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Sharon is only the leader
Reader comment on item: Ariel Sharon's Folly

Submitted by John Auld (United States), Apr 6, 2005 at 14:34

I agree entirely that Sharon is bringing Israel to the brink. But what about all the others who support him and allow this to happen. Do they think they can avoid the fate of the country?

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The Gaza pullout [131 words]asafNov 21, 2005 14:43
Regarding Ariels Sharon's Folly [505 words]GabrielleAug 14, 2005 08:52
re Ariel Sharons Folly [24 words]GabrielleJun 23, 2008 11:36
If Israel did not exist would the world be a safer place? [78 words]sharronAug 13, 2005 13:08
The real issue [231 words]ScottAug 8, 2005 02:38
Is Sharon Still the Sly Old Israeli Warrior With A Motive To His Madness [140 words]Arnold WolfAug 3, 2005 18:15
wonder [128 words]Brian FosterJul 31, 2005 14:03
The experiment of the creation of Israel has FAILED [63 words]Ali AdawiyaJul 28, 2005 16:17
Sharon is for the military strategy "the pullout" [113 words]Albert BelloJul 22, 2005 17:28
EXCELLENT ARTICLE AND BRILLIANT INSIGHT by Daniel Pipes [23 words]Z. WrotzlovskyJul 20, 2005 15:00
Well written! [49 words]Michael TamblerJul 19, 2005 21:52
Democracy? Peace? [189 words]Bella KaltmanJul 19, 2005 21:33
suicide, schmuicide [39 words]rafael ben davidJul 19, 2005 15:10
Long term vision and planning needed for long term peace [228 words]Steve SilverMay 27, 2005 23:50
The Gaza Pull-out [21 words]Pete GibsonMay 23, 2005 02:04
Responce to B. Bix [67 words]J. PennApr 25, 2005 13:20
On the forcible removal of citizens from their lawful homes [107 words]B. BixApr 18, 2005 18:59
Really lawful? [78 words]Egypt SteveApr 17, 2005 20:02
Precedent [168 words]DanApr 15, 2005 12:36
The real folly-- settlement without annexation [108 words]Kalman NeumanApr 14, 2005 00:18
Removing Gaza residents from their homes [89 words]J. SheffApr 13, 2005 22:56
Gaza plan has strengthened Israel's position [419 words]Dan Harder, editor of Danish website Israel-Online.dkApr 13, 2005 19:54
Protective Measures [32 words]Casey O'ConnorApr 13, 2005 17:05
Israel's democracy [320 words]Lisette MuradApr 13, 2005 08:28
There is a precedent. [121 words]Zev SafferApr 13, 2005 04:00
Sharon's folly - on balance, no [547 words]S.BrockwellApr 12, 2005 22:57
Skillful engineering of minds [120 words]Mordechai KramerApr 12, 2005 16:46
Muslims in Indian subcontinent in 1947 [327 words]Berjees TaajApr 12, 2005 10:51
Hong Kong and Macau [45 words]Robert MooneyApr 12, 2005 02:26
The Ultimate "Fighting Jew" [178 words]Dave M. O'NeillApr 12, 2005 01:39
Sharon's move [123 words]jack adamsApr 12, 2005 00:08
A golden opportunity! [88 words]Les CherowApr 11, 2005 23:16
India and Muslims [280 words]VijayApr 11, 2005 17:53
Response to Octavio Johanson's submission [162 words]Vijaykumar ChalasaniApr 11, 2005 16:34
Et l'AlgĂ©rie alors? Don't forget Algeria 1962 [74 words]Georges CLEMENTApr 11, 2005 07:48
Hong Kong [131 words]Brian AllenApr 11, 2005 04:37
The deal's done - now what [43 words]RafiApr 10, 2005 21:10
Response to Eliyezer Ben Ari's "Eminent Domain" comment [74 words]Jim AndersonApr 9, 2005 12:38
Good Leadership implies change [173 words]Ross GordonApr 9, 2005 09:15
Maginot sindrome [134 words]KantorApr 8, 2005 18:36
Morally right [121 words]John HalloffApr 8, 2005 11:57
Israeli Tactics [70 words]Rob JamesApr 8, 2005 09:28
Painful decisions [31 words]Jaime EisenApr 8, 2005 00:02
Sharon is correct, partly [119 words]Walter ManchurApr 7, 2005 17:25
Gaza, the new Sudetenland [55 words]JorgenApr 7, 2005 16:11
Disengagement [91 words]Yo MenasheApr 7, 2005 13:55
With Israelis it is "withdrawal", with Palestinians, it is "expulsion" [114 words]IgnacioApr 7, 2005 07:16
Challenge to the reader [103 words]Lauren LokApr 7, 2005 06:58
Gush Katif [87 words]Rachel BotbolApr 7, 2005 02:46
A follow-up article would be welcome
[w/response] [29 words]
MarthaApr 7, 2005 01:59
Sharon has gone too far!! [299 words]Linda GoslinApr 6, 2005 22:25
Sharon's Folly fails US? [187 words]DebApr 6, 2005 22:09
RE: Dr. Pipes' response to the comment, "A Disaster In The Making" [89 words]YonasonApr 6, 2005 21:44
"Eminent Domain" clause does not fly! [247 words]Eliyezer Ben AriApr 6, 2005 16:11
⇒ Sharon is only the leader [36 words]John AuldApr 6, 2005 14:34
Sharon's forceful relocation of Israelis [138 words]Howard G MorganApr 6, 2005 13:27
Under what circumstances [154 words]IvanApr 6, 2005 13:26
Sharon's Folies [76 words]Tom RocklandApr 6, 2005 12:48
Give him (PM Sharon) a break! [298 words]Robert B. ArbetmanApr 6, 2005 12:46
Not Folly, but rather a rare opportunity [100 words]Chris ChrismanApr 6, 2005 11:58
Israel/US policy [19 words]kim segarApr 6, 2005 11:40
Sharon's Folly [45 words]Berton ZaslowApr 6, 2005 11:15
SHARON -- STRATEGIST AND SEER [79 words]Graham RaelbrookApr 6, 2005 10:48
One minor quibble
[w/response] [272 words]
J. LichtyApr 6, 2005 10:03
Accepting the Challenge [21 words]Matthew DewarApr 6, 2005 09:51
Ariel Sharon's Folly [90 words]Menahem DunskyApr 6, 2005 09:17
Perhaps there is an upside [307 words]Kenneth S. BesigApr 6, 2005 08:57
Relative calm of 2001-03? [183 words]Stephen E. ConnorApr 6, 2005 08:21
Possibly there is a "method behind folly" [105 words]Srini VaradarajanApr 6, 2005 08:17
Who's behind Sharon's behavior? [245 words]Marcos BerensteinApr 6, 2005 07:56
Thank you [191 words]Pircha LottnerApr 6, 2005 06:30
Why stay with no water? [178 words]AndyApr 6, 2005 05:33
I disagree with your stand on the Gaza Pullout also [138 words]Abbie ApplesteinApr 6, 2005 03:27
"...to take private real estate for public use." But for whose "public," ours or theirs? [427 words]YonasonApr 6, 2005 03:08
FOURTH GENEVA CONVENTION GOVERNS [80 words]BobJan 27, 2006 15:59
As For International Law, I Believe You Are Correct, Bob, And... [44 words]orange yonasonJun 7, 2009 23:13
Sharon's Folly [25 words]Steven FishbeinApr 6, 2005 02:06
Sharon's and Bush's [89 words]Alain Jean-MairetApr 6, 2005 01:30
Male Adumim [175 words]Moshe MoserApr 6, 2005 01:12
You are blaming the wrong party [284 words]Joseph MamelakApr 6, 2005 00:24
Untenable Gaza [86 words]Allen Newman, Montreal, CanadaApr 5, 2005 23:47
Gaza [156 words]Nora AmraniApr 5, 2005 22:32
Sharon and the settlements [129 words]Nora AmraniApr 5, 2005 22:22
A Disaster In The Making
[w/response] [89 words]
Doris J. SnyderApr 5, 2005 21:40
The Gaza Pull-out [161 words]MartinApr 5, 2005 21:33
Folly [87 words]Paul RinderleApr 5, 2005 20:44
Ariel Sharon Has A Past [167 words]YonasonApr 5, 2005 20:19
No Folly Then, No Folly Now [184 words]Saul RapkinApr 5, 2005 20:08
Forgetting something... [133 words]JosephApr 5, 2005 19:59
Another point [351 words]Yuri GuriApr 5, 2005 19:49
A disaster called Sharon [102 words]Batya daganApr 5, 2005 19:40
Gaza withdrawal [72 words]Bruce BoymanApr 5, 2005 19:39
Sharon the Wise [206 words]Dan WeilApr 5, 2005 19:29
Removal of settlers from territories [29 words]Karen EbleApr 5, 2005 19:25
Governments removing residents.... [24 words]Steve SwajaApr 5, 2005 19:15
Let's be realistic [52 words]Neila Charchour HachichaApr 5, 2005 18:56
Totally Disagree on Gaza [192 words]Robert SavetApr 5, 2005 18:54
American Indians [109 words]Ellyn L WoodApr 5, 2005 18:40
Exactly Right [165 words]Jonathan KeilerApr 5, 2005 18:31
rebuttal on Ariel Sharon article [296 words]Leo CharendoffApr 5, 2005 18:09
Israel's folly? [150 words]Melvin A. FechterApr 5, 2005 18:06
Sharon's Decision to Evacuate from Gaza [193 words]Jerrold KatzApr 5, 2005 17:55
Democracies seizing land isn't unprecedented... [110 words]Laurence SchreiberApr 5, 2005 17:25
My attempt to answer the challenge [249 words]Octavio JohansonApr 5, 2005 17:06
NOT SHARON'S FOLLY..IT'S THE PA BEING SQUEEZED [300 words]Martin SchwartzApr 5, 2005 16:49
The Wall [131 words]Marci MaysApr 5, 2005 16:29
Shades of gray [47 words]Herb JacobsonApr 5, 2005 16:29
Legal issues [61 words]Sigmund SilberApr 5, 2005 16:14
Democracies that legally and forcibly remove people from their houses [131 words]Kevin HealdApr 5, 2005 16:04
Forced removal in a democracy [158 words]jack adamsApr 5, 2005 15:57
a soldiers view [38 words]bernard j finestoneApr 5, 2005 14:57
I accept your challenge to the reader [29 words]Joshua BrookApr 5, 2005 14:47

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