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Natalie Portman Strikes Back (Kickin' Harvard Crimson Butt)
The Washington [Com]Post ^ | 04/19/2002 | Lloyd Grove

Posted on 04/19/2002 7:59:07 AM PDT by mattdono

Edited on 09/03/2002 4:50:20 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

On Wednesday, the Jerusalem-born actress objected tartly in the Harvard Crimson to law student Faisal Chaudhry's April 11 essay on U.S. policy concerning Israel and the Palestinians.

Portman continued: "Outrageous and untrue finger-pointing is a childish tactic that disregards the responsibility of all parties involved."


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TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: harvardcrimson; israel; natalieportman; starwars
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To: P from Sheb

121 posted on 04/19/2002 2:02:38 PM PDT by codebreaker
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To: codebreaker
Oh my....Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you!!

Now I'm really psyched for 'Clones', and perhaps another view of my Menace DVD this weekend. Yes, definitely, another viewing of Menace with special attention on the "making of" parts. Have a great weekend, I know I will....now. P

122 posted on 04/19/2002 2:23:45 PM PDT by PfromHoGro
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To: SlickWillard
Thw Crimson online hasn't been working for me today. I wonder if the WP article has anything to do with it.
123 posted on 04/19/2002 2:39:23 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: P from Sheb
go to Aintitcoolnews.com for a real preview (several have seen the film already. Don't go if you don't want spoilers).
124 posted on 04/19/2002 2:43:34 PM PDT by egarvue
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To: Kalashnikov_68
Never mind, the link is working fine now.

BTTT

125 posted on 04/19/2002 5:31:05 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: mattdono
She actually looks like Ashley Judd. They look like twins. As for the article she wrote-it's great she stood up against that liberal nit-wit on the idiocy of her statements, but I didn't find much to it than defending Israel's racial make-up? Where was the full-fledged support for Israel defending itself, other issues, etc.?
126 posted on 04/19/2002 5:34:59 PM PDT by bushfamfan
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To: d14truth
I think in the NE Christian example it's class or shame. I think with Jews in general it's a fear of a strong pluralistic power and guilt.
127 posted on 04/19/2002 6:00:03 PM PDT by wardaddy
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To: hchutch
She's just young and idealistic. There is enough of a spark of clear thinking (and gumption) in her response that I have hope for her as she matures.
128 posted on 04/19/2002 6:04:49 PM PDT by Inkie
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To: NativeNewYorker
Nah.. it would be "Yesh li kevod"!
129 posted on 04/19/2002 11:37:08 PM PDT by sheik yerbouty
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To: Lee'sGhost
Not that I don't believe, it just seems so counter to the reality that is Israel. Someone answer a dumb question for me. What IS the gun law in Israel. I would think that just about every man, woman and child would carry. Damn sure wouldn't want to live there WITHOUT one.

More of the unthinking hypocracy of the American Jewish community: I'm the "black sheep" of my family, because, being Jewish, I'm supposed to hate guns and vote demonRAT. When told by a cousin that I was forbidden to own a gun, I calmy informed her that I didn't own a gun, I owned 14 guns! I also volunteered that I'd give up my guns about the same time that Israel outlawed gun ownership...

As far as the firearms laws go in Israel, just about every adult is either in the military or reserves, so it's not unusual to see lots of people carrying uzis, M-16s, or Galils on the streets, both in and out of uniform. On the other hand, I believe that permits for CCW (handguns) were fairly rare (not that much need for it, what with everyone carrying around machineguns, huh? LOL!), until recently with all of the bombing attacks.

Mark

130 posted on 04/20/2002 1:48:04 AM PDT by MarkL
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To: MarkL
Thanks for the info. Sorry about your family. It's sometimes hard to be an analytical, independent thinker. Perhaps they will come around some day.
131 posted on 04/20/2002 5:58:18 AM PDT by Lee'sGhost
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To: mattdono
Doesn't this Natalie Portman have a reserve commitment to the IDF which she has not yet fulfilled?

I seem to recall some press that she planned to skip out on it by remaining in the US.

Pretty damened shameful, if true.

132 posted on 04/20/2002 9:55:45 AM PDT by onedoug
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To: dennisw
She's a brilliant young actress. Bless her for this!
133 posted on 04/20/2002 3:29:17 PM PDT by veronica
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To: bushfamfan
IMHO, I think her smile is cuter than Ashley Judd..(and that's from a person with roots in Kentucky!)
134 posted on 04/20/2002 3:33:27 PM PDT by codebreaker
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