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Getting fed up
By Akiva Eldar
Tags: Israel, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 

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Shaul Mofaz is not the first star to cast Iran in a part in the political game in Israel. Twelve years ago, in May 1996, on the eve of an election, the then head of Military Intelligence, Moshe Ya'alon, voiced an "assessment" that the rulers of Iran were hoping that the Likud headed by Benjamin Netanyahu would take over the government from Shimon Peres. At that time, there were those who assumed that the Labor Party would follow in the footsteps of Yitzhak Rabin, who had set up the goal of extending the circle of peace with the Arabs before Iran was able to complete its nuclear plans. Rabin believed this to be a more sensible policy than the method of simply shouting "gevalt."

Since then, Iran has turned into a land of refuge for politicians who are rich in screwups and short on accomplishments. When Mahmoud Ahmadinejad threatens to wipe us off the map, how can one disturb the prime minister with trifles such as the Arab peace initiative? Can anyone expect the defense minister to free himself to take care of the hooligans manning the settlement outposts when a nuclear bomb is ticking in our ears? And how can Condoleezza Rice talk nonsense to us about building in East Jerusalem? She'd be better off spending her time assisting her president, George W. Bush, in enlisting the world's support in combating the Israel-bashers.
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The compulsive fixation on the Iranian issue ensures Israel's status in the eyes of creation as the source of trouble. When Israel is perceived as the central factor in the tensions with Iran, it should not be surprised if it is depicted in the world as the major offender in the spiraling cost of oil. John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt, the two American academics who published an article in the London Review of Books, and a subsequent book, about the Israel lobby in the United States, and who placed a significant part of the blame for the sorry decision to invade Iraq, on Israel and its supporters in the U.S., have been quick to claim that those very same elements are now stirring up the Iranian quagmire.

In an interview I conducted with the pair last week in Jerusalem, Walt said that there was no doubt that the Iranian nuclear plan had to be dealt with, but that Israel and sources in the pro-Israel lobby in the U.S. were the only ones putting pressure on the American administration to use force against Tehran. Mearsheimer claimed that the growing threat that U.S. and Israel will attack Iran was forcing that country to deter them by deployment of weapons of mass destruction. Both the professors agreed that the bitter lesson of the war in Iraq, as well as the fear that an attack on Iran would cause the price of oil to ascend to new highs, would prevail this time over the war cries of the pro-Israel lobby.

Many good people have found numerous holes in Mearsheimer and Walt's theory, but many others, some of them less good, have been exposed to it. Millions of readers and Internet surfers in the U.S. and other places have learned that a handful of conservative Jews, with their partners in the Christian right, have bent the Middle East policy of the strongest power on earth to conform to what they consider to be Israel's interest. The words of the two have fallen, and continue to fall, on attentive ears.

Mearsheimer recalled that he had grown up on the Leon Uris's novel "Exodus," from which he learned that the Israelis were the good guys - the cowboys - whereas the Arabs were the "Indians." The present generation understands that the story is much more complicated. Walt made note of the fact that the Arabic word "nakba" ("catastrophe," by which the Palestinians refer to the creation of Israel, in 1948), which was virtually unknown to Americans over the past six decades, had begun making its way into discussions and articles in the media during Israel's 60th-birthday celebrations two months ago.

Television audiences in Israel were absolutely delighted to see the three presidential hopefuls in the United States (McCain and Obama, as well as Hillary Clinton before her withdrawal from the race), standing at the dais at the AIPAC conference in Washington, D.C., two weeks ago, and swearing, one after the other, to take care of Israel's security and welfare. American TV audiences that watched Jon Stewart's satirical "Daily Show" that same week, saw their leaders competing, one after the other, with words of flattery before the Jewish lobby and with expressions of blind support for America's problematic client from the Middle East. Stewart did not balk at referring to the leaders of AIPAC as "the elders of Zion" nor at depicting Barack Obama in a blue-and-white suit ornamented with a Star of David.

On the day after the election, whether Obama is able to bring the Democrats back to power, or whether John McCain is successful in retaining the White House in the hands of the Republicans, the president-elect will be wearing a suit of stars and stripes. The American public and its leaders are not safely nestled in Israel's pocket. As the Iranian threat becomes more concrete, Israel will need more of their understanding and support. The Iranian nuclear program is too substantial a threat for it to serve as a tool in the hands of cynical Israeli politicians whose tongues wag too freely.
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  1.   yes, and Iranian intelligence disinformation 08:46  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/06/08
  2.   AKIVA wake up! Many countries do NOT want a nuclear armed Iran 09:31  |  PETER SM 16/06/08
  3.   Have We Caved? 09:47  |  Yosemite 16/06/08
  4.   THE MODERATE KHATAMI WAS IGNORED BY ISRAEL IN 90-S 09:50  |  indrajaya 16/06/08
  5.   INDRAJAYA.Neither Ahmadinejad or Khatami represent Iranian voters 10:25  |  PETER SM 16/06/08
  6.   The great Jon Stewart, a mensch 10:30  |  Clickfool 16/06/08
  7.   # 5, PETER SM 10:42  |  indrajaya 16/06/08
  8.   The gods of old were logs of wood 10:58  |  Ramius 16/06/08
  9.   INDRAJAYA Repeat! It is none or the Persians business 10:58  |  PETER SM 16/06/08
  10.   For Peter SM # 2 11:02  |  Clickfool 16/06/08
  11.   no small thanks to haaretz 11:09  |  peter 16/06/08
  12.   you said it.... 11:17  |  ravi 16/06/08
  13.   Clickfool tries to appropriate Yiddish again 11:26  |  Ramius 16/06/08
  14.   If the world Jewish community had had a "fixation" on Nazi 11:31  |  Nahum 16/06/08
  15.   CFOOL.Wait! it ain`t over till its over.Meanwhile your prediction 11:33  |  PETER SM 16/06/08
  16.   RAVI actually the biggest source of Global trerror 11:37  |  PETER SM 16/06/08
  17.   # 9, PETER SM 11:37  |  indrajaya 16/06/08
  18.   Threats are threats 11:43  |  Nicole 16/06/08
  19.   #4 indrajaya 11:45  |  Axel 16/06/08
  20.   #4 indrajaya 11:45  |  Axel 16/06/08
  21.   self hating liberals 11:46  |  Gregor 16/06/08
  22.   For Ramius # 13 12:07  |  Clickfool 16/06/08
  23.   Question: why beg for US help? 12:13  |  taxpayer 16/06/08
  24.   INDRAJAYA It May be UN business but NOT Persian business. 12:16  |  PETER SM 16/06/08
  25.   # 19, AXEL 12:17  |  indrajaya 16/06/08
  26.   Germany`s `don`t make waves` Jews of the 30s are alive and well 12:31  |  Freethinker 16/06/08
  27.   INDRAJAYA Once more real slow.NOT for the Persians to negotiate 12:34  |  PETER SM 16/06/08
  28.   Does Israel care at all about the Jewish Diaspora...???? 12:38  |  Swiss (Dino) 16/06/08
  29.   TAX payer red herrings.1.You are not "fighting Israels wars" 12:56  |  PETER SM 16/06/08
  30.   You know when anti-Semitism is succeeding when .. 13:07  |  Gilad 16/06/08
  31.   Clickfool`s satisfaction 13:33  |  Sarah 16/06/08
  32.   # 27, PETER SM 13:44  |  indrajaya 16/06/08
  33.   arabist apologists, trolls and eurotrash 13:47  |  peter 16/06/08
  34.   #22 Clickful re:Ramius 13:47  |  Sarah 16/06/08
  35.   #23-taxpayer in a fog 13:52  |  peter 16/06/08
  36.   indrajaya 13:52  |  Soraya 16/06/08
  37.   Being paranoid doesn`t mean you`re not in danger. 13:56  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 16/06/08
  38.   # 36, SORAYA 14:11  |  indrajaya 16/06/08
  39.   peter sm`s confusion 14:11  |  taxpayer 16/06/08
  40.   No, Free"thinker", the Jews of the 1930s are not alive and well. 14:16  |  Nurit 16/06/08
  41.   peter #35 14:16  |  taxpayer 16/06/08
  42.   The problem is 14:19  |  Chris Linthwaite 16/06/08
  43.   The history of the Jewish people goes back a very long time, 14:21  |  Aqiva 16/06/08
  44.   The Christian right is the worst ally to have 14:22  |  Mark B. 16/06/08
  45.   # 44 "The Christian Right" 14:41  |  Sonya Hiller 16/06/08
  46.   World is hoping that Israel will solve Iran problem for them 14:59  |  Realist 16/06/08
  47.   # 4 Indy....your statement sounds somewhat 15:11  |  Lynn 16/06/08
  48.   Nurit, use of English is clearly not your strong point, 15:17  |  Freethinker 16/06/08
  49.   "TAXPAYER"S CONFUSION. 15:17  |  PETER SM 16/06/08
  50.   Thanks for the chuckle, Sarah # 31 15:30  |  Clickfool 16/06/08
  51.   MARK B Its the other way around,you are quite wrong 15:34  |  PETER SM 16/06/08
  52.   Put ice in your hat Israel, next year Iran´ll ´ve a new president 15:34  |  AliciaYasmeen 16/06/08
  53.   #25 indrajaya 15:36  |  Axel 16/06/08
  54.   How Israel can deal with the Iranian threat 15:39  |  Tosefta 16/06/08
  55.   #25 indrajaya 15:46  |  Alex 16/06/08
  56.   There Is Only One Way... 16:01  |  Yosemite 16/06/08
  57.   Nicole is not smart 16:03  |  noor 16/06/08
  58.   Israel wouldnt be pushing for war if the US was not supporting it 16:05  |  noor 16/06/08
  59.   The problem is big ideas in the minds of little brains 16:06  |  Ramius 16/06/08
  60.   For All Americans that support this possible war 16:09  |  noor 16/06/08
  61.   Eldar, the old shmatta, enables anti-Semitism 16:10  |  Maya 16/06/08
  62.   #44 Mark B. 16:28  |  Sarah 16/06/08
  63.   How Israel can deal with the Iranian threat 17:03  |  Tosefta 16/06/08
  64.   A Fireman`s Fixation on Putting Out FIres..... 17:08  |  ZADOK 16/06/08
  65.   16....peter sm.... wake up 17:15  |  ravi 16/06/08
  66.   # 46, ALEX 17:16  |  indrajaya 16/06/08
  67.   BALANCE OF TERROR 17:25  |  Soggy liberal 16/06/08
  68.   Sarah, check out Iraq alone 17:27  |  Mark B. 16/06/08
  69.   Does anyone know where Peter ( #33) is? 17:27  |  Saul 16/06/08
  70.   #47 Clickfool 17:28  |  Sarah 16/06/08
  71.   So convenient, isn`t it, PETER SM 17:38  |  Mark B. 16/06/08
  72.   Growing antisemitism in academia? 17:41  |  Anonymous 16/06/08
  73.   #67 Mark B. 17:45  |  Sarah 16/06/08
  74.   Mark B. Pavlov from Amsterdam 17:48  |  Tulip 16/06/08
  75.   Americans on "Eurotrash" 17:53  |  Mark B. 16/06/08
  76.   For Sarah # 70 17:54  |  Clickfool 16/06/08
  77.   #52 NOOR, wow, is gas in America that cheap! 17:57  |  AliciaYasmeen 16/06/08
  78.   Namaste Chandigarth 18:16  |  Ramius 16/06/08
  79.   George Bush visiting London 18:40  |  Chris Linthwaite 16/06/08
  80.   #59 Ramius 18:51  |  Chris Linthwaite 16/06/08
  81.   Chris 19:07  |  Ramius 16/06/08
  82.   Does Swiss(Dino) care at all about the reputation of Europeans? 19:09  |  JP 16/06/08
  83.   #63 Tosefta: thumbs down 19:09  |  AliciaYasmeen 16/06/08
  84.   "... and continue to fall on attentive ears 19:10  |  Gray 16/06/08
  85.   Tell her Alicia 19:27  |  Ramius 16/06/08
  86.   Noor has poor light 19:27  |  RW 16/06/08
  87.   Only AIPAC can make a Persian the most popular in the Arab world 19:33  |  Iranian-American 16/06/08
  88.   #14 - Very well said, indeed. 19:38  |  JP 16/06/08
  89.   Sound and Fury Signifying Little to Nothing 19:49  |  JP 16/06/08
  90.   peter sm`s confusion take #2 19:52  |  taxpayer 16/06/08
  91.   #87 Iranian-Americans 19:54  |  JP 16/06/08
  92.   to Iranian american 19:55  |  jj 16/06/08
  93.   #72 Anonymous 19:56  |  ballistic 16/06/08
  94.   RW; same old spam scam.... 20:00  |  Gray 16/06/08
  95.   to Noor 20:01  |  jj 16/06/08
  96.   ISRAEL`S SUPPORTERS MANIPULATING US POLITICS SINCE 1945 20:01  |  Arik Silverman 16/06/08
  97.   # 68 Mark B. ......you have gone from 20:13  |  Lynn 16/06/08
  98.   # 77 Alicia Yasmeen.....spoiled and whining left 20:16  |  Lynn 16/06/08
  99.   Noor is not so American patriotic 20:18  |  Rachel in USA 16/06/08
  100.   #87- glories in the culture of suicide 20:21  |  peter 16/06/08
  101.   to #6 Jon Steward is a drek 20:22  |  CM 16/06/08
  102.   Idiot fat boys, huh? Iranian American? 20:23  |  x-ray 16/06/08
  103.   #28, Dino 20:24  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/06/08
  104.   to # 28 "scapegoat" 20:27  |  CM 16/06/08
  105.   How NOT to deal with Iranian threat 20:30  |  Anti-Tosefta 16/06/08
  106.   swiss dino, what about anti-semitism? 20:41  |  daniel (Swiss) 16/06/08
  107.   noor; the real cost of fighting Israel`s wars 20:47  |  Gray 16/06/08
  108.   to #75 i`m laughing at yr notion of europeans as "civilized" 20:49  |  yonatan 16/06/08
  109.   AIPAC prmotes hummus as an Israel food.in " Zohan" 21:24  |  Yaakov Sullivan 16/06/08
  110.   Indra Jay 21:30  |  Mukhtar Datuk Dingah 16/06/08
  111.   # 82 JP Non-Jewish Europeans and Jewish people = Not the same 21:41  |  Swiss (Dino) 16/06/08
  112.   # 103 Cipora Julianna Kohn 21:47  |  Swiss (Dino) 16/06/08
  113.   Please research history 21:50  |  Guy From NYC 16/06/08
  114.   Please research history 21:50  |  Guy From NYC 16/06/08
  115.   THE A. Q. KAHN NETWORK AND IRAN 22:00  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/06/08
  116.   So now Yakoub Suleiman hatred extends to hummus? 22:14  |  Genuine Tosefta 16/06/08
  117.   #111 Swiss(Dino) - Avoiding the Issue You Raised 22:15  |  JP 16/06/08
  118.   Yakoub S. forget hummus,what about answering how many Muslims you 22:21  |  Genuine Tosefta 16/06/08
  119.   Gray - Read again # 86 everyone will agree to it 22:25  |  RW 16/06/08
  120.   to X-ray JJ and JP... 22:32  |  Iranian-American 16/06/08
  121.   #111, Dino 22:37  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/06/08
  122.   To #46 realist: Everybody is an idiot - except you 22:41  |  stephan 16/06/08
  123.   Gray, does "Bridge to nowhere" ring a bell? 22:46  |  Genuine Tosefta 16/06/08
  124.   #113 I thought we`ve sanctioned Iran for taking over our embassy 22:50  |  DesMnsDave 16/06/08
  125.   #103 Cipora of Jews worldwide 22:56  |  ballistic 16/06/08
  126.   #105, Anti-Tosefta 23:02  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/06/08
  127.   #99 Rachel 23:02  |  ballistic 16/06/08
  128.   Yakoub Suleiman forget hummus, what about reporting back adoption 23:04  |  Genuine Tosefta 16/06/08
  129.   Yakoub Suleiman forget hummus, what about reporting back adoption 23:04  |  Genuine Tosefta 16/06/08
  130.   To #46 realist: Attack on Iran means nuclear pollution worldwide 23:07  |  stephan 16/06/08
  131.   #86 RW 23:08  |  ballistic 16/06/08
  132.   So the Iranians have lost everybody as allies 23:11  |  x-ray 16/06/08
  133.   #119 RW 23:13  |  ballistic 16/06/08
  134.   sullivan is scarcely a great brain Gen Tose 23:13  |  x-ray 16/06/08
  135.   #125, ballistic 23:14  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 16/06/08
  136.   ballistic buffoon showing off again 23:18  |  peter 16/06/08
  137.   "Do you think he’s compensating for something?" 23:19  |  Uri 16/06/08
  138.   Nuclear Parity 23:22  |  Gray 16/06/08
  139.   Yonayhan, since you are so good in history 23:27  |  Mark B. 16/06/08
  140.   Swiss(Dino) 23:31  |  Sarah 16/06/08
  141.   stephan 23:36  |  Sarah 16/06/08
  142.   Hello "Aliyah" Tulip formerly from Amsterdam 23:40  |  Mark B. 16/06/08
  143.   Genuine Tosefta; "restrained" words appreciated. 23:43  |  Gray 16/06/08
  144.   Hi Cipora 23:47  |  Anti-Tosefta 16/06/08
  145.   # 115 Cipora and AQ KHAN...... 23:48  |  Lynn 16/06/08
  146.   #129 Mark B. re:Yonathan 23:50  |  Sarah 16/06/08
  147.   This Columnist Will Have US All Killed 23:57  |  Dave Levy 16/06/08
  148.   FED UP indeed, do not start another war, America and Israel 23:58  |  Mark B. 16/06/08
  149.   Hello Lynn 00:03  |  Mark B. 17/06/08
  150.   # 28 Swiss....not to be rude, but according 00:04  |  Lynn 17/06/08
  151.   CONTINUED Genuine Tosefta 00:05  |  Gray 17/06/08
  152.   # 125 Wormwood.....it seems in your haste to post 00:09  |  Lynn 17/06/08
  153.   Finally......Continued end... G.T 00:12  |  Gray 17/06/08
  154.   Eldar`s fixation on Israel leads the world to hate Israel 00:15  |  Nach 17/06/08
  155.   # 106 daniel (Swiss) 2nd try 00:15  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/06/08
  156.   Sarah, I admit my post misses nuance, still... 00:18  |  Mark B. 17/06/08
  157.   # 130 Sarah, please, next time make an effort to read correctly.. 00:20  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/06/08
  158.   # 104 CM 00:25  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/06/08
  159.   The world may well be right 00:28  |  Janice 17/06/08
  160.   # 121 Cipora Julianna Kohn 00:28  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/06/08
  161.   If Israel has them 00:39  |  christa 17/06/08
  162.   # 117 JP Being more specific...??? Nothing easier than that.... 00:42  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/06/08
  163.   Martian understanding (Bird from Outerspace #126) 00:44  |  Tosefta 17/06/08
  164.   The Iranian tune might change with comprehensive peace... 00:48  |  Smadar 17/06/08
  165.   Alicia yasmeen 01:09  |  noor 17/06/08
  166.   ramius if im such a nitwit why dont you try and attack my 01:11  |  noor 17/06/08
  167.   And . . . What about Iran`s fixation on Israel? 01:12  |  SDHD 17/06/08
  168.   Did you mean Zionist Imperialism? 01:16  |  benham 17/06/08
  169.   MARK B Where did I say that?kindly READ my post before commenting 01:16  |  PETER SM 17/06/08
  170.   RW cant understand english 01:17  |  noor 17/06/08
  171.   bull and ballistic 01:18  |  Queen of Sheba 17/06/08
  172.   RW says i have poor light, well you have NO light 01:19  |  noor 17/06/08
  173.   btw alicia yasmeen i answered the biased info.. 01:21  |  noor 17/06/08
  174.   Lynn & Tulip 01:26  |  Mark B. 17/06/08
  175.   Rachel goes against all true american ideals 01:29  |  noor 17/06/08
  176.   Attack Iran on your own. USA will not help 01:29  |  kevin 17/06/08
  177.   rachel again 01:31  |  noor 17/06/08
  178.   Rachel watches Fox News-US`s worst source 01:35  |  noor 17/06/08
  179.   Gray please get better..may Allah help you heal quick 01:36  |  noor 17/06/08
  180.   PETER SM, are you aware Muslims in the US are paying a price 01:42  |  Mark B. 17/06/08
  181.   jj still doesnt get it 01:43  |  noor 17/06/08
  182.   JJ: youre teacher called and told me to tell you to stay awake in 01:48  |  noor 17/06/08
  183.   a very simple minded column 01:55  |  Ralph 17/06/08
  184.   Petersm to lazy to research or relies on lies 01:56  |  Labhras 17/06/08
  185.   #136 Lynn you sholud know 02:00  |  Labhras 17/06/08
  186.   #136 Say Cupcake, Lynn 02:00  |  ballistic 17/06/08
  187.   Response to Sarah 02:03  |  Mark B. 17/06/08
  188.   By the way Sarah, did you notice the setting? 02:07  |  Mark B. 17/06/08
  189.   Gen Tosefta: missing posts to you 02:11  |  Gray 17/06/08
  190.   #85 Ramius re noor 02:14  |  Labhras - 17/06/08
  191.   Israel finally called out for what it is...warmongering 02:25  |  betz55 17/06/08
  192.   #150 noor to RW 02:27  |  Labhras 17/06/08
  193.   On Israel`s & US nuclear arsenal 02:28  |  behnam 17/06/08
  194.   BENHAM.WORLDWIDE they are on guard against terrorists 02:29  |  PETER SM 17/06/08
  195.   #151 Noor, thanks for the effort you made 02:30  |  AliciaYasmeen 17/06/08
  196.   What is true... 03:02  |  Colin Wright 17/06/08
  197.   #16, PETER SM, lets not forget 03:02  |  VIPER 17/06/08
  198.   On terorism 03:10  |  benham 17/06/08
  199.   Labhras; Thanks for the info.... and..... 03:16  |  Gray 17/06/08
  200.   Swiss(Dino) - Specifics may be easy, but don`t help 03:17  |  JP 17/06/08
  201.   to Labhras #162 03:37  |  Ralph 17/06/08
  202.   MARK B Are you aware that you keep proving my point 03:43  |  PETER SM 17/06/08
  203.   to Labhras, #156 03:50  |  Ralph 17/06/08
  204.   Martian understanding (Bird from Outerspace #126) 04:39  |  Tosefta 17/06/08
  205.   It is weakness the world despises, Eldar. 04:45  |  Chaim 17/06/08
  206.   hello ballistic... 04:57  |  Silvienne 17/06/08
  207.   VIPER what are you talking about? Brother H. Assad killed alone 05:08  |  PETER SM 17/06/08
  208.   noor...be grateful you don`t live in Zimbabwe 05:11  |  Lynn 17/06/08
  209.   Gray, recall the Cuban missile crisis 05:17  |  Genuine Tosefta 17/06/08
  210.   #170 Labhras 05:38  |  ballistic 17/06/08
  211.   #155 Say Queen of Sheba 05:43  |  ballistic 17/06/08
  212.   #185 Silvienne 05:49  |  ballistic 17/06/08
  213.   #143, Lynn 05:53  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/06/08
  214.   to Ravi #12 05:54  |  Ralph 17/06/08
  215.   IRAN VS ISRAEL 05:56  |  Mohammad 17/06/08
  216.   #160, Dino, "we have not persecuted each other" 05:58  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/06/08
  217.   #200, my dear, confused Tosefta 06:05  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 17/06/08
  218.   Chaim on antisemitism... 06:09  |  BBSNews 17/06/08
  219.   Gray..READ this, bavakasha??? 06:12  |  Beitcafe 17/06/08
  220.   Genuine Tosefta and solutions 06:43  |  Gray 17/06/08
  221.   Gen Tosefta, re: End of the Planet 06:50  |  Gray 17/06/08
  222.   MOHAMMAD AYATOLLAH Khomeini said he would send his army to fight 07:23  |  PETER SM 17/06/08
  223.   #135 Cipora 07:29  |  ballistic 17/06/08
  224.   You do not address the issues Gray because you know nothing 08:16  |  Genuine Tosefta 17/06/08
  225.   Ahmedinejad 08:24  |  Rebecca Levy 17/06/08
  226.   Regev & Goldwasser are long since dead 08:43  |  Adrian de Klerk 17/06/08
  227.   Well said, Ravi from Punjab 09:59  |  Maki 17/06/08
  228.   # 216 Cipora Julianna Kohn 10:07  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/06/08
  229.   Excellent post, Swiss (Dino) 10:07  |  Maki 17/06/08
  230.   Israeli war mongers are blowing into a deflated balloon 10:49  |  Dutch 17/06/08
  231.   # 150 Lynn, you know what, you are not only rude..... 12:58  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/06/08
  232.   Genuine Tosefta has lost hope for Israel... 17:02  |  BBSNews 17/06/08
  233.   #39 TAXPAYER, DID YOU ACTUALLY SAY ISRAEL GROW UP? 17:31  |  Robert/Montreal 17/06/08
  234.   Noor # 58 Israel has not been Pushing war 17:34  |  Robert/Montreal 17/06/08
  235.   #86 RW wow how eloquintly put by you 17:43  |  Robert/Montreal 17/06/08
  236.   #44 Soniya there are many Chriostians, now call themselvesZionist 17:47  |  Robert/Montreal 17/06/08
  237.   # 229 Maki Muit obrigado....:) 18:07  |  Swiss (Dino) 17/06/08
  238.   #230 Dutch Smirk 18:44  |  Robert/Montreal 17/06/08
  239.   rachel # 99 look in the mirror 22:45  |  American in NY 17/06/08
  240.   x-ray # 132 yor logic extended 22:49  |  American in NY 17/06/08
  241.   #212, ballistic... 00:16  |  Silvienne 18/06/08
  242.   #233, Peter/Montreal..to Taxpayer... 00:19  |  Silvienne 18/06/08
  243.   #238, Peter/Montreal... 00:20  |  Silvienne 18/06/08
  244.   #240, ANY 08:39  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 18/06/08
  245.   #239, ANY, "it is American to be opposed to Israel" 12:31  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 18/06/08
  246.   #245, Cipora to ANY... 17:11  |  Silvienne 18/06/08
  247.   Cipora # 245 Yes, just as it is American to be opposed to Nazis 00:18  |  American in NY 22/06/08
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