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Israel/Palestine

pelsar

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7. nothing to compare...the tea party to the settlers?....

Reply to Ruby the Liberal (Reply #4)

Fri Dec 16, 2011, 03:22 AM

Dec 2011

you 've got to be kidding. one may agree or disagree with the tea partiers..but i can't recall a single incident when the "tea partiers" uprooted trees, burned cars, burned religious sites, taunted others, spray painted racist comments on store walls, threatened security officers....

got any examples?....

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Barak: Treat Jewish Extremists Like Terrorists [View all] Purveyor Dec 2011 OP

The use of the term "terrorists" may be a bit too harsh (unless they are blowing themselves and Viva_Daddy Dec 2011 #1

No, it's not. Bombings are just one form terrorism takes... Violet_Crumble Dec 2011 #3

Agreed. aranthus Dec 2011 #5

"Their own Tea Party Problem" Ruby the Liberal Dec 2011 #4

yes sometimes soundbites that "click" serve better than actual consideration azurnoir Dec 2011 #6

nothing to compare...the tea party to the settlers?.... pelsar Dec 2011 #7

Totally agreed, but yr list missed one or two really important ones... Violet_Crumble Dec 2011 #8

The extremist settlers have attacked Palestinian civilians, and also attacked the IDF pelsar Dec 2011 #9

Like all fanatics, they're not too bright... Violet_Crumble Dec 2011 #10

Don't forget eyl Dec 2011 #11

Pelsar and Az - Thank you for calling me out on that. Ruby the Liberal Dec 2011 #12

Netanyahu: Jewish extremists not a 'terror group' but will be given military trial Scurrilous Dec 2011 #2

That's good right? oberliner Dec 2011 #13

the key point is the military trial... pelsar Dec 2011 #14

Was hoping the person who posted this would answer oberliner Dec 2011 #15