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Israel as weak
Reader comment on item: [The Gaza Withdrawal:] A Democracy Killing Itself
Submitted by s d stanfield (United States), Aug 16, 2005 at 10:37
Good intentions of Israel, but I am afraid the Arabs will perceive this action as weakness. Time will tell...God does not smile ondividing the land. Joel 3: 1-4
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| Gaza, Hamas and the Stockholm Syndrome. [676 words] | Stephen Margolis | Oct 22, 2008 17:23 | 140701 | ||
| unending terrorism [63 words] | gal | Sep 21, 2005 10:05 | 26125 | ||
| why? [564 words] | Mortaryan | Sep 11, 2005 17:36 | 25662 | ||
| to Paul la Demain, If it's proof you want... [113 words] | orange yonason | Aug 29, 2005 12:09 | 25173 | ||
| Sharon's war [329 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Aug 26, 2005 18:29 | 25135 | ||
| Gaza Withdrawal [526 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Paul la Demain | Aug 26, 2005 04:23 | 25120 | ||
| Re: Secular Law Surpasses G-d's Law? [131 words] | Janet Ann Suzuki | Aug 24, 2005 12:08 | 25058 | ||
| 8000 israelis vs. one million palestinian [116 words] | L. Abideen | Aug 24, 2005 10:12 | 25050 | ||
 The Gaza Withdrawal [124 words] | Suzanne Richmond | Nov 29, 2008 11:24 | 25050 | ||
| Secular Law Surpasses G-d's Law? [265 words] | Yehoshua Zeller | Aug 23, 2005 20:43 | 25027 | ||
| Response to Mr. Feldman: you misunderstood [145 words] | john barcus | Aug 23, 2005 19:16 | 25023 | ||
| Gaza [43 words] | Perry Smulson | Aug 23, 2005 13:46 | 25003 | ||
| Sharon's Disengagment plan is a Step in the Right Direction [487 words] | Logan | Aug 23, 2005 12:06 | 24995 | ||
| Why not 5 years ago ? [86 words] | mamo Tollesa | Aug 23, 2005 07:50 | 24985 | ||
| re:Palestinian trap- Mr. Barcus [193 words] | Steven Feldman | Aug 22, 2005 23:37 | 24976 | ||
| Prejudice against the Palestinians [99 words] | becca | Aug 22, 2005 18:43 | 24971 | ||
| palestinian trap [279 words] | john barcus | Aug 22, 2005 17:51 | 24969 | ||
| Sharon is trapping the Palestinians [340 words] | Ari | Aug 22, 2005 11:23 | 24961 | ||
| Re:Philedelphi Corridor [310 words] | Faith Gini | Aug 21, 2005 13:57 | 24940 | |
| Irish-British comparison [159 words] | Andrew | Aug 21, 2005 10:48 | 24938 | ||
| No todos estan en la misma bolsa! [231 words] | Andy Faur | Aug 21, 2005 07:36 | 24937 | ||
| Gaza [91 words] | Donald W. Bales | Aug 20, 2005 11:07 | 24924 | ||
| Re: Philedelphi Corridor [160 words] | Janet Ann Suzuki | Aug 20, 2005 10:59 | 24923 | ||
| Maybe. Just maybe. [100 words] | L.J. Meyer | Aug 19, 2005 21:20 | 24913 | ||
| Gaza pull out - or is it? [137 words] | Steven Feldman | Aug 19, 2005 15:03 | 24906 | ||
| Israel on the verge of a massive Terrorist Attack [430 words] | kanad | Aug 19, 2005 14:38 | 24904 | ||
| A Counterintuitive Observation [369 words] | Ron Thompson | Aug 19, 2005 08:56 | 24899 | ||
| Philedelphi Corridor [603 words] | Faith Gini | Aug 19, 2005 01:14 | 24890 | |
| Al kiddush Hashem [74 words] | yehuda ben David | Aug 18, 2005 23:02 | 24885 | ||
| note to "kirkegaard" [13 words] | john w. mcginley | Aug 18, 2005 17:27 | 24880 | ||
| ITS WAR OR NOT. [177 words] | DONVAN | Aug 18, 2005 17:11 | 24879 | ||
| A Sign Of Things To Come? [805 words] | orange yonason | Aug 18, 2005 13:49 | 24872 | ||
| WORD OF CHRIST MINISTRY ; My love for Israel. [123 words] | warren e. smith | Jan 25, 2007 14:31 | 24872 | ||
| Suggestion [223 words] | Maclord Masih | Oct 19, 2007 13:48 | 24872 | ||
| Israel's Great Mistake [113 words] | Edward | Feb 11, 2009 17:39 | 24872 | ||
| Agree with Richard WILLIAMS and J.CONGLIN [65 words] | Sam ANTOINE | Aug 18, 2005 13:18 | 24870 | ||
| Humiliation [180 words] | Marilyn | Aug 18, 2005 13:01 | 24868 | ||
| What are you talking about... [18 words] | william | Aug 18, 2005 11:15 | 24866 | ||
| gaza withdrawal [10 words] | walter | Aug 18, 2005 07:49 | 24859 | ||
| Richard Williams- Good Assessment [196 words] | J. Conklin | Aug 17, 2005 21:14 | 24851 | ||
| Since Gaza will turn into Hamastan, a war will follow [9 words] | John Smith | Aug 17, 2005 16:26 | 24847 | ||
| Israel is not a Democracy [108 words] | Ann | Aug 17, 2005 12:03 | 24839 | ||
| Gaza withdrawal [14 words] | Yoav Efrat | Aug 17, 2005 12:02 | 24838 | ||
| Israelis have no right [33 words] | Nav | Aug 17, 2005 10:08 | 24833 | ||
| Palestinians are plain terrorists [26 words] | Naamoku | Aug 17, 2005 09:04 | 24830 | ||
| Lament [16 words] | Dixon Porter | Aug 17, 2005 08:30 | 24829 | ||
| Re: Orange Yonason [291 words] | Dvora | Aug 17, 2005 07:41 | 24828 | ||
| Forced expulsions are illegal in international law. [57 words] | d singer | Aug 17, 2005 03:34 | 24822 | ||
| Too Dark a Forecast [227 words] | David Aronin | Aug 17, 2005 02:13 | 24817 | ||
| Crazy like a fox [117 words] | Walter Manchur | Aug 17, 2005 01:16 | 24814 | ||
| Gaza pullout: will history repeat itself? [141 words] | N.S. Rajaram | Aug 16, 2005 23:37 | 24809 | ||
| Don't Let Sharon Tell You It's Bush's Fault [218 words] | orange yonason | Aug 16, 2005 23:04 | 24807 | ||
| Ethnic Cleansing [131 words] | Robert Perlitz | Aug 16, 2005 22:58 | 24806 | ||
| Re: Dvora [267 words] | orange yonason | Aug 16, 2005 22:44 | 24803 | ||
| Disengagement- Forcing the Palestinians to Choose, Not Israel. [157 words] | Yoram | Aug 16, 2005 21:58 | 24799 | ||
| I cannot agree with this statement [49 words] | tzvee | Aug 16, 2005 20:43 | 24796 | ||
| My opinion [79 words] | Larry Blum | Aug 16, 2005 19:51 | 24794 | ||
| Is Sharon Looking for a Fight? [73 words] | Chris M. | Aug 16, 2005 18:01 | 24782 | ||
| The Die is Cast... [173 words] | C.Compton | Aug 16, 2005 16:48 | 24780 | ||
| Tactics vs Strategy in Gaza [427 words] | Kierkegaard | Aug 16, 2005 16:21 | 24776 | ||
| May be the smartest move [349 words] | Boris | Aug 16, 2005 16:17 | 24775 | ||
| It depends [338 words] | Meryl Arbing | Aug 16, 2005 15:45 | 24771 | ||
| Gaza vs. Lebanon [645 words] | Richard Williams | Aug 16, 2005 15:43 | 24770 | ||
| Disagree [121 words] | Stephen Acker | Aug 16, 2005 14:58 | 24762 | ||
| A "Democracy?" No. A DICTATORSHIP, Yes. [319 words] | Ruth Lowry | Aug 16, 2005 14:49 | 24761 | ||
| cweiss@weissiplaw.com [11 words] | Craig Weiss | Aug 16, 2005 14:33 | 24760 | ||
| What was the alternative? [200 words] | Pat | Aug 16, 2005 13:11 | 24755 | ||
| The Wandering Jew Redux? [147 words] | David W. Lincoln | Aug 16, 2005 12:58 | 24752 | ||
| [The Gaza Withdrawal:] A Democracy Killing Itself [319 words] | Sam Antoine | Aug 16, 2005 12:25 | 24750 | ||
| Gaza cannot be part of a Jewish and democratic state [285 words] | Ophir | Aug 16, 2005 12:02 | 24749 | ||
| The biggest enemies of the jewish people are among us! [252 words] | Eli | Aug 16, 2005 11:12 | 24748 | ||
| Radical Overstatement, Wrong Focus [307 words] | ron thompson | Aug 16, 2005 10:51 | 24746 | ||
 Israel as weak [28 words] | s d stanfield | Aug 16, 2005 10:37 | 24745 | ||
| Re: Ted - Withdrawal from Gaza [197 words] | Huldah | Aug 16, 2005 10:27 | 24744 | ||
| Response to Ted Matthews [118 words] | b. smohl | Aug 16, 2005 10:22 | 24742 | ||
| Sharon's present against Sharon's past? [102 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Maureen Cote | Aug 16, 2005 10:19 | 24741 | ||
| Response to Ted [96 words] | gary | Aug 16, 2005 09:44 | 24740 | ||
| SHARON'S SHAME [221 words] | David Bentata PSC | Aug 16, 2005 08:39 | 24739 | ||
| Jerusalem Post editorial on disengagement [72 words] | Mladen Andrijasevic | Aug 16, 2005 06:46 | 24735 | ||
| I can't believe what I just read [25 words] | Sara | Aug 16, 2005 06:38 | 24734 | ||
| Sharon's strategy: Fight aggressors on their own turf? [108 words] | Jan Vink | Aug 16, 2005 06:05 | 24732 | ||
| Re: Yonason [364 words] | Dvora | Aug 16, 2005 05:37 | 24730 | ||
| It will encourage terrorism worldwide [355 words] | Amitabh tripathi | Aug 16, 2005 05:29 | 24729 | ||
| withdrawal from gaza [115 words] | nick wright | Aug 16, 2005 04:22 | 24727 | ||
| Withdrawal from Gaza [274 words] | Ted Matthews | Aug 16, 2005 03:07 | 24724 | ||
| RE: "Sharon Appeasement" by Dvora [81 words] | orange yonason | Aug 16, 2005 02:43 | 24722 | ||
| Just Following Orders? [217 words] | orange yonason | Aug 16, 2005 02:06 | 24720 | ||
| Kidnapping the Peace [40 words] | Dave Goldstein | Aug 16, 2005 01:58 | 24719 | ||
| Lesson (Yet To Be?) Learned [836 words] | orange yonason | Aug 16, 2005 01:24 | 24717 | ||
| Recipe For War [68 words] | Mark Lobo | Aug 16, 2005 01:05 | 24714 | ||
| A fool is he who trusts in Man and not God [193 words] | David Gilchrist | Aug 16, 2005 00:02 | 24711 | ||
| A Democracy Killing Itself [77 words] | Michael Breslauer | Aug 15, 2005 23:59 | 24710 | ||
| Very Sad [97 words] | Jane | Aug 15, 2005 23:56 | 24709 | ||
| Only one thing makes sense. Sharon knows what he is doing. [147 words] | Victor G. Lipshutz | Aug 15, 2005 23:15 | 24707 | ||
| No substitute for Victory [457 words] | Raphael Pinto | Aug 15, 2005 23:10 | 24706 | ||
| A citizen's army cannot be deployed against their fellow soldiers [56 words] | MIM | Aug 15, 2005 22:41 | 24705 | ||
| Perpetuating the idea of Peace [117 words] | Abraham J. Santiago | Aug 15, 2005 22:32 | 24704 | ||
| If I Forget Thee? [296 words] | John R. Peacher | Aug 15, 2005 22:16 | 24703 | ||
| Jew versus Jew [29 words] | Walter Manchur | Aug 15, 2005 22:10 | 24701 | ||
| First time I disagree with Mr. Pipes [192 words] | Yvette Smith | Aug 15, 2005 22:04 | 24700 | ||
| Gaza Withdrawal Israel's advantage/Palestinian opportunity [162 words] | Bekarove Beyamenu | Aug 15, 2005 21:20 | 24699 | ||
| Sharon Appeasement [204 words] | Dvora | Aug 15, 2005 21:01 | 24698 | ||
| Israel is committing suicide [127 words] | Ralph C Whaley MD | Aug 15, 2005 20:33 | 24697 | ||
| Land for peace [44 words] | Hesebah | Aug 15, 2005 19:36 | 24696 | ||
| pull out is justified [32 words] | jerry | Aug 15, 2005 19:10 | 24694 | ||
| Leaving Gaza [53 words] | Margaret Young | Aug 15, 2005 19:09 | 24693 | ||
| Sharon deserves our trust and support [66 words] | John Gelles | Aug 15, 2005 18:16 | 24692 | ||
| Withdrawal [115 words] | Steven L | Aug 15, 2005 17:56 | 24691 | ||
| A sad day for Israel [183 words] | Elizabeth | Aug 15, 2005 17:55 | 24689 | ||
| What is Sharon thinking? [139 words] | abraham cohen | Aug 15, 2005 16:34 | 24687 | ||
| Unilateral Withdrawal [78 words] | Howard Mintz | Aug 15, 2005 16:17 | 24685 | ||
| wrong, wrong, wrong [169 words] | john w. mcginley | Aug 15, 2005 16:14 | 24684 | ||
| 1 | This is sending a message that terrorism works. [231 words] | Nicola | Aug 15, 2005 16:08 | 24683 | |
| Disengagement --- down the road.......... [153 words] | Harry W. Gluckman | Aug 15, 2005 15:55 | 24682 | ||
| To Paul Z. [71 words] | orange yonason | Aug 15, 2005 14:56 | 24681 | ||
| Conclusions too soon? [410 words] | Boris | Aug 15, 2005 14:13 | 24677 | ||
| Success of Israeli Withdrawal Dependent on Conti gency Response. [108 words] | Richard Brooks | Aug 15, 2005 13:55 | 24676 | ||
| Democracy in itself is self defeating [271 words] | Darwin Barrett | Aug 15, 2005 13:40 | 24675 | ||
| I Cry Today [56 words] | Nikki Roth-Skiles | Aug 15, 2005 13:14 | 24673 | ||
| Right or wrong ? [101 words] | Jacob Goldberg, MD | Aug 15, 2005 13:00 | 24672 | ||
| [The Gaza Withdrawal:] A Democracy Killing Itself [154 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Carlito Galdós | Aug 15, 2005 12:29 | 24671 | ||
| Gaza Pullout [87 words] | David | Aug 15, 2005 12:27 | 24670 | ||
| Gaza [75 words] | Elaine Nugent | Aug 15, 2005 12:12 | 24669 | ||
| We wonder why it is being done at all [731 words] | Kenneth S. Besig | Aug 15, 2005 12:09 | 24668 | ||
| Leaving Gaza [279 words] | Don Skupsky | Aug 15, 2005 12:07 | 24667 | ||
| Sharon Destroys A Democracy [118 words] | Patricia Zentara | Aug 15, 2005 12:03 | 24666 | ||
| Yes to unilateral abandonement [102 words] | Richard Gordon | Aug 15, 2005 11:59 | 24665 | ||
| Absolute Insanity [87 words] | Arlinda DeAngelis | Aug 15, 2005 11:50 | 24664 | ||
| A democracy killing itself [117 words] | Irving A Wiseman | Aug 15, 2005 11:50 | 24663 | ||
| Autopsy [146 words] | Dan Friedman | Aug 15, 2005 11:47 | 24662 | ||
| I live in Israel and I do not see some of the facts you mention [297 words] | Dan Ater | Aug 15, 2005 11:38 | 24661 | ||
| another foreign piece of advice for israel [423 words] | jr | Aug 15, 2005 11:37 | 24660 | ||
| Gaza [62 words] | Jonathan Honig | Aug 15, 2005 11:33 | 24659 | ||
| respectfully disagree [311 words] | Paul Z | Aug 15, 2005 11:30 | 24658 | ||
| A Democracy Killing Itself [39 words] | Bernard Freedman | Aug 15, 2005 11:23 | 24657 | ||
| [The Gaza Withdrawal:] A Democracy Killing Itself [28 words] | Phillip | Aug 15, 2005 11:07 | 24656 | ||
| Days of Israel are Numbered [30 words] | Don | Aug 15, 2005 10:41 | 24654 | ||
| New Round of justifications [163 words] | Alojz | Aug 15, 2005 10:33 | 24653 | ||
| No Good Option [311 words] | Ira Katz | Aug 15, 2005 09:58 | 24651 | ||
| Why? [20 words] | Brad Scruggs | Aug 15, 2005 09:44 | 24650 | ||
| appeasement ? [215 words] | peter silver | Aug 15, 2005 09:39 | 24649 | ||
| I hold Mr. Bush personally responsible for this [815 words] | Steve Klein | Aug 15, 2005 09:33 | 24648 | ||
| Gaza pullout [10 words] | cindy conner | Aug 15, 2005 09:30 | 24647 | ||
| Pull Out Completed more than 2 Years ago [56 words] | Robert Perlitz | May 11, 2008 03:15 | 24647 | ||
| unilateral disengagement is a recipe for war [50 words] | b. smohl | Aug 15, 2005 09:09 | 24646 |
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