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Abbas is Netanyahu's poodle? oberliner Sep 2015 #1
That presumes the existence of Palestinian leaders. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #3
The Palestinian Legislative Council has 132 members oberliner Sep 2015 #10
No, none. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #12
Do you mean Marwan Barghouti? oberliner Sep 2015 #17
a man who refused to conduct his own defense and who has repeatedly and publicly geek tragedy Sep 2015 #22
That's a lie oberliner Sep 2015 #26
the language you quote does not support your claims nt geek tragedy Sep 2015 #29
"So civilians are targets? If they are part of the occupation, yes." oberliner Sep 2015 #34
he's not in prison for acts directed against settlers geek tragedy Sep 2015 #36
That's true oberliner Sep 2015 #42
Here is what Marwan said about attacks on civilian azurnoir Sep 2015 #35
Wikipedia to the rescue! oberliner Sep 2015 #44
here is the interview Marwan was speaking solely of settlers ya know the civilians who sport M-16's azurnoir Sep 2015 #49
In your world Marwan is a pacifist and Bernie is anti Israel? King_David Sep 2015 #60
I've said neither have I? but I see you've taken this opportunity to misrepresent what I've said azurnoir Sep 2015 #61
The New Mandela Israeli Sep 2015 #62
yep and Mandela wasn't strictly a pacifist either azurnoir Sep 2015 #63
As Geek mentions, lead to where? Scootaloo Sep 2015 #5
There are dozens of democratically elected Palestinian legislators oberliner Sep 2015 #11
Palestinian leaders have two possible paths: geek tragedy Sep 2015 #13
The Geneva Initiative is a third path - partnering with their Israeli counterparts who seek peace oberliner Sep 2015 #15
not a single Israeli on that list has an ounce of authority to do anything geek tragedy Sep 2015 #18
Big change usually happens from the bottom up, not from the top down oberliner Sep 2015 #21
We're past the "clap louder for Tinkerbell" stage. The rightwing in Israel has won, the debate is geek tragedy Sep 2015 #24
Nothing that you've written here is correct (thankfully) oberliner Sep 2015 #37
the two-state solution is a pollitical dodge at this point--a way for people to avoid geek tragedy Sep 2015 #38
Weird that I have to argue Bernie Sanders's positions with someone who has a Bernie Sanders avatar oberliner Sep 2015 #41
I'm not going to agree with any candidate on every issue. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #43
On what other issues do you disagree with Bernie Sanders? oberliner Sep 2015 #45
I don't know what he really thinks about I/P what he says is mostly platitudes. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #46
He says exactly what he really thinks about I/P oberliner Sep 2015 #47
his sentiments are noble, and the two-state solution would have been a good idea to pursue geek tragedy Sep 2015 #48
So the answer is to just give up and let the extremists win? oberliner Sep 2015 #50
the extremists won. it's past tense. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #51
Do you remember when George W Bush was president? oberliner Sep 2015 #59
this is about facts on the ground. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #64
Netanyahu barely squeaked out a win oberliner Sep 2015 #65
so you think SoS Kerry threatened Abbas? Mosby Sep 2015 #2
Yes, and yes, and yes, ideally. nt geek tragedy Sep 2015 #4
Probably Scootaloo Sep 2015 #6
your comparing prayer to killing an animal Mosby Sep 2015 #7
Modern blot does not involve animal sacrifice Scootaloo Sep 2015 #8
Jews and Christians are not asking to pray inside the alaksa mosque. Mosby Sep 2015 #40
Yes, sometimes faiths share space Scootaloo Sep 2015 #53
sure, but the Temple Mount is only administered by the wakf Mosby Sep 2015 #54
That's some tortured logic right there. Scootaloo Sep 2015 #55
I don't agree with most of what you wrote Mosby Sep 2015 #56
Semi-related subject change... Scootaloo Sep 2015 #57
Jews are not asking to walk into a mosque oberliner Sep 2015 #23
Praying outdoors is easy. Scootaloo Sep 2015 #58
I can't keep up with the "memes" of the day.. King_David Sep 2015 #9
It's really pretty simple: America is the Great Satan, Israel is the little satan. Fozzledick Sep 2015 #14
Yes , I think that sums it up... Nicely. nt King_David Sep 2015 #16
Seems like it's the other way around for most folks oberliner Sep 2015 #19
The strategy is to focus on the smaller, more unpopular target Fozzledick Sep 2015 #27
so now you're smearing everyone who criticizes Israel here as anti-American? geek tragedy Sep 2015 #20
"Team Cheney/Netanyahu" - Excellent example! Fozzledick Sep 2015 #25
Well, no, unlike you I view those two as representing the very worst. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #28
It's not that I have nothing bad to say about you. Fozzledick Sep 2015 #30
all you do here is insult opponents of the rightwing agenda. geek tragedy Sep 2015 #31
I find your claim that peace is a "rightwing agenda" most revealing Fozzledick Sep 2015 #32
no one here is "promoting a terrorist agenda" geek tragedy Sep 2015 #33
I think you've demonstrated my original points very well. Thank you! Fozzledick Sep 2015 #39
Indeed, they have. grossproffit Sep 2015 #52
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