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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 04:05 PM

    dick dworkin

    the point is that no modern person would voluntarily live under even a "benign" form of

    second class citizenship and the difference between what jews under arab rule today would face and the treatment of arabs in israel is obvious to any rational honest person.

    Actually western women do convert to Islam from time to time and women are indeed second class citizens in the Muslim societies of which I'm aware.

    I think such women should have their heads examined but it is their choice to do such a foolish thing and I would not interfere with that choice.

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