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No tanks, no jets ; brains only need to apply !

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Submitted by Pepito (Israel), Aug 16, 2009 at 03:18

After 60 years and as many attempts to destroy it, the enemies of Israel, the only Jewish State on earth, have discovered like good Nazis did, good Maoists, good communists, good Muslims, that " rearranging the truth ( Diplomatic jargon for lies ) does become truth.

60 years later,this new tiny nation is discovering also, that fine tuning its soldiers, its arm forces, its defenses, aren't enough. The land, or the battlefield of yesterday,has become the " battle of air waves, videos, internet " ; and for a country in the forefront of this new hi-tech era, we are doing a poor job. Am I not replying to a " fact " written 7 years ago? ( never late than never does not apply ). To demonise Israel for the al-Durah disaster,the world, Arabs included of course, made front page headlines without respite. When finally disproved, years later, the world headlines, with the arabs of course, were silent as usual.

... The Arab " fable " of baking Matzah with children's blood, is resurfacing throughout the billion or so arab homes, and only a few million " goyim ". The fascinating part of this " children's book ", is that it was conceived by a Frenchman, then a Consul to the Ottoman Empire, Monsieur Ratti- Menton, as a " theory " --- now part of the world's Bible. La Fontaine had nothing to do with it...I think ! For a country that braggs 150 or so languages, we somehow manage to send an " assortment " of Diplomats overseas who do not speak the language, understand the " natives " and are confortable with their conterparts. The arabs on the other hand, with their ' illiteracy', strange customs, manage to get the attention of the world's press, air waves, TV. etc.

Until Israel decides to reverse this trend (and it is very capable ) it's going to get a lot worse before it gets better.

Submitting....

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Congrats [59 words]Doug CorriganAug 16, 2009 12:32160264
A question [72 words]
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EdnaAug 11, 2009 21:21160073
Defeated Nations do not dictate the terms. Simple Truth. [67 words]SallyAug 11, 2009 18:13160070
1interestingly the Jews don't say much hate, even after all that has happened to them. [135 words]Phil GreendAug 11, 2009 13:16160053
nike [24 words]
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negineAug 10, 2009 20:55160019
a people?? [255 words]
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Yuval Brandstetter MDAug 12, 2009 09:00160019
1No tanks, no jets ; brains only need to apply ! [325 words]PepitoAug 16, 2009 03:18160019
Defeated by themselves [48 words]shani bornsteinAug 10, 2009 13:14159993
But note the Star's first sentence [77 words]Abu NudnikAug 10, 2009 00:31159945
Arab nations are responsible for repression of non-nation, Palestine ... [516 words]kmanAug 9, 2009 21:20159935
What Ayalon was claimed to have said!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! [74 words]StevenLAug 9, 2009 20:42159930
When the voice of the Middle Eastern people of Peace counts... [242 words]Norma FaresAug 9, 2009 20:14159929
Fuzzy borders [109 words]Rebecca MouldsAug 9, 2009 20:06159927
Palestinians [152 words]outspoken2Aug 9, 2009 18:11159919
"Harsh" & "heartless" comments [28 words]M.D.Aug 9, 2009 15:26159906
Victory is not an option [93 words]TomAug 9, 2009 15:21159904
Turks and the Yishuv in World War 1. [22 words]Richard FeinbloomAug 9, 2009 15:17159902
Not true [279 words]John W. McGinleyAug 9, 2009 12:34159892
But will they STAY defeated? History and numbers say "no" [187 words]
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Charles MartelAug 9, 2009 10:39159888
"Bacilus" is a racist remark [87 words]Debanjan BanerjeeAug 11, 2009 07:35159888
Islam is not a "racial" issue, so likening Islam to a bacillus is not racist [374 words]Charles MartelAug 11, 2009 16:15159888
Reply to Charles [393 words]Debanjan BanerjeeAug 12, 2009 02:58159888
Even their fellow Arab Moslems treat the Palestinians as a plague [363 words]Charles MartelAug 13, 2009 11:01159888
The MEMRI cite on not treating Palestinians like a plague [172 words]Charles MartelAug 13, 2009 12:46159888
Reply to Debanjan Banerjee [120 words]MarkAug 30, 2009 14:06159888
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Sounds Familair? [107 words]AndrewSep 29, 2009 22:04159888
Palestinians are a defeated people [316 words]Lily FlacksAug 9, 2009 08:05159884
"Defeated People" [43 words]JonAug 9, 2009 06:40159881
....... a defeated people? [8 words]
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Peace [33 words]YehudaAug 9, 2009 05:34159878
Kudos [103 words]Prof. Paul EidelbergAug 9, 2009 04:39159877
Say it Like it really is... [19 words]Moshe BurtAug 9, 2009 04:12159876

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