg Post #3 12:38  |  Hans 19/03/08
      120.   Peter (94) "Islamists" ? Either you are pregnant or you are not 12:55  |  Karl 19/03/08
      121.   DID ISRAEL EVER KILL ANY OF HER CITIZENS FOR ANTI-PROBAGANDA ? 12:55  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 19/03/08
      122.   What a leftie you are! 13:03  |  Nechama 19/03/08
      123.   Leftist tirade 13:03  |  Brod 19/03/08
      124.   THE ARABIC GUY AND THE OFFICER FACES ! 13:05  |  Atilla Karagözoğlu 19/03/08
      125.   Germany Of Course Is Not An Unbiased Party 13:16  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/03/08
      126.   What Are You Griping About, Tom Segev? 13:22  |  Jeff Northridge 19/03/08
      127.   #80 Deborah 13:37  |  Question Mark 19/03/08
      128.   # 110 Sarah 13:38  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/03/08
      129.   #118 Karl 13:38  |  Sarah 19/03/08
      130.   joerg!!! what a shame 13:47  |  andrea 19/03/08
      131.   Merkel vs Segev 13:58  |  Frank 19/03/08
      132.   Jeff Northridge and His Points 14:10  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/03/08
      133.   Merkel ha la faccia come il culo 14:11  |  davidov 19/03/08
      134.   If arabs would buy weapons from Germany 14:13  |  Thomas 19/03/08
      135.   To Tom Segev 14:13  |  Mr Ipp 19/03/08
      136.   Segev on Merkel 14:21  |  Merkel fan 19/03/08
      137.   What is Chanalau, Tova bleating on about?? 14:22  |  The Judge 19/03/08
      138.   @ #3 Joerg 14:23  |  Fabian 19/03/08
      139.   ANALYSIS 14:26  |  Julian 19/03/08
      140.   Segev- one heck of a lousy correspondent 14:26  |  sptz 19/03/08
      141.   congratulations Ha`aretz 14:29  |  natan 19/03/08
      142.   Canadian Frank Excels At Hypoerbole 14:29  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/03/08
      143.   #128 Swiss(Dino) 14:29  |  Sarah 19/03/08
      144.   Mr Ipp of Betach Tiqwah 14:31  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/03/08
      145.   Imagine a Merkle one-sided statement with the Pals? 14:31  |  O-dog 19/03/08
      146.   I detect a note of bitterness in Tom Segev`s article 14:32  |  Yonatan 19/03/08
      147.   #132 Yaakov Sullivan 14:38  |  Question Mark 19/03/08
      148.   #136 Merkel fan 14:39  |  Sarah 19/03/08
      149.   #15: When a "nation" is run by a gang of bandits..... 14:55  |  Mark 19/03/08
      150.   Segev is inaccurate, patronizing foolish and a bit traitorous 15:11  |  Shalom Freedman 19/03/08
      151.   #87 Jeroen de Jager, Israel`s end will be simple 15:19  |  Dutch 19/03/08
      152.   Segev,come out of your Neturei Karta closet 16:04  |  Absolute Sweden 19/03/08
      153.   Am I banned? 16:14  |  Edith 19/03/08
      154.   Mark Lincoln do you suppose in 67 when Israel returned the land 16:14  |  Robert/Montreal 19/03/08
      155.   #125 Yaakov Sullivan and are you an unbiased Party? 16:22  |  Robert/Montreal 19/03/08
      156.   146 Yonatan, What you should focus on 16:23  |  Dutch 19/03/08
      157.   MARGIE in the UK 16:38  |  GABE1 19/03/08
      158.   Robert from Montreal 16:46  |  Ibrahim 19/03/08
      159.   ENOUGH GERMAN NEWS. BORING SINCE THREE DAYS 16:51  |  atilla atilla atilla 19/03/08
      160.   Aloooo ! Israel hear me !!! Aloooo 16:53  |  ... 19/03/08
      161.   Merkel is clear , Segev is not . 17:01  |  TOMY 19/03/08
      162.   # 143 Sarah, if you use your (beautiful) brain cells..... 17:11  |  Swiss (Dino) 19/03/08
      163.   Merkel between bigotry and double standards 17:12  |  FalluJah 19/03/08
      164.   The only wall there was was built by Jordan 17:12  |  B 19/03/08
      165.   More on this subject 17:21  |  B 19/03/08
      166.   Question Mark #147 17:22  |  saib 19/03/08
      167.   haaretz loves arutz 7 17:31  |  ... 19/03/08
      168.   Ibrahim # 158 17:35  |  Robert/Montreal 19/03/08
      169.   Slowman, I am instructing you to stop working NOW! 17:36  |  Dr. Anshel Pepper 19/03/08
      170.   No 68 in the USA 17:37  |  Marilyn 19/03/08
      171.   "Merkel slams Qassama but ignores Israel`s action " !! 17:47  |  Ezekiel ben Solomon 19/03/08
      172.   BTW Ibrahim these are excerpts from your countrymen 18:04  |  Robert/Montreal 19/03/08
      173.   pseudo-historian 18:05  |  Gene 19/03/08
      174.   Haaretz and Tom Segev 18:05  |  Leonard K 19/03/08
      175.   #166 Saib, Continued 18:14  |  Question Mark 19/03/08
      176.   Yaakov Sullivan # 132 Your Points (part 1) 18:23  |  Jeff Northridge 19/03/08
      177.   Dutch 18:23  |  Jane 19/03/08
      178.   Leonard K, the Calamity Is the Following 18:26  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/03/08
      179.   Germany cannot be even-handed on Hamas issues 18:53  |  Tosefta 19/03/08
      180.   "a city divided by a wall" 19:17  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/03/08
      181.   chanalau, 19:20  |  Connie 19/03/08
      182.   Yaakov Sullivan # 132 Your Points (part 2) 19:20  |  Jeff Northridge 19/03/08
      183.   Response to Jeff Northridge on Human Rights 19:21  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/03/08
      184.   Question Mark #175 19:28  |  saib 19/03/08
      185.   #179, Tosefta is forgetting 19:29  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/03/08
      186.   I guess 19:31  |  Danite 19/03/08
      187.   Ibrahim 19:32  |  Danite 19/03/08
      188.   Joerg #3 19:34  |  OTTO 19/03/08
      189.   #184 Said 19:46  |  Question Mark 19/03/08
      190.   FASCINATING 19:48  |  Brant 19/03/08
      191.   Yaakov Sullivan # 132 Your Points (part 3) 19:51  |  Jeff Northridge 19/03/08
      192.   The missing reality (Bird from Outerspace #185) 19:54  |  Tosefta 19/03/08
      193.   city divided by a wall ? 19:54  |  charles 19/03/08
      194.   Jonathan S #116 20:07  |  TonyL 19/03/08
      195.   to Jeff Northridge #176 20:09  |  zeev 19/03/08
      196.   VI. Judge Jeff, the Legal Eagle: Innovation in International Law 20:10  |  Tosefta (re #191 YS) 19/03/08
      197.   Jeff Northridge and his Distortions Part II 20:24  |  Yaakov Sullivan 19/03/08
      198.   to Jeff Northridge #182 20:33  |  zeev 19/03/08
      199.   Feeling the guilt of Germany`s past 20:36  |  AM 19/03/08
      200.   jaakov sullivan,again,picking a fight with somebody,anybody,this 20:37  |  terrornator 19/03/08
      201.   #192, Tosefta, who fails to understand 20:37  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/03/08
      202.   Reply to #10 - You Are Right On the Money 20:38  |  Tod Zuckerman 19/03/08
      203.   @ 25 Palestinian 20:43  |  Alex 19/03/08
      204.   @ # 25 Palestinian 20:49  |  Alex 19/03/08
      205.   Europeans beginning to understand palestinian terrorism 21:00  |  Voice of Reason 19/03/08
      206.   Danite, I think it is safe to assume... 21:01  |  Ibrahim 19/03/08
      207.   Dense Bird from Outerspace #201 21:02  |  Tosefta 19/03/08
      208.   Robert, I missed the quotes 21:03  |  Ibrahim 19/03/08
      209.   Jeff Northridge 21:05  |  TonyL 19/03/08
      210.   # 22 Mickey and al who are shocked by Tom Segev. It ain`t Segevs 21:23  |  Max Zinger,P.Chimist 19/03/08
      211.   to Alex #203 21:29  |  zeev 19/03/08
      212.   facts 21:38  |  Huju 19/03/08
      213.   To Mr Seguev: Balance & Symmetry 21:47  |  Altalena 19/03/08
      214.   Cipora- Tosefta Can`t see the Larger Picture? 21:54  |  Dorothy 19/03/08
      215.   Yaakov Sullivan # 183 The Bottom Line 21:59  |  Jeff Northridge 19/03/08
      216.   every country that is at war 22:05  |  Lou 19/03/08
      217.   #201 Interplanetary Traveller moving too fast 22:19  |  Labhras 19/03/08
      218.   # 135 re Tom Segev 22:20  |  Amnbon HaCohen 19/03/08
      219.   Dense Bird from Outerspace #201 22:28  |  Tosefta 19/03/08
      220.   #183 Jaakov Sullivan re Jeff in the Box 22:31  |  Labhras 19/03/08
      221.   To Yaakov, & Dutch. Success or failure ? 22:39  |  Altalena 19/03/08
      222.   John # 14 22:43  |  Jacob 19/03/08
      223.   #212 Jeff in the box comes up with another 22:43  |  Labhras 19/03/08
      224.   #217, Laghrass, secret feelers was not the subject 22:48  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/03/08
      225.   # 136 Segen on Merkel 22:56  |  Moshe BinNun 19/03/08
      226.   #222, Labhras, who wanted some attention 23:03  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 19/03/08
      227.   Merkel talking in Honnecker`s language 23:11  |  Engy Saggel 19/03/08
      228.   zeev # 195 It Takes Awhile 23:13  |  Jeff Northridge 19/03/08
      229.   "224 Interplanetary traveller going too fast again 23:19  |  Labhras 19/03/08
      230.   Azriel # 23 23:23  |  Jacob 19/03/08
      231.   74 Dutch. It`s refreshing to see a world leader.... 23:26  |  leo 19/03/08
      232.   Tom Segev, Ilan Pape and more 23:26  |  Jonathan S 19/03/08
      233.   81 Clickfool the Villiage Idiot 23:28  |  leo 19/03/08
      234.   "226 Interplanetary Traveller witholds rights 23:28  |  Labhras 19/03/08
      235.   Altalena #221 23:44  |  TonyL 19/03/08
      236.   merkel and her visit 00:02  |  al 20/03/08
      237.   Cipora Julianna Kohn re: Labhras 00:03  |  TonyL 20/03/08
      238.   #44 Avrum. The Zionists had a ready market for German made goods! 00:03  |  Maureen Ann 20/03/08
      239.   Re #15, Nile, Euphrates, Cuba 00:08  |  DJStahl 20/03/08
      240.   Labhras #223 00:10  |  TonyL 20/03/08
      241.   The disadvantage of having a conic head (Dorothy #201) 00:11  |  Tosefta 20/03/08
      242.   Question Mark #184 00:14  |  saib 20/03/08
      243.   # 218 Amnbon HaCohen..Tom Segev The Purveyor Of Hate.. 00:17  |  I 20/03/08
      244.   Cipora on human rights. 00:19  |  Ibrahim 20/03/08
      245.   Tom Segev..You Are A Purveyor of Hate Against Your Own People! 00:25  |  I 20/03/08
      246.   Tosefta # 196 Put Up Or Shut Up 00:25  |  Jeff Northridge 20/03/08
      247.   TOVA/TUBA 00:26  |  THE TEACHER/INSTRUCT 20/03/08
      248.   Cipora Julianna Kohn re: Labhras 00:28  |  TonyL 20/03/08
      249.   #208 How very ignorant of you Ibrahim 00:29  |  Robert/Montreal 20/03/08
      250.   Comprehension of a Bird from Outerspace (#224) 00:29  |  Tosefta 20/03/08
      251.   Cipora #226 00:37  |  examiner 20/03/08
      252.   218 Legitimate criticism is not hate 00:52  |  Dutch 20/03/08
      253.   Is Haaretz translated into german mean Der Steurmer? 00:54  |  Peace Nick 20/03/08
      254.   Mr T.Segev. How right you are. 00:58  |  Hermann, 20/03/08
      255.   Merkel just another nanny... 01:05  |  betz55 20/03/08
      256.   Thanks to correspondent like Segev and HONEST OTHERS 01:07  |  Becky 20/03/08
      257.   # 219 TOSEFTA 01:08  |  I 20/03/08
      258.   About Merkel`s bias (Thanks Segev) 01:15  |  Fed Up 20/03/08
      259.   # 219 TOSEFTA 02:42  |  I 20/03/08
      260.   MERKEL, YOU`RE 70 YEARS TOO LATE 02:56  |  PalestniansAreA Myth 20/03/08
      261.   # 106 To the Arabist..Toss` 03:05  |  GIBOR 20/03/08
      262.   # 214 Dorothy think again... 03:09  |  GIBOR 20/03/08
      263.   #233 Saib 03:32  |  Question Mark 20/03/08
      264.   #244, examiner 03:34  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/03/08
      265.   #237, Tony L 03:44  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/03/08
      266.   #251, examiner, post script 03:59  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/03/08
      267.   some remarks 04:05  |  paul 20/03/08
      268.   Gegev can`t Unerestand why Mrs.Merkel isn`t biased against Israel 05:05  |  jorge 20/03/08
      269.   Or perhaps she should have praised the Quassams and Hamass 05:05  |  YSL 20/03/08
      270.   #244, Ibrahim, that is simply false 05:16  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/03/08
      271.   to Altalena #213 05:38  |  zeev 20/03/08
      272.   merkel has bowed to blackmail... 05:44  |  eric 20/03/08
      273.   to Jeff Northridge #228 06:31  |  zeev 20/03/08
      274.   Haaretz is a bolshevik terrorist organization.The jews #1 enemy. 06:40  |  Joseph 20/03/08
      275.   ERIC. MERKEL has not bowed to the Islamist thugs who riot&murder 06:45  |  PETER SM 20/03/08
      276.   #272, eric, are you naive? 07:00  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 20/03/08
      277.   `84% of Palestinians back Mercaz attack in Jerusalem 07:07  |  Ken Jurist 20/03/08
      278.   Northridge - 1st try 07:30 HT 07:30  |  BBSNews 20/03/08
      279.   Cipora Julianna Kohn 07:34  |  TonyL 20/03/08
      280.   #254 Hermann, Re: Merkel`s one eye 08:06  |  Dutch 20/03/08
      281.   #272 more b/s from eric the politician ! not 08:13  |  v hardman 20/03/08
      282.   Dorothy why do you need to protect Tosefta 08:18  |  x-ray 20/03/08
      283.   #238 moaning ann and the truth are total strangers 08:19  |  v hardman 20/03/08
      284.   Palestinians paying for Germany`s sins 09:09  |  The Prince 20/03/08
      285.   For Leo # 233 09:12  |  Clickfool 20/03/08
      286.   Question Mark. petty and extremely vain 10:13  |  saib 20/03/08
      287.   # 284 Prince 10:55  |  Dav 20/03/08
      288.   THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS 10:56  |  Rob of melbourne 20/03/08
      289.   Question Mark. 11:43  |  saib 20/03/08
      290.   x-ray -Why you need to protect 11:46  |  Roo 20/03/08
      291.   Palestinians are not paying for Germany`s sins 12:46  |  Alex 20/03/08
      292.   @ 260 12:47  |  Alex 20/03/08
      293.   #286 Saib 14:49  |  Question Mark 20/03/08
      294.   # 260 YSL..If I ma.Haaretz Don`t take Offence.From JPOST Excerpt. 20:51  |  KATHY 20/03/08
      295.   #290 Roo,****Roo objects to Xrays` Criticism of "T" and "D" 21:00  |  JOSH 20/03/08
      296.   Merkel must condemn Segev for his insulting article 21:26  |  Aryeh BenMoshe 20/03/08
      297.   Hi JOSIE. 22:20  |  Roo 20/03/08
      298.   # 297 Rooshkaya..No Brainer in Reality. 00:13  |  JOSH 21/03/08
      299.   # 281 my my my, victor hardman; such language! 08:18  |  eric 21/03/08
      300.   She rightfully condemded the Kassemsand that is all there is to i 04:39  |  YSL 22/03/08
      301.   # 276 cipora (2nd try) 06:49  |  eric 22/03/08
      302.   shame, shame, shame 18:22  |  kay 23/03/08
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