Sorry Carol ... can't agree with you. Israel is a country fighting for it's life ... somewhat overreacting, sure but can you blame them .... Jews have been kicked around for centuries ... but they endure, and they endure extremely well .. they succeed, through all the pogroms, antisemitism, and almost complete annhilition but they endure ... it can't be denied there is jealously for their success through it all ... their success is paramount in philosophy, in the arts, in politics, in academia, in writing, in agriculture, in industrialization, in humanity, in medicine, in mercantilism. Israel is undeniably their home, every jew's home. The same sentiments can be said about the indeginous people of North America. They fought and were defeated. Israel will not be defeated. . I'll probably take a beating on this, but I'm taking a stand for what I believe in.

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