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AddReply(321100,"Why Are Israelis Willing Dupes?","Dan Friedman","NYC","07/06/08","Israel\'s problems aren\'t made in America, they begin and end with Israelis who let themselves be led around by a troupe of clowns in Jerusalem. Israelis are apathetic, complacent and prefer to send their kids off to fight the fools\' errands than to take the trouble to resist the junta and boot them from power. Looking for dupes? Israelis just have to look in the mirror.");
AddReply(320977,"g","sam","il","07/06/08","not true at all");
AddReply(320972,"Israel on the Dole","Martin Gold","Boca Raton","07/06/08","The U.S. is in no position to be giving money to Israel; it will cause resentment here. There is no real oil crisis, it is a way the cartel is putting pressure on the West that supporting\nIsrael has a price.  ");
AddReply(320943,"Bravo, Stephen!","ellen","Golan Heights","07/06/08","");
AddReply(320931,"See \"A Concubine in the Middle East\" by Ezra Sohar","Shaul","","07/06/08","Asbel is not the first to point out that American aid to Israel is motivated mainly by self-interest. Ezra Sohar reached the same conclusion years ago from the documentary evidence in his book \"A Concubine in the Middle East\" which was first published in Hebrew in 1994 and came out in English in 1999.\n\nMust reading for anyone who really wants to understand American-Israeli relations!");
AddReply(320925,"FOUR LETTER WORD FOR AMERICAN STATE DEPT.","Shmuel","Miami","07/06/08","Any one who can read knows that Israel has never been protected by the US. The state dept, not the president, is the controlling factor. US state dept has always been against Israel. Just like the Germans, just like the English in 1947,48. Just like the UN. Israelis survival rests with the only time-tested, proven choice. Award the government to the religious Sanhedrin, in order to act in accordance with brave, smart Jewish principles.");
AddReply(320817,"Ditto #3,4,7","Victor Passenheim","Orlando, FL","07/05/08","");
AddReply(320789,"Have American Jews Been Duped","J. Perry Alldredge","Woburn, MA, USA","07/04/08","Mr. Asbel\'s article titled as mentioned above had me jumping for joy.  Americans do understand Israel\'s need to stand and deliver as it\'s people and government decide it should and no one else.  I have been disgusted with the attempts to hinder Israel\'s ability to defend itself by members of my own government.  \nThe American people admire Israel for the powerhouse she is, was and will always be.  God Bless the nation of Israel.");
AddReply(320744,"The US is gone - now it cannot even tie its own shoes","Marlow","","07/04/08","do not rely on the US, for the US is now controlled by incompetents and thugs.  And it\'s going to get worse.");
AddReply(320672,"Except for the Arabs","Shlomo","jerusalem","07/04/08","Most of the points you mentioned in the article I can agree with EXCEPT FOR YOUR CALL TO INCLUDE MORE ARABS IN THE LAND OF ISRAEL DURING ANNEXATION.\nI would think after the recent wave of attacks by Israeli Arabs against Jews as well as their constant \"democratic\" support in elections for all who urge surrender, would wake you up to the need to find a way to have less Arabs [and if those who control us would allow it,ideally to get rid of all of them, unless they are planning conversion] and not more Arabs running freely through the borders of Israel!!!");
AddReply(320650,"Don\'t Bite the Hand That Feeds You","Dave Levy","Burbank. CAUSA","07/04/08","The State Dept runs the US foreign policy. The Arabists for decades have made Israel into a banana republic..a yes\'em, no\'em relationship. However, Israel needs the US MORE than the reverse. Let\'s not be blind to that reality. Over 40b in aid has been given to Israel since 1967, with the US still Israel\'s only real supporter. We do this for many reasons..Christianity is trying to make amends for Jewish history. Israel IS A DEMOCRACY, after all. The US and Israel share much in common..Israel also has been a thrown in Russia\'s side. The State Dept know the above all too well. Israel\'s high GDP is partly based on it\'s favored status with us. US Jewry contributes billions to Israel/yearly..bonds, outcharity, etc, (Approved by US). Israel is also a partner in the war against Islamic fascism and conducts joint maneuvers. Don\'t sell US short. JS Jews are NOT stupid. Re: 2 states, what else?");
AddReply(320618,"Logic","daat y","jerusalem","07/04/08","This makes too much sense.So our government would never implement it.");
AddReply(320482,"Kol Hakavod! - 4","Ya’akov","Hobe Sound, Fl","07/03/08","If the latest administrations of America (Democrats and Republicans alike) have not been working for the benefit of the American people at all, but for that one of oligarchic globalizing interests, what assurance can we have, then, that they will work for the benefit of Am Israel?\n\nWe believe that we are a Goy Kadosh –– the only Holy Nation in the world.  We know that “kadosh” means “set APART.”  So, are we not acting crazy, to say the least, when we try and not only mingle with goyim nations that only end up bringing disaster to Am Israel, and have their own agendas with our Gebul HaKadosh (Holy Land or Holy Borders) and our Ir HaKodesh (Holy City)?\n\nDoing the same thing over and over expecting a different result is a clear sign of dementia. We need to correct our delusional thinking and turn to HaKadosh Israel Who is our ONLY true Hope and unbreakable Shield.");
AddReply(320481,"Kol Hakavod! - 2","Ya’akov","Hobe Sound, Fl","07/03/08","David Melech raised our country to heights it never knew again in history. Ah, but the poetic king of Israel trusted only in He who forever stands by His given Word to Israel. So with that empowering trust he destroyed and submitted all of Israel’s enemies. His son Shlomo simply built upon what his father had already done with his sword and soul –– and, of course, he ended up messing things up because, not having the heart of David, he entered into agreements with the nations around. The most intelligent man in history was supremely stupid at the same time –– humbling but true. Something much worthy to be considered. Without a doubt, faithless intellect may destroy what unwavering Faith builds –– actual Israel is a non-debatable example of this.\n");
AddReply(320480,"Kol Hakavod! - 1","Ya’akov","Hobe Sound, Fl","07/03/08","Despite my strong disagreement with the writer’s opinion that Arabs should be allowed in Israel, I salute him for stating reality as it is and without hypocritical subtleties.\n\nIn times past our nation suffered the destruction of the first  Beit HaMikdash and a painful and humiliating defeat because our leaders, and people, trusted more in their alliance with Egypt than in our eternal Covenant with HaShem. Every time we have trusted any nation we have paid dire consequences for it. How can we, such intelligent people as we are, be so stupidly dumb? The answer to that obviously transcends human conception.\n");
AddReply(320462,"Bravo","wrosencratz","nyc","07/03/08","This is what I have been saying all along.\nAmerica should cut off all aid from Israel, and every Muslim country and every country in the world. It should not fight wars on behalf of Israel or any other country unless it\'s in the US\'s interests.\nIsrael and the world will in fact be far better off that way.");
AddReply(320429,"To #5: George Washington warned of this...","Mike","Vienna, VA","07/03/08","Remember what he said in his Farewell Address?  \"Beware entangling alliances\".\n\nWhen you intervene in the world, regardless of the side you take you are blamed by all sides.  The intent of America\'s foreign aid policy is irrelevant to the discussion, not least because America has no consistent foreign policy but acts at the unpredictable whim of whichever naive halfwit sits in the Oval Office at any given moment.  The EFFECT of America\'s foreing aid is ALWAYS a growing dependency, enfeeblement of sovereignty and a popular distrust of America.  Which brings us back to America\'s so-called foreing policy.  If you recall, there used to be a country called South Vietnam.  It used to be the biggest recipient of US foreign aid.  Whatever happened to it?  There also was this ruler called Reza Pahlavi.  He got huge amounts of American foreing aid.  Whatever happened to him?");
AddReply(320408,"Dear Christopher from Indiana (cont..)","KN","Northern Israel","07/03/08","As for Iran, I find it hard to believe that so many of you still consider the Iranian threat as purely regional and basically Israel’s problem. Didn’t any of you learn anything from WWII, and the tragic consequences of ignoring threats from brutal tyrants until they actually land on your doorstep (or anyway, land you consider “belongs” to you)? Sometimes it’s better to go and fight the enemy on their home territory rather than to wait until they are strong enough to actually attack you on yours. But I guess the American people’s reaction to Vietnam, Korea, Kuwait, Iraq, etc., should have prepared us for this continuing blindness on your part. It’s not all about having plenty of oil and living the good life, you know. We do wish you would all just wake up and smell the TNT! Before it actually hits you, that is! This is just my opinion, of course, but really… we don’t know why we even try…");
AddReply(320407,"Dear Christopher from Indiana","KN","Northern Israel","07/03/08","I must tell you that most people in Israel (not Isreal, even though Israel IS real!) not only take this issue very seriously, but have been very aware of it for many years now. I, in turn, don’t mean to offend you but I can’t help feel that you must be very naïve to really believe that your government’s support for Israel, sporadic and limiting as it is, is based on purely altruistic motives. The United States doesn’t give financial support to any country, however desperate it might be, unless support for said country happens to fit in with US strategic objectives. The United States supports us because they know that we are the only force in the region which actively promotes democracy in a sea of totalitarian regimes, which happens to fit in with their “democracy for all” theory. You’d complain too if your country was expected to commit suicide to fit in with some other country’s goals.");
AddReply(320401,"Israel Must Expand","Andrew","Miami,FL","07/03/08","the first and most real of enemys is the notion that Israel should be \"allowed to exist\" - not thrive - grow - overtake\n\nstop begging on the world stage to be allowed to live - start putting forth the notion of \"growth by deed\"\n\nmeanng - when one country - who is successfull - sits next to another country who is not - the more successfull country should be allowed to grow in size\n\nwill be the future of \"land\" - and who gets what\n\nhow big is syria - and how pathetic is it\n\nget it now");
AddReply(320390,"He who pays the piper calls the tunes","JP Sutton","NYC","07/03/08","And Israel dances on ...");
AddReply(320336,"No to Arabs","Irwin Ruff","US","07/03/08","I agree with Mr Burke and Mt Miller that Arabs should not be included in the state. This is the same difficulty as with \"peace\" agreements: Arabs have no difficulty with lying. They can promise to be loyal citizens, and the next day participate in terrorism. Don\'t forget that most Arabs still believe in total destruction of Israel; it\'s part of their religion.");
AddReply(320299,"NO ARAB CITIZENS! ARABS GO HOME!","Roni Miller","Lod, ISRAEL","07/03/08","All good & true, except that all arabs must leave Israel for arab lands. I will not have more arabs move next to me. Those who live here got to move out. No exceptions. End of story.");
AddReply(320297,"Boker Tov!","Mike","Vienna, VA","07/03/08","Aid comes with strings attached?  The goyim long for the death of Jews even as they proffer a hand in false friendship?  Nations act on their interests?  Who woulda thunk it!");
AddReply(320282,"Yessir!","Lori Lowenthal M.","Philadelphia","07/03/08","Hooray for a ray of sanity in a world darkened by useful idiots and just plain idiots.  May Israel and the Jewish people regain the strength and confidence to do what is in Israel\'s best interest and have that be the only impetus for action.\n\nThank you Stephen Asbel!");
AddReply(320279,"Have American Jews Been Duped?","Howard","Boca Raton, FL.","07/03/08","This American Jew has not been duped. It is blatantly obvious that the U.S. policy is to keep Israel strong enough to continue to exist but weak enough to always need U.S. support for their existence. The canceled Lavi fighter is a perfect example, the U.S. would not allow Israel to have a jet fighter made in Israel so the U.S. can always hold the arms embargo threat over the head of Israel as the U.S. continues to arm the arabs.");
AddReply(320255,"Duped is a polite way to put it!","Jeff","Atlanta","07/03/08","Duped is a polite way to put it!");
AddReply(320242,"the constant complaining","Christopher","Indiana","07/03/08","As an American citizen I surely hope that this article isn\'t taken seriously in Isreal. \n\nIt\'s like we give and give, and try our hardest to honestly help you (against much criticism may I add) and all that is received in return is threats to pull America into a conflict with Iran and the moaning of a conspiracy theory to weaken and take over Isreal.\n\nI dont mean it as an insult it\'s just my opinion, and I honestly don\'t mean to offend anyone. I just don\'t know why we even try.");
AddReply(320232,"Duped!!!","Al Burke","Santa Monica","07/03/08","Giving Israeli citizenship to arab Jew-haters is as duped as giving the arabs parts of the Land of Israel. The better policy is to undertake the relocation of the trespassing arab infestation to arab lands, by not allowing the arabs any employment or rights in Israel. No right to sit in the Knesset, or the Courts, no right to vote, heavy taxation, forced national service, no electricity, nor water, nor food. The arabs will leave in droves. Problem solved.  ");
AddReply(320231,"US Jew not dupes","Israel Tal","Lompoc, CA","07/03/08","US Jews are not dupes.  They are idiots who, rather than be estranged from their radical leftist friends, join in the trashing of Israel in order to keep their liberal creds. ");
AddReply(320227,"I agree with the main premise of this article","Hebrew Handyman","Levittown,USA","07/03/08"," If Israel did not want the $$$ help of the USA, it would be able to do as it wishes. That would include annexing the West Bank and cleaning out all terrorists. That would include retaking Gaza and cleaning out all the terrorists there, also. ");
AddReply(320216,"You Stole My Feelings","YAAKOV ZELIG","tEXAS","07/03/08","How many Jew\'s know, that 75% of all American aid, must be spent in America. Egypt, receives 95% of what Israel receives and votes against the U.S., 90% of the time at the U.N. American aid and weapon sales to Arabs , exceeds $8b per annum. \nLet us take an opposite approach. Tell the U.S. Congress, we no longer want your money, provided, you stop selling weapons and giving aid to the Arabs. Let the American, taxpayer\'s know our position. Israel needs to regain its sovereignty and stop being America\'s 51st state. ");

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