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The Israel rules

America's support of the Gaza attack proves once again that our mythical image of Israel has blinded us to its faults -- a myopia with devastating consequences for both countries.

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  • Tuesday, January 6, 2009 12:20 PM

    My dear McFarland,

    From the Jewish Birtual Library:

    Jewish Immigrants to Palestine

    1919 1,806

    1920 8,223

    1921 8,294

    1922 8,685

    1923 8,175

    1924 13,892

    1925 34,386

    1926 13,855

    1927 3,034

    1928 2,178

    1929 5,249

    1930 4,944

    1931 4,075

    1932 12,533

    1933 37,337

    1934 45,267

    1935 66,472

    1936 29,595

    1937 10,629

    1938 14,675

    1939 31,195

    1940 10,643

    See the spike between 1932 and 1936?

    That is more than a few.

    Just let me say it one more time, Nazism is vile and evil.

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