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Submitted by Maurice (Israel), Feb 13, 2009 at 11:50

Who won in the Israeli elections? it depends on which party, and ideology one might be supporting.

Obviously, the three front runners all think they won, especially Lieberman's Israel Beitanu party. In respect to making Israeli Arabs take a loyalty oath, excuse me, but don't Americans take a loyalty oath almost daily, especially children when they say the Pledge of Allegiance in their schools?

When Israeli Arabs, especially the Muslim ones, wave Palestinian flags and shout anti-Israeli slogans it doesn't appear they are very loyal, even though they are better off as a whole than they would be under an oppressive - and highly corrupt - Palestinian government. And most of them know they are better off, even though they do not often have the same opportunities as their Jewish counterparts.

Some kind of loyalty oath should be required for both Jews and non-Jews alike. It may not have to be to a Jewish national state, but it should be to a national state they are living in. Who knows? Maybe the Americans had a point when they separated religion from the state at the beginning. And although not perfect by any means, this appears to work.

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Lieberman [19 words]Jon PurizhanskyFeb 20, 2009 18:14150895
BRITAIN, UP TO ITS NECK IN ISLAMOGROVELLING MIRE. [158 words]gordon weareFeb 16, 2009 14:36150590
Don't Look for "Solutions" [121 words]BernieFeb 13, 2009 16:24150403
Who won? [197 words]MauriceFeb 13, 2009 11:50150388
New Hope for Israel! Lieberman has good solution. [203 words]Ms. AnneFeb 12, 2009 18:11150339
I'm in favor of any candidate who... [13 words]Edward RosenblattFeb 12, 2009 12:46150320
The Headline Shouldn't Begin "WHO WON...?" [8 words]orange yonasonFeb 12, 2009 10:29150312
It ain't over 'til it's over [300 words]
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Ken BesigFeb 12, 2009 06:15150297
It's still not over til its over [91 words]David SternlightFeb 12, 2009 17:54150297
And Ms. Livni . . . [14 words]orange yonasonFeb 12, 2009 23:09150297
Lieberman's win in Israeli elections [135 words]Ghulam MuhammedFeb 12, 2009 01:56150293
putting up fences [161 words]Rebecca MouldsFeb 11, 2009 23:30150287
Incorrect claim of victory [157 words]David SternlightFeb 11, 2009 21:05150282
Beiteinu Party [55 words]Dan RusenFeb 11, 2009 19:37150278
Beiteinu Party- Totally agree--Have the guts to stand up for truth!---response to Dan Rusen [172 words]DeborahFeb 14, 2009 10:54150278
Loyalty of Arabs living in Israel [175 words]Janusz KowalikFeb 11, 2009 18:59150275
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Israel's Grotesque System of Governance [827 words]
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Prof. Paul EidelbergFeb 11, 2009 18:41150273
Not grotesque [26 words]LynnFeb 12, 2009 10:27150273
Unfair voting wouldn't help [44 words]Wayne SmithFeb 15, 2009 06:16150273
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Lieberman is so very right! [66 words]vigilantFeb 11, 2009 18:07150268
Dr. Pipes, What is the solution to this issue you speak of? [82 words]
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John DouglasFeb 11, 2009 17:38150266
miasmatic [271 words]John W. McGinleyFeb 11, 2009 17:31150265
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Not Completely Correct [51 words]Ariel HolzerFeb 11, 2009 17:30150264
We Won! [160 words]Ariel Ben YochananFeb 11, 2009 17:19150262
1The Israeli Moslems have the perfect situation -- life in a US-subsidized Western democracy AND impending reconquest [149 words]Charles MartelFeb 11, 2009 16:26150258
Let's agree to hate hate [285 words]ArchimedesFeb 11, 2009 16:09150254

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