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byeya

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37. Israel was designed to be an apartheid state and is living up to its covert founding principles.
Fri Nov 30, 2012, 05:00 PM
Nov 2012

Israel is a poor excuse for an ally to the USA.
We need to cut our losses and stop pretending anything positive will come out of our relationship with this regime.

No atreides1 Nov 2012 #1
Time to grow up leftynyc Nov 2012 #2
They likely will get the aid from somewhere else. closeupready Nov 2012 #4
Really? Where? leftynyc Nov 2012 #8
Somewhere - and even if not, they don't care. They aren't for sale. closeupready Nov 2012 #14
yes, it is time for AIPAC to grow up and quit their continous whining frylock Nov 2012 #7
You're in fantasyland leftynyc Nov 2012 #10
americans are fucking stupid, and i rarely care what the general population thinks.. frylock Nov 2012 #31
And it'll change nothing leftynyc Nov 2012 #34
right, and that's why the neocons have their panties all twisted over this.. frylock Nov 2012 #49
Wow ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #32
Don't need to leftynyc Nov 2012 #35
Israel was designed to be an apartheid state and is living up to its covert founding principles. byeya Nov 2012 #37
Never happen leftynyc Nov 2012 #39
Actually, Americans support Palestinian Statehood by a 2/1 margin. leveymg Nov 2012 #41
No more than Pakistan or plenty of Middle Eastern nations cali Nov 2012 #44
I think you are totally wrong. This is not 1974................nft plethoro Nov 2012 #55
I do not believe that these two organizations pennylane100 Dec 2012 #58
Are you able to specifically spell out what was wrong with calling for this vote? DisgustipatedinCA Nov 2012 #9
Nothing wrong with calling for the vote leftynyc Nov 2012 #12
If 'nobody cares about the Palestinians', then this is a good start closeupready Nov 2012 #15
I don't think they should care leftynyc Nov 2012 #21
It's nice on a liberal board that you are so cavalier about closeupready Nov 2012 #25
Just facing reality leftynyc Nov 2012 #26
You're not facing reality, you're parroting Likud. byeya Nov 2012 #38
Oh brother leftynyc Nov 2012 #40
that's changing. Most democrats, for instance, did NOT support cali Nov 2012 #45
If a tree falls in the forest............. azurnoir Nov 2012 #17
Thomas Jefferson once referred to a "decent respect for the opinions hifiguy Nov 2012 #20
41 nations abstained leftynyc Nov 2012 #23
yeah, it says that choie Nov 2012 #27
Whatever leftynyc Nov 2012 #28
compelling argument.. frylock Nov 2012 #51
the nature of those countries speaks volumes as well Alamuti Lotus Nov 2012 #46
you're not suggesting that the US would threaten to cut off aid in the event of a yes vote? frylock Nov 2012 #52
Excellent. As we get closer to whatever fate awaits us, I plethoro Nov 2012 #56
Lets get John2 Nov 2012 #22
The US government leftynyc Nov 2012 #24
Aid will not be cut to the Palestinians cali Nov 2012 #43
yeah, thanks to the dictator abbas who refuses to negotiate Mosby Dec 2012 #60
Time to investigate AIRPACs influence in the US and bring back humanity and sanity. kickysnana Nov 2012 #53
How is it in the Palestinians' interest promising NOT to seek statehood? closeupready Nov 2012 #3
because Israelis are the chosen people and palestinians are .... not nt msongs Nov 2012 #6
Israeli Jews, Muslims, Christians, Druze and Bahai are the chosen people? Mosby Dec 2012 #61
Because the neocon faction of israel believes that all of the land of the palestinians is theirs Dont call me Shirley Nov 2012 #33
This is why we should stop giving Zionists free American money, weapons and Intel PerceptionManagement Nov 2012 #42
I think that Israel's embassies should be closed first LiberalArkie Nov 2012 #5
Now ... I can agree with that. earthside Nov 2012 #13
Another poster in fantasyland leftynyc Nov 2012 #36
Doesn't matter. The PLO is irrelevant anyway. FarCenter Nov 2012 #11
There are 4 Senators also calling for this Chuck Schumer Bob Menendez Bob Barrasso Lindsey Graham azurnoir Nov 2012 #16
Memo to Chuck: Israel was not going to allow Hamas to run candidates in the Gaza election KamaAina Nov 2012 #18
actually that's not quite true azurnoir Nov 2012 #19
AIPAC is a scourge on the body politic TomClash Nov 2012 #29
I'm still trying to understand this ... 1StrongBlackMan Nov 2012 #30
Just like the US GOP has its head stuck in the sand against the changing times, so does the Likud kelliekat44 Nov 2012 #47
Fuck AIPAC ItsTheMediaStupid Nov 2012 #48
Hey AIPAC ....GO FUCK YOUR SELF! Who the fuck elected you? ASSHOLES! L0oniX Nov 2012 #50
There is a huge difference between US aid to Palestinians and aid to Israel. BlueMTexpat Nov 2012 #54
STOP THE PRESSES! Pro-israel lobby does something pro-Israel! aquart Dec 2012 #57
Go STFU, you vile scumbags. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #59
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