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In Israel, anti-war protesters feel lonely
Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger ^ | Sunday, March 23, 2003 | REBECCA GOLDSMITH

Posted on 03/23/2003 1:28:00 PM PST by shhrubbery!

Edited on 07/06/2004 6:38:43 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

TEL AVIV -- On a day when tens of thousands of people marched in cities around the world, no more than 40 people showed up to protest the war in Israel's largest city. The gathering was so small that honking from a passing car drowned them out.


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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: commies; iraq; israel; peaceniks; pukes; war

1 posted on 03/23/2003 1:28:01 PM PST by shhrubbery!
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To: shhrubbery!
good.

dep

2 posted on 03/23/2003 1:29:30 PM PST by dep
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To: shhrubbery!
After January elections, the liberal Labor Party lost seven seats in the Israeli parliament, and is down to 19. Its conservative rival, the ruling Likud Party, nearly doubled its number of seats.

Hmmm, do you suppose there's a lesson there, somewhere? Not for Labor, not for the Democrats.

Even with the hard reality Israel has suffered, there are still a few demonstrators. One states that he follows it like a religion. Well, I think there's still a Flat Earth Society out there somewhere, claiming that the roundness of the Earth is an illusion.

3 posted on 03/23/2003 1:40:41 PM PST by DeFault User
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To: shhrubbery!
DON'T WATCH THE OSCARS.
4 posted on 03/23/2003 1:43:26 PM PST by Pushi
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To: shhrubbery!
"People in Iraq will hate all the West. I don't think you could bring democracy by dictating it," said Tinkerbell Joffe

Tinkerbell? Appropriate name for a dupe living on fantasy island.

5 posted on 03/23/2003 1:47:35 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: shhrubbery!
"People in Iraq will hate all the West. I don't think you could bring democracy by dictating it," said Tinkerbell Joffe, 17, a protester wearing peace signs around her neck and paint-splattered jeans.

Tinkerbell! BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Perfect name for someone whose head is full of Pixie Dust!

6 posted on 03/23/2003 1:48:36 PM PST by PJ-Comix (A Person With No Sense Of Humor Is Someone Who Confuses The Irreverent With The Irrelevant)
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To: PJ-Comix
Perfect name for someone whose head is full of Pixie Dust!

Or dust of some sort.

Could it be the reason they are declining in number is Isaelis are getting tired of being blown up riding buses, and eating piazza?
7 posted on 03/23/2003 5:14:13 PM PST by Valin (Age and deceit beat youth and skill)
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To: dep
No wonder she's an unemployed librarian.
8 posted on 03/23/2003 6:54:18 PM PST by Ukiapah Heep (Shoes for Industry!)
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