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Monday, January 5, 2009 12:00 AM

Why Israelis support the Gaza offensive

Israel's post-traumatic war is not just about stopping Hamas rockets, but about repairing reputations -- and erasing the stain of failure.

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  • Monday, January 5, 2009 06:53 PM

    Pathos: Greek for: a quality that arouses emotions (especially pity or sorrow)

    I swear to God, the Jewish victimhood identity is becoming pathological.

    1948: Given a country. Repeat, GIVEN a country.

    1948-2008: Given billions of dollars (if not trillions) and an unquestioning, unchallenged ally in the United States of America, the most powerful nation on Earth.

    1970-2008: Became the leaders of industry; owners of newspapers, CEOs of television, movies, entertainment; rose to the top levels of banking, finance, publishing, media, journalism, local, state, and federal government. The Fortune 500, the Vanity Fair "New Establishment" list, is packed to the gills with Jews.

    http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull&cid=1191257286817

    Chairities and philanthropies fly Jews to Israel for free; people are paid to set up housing in settlements; you have your own Anti-Defamation League. There are no, I repeat, NO, Jewish ghettos in all of North America.

    And yet you still, STILL, play the victim.

    It is unbelievable. It is pathological. It is a serious mental condition. The world has a message for the world's Jewry:

    GET

    OVER

    YOURSELF.

    You are not special. Your shit does stink. You are not better or worse than anybody else. Shut up, sit down, and play nice like everyone else. And quit your fucking whining.

    Jesus!

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