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2008-06-02 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

U.S. giving millions to Palestinian military

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Posted by ryuge 2008-06-02 06:11|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Our friends the Americans.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-06-02 07:48|| 2008-06-02 07:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Stupid is as stupid does...

Posted by M. Murcek">M. Murcek 2008-06-02 09:27|| 2008-06-02 09:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Money well eeeerr... spent .. *boggle*

Posted by Mad Eye 2008-06-02 09:55|| 2008-06-02 09:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Let them take this money and fight each other some more, since it's so difficult for them to reach out and touch Israel these days.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-06-02 11:18|| 2008-06-02 11:18|| Front Page Top

#5 the mainstream Israeli media all give the impression that the new forces in Jenin are doing pretty well.

So Im not inclined to worry too much about reports from anon sources in a news org with a strong agenda.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-06-02 12:26|| 2008-06-02 12:26|| Front Page Top

#6 The "mainstream" Israeli media is all rather left wing. Sources like Jpost are not part of the Israeli mainstream. In fact, last time I checked Jpost had no print edition and was English only.

So if you want support for lunatic policies vis a vis the Palestinians, the mainstream Israeli media will serve just as well as our own venerable NYT.

Posted by Iblis 2008-06-02 12:59|| 2008-06-02 12:59|| Front Page Top

#7 I strongly recommend taking ALL the money given to ALL the mideast countries, and cut a portion for Iraq, then give ALL the rest to Israel.

Posted by Redneck Jim">Redneck Jim 2008-06-02 14:10|| 2008-06-02 14:10|| Front Page Top

#8 Try tossing Daisy Cutters at them

Posted by Glort the Elder4271 2008-06-02 14:42|| 2008-06-02 14:42|| Front Page Top

#9 Jpost not only has a print edition, they have a special weekly edition for outside Israel. Yes it is English only, but its still totally mainstream, lots of Israelis read English (not only ones from English speaking countries, but most college educated Israelis) JP is a major paper.

I get same impression from YNET, the website of the Hebrew lang Yedioth, also mainstream. Maarive unfortunately has discontinued their english language website. Haaretz is by no means typical of the Israeli MSM, and of course even Haaretz has some moderate to conservative commentators. Really, I think I know the Israeli media as well as any of the non-Israeli regs here, and my impression is that on THIS issue the right wings pubs stand alone.

Posted by liberalhawk 2008-06-02 14:43|| 2008-06-02 14:43|| Front Page Top

#10 TW: #4 Let them take this money and fight each other some more, since it's so difficult for them to reach out and touch Israel these days.

yes I agree the best outcome NOW for this money is that it foments more fratricide amongst the Paleos.
~:)

Posted by RD">RD 2008-06-02 15:08|| 2008-06-02 15:08|| Front Page Top

#11 Daddy got the English language Jerusalem Post all during my childhood, for some reason. Perhaps they didn't mail out the Hebrew edition to Buffalo, NY. They did rather pile up when he was writing grant proposals and the subsequent publications, though.

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