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No less dangerous than anti-Semitism
By Yair Sheleg
Tags: Europe, Anti-Semitism

Of all the Western countries, it is those in Europe - and European public opinion even more so than those countries' leaders - that are the most critical of Israel's policies in the territories. Opinion polls conducted in Europe repeatedly point to Israel as one of the greatest dangers to world peace, and one of the greatest violators of human rights. In a survey of this kind carried out in July 2007, some 45% of Europeans compared Israel's policies in the territories to those of the apartheid regime in South Africa.

Parallel to this, European countries have been prominent in the past decade in marking the Holocaust. They have dealt extensively with their own roles during the period of extermination and expressed regret over collaboration during the time of the extermination, or over the looting of Jewish property after that.

This duality is so obvious that there are many Jews and Israelis who try to claim that the commemoration and the criticism are two sides of the same coin which tries to relieve Europe of the heavy cloak of guilt that covers it. On the one hand Europe admits to its past and asks for forgiveness, and on the other hand it attacks the Jewish state and in this way creates some kind of "moral balance" between it and that Europe, as if to say 'when you have the power it turns out that you are no better'. Many others regard the excessive criticism of Israel as some sort of anti-Semitism.
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But one fact spoils this theory: Israel is not alone in facing the arrows of European criticism, but rather stands alongside the United States. Uncle Sam is also constantly attacked by European public opinion for having aggressive policies; the clearest example of the past few years being, of course, the American invasion and control of Iraq.

And indeed there is a common denominator to the European criticism of Israel and the U.S., and this common denominator apparently also stems from the lessons of that war. It is the phenomenon of European pacifism, the desire to avoid the use of any kind of force, to avoid any forceful confrontation even with evil regimes.

This instinct is particularly salient when talking about a confrontation of a Western country with a society from the developing world, such as the confrontation between the U.S. and Iraq or between Israel and the Palestinians.

That is because another European instinct then comes into play, one that also belongs to the history of their colonialist heritage. This instinct guides the Europeans to identify any conflict between the West and the developing world as a colonialist conflict in which one must identify with the underdog, the one who seems to be weak. In that context, Israel is indeed discriminated against by the criticism leveled at it; not necessarily because it is a Jewish state, but rather mainly because it is a Western state.

That is to say, the European sin is not anti-Semitism but rather pacifism, especially when dealing with the Europeans' attitude toward force on the part of a Western country. But this is not a sin that is any less dangerous than anti-Semitism. It was precisely the Holocaust that proved how dangerous silent acceptance was, even if accompanied with the most lofty excuses of preventing war and bringing "peace in our time" in the face of the forces of evil threatening openly to gain control, ruin and destroy - such are also the forces of fundamentalist Islam of our day.

World War II also proved that at the end of the day, this kind of policy is not effective - it merely raises to a great extent the price that will have to be paid in order to deal with the forces of evil when they grow even stronger. With the means of mass destruction existing today, who knows if it will not be too late.

In this sense, there is apparently a deep connection between the Europeans' pacifism and the low birth rates on the continent; both of them indicate a policy of "eat and make merry because tomorrow we may die;" a deep lack of trust in life in the long run because the wish to live - which is not merely that of an individual but rather of the civilization in which he lives - does indeed demand victims.

It requires the effort that is involved in raising children as well as the effort and the risk involved with waging a war on behalf of the values of freedom or on behalf of a national and sovereign existence so that these may be ensured for generations to come. This is true in Europe just as it is true in Israel.
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  1.   Israel needs to ignore the BBS` loaded polls 09:33  |  Denise Thompson 30/04/08
  2.   Initially, Hitler did not want to eradicate the Jews 09:44  |  Denise Thompson 30/04/08
  3.   The Europeans were spot on 09:55  |  Natallie Durson 30/04/08
  4.   Comedy 10:04  |  KJWalsh 30/04/08
  5.   Israel is obviously the greatest violators of human rights & ... 10:10  |  Roxana from IRAN 30/04/08
  6.   Here we go again...the great silencer card 10:11  |  Palestinian in UK 30/04/08
  7.   Lessons of the Holocaust 10:13  |  Martin Miller 30/04/08
  8.   Let us include Zionism in this category 10:32  |  El-Birawi 30/04/08
  9.   #5 Roxana from the mullahs` country 10:46  |  Sarah 30/04/08
  10.   palestinian in uk 10:47  |  yair 30/04/08
  11.   Excellent article 10:49  |  Sarah 30/04/08
  12.   Roxana, Eh Kalak, You`ve Been Weaned On Your Lying, Regime ... 10:50  |  Lavi 30/04/08
  13.   pal in uk "israel is the greatest danger in the world" 10:53  |  yair 30/04/08
  14.   Hindsight gives everyone perfect vision 10:55  |  Clickfool 30/04/08
  15.   uk pal "morally repugnant" 10:56  |  yair 30/04/08
  16.   uk pal let the palestinians within israel vote 11:00  |  yair 30/04/08
  17.   uk pal israel has offered palestinian towns and villages 11:03  |  yair 30/04/08
  18.   PAL in UK.do not get too smug or too comfortable 11:05  |  PETER SM 30/04/08
  19.   Israel?s ?forces of evil? 11:20  |  Ken 30/04/08
  20.   Why many Europeans have a problem with Israel and the U.S (1).... 11:25  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  21.   Jewish, Christian and Muslim Fundementalism are dangerous 11:36  |  El-Birawi 30/04/08
  22.   All Eurpoeans are NOT the same! 11:41  |  Sarah 30/04/08
  23.   uk pal and "morally repugnant" israel 11:43  |  yair 30/04/08
  24.   Pacifism equals antiSemitism! 11:45  |  Vinegar Hill 30/04/08
  25.   swiss dino it was your parents .do you disown them 11:48  |  nominarets 30/04/08
  26.   swiss dino who is europe to ajudicate our "deal" 11:56  |  nominarets 30/04/08
  27.   Why many Europeans have a problem with Israel and the U.S (2).... 11:57  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  28.   swiss dino "we had nothing to do with it" 11:58  |  nominarets 30/04/08
  29.   swiss dino the body language of european leaders 12:03  |  nominarets 30/04/08
  30.   The European Truthfulness, so Great? 12:05  |  The Archives 30/04/08
  31.   # 25 nominaretes 12:08  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  32.   Regarding backroom deals an Europe 12:31  |  Denise Thompson 30/04/08
  33.   PETER SM do not get smug or comfortable 12:35  |  Warren J 30/04/08
  34.   YES... BUT DON`T FORGET THE HOLOCAUST AGAINST PALESTINIANS 12:36  |  TripleJump 30/04/08
  35.   ROXANNE Arabs weere killing Jews in Palestine before Hitler came 12:48  |  PETER SM 30/04/08
  36.   #34 has aayone reported on this lunatics mental health 13:13  |  v hardman 30/04/08
  37.   Repugnant Israeli behaviour 13:14  |  Palestinian in UK 30/04/08
  38.   TRIPLEJUMP OBVIOUISLY YOU DO NOT KNOW THE MEANING OF THE WORD. 13:14  |  PETER SM 30/04/08
  39.   warren 13:15  |  30/04/08
  40.   swiss dino you opened the subject 13:20  |  nominarets 30/04/08
  41.   WARREN J. Extreme irony 13:21  |  PETER SM 30/04/08
  42.   Clickfool 13:23  |  Sarah 30/04/08
  43.   triple jump you have no education to speak of 13:23  |  salah a din 30/04/08
  44.   Denise Thompson-#32 If you followed a good news provider 13:37  |  examiner 30/04/08
  45.   Tripple Stupid at it again #34 13:41  |  Hastaroth 30/04/08
  46.   Anti-semitism and Islamic fundamentalism 13:48  |  Said 30/04/08
  47.   #31 Swiss Dinjosaur,just one question 13:48  |  Hastaroth 30/04/08
  48.   Roxana #5 13:50  |  Raad 30/04/08
  49.   IF NOT BECAUSE OF MUSLIMS PROTECTION 13:50  |  indrajaya 30/04/08
  50.   For Vinegar Hill # 24 13:58  |  Clickfool 30/04/08
  51.   PAL IN UK.Repugnant Pal behaviour,targetting Israeli civillians 14:06  |  PETER SM 30/04/08
  52.   uk pal avoids a showdown 14:34  |  yair 30/04/08
  53.   uk pal "stench of israel`s hypocrisy" 14:36  |  yair 30/04/08
  54.   pal in uk "whine about antisemitism" 14:38  |  yair 30/04/08
  55.   uk pal "israeli atrocities" 14:41  |  yair 30/04/08
  56.   uk pal "starving the palestinians" 14:49  |  yair 30/04/08
  57.   uk pal "israeli discrimination against israeli pals" 14:52  |  yair 30/04/08
  58.   # 40 nominarets 14:52  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  59.   uk pal too many adjectives and too liberally used 14:54  |  yair 30/04/08
  60.   Old news 14:58  |  W 30/04/08
  61.   # 47 Hastaroth 14:58  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  62.   Dera hastaroth 15:05  |  North American 30/04/08
  63.   swiss dino splits hairs. 15:09  |  nominarets 30/04/08
  64.   May be Roxana (5) got perfect teeth and may be 15:24  |  Karl 30/04/08
  65.   # 5 Roxana...well, I must congratulate you 15:28  |  Lynn 30/04/08
  66.   US must remain in Iraq and in Afghanistan 15:29  |  Mawloud Ould Daddah 30/04/08
  67.   Swiss....so, why is it so many of your countrymen 15:34  |  Lynn 30/04/08
  68.   Zionist racists calling the kettle black 15:40  |  Chanalau, Tova 30/04/08
  69.   UK Palestinian...nothing is more repugnant 15:42  |  Lynn 30/04/08
  70.   # 34 tripplejump....there is no Palestinian Holocaust 15:46  |  Lynn 30/04/08
  71.   A documentary worth watching... 15:55  |  Palestinian in UK 30/04/08
  72.   I disagree with Israel = permit to kill Jews. Leftist logic 16:05  |  Denise Thompson 30/04/08
  73.   Israel: watch and learn from Europe 16:07  |  AliciaYasmeen 30/04/08
  74.   Chanalau, Tova 16:07  |  Sarah 30/04/08
  75.   #31 Swiss(Dino) 16:23  |  Sarah 30/04/08
  76.   Clickfool, thanks! 16:24  |  Vinegar Hill 30/04/08
  77.   Europe as an enlightened society. Appease and appease some more. 16:25  |  Denise Thompson 30/04/08
  78.   #74 chanalau 16:31  |  Gideon 30/04/08
  79.   Israel acts as a colonialist, so Sheleg blames Europe 16:32  |  Tosefta 30/04/08
  80.   JEWISH FUNDEMANTALISM KILLED MORE INNOCENTS 16:45  |  Jeff 30/04/08
  81.   Tosefta 16:46  |  Sarah 30/04/08
  82.   No less dangerous than zionism 16:46  |  John 30/04/08
  83.   El Birawi`s values! 17:06  |  utagawa 30/04/08
  84.   El Birawi - speak for yourself 21 17:14  |  ChanahS 30/04/08
  85.   pal in UK - we have every right to whine 17:20  |  ChanahS 30/04/08
  86.   #44 examiner 17:21  |  Sarah 30/04/08
  87.   Your Own Fault 17:23  |  Fritz 30/04/08
  88.   I`ll be blogger Number 85 17:26  |  Rob of melbourne 30/04/08
  89.   Israel `IS` one of the biggest threats to world..... 17:27  |  Deborah 30/04/08
  90.   Jeff #80 17:30  |  Stranger 30/04/08
  91.   Isn`t it odd how Europe is lumped together.... 17:44  |  Deborah 30/04/08
  92.   To Hastaroth 17:46  |  John 30/04/08
  93.   uk pal "israel has turned gaza into a sewer" 17:54  |  yair 30/04/08
  94.   Sorry for you! 17:54  |  Stranger 30/04/08
  95.   uk pal you are pal the comic 17:56  |  yair 30/04/08
  96.   uk pal "gazan children are traumatised" 17:59  |  yair 30/04/08
  97.   uk palestinian "malnourished children" 18:01  |  yair 30/04/08
  98.   uk palestinian you are your own worst enemy 18:02  |  yair 30/04/08
  99.   # 75 Sarah 18:09  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  100.   # 71 another documentary worth watching 18:18  |  Lynn 30/04/08
  101.   the zionists are the biggest facist in the world. How to proof ? 18:19  |  kaled 30/04/08
  102.   Dino twisting the words - Switzerland is an embarrassment 18:21  |  WWACD 30/04/08
  103.   # 67 Lynn 18:22  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  104.   # 102 WWACD 18:43  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  105.   WWACD 18:45  |  log21 30/04/08
  106.   Stranger, you are proof of incapacity for introspection 18:46  |  Jeff 30/04/08
  107.   Palestinian in UK 18:47  |  AliciaYasmeen 30/04/08
  108.   # 103 Swiss...my information came from 18:53  |  Lynn 30/04/08
  109.   Dino #104 19:09  |  WWACD 30/04/08
  110.   Palestinian in UK, Gaza-children 19:11  |  AliciaYasmeen 30/04/08
  111.   log21 #105 - Ah, ad hominems. How I missed thee 19:16  |  WWACD 30/04/08
  112.   Kaled from Rio #101 19:27  |  Sranger 30/04/08
  113.   Lynn `end of democracy` oh yay oh yay 19:34  |  Roo 30/04/08
  114.   Switzerland`s vaunted morality 19:42  |  WWACD 30/04/08
  115.   Demoralised and Disgusted by Denise! 19:48  |  Bheatha 30/04/08
  116.   log21 re Switzerland 105 19:58  |  ChanahS 30/04/08
  117.   #112 - Amen brother 20:03  |  WWACD 30/04/08
  118.   # 108 Lynn 20:04  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  119.   #114 115 Oh Boy 20:06  |  FU2 30/04/08
  120.   Europe is right to stand up against the evil 20:11  |  European 30/04/08
  121.   # 114 WWACD, let`s hope and pray that not too many Swiss..... 20:13  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  122.   Why Many Israelis and Americans Have A Problem With Europeans` 20:14  |  JP 30/04/08
  123.   #61 - Swiss(Dino) - Here`s the Reason 20:20  |  JP 30/04/08
  124.   Denise Thompson wow 20:21  |  Alex 30/04/08
  125.   Europe is very magnanimous when speaking out doesn`t affect it 20:22  |  WWACD 30/04/08
  126.   swiss dino threatens us 20:23  |  nominarets 30/04/08
  127.   #99 Swiss(Dino) - Gee, Thanks 20:25  |  JP 30/04/08
  128.   # 116 Chanah S (and also our WW...."buddy") 20:31  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  129.   #116 20:33  |  H L 30/04/08
  130.   tosefta "dislike for jews has nothing to do with antisemitism" 20:35  |  harzion 30/04/08
  131.   tosefta "europe is taking part in the war in afghansitan" 20:37  |  harzion 30/04/08
  132.   # 113 Rooo....being a little hopper must be very difficult 20:38  |  Lynn 30/04/08
  133.   tosefta "who needs antisemitism to dislike jews 20:39  |  harzion 30/04/08
  134.   Alex brings on the LOL 20:40  |  WWACD 30/04/08
  135.   #122 20:41  |  Proud American 30/04/08
  136.   That`s one opinion poll I agree with, viz. 20:41  |  hollingsworth 30/04/08
  137.   tosefta "europe hates israel because of colonialism" 20:42  |  harzion 30/04/08
  138.   Swiss Dino - the truth about Swizz Nazi Collaboration (1) 20:42  |  jk 30/04/08
  139.   roxana in iran #5 iran has violated the rights of palestinians, 20:43  |  terrornator 30/04/08
  140.   Swiss Dino - the truth about Swizz Nazi Collaboration (2) 20:48  |  jk 30/04/08
  141.   #128 - Swiss(Dino) - Can the people be wrong? 20:51  |  JP 30/04/08
  142.   Swiss Dino - the truth about Swizz Nazi Collaboration (3) 20:52  |  jk 30/04/08
  143.   el-birawi #21,why is it 99% of all terrorist attacks committed 20:53  |  terrornator 30/04/08
  144.   hollingsworth and polls ----we are not bothered 20:54  |  yaheskel 30/04/08
  145.   Swiss Dino - the truth about Swizz Nazi Collaboration (4) 20:56  |  jk 30/04/08
  146.   indrajaya #49 the christian crusaders were a direct result of 20:59  |  terrornator 30/04/08
  147.   Swiss Dino - and Swiss Anti-semitism 21:00  |  jk 30/04/08
  148.   #79, Tosefta, poor deluded man 21:03  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 30/04/08
  149.   gabi ashkenazi and "victory" 21:04  |  harzion 30/04/08
  150.   #121 - another demonstration of staunch swiss morality 21:04  |  WWACD 30/04/08
  151.   #41 Peter SM and hypocritical accusations 21:14  |  Warren J 30/04/08
  152.   The biggest danger in Europe some Europeans 21:14  |  Sranger 30/04/08
  153.   As I said Dino - Our neighborhood is rather 21:34  |  ChanahS 30/04/08
  154.   Lynn-you passed the Blonde test 21:37  |  Roo 30/04/08
  155.   # 127 JP 21:39  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  156.   Holocaust Memorial Day 21:40  |  ChanahS 30/04/08
  157.   Nah Cipora Julianna Kohn #148 21:44  |  Roo 30/04/08
  158.   # 123 JP 21:50  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  159.   Lavi # 12 22:05  |  Roxana from IRAN 30/04/08
  160.   RAAD 22:17  |  Roxana from IRAN 30/04/08
  161.   Karl 22:21  |  Roxana from IRAN 30/04/08
  162.   As Always Israel Can Only Rely on Itself 22:23  |  Jane 30/04/08
  163.   Europe`s attitude toward Israel 22:29  |  Reid 30/04/08
  164.   re 14 click in a new light 22:34  |  Alan the real one 30/04/08
  165.   #150 - What`s so special about "now"? 22:42  |  JP 30/04/08
  166.   # 138 / # 140 / # 142 / # 145 jk 22:43  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  167.   #3 Natalie Durson would not know Spot on if it bit her. 22:46  |  Robert/Montreal 30/04/08
  168.   Roxanna from Iran #5 22:50  |  Robert/Montreal 30/04/08
  169.   #88 Rob of Melbourne I have trouble understanding why 22:52  |  Robert/Montreal 30/04/08
  170.   # 149 Chanah S 22:56  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/04/08
  171.   #138 jk I told swiss dino that 22:56  |  Robert/Montreal 30/04/08
  172.   re 20 not so fast swiss dino 23:06  |  alan the real one 30/04/08
  173.   # 66 Mawloud Ould daddah,your post touched my heart and made me 23:08  |  terrornator 30/04/08
  174.   Wisdom for apologists and Cipora J. Kohn #148 23:25  |  Mars H. Mallow 30/04/08
  175.   swiss #20 the europeans didn`t have a problem with america when 23:29  |  terrornator 30/04/08
  176.   Who`s Yair Sheleq? He`s good! I have strong feelings for him. 23:45  |  christoph 30/04/08
  177.   different perspective / I 23:48  |  Bob 30/04/08
  178.   different perspective / II 23:50  |  Bob 30/04/08
  179.   different perspective / III 23:52  |  Bob 30/04/08
  180.   ... 00:00  |  Edith 01/05/08
  181.   different perspective / IV 00:00  |  Bob 01/05/08
  182.   #132 Lynn. You passed the blonde test 00:40  |  Roo 01/05/08
  183.   ChanahS to El Birawi #84 Be truthful. 00:52  |  examiner 01/05/08
  184.   #150 Swiss (Dino) You certainly stated the bottomline .... 01:01  |  Smadar 01/05/08
  185.   Swiss...an article in Middle East Times 01:21  |  Lynn 01/05/08
  186.   # 46 Said...what it really is 01:47  |  Lynn 01/05/08
  187.   Hollingswoth(less) 01:48  |  ChanahS 01/05/08
  188.   ChanahS to El Birawi #84 Be truthful. 01:52  |  examiner 01/05/08
  189.   terrornator....Islamists do not like people 01:59  |  Lynn 01/05/08
  190.   Wisdom for apologists and Cipora J. Kohn #148 02:09  |  Mars H. Mallow 01/05/08
  191.   re 145 SWISS ANTISEMITE DINO-NOT 02:11  |  Alan the real one 01/05/08
  192.   Europe is NOT "soft" on Islamic terrorism ... 02:14  |  Roberto 01/05/08
  193.   Peter SM you are talking about Israel 02:15  |  Truth 01/05/08
  194.   At some point 03:08  |  Mark Lincoln 01/05/08
  195.   The Swiss during WW II 03:11  |  Mark Lincoln 01/05/08
  196.   Those two last European Wars - Tosefta 03:18  |  Mark Lincoln 01/05/08
  197.   re 165 A lesson learned? 04:13  |  Alan the real one 01/05/08
  198.   The nature of antisemitism 04:17  |  Tim Anderson 01/05/08
  199.   The nature of antisemitism - 2 04:22  |  Tim Anderson 01/05/08
  200.   The nature of antisemitism - 2 04:24  |  Tim Anderson 01/05/08
  201.   The nature of antisemitism - 3 04:25  |  Tim Anderson 01/05/08
  202.   The nature of antisemitism - 4 04:28  |  Tim Anderson 01/05/08
  203.   The nature of antisemitism - 5th and last 04:30  |  Tim Anderson 01/05/08
  204.   # 203, Tim Anderson from Australia 05:55  |  Smadar 01/05/08
  205.   The reason for European pacifism is simple 06:08  |  Bob 01/05/08
  206.   #177-179 Faked Bob with faked ideas 06:16  |  Bob 01/05/08
  207.   Criticism is justified but... 06:38  |  Gray 01/05/08
  208.   Robert - Montreal 06:39  |  Roxana from IRAN 01/05/08
  209.   TIM ANDERSON - Insightful (through one eye!) 06:40  |  PADDY 01/05/08
  210.   re 204 Tim a used the tend whic may not mean all. 06:42  |  Alan the real one 01/05/08
  211.   For Tim Anderson 09:22  |  Clickfool 01/05/08
  212.   #159 Roxana Azizam: Kheli Khoshamadeet be`Haaretz 09:46  |  Lavi 01/05/08
  213.   To Deborah - Re:Isn`t it odd how Europe is lumped together.... 09:50  |  Hanan 01/05/08
  214.   #148 You need to read more, Cipora 09:52  |  Johnboy 01/05/08
  215.   To Swiss (Dino) 09:57  |  Hanan 01/05/08
  216.   To: jeff 10:12  |  Hanan 01/05/08
  217.   Why many Jews have a problem with Israel? 10:24  |  observer 01/05/08
  218.   Europe`s and the US Jewish Perspective 10:30  |  CSB 01/05/08
  219.   #148 You really are gullible, aren`t you, Cipora 10:34  |  Johnboy 01/05/08
  220.   Roxanna in Iran and "exaggerated" numbers 10:37  |  AliciaYasmeen 01/05/08
  221.   # 172 / # 191 Alan the real one 11:47  |  Swiss (Dino) 01/05/08
  222.   # 184 Smadar 12:00  |  Swiss (Dino) 01/05/08
  223.   Tim Anderson, some other views 12:01  |  AliciaYasmeen 01/05/08
  224.   # 185 Lynn 12:04  |  Swiss (Dino) 01/05/08
  225.   # 195 Mark Lincoln 12:21  |  Swiss (Dino) 01/05/08
  226.   # 215 Hanan 12:30  |  Swiss (Dino) 01/05/08
  227.   So the wish to live corresponds with the wish to opress other 12:54  |  Andreas 01/05/08
  228.   self-serving tripe 13:28  |  raymond deane 01/05/08
  229.   Switzerland in the feet of the Nazis 13:34  |  AliciaYasmeen 01/05/08
  230.   #186 Lynn 15:33  |  Said 01/05/08
  231.   to # 5 from artificial state created by British 15:38  |  Ricardo Levy 01/05/08
  232.   AliciaYasmeen (#229) Sorry for correcting you! (Re Swiss (Dino)) 18:21  |  Gil 01/05/08
  233.   If was not the Europeans that won WW2, they have no backbone. 22:32  |  Jo 01/05/08
  234.   #214, JB 23:08  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 01/05/08
  235.   #232 GIL in Haifa (please publish) 23:09  |  AliciaYasmeen 01/05/08
  236.   underdog, topdog 11:36  |  Victor Crebolder 03/05/08
  237.   Fundamentalist Islam 12:12  |  SoulPilgrim 13/05/08
  238.   Pretty repellant 23:18  |  Colin Wright 26/12/08
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