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Submitted by Infant (United States), Jun 12, 2010 at 03:51

This discussion premises itself upon the legal rights of a people being arguable in international court based upon the written word revealing a contract between a deity and a person whom the jewish or hebrew 'people' identify their lineage through.

If it was a spoken contract would it still hold up in court?

How about if say... a lakota sioux woman told her creation story and explained the agreement and promises god made with her ancestor so long ago. Or between her people and the buffalo?

The semantics of the argument only hold if all native peoples are also supported in their sovereign rights to their native lands, laws, self regulation and access to resources.

Otherwise this is an exercise which is a superficial indulgence that reveals an arrogant and inflated make that... holier than thou, attitude that is inconsistant and dubious in nature. A prideful assertion which reveals the people of the book to be opportunistic and hypocritical and not worthy of the lands they claim.

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1Jerusalem and the Founders [143 words]CalebApr 22, 2010 17:19171575
Muslims read the Old Testament too. [17 words]eliahouApr 20, 2010 21:00171511
Truly eye opening [7 words]E.S.Jul 16, 2008 19:53135299
error in translation [12 words]REDAJul 2, 2008 18:29134223
Jerusalem matters to Muslims [242 words]Salahuddin AyyubiMay 29, 2008 16:14130490
monopolizing prophets [102 words]IsraDaneJul 2, 2008 10:58130490
Hey, IsraDane, what about that OTHER monotheistic religion? [56 words]CalebApr 22, 2010 21:34130490
Re; The last line of your comment [80 words]CalebApr 23, 2010 19:23130490
Re; The last line of your comment by Caleb [58 words]IsraDaneApr 25, 2010 04:29130490
It's not about the numbers [147 words]CalebApr 26, 2010 10:48130490
all non sense by a non sense mind [122 words]zeeshan aliJul 27, 2007 13:32104983
1Bloodline [323 words]joeOct 1, 2007 12:43104983
Extreme ignorance or Extreme hypocrisy [172 words]PrashantJan 6, 2017 17:26104983
interesting but clearly twisted and biased [100 words]ramziMar 1, 2007 02:3379477
Two thumbs up from a student of Islamic archeology in Israel [107 words]Marnina HerrmannOct 23, 2004 15:2317861
Importance of Jerusalem to Jews and Muslims [68 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Gerald (Jerry) R. KotlerAug 1, 2004 08:5116186
good stuff [167 words]ryan markovitzJul 5, 2003 16:189890
The Capital [18 words]Alex ZolaJan 28, 2003 20:216075
Pipes provides an excellent overview [46 words]Les PetersonMay 20, 2002 23:09411
International Copyright law [169 words]InfantJun 12, 2010 03:51411
A Critique of Daniel Pipes Critics [330 words]Michele HendersonNov 1, 2014 21:31411

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