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2004-10-25 Israel-Palestine

Jordanian group to build fifth minaret on Temple Mount

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Posted by Mark Espinola 2004-10-25 2:01:26 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 There's an old story about the straw that broke the camel's back, Achmed. You may have heard it...

Posted by mojo 2004-10-25 11:25:07 AM|| 2004-10-25 11:25:07 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 and it will be the fifth one, representing the five basic pillars of Islam
Is this the : "Lying to Infidels is OK" one? Or the "Killing Joooos and infidel women and children will get you into Allah's good graces" one?

Posted by Frank G 2004-10-25 11:39:29 AM|| 2004-10-25 11:39:29 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Maybe they'll find the missing imman in the basement.

Posted by Shipman 2004-10-25 1:53:51 PM|| 2004-10-25 1:53:51 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 And the newest synagogue goes up in Mecca when?

Posted by borgboy 2004-10-25 3:51:40 PM|| 2004-10-25 3:51:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#5 Right after we finish the cathedral.

Posted by Dreadnought 2004-10-25 4:27:09 PM|| 2004-10-25 4:27:09 PM|| Front Page Top

#6 Wait, isn't this part of the world faced with grinding poverty and poor infrastructure and services? (Blame it on the occupation)

Palestinians suffer wretched housing, healthcare, and educational conditions. The generous donor, Jordan, is not exactly a refuge of prosperity and surplus resources.

What I'm trying to say is: shouldn't the money be spent on areas where it's desperately needed? If the Palestinians could create an economy, they'd be able to afford as many minarets as they want.

This is just a microcosm of the whole Palestinian problem. Their supporters and backers in Europe and the Islamic world have been showering them with relief and donations for decades.

But none of it is meant to actually to improve the lot of the Palestinians. If it did, they would lose a lot of their ability to blame Israel for their misery and the impetus to sustain their state of hatred and conflict would greatly diminish. The warlords and thugs who control all of the major Pali organizations from the PA to Hamas to Hezbollah to IJ would all lose their oligopoly control over the Pali population.

So instead, all the millions in funding that pour in from sympathizers across the globe are cyphoned off to line pockets of the thugs at the top so they can run their little fiefdoms. It gets diverted to pay for weapons, terrorism, propaganda/incitement (i.e., PR and Marketing for further funding), etc.

Posted by John in Tokyo 2004-10-25 11:29:09 PM|| 2004-10-25 11:29:09 PM|| Front Page Top

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