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�We Need Justice" - Father Sa�adah, a Melkite Priest inNablus #280139 02/25/08 11:22 PM
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OP Philippe Gebara Member Joined: May 2006 Posts: 802 Rio de Janeiro/ RJ - Brazil	http://www.wrmea.com/archives/Jan_Feb_2008/0801050.html

Re: �We Need Justice" - Father Sa�adah, a Melkite Priest inNablus Philippe Gebara #280258 02/26/08 02:30 PM
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Logos - Alexis Member L Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 4,678 Georgia	Sad. Israel a terrorist state...at least that's what the Facebook groups I joined say! Alexis

Re: �We Need Justice" - Father Sa�adah, a Melkite Priest inNablus Logos - Alexis #280283 02/26/08 04:45 PM
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Prester John Member P Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 218 USA	Sadly, Israel is also the only democracy in the Middle East. Sheesh. What a world! Last edited by Prester John; 02/26/08 04:46 PM.

Re: �We Need Justice" - Father Sa�adah, a Melkite Priest inNablus Prester John #280286 02/26/08 05:02 PM
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nicholas Member Joined: May 2003 Posts: 674 u.s.a.	Most people's idea of a democracy includes the idea of one person one vote. Not in Israel. Israel is no democracy. Nick

Re: �We Need Justice" - Father Sa�adah, a Melkite Priest inNablus nicholas #280331 02/26/08 10:31 PM
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Logos - Alexis Member L Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 4,678 Georgia	Even democracies can terrorize... Alexis

Re: �We Need Justice" - Father Sa�adah, a Melkite Priest inNablus nicholas #280336 02/26/08 10:38 PM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,214 Houston, TX USA Terry Bohannon Member
Terry Bohannon Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,214 Houston, TX USA	If you define a democracy as "one person one vote", then America is not a democracy either. She is a democratic republic. Terry

Re: �We Need Justice" - Father Sa�adah, a Melkite Priest inNablus Terry Bohannon #280340 02/26/08 10:59 PM
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sam Member Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 474 usa	I agree Israel is a terrorist state. We blindly support them in part because of our Protestant Fundamentalist culture, which believes God commands us not to turn our backs on Israel. Does this mean turning our backs when they abuse these non-Jewish children of God in such a manner? After all they went through as a people in the Holocaust they have learned nothing from it other than it won't happen to 'them' again. their treatment of those they don't believe to be 'chosen' is atrocious.

Re: �We Need Justice" - Father Sa�adah, a Melkite Priest inNablus sam #280368 02/27/08 01:17 AM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,214 Houston, TX USA Terry Bohannon Member
Terry Bohannon Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,214 Houston, TX USA	War is never kind and objectives at times are unrealizable, but to claim that Israel is a terrorist state simplifies the historical and present context of the conflict in the Near East. There is support among a segment of American voters who support Israel solely or primarily for eschatological reasons, but that motivation is not as significant for those who conduct or make foreign policy. Terry

Re: �We Need Justice" - Father Sa�adah, a Melkite Priest inNablus Terry Bohannon #280377 02/27/08 01:58 AM
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Michael_Thoma Member Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,658 Likes: 3 Chicago	Originally Posted by Terry Bohannon There is support among a segment of American voters who support Israel solely or primarily for eschatological reasons, but that motivation is not as significant for those who conduct or make foreign policy. Terry Perhaps not, but those who make foreign policy sure do exploit that segment when it suits them...

Re: �We Need Justice" - Father Sa�adah, a Melkite Priest inNablus Michael_Thoma #280383 02/27/08 02:12 AM
Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,214 Houston, TX USA Terry Bohannon Member
Terry Bohannon Member Joined: May 2007 Posts: 2,214 Houston, TX USA	That I can't deny.

Re: �We Need Justice" - Father Sa�adah, a Melkite Priest inNablus Michael_Thoma #280386 02/27/08 02:33 AM
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sam Member Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 474 usa	Originally Posted by Michael_Thoma Originally Posted by Terry Bohannon There is support among a segment of American voters who support Israel solely or primarily for eschatological reasons, but that motivation is not as significant for those who conduct or make foreign policy. Terry Perhaps not, but those who make foreign policy sure do exploit that segment when it suits them... Agreed and Agreed.

Re: �We Need Justice" - Father Sa�adah, a Melkite Priest inNablus sam #280404 02/27/08 03:22 AM
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Byzantophile Member Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 476 Philadelphia, PA	Anyone who has not done so already, should read these three hard-hitting books by noted scholar Jewish Norman Finkelstein: The Holocaust Industry: Reflections on the Exploitation of Jewish Suffering [amazon.com] Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History [amazon.com] Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict [amazon.com] And anyone who doubts that many Israelis are in favor of ethnic cleansing should see these: Christian Peacemaker Team Photo Galleries: Hebron [cpt.org]

Re: �We Need Justice" - Father Sa�adah, a Melkite Priest inNablus Byzantophile #280431 02/27/08 06:10 AM
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Michael_Thoma Member Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 2,658 Likes: 3 Chicago	That is pathetic - reminds one of the KKK during the Civil Rights protests. How sad that those who do that call themselves Jews!

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