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Tuesday, January 6, 2009 12:00 AM

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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  • Wednesday, January 7, 2009 02:04 PM

    "God fights on our side!"

    "According to the Bible God gave the Jews permission to kill every man, woman and child living there so they could posses the land. Israel is merely continuing a long tradition."

    And "The Eternal Jew" gave Germans permission to kill every man, woman and child living as Jews.

    Guess that made it okay.

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