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It is a bad idea in that it increases the number of homicides.

It has a silver lining in that it undermines the Palestinian economy.

Overall, however, I wish it ended.

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No creative ideas in islam [120 words]	Phil Greend	Apr 3, 2008 18:18
a rat hole [117 words]	jennifer solis	Jan 17, 2008 23:47
Why should they... [56 words]	joe rose	Jan 7, 2008 12:37
↔ Israel is among the MOST legal country in the world [236 words]	Jake L.	Jan 7, 2008 20:27
A "Palestinian Economy" may be an "oxymoron" [396 words]	A Bissel	Jan 3, 2008 21:22
Build a house [100 words]	PDM	Dec 31, 2007 22:06
What is the purpose of the donations [297 words]	yuval Brandstetter MD	Dec 31, 2007 01:59
ECONOMIC PROSPERITY CAN BE ACHIEVED ON CONDITION OF PERMANENT PEACE AND STATEHOOD. [121 words]	TTS	Dec 31, 2007 01:47
↔ wrong on all counts [104 words]	yuval Brandstetter MD	Jan 1, 2008 01:16
What to Do? [42 words]	Blackspeare	Dec 30, 2007 14:02
The Fact Of The Matter [90 words]	Jay	Dec 30, 2007 10:31
poor palestinans and idiot muslims of arabia [61 words]	syed mohammad ali	Dec 29, 2007 03:15
Pipes`s arguments ... [60 words]	emanuel	Dec 28, 2007 05:43
Misunderstanding the Power of Money in the Middle East [450 words]	M. Tovey	Dec 27, 2007 19:30
Exhilaration? [180 words]	Gunther H. Schiff	Dec 27, 2007 17:25
The price of Aid. [58 words]	Charles Smyth	Dec 27, 2007 15:39
"Palestinian shamble" [68 words]	steven L	Dec 27, 2007 14:26
How can the Palestinian economy and culture rise from its own ashes? [278 words]	Charles W. Davis	Dec 27, 2007 14:14
Too many eggs in one basket [62 words]	David W. Lincoln	Dec 27, 2007 14:14
Palestinian poverty [154 words]	Janusz Kowalik	Dec 27, 2007 13:15
Palestinians are not that rational [147 words]	Charles Martel	Dec 27, 2007 13:11
Helping Palestinians [47 words]	Janusz Kowalik	Dec 27, 2007 13:02
5 Days After Reward $7.4 Billion May "Go Up in Smoke." Condi and Blair "Shocked and Dismayed" by Close Associate "Suddenly" Turning Anti-American [371 words]	Sofa Sogood	Dec 27, 2007 12:40
And Yet, Somehow, The Logical Conclusion Still Doesn't Follow [506 words]	Ron Thompson	Dec 27, 2007 11:12
I so hope you're right, but I don't think so [1324 words]	Sofa Sogood	Dec 27, 2007 10:41
↔ Response to your last sentence [267 words]	Ron Thompson	Dec 31, 2007 17:35
Does Tony Blair have the power to monitor the distribution of the current handouts? [23 words]	J Sheff	Dec 27, 2007 10:34
You're getting warmer, Dr. Pipes... [123 words]	Raphael Pinto	Dec 27, 2007 10:11
↔ Almost [94 words]	Blackspeare	Dec 30, 2007 22:21
⇒ I am confused: last week said "Fund the Palestinians--Bad Idea; now it's "a long-term positive development." [w/response] [25 words]	Mark Gold	Dec 27, 2007 09:40
Let it continue in shambles [214 words]	Rick	Dec 27, 2007 09:32
The Palestinians are no different from the other Arabs [262 words]	Ken Besig	Dec 27, 2007 05:01
↔ Impressively accurate [278 words]	Ron Thompson	Dec 31, 2007 17:04
↔ Wasn't that the point? [82 words]	jennifer solis	Jan 18, 2008 00:20

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