[American in Israel]

Phil, you realy should come visit some time. Your viewpoint would be much more balanced if you could see with your own eyes, instead of filtered with the media. Come walk in the streets of Israel, and then walk in the squalor of Bethlehem, (oh wait, they would gut and stomp you for being an American). Realize that Bethlehem was given lock stock and barrel to Arafat to control when it was a Jewish city. They did not make it a slum, it became one after Arafat got control. Notice the posters in Israel about bands, and block partys, music groups and the such, and compare them to the posters of Bin Laudin, and pictures of martyrs pasted all over Bethlehem. Listen to the Israeli's arguing how to achieve peace with safety for their children and then listen to the Palestinians argue how to kill Jews using children. Compare blown up supermarkets to blown up buildings. Both are buildings. Notice the respectful Police on the Jewish side and then watch the Palestinian police firing over the bused in riots at the Jewish police manning roadblocks on the edge of Jewish towns. Beware of PA "police" road blocks for they are known for holding Americans and others with foreign passports for the Hamas to come and kill. Notice the block partys in Israel are to celebrate religious holidays and independance day, and the block partys in Palestinian territorys are rallys to support suicide bombers. In short come get a clue.

[Phil V.]

Phil, you realy should come visit some time.

. . . when the transfer is effected. . .
. . . when the walls are built . . .
. . . when the hate is a distant memory . . .
. . . when the Holy Land's people think more about the promise of tomorrow than the sins of yesterday I will visit and celebrate with you.

Stay safe, friend.