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To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (11717)	2/20/2002 12:25:03 PM
From: William B. Kohn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23908

and the unemployment rate in the arab world is what, asshole! In Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the "terror"tories, Yemen, Somalia, you name it, they would love an unemployment rate of only 11%. Heck they would be happy if the rate was 25%, in some cases they would settle for 50%. Stop you frantic hate mongering and accept the reality. You support murder, you condone terror, you belittle those that want peace, supporting the worst in mankind.

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (11717)	2/20/2002 9:44:10 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 23908

My point, Gustave, is apparent - the Palestinians have not, do not, and most likely will not possess the institutions and core beliefs necessary for prosperity. They will persist in their ignorance and gangster political organization, and the economy of graft will persist as their own domestic product. Israel is the only economic engine in the entire region. When the oil dries up, what will be left for the Arabs except hatred of the West? Derek

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (11717)	2/20/2002 9:48:19 PM
From: D. Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 23908

The French, Russians, and Israelis are terribly clever. They keep finding muslims to carry out their nefarious plots... 'Cyanide attack' foiled in Italy news.bbc.co.uk ----------------------------------------------------------- And what was I alluding to earlier about Georgia? Is it a hammer or a carrot, Gus? Georgia, Turkey ink military co-operation pact origin.timesofindia.com Derek

To: GUSTAVE JAEGER who wrote (11717)	2/21/2002 11:23:16 AM
From: Thomas M.	Respond to of 23908

<<< Israel’s internal economy and social structure are coming to resemble that of its patron and paymaster, with growing inequality and the collapse of social support systems, along with a sense of social solidarity generally One grave internal problem is the cost—economic, social, and cultural—of sustaining a large and growing ultra-religious (“Haredi”) population, which draws heavily on educational and welfare programs but contributes little to the economy. In a 1997 study, economists from the Hebrew University and Boston University found that Israel’s workforce participation for men is well below that of Western Europe and the U.S., and declining as “ultra-Orthodox non-participation…is permanent and increasing at a geometric rate.” If the tendencies persist, they will “make Israel’s welfare system insolvent and bankrupt municipalities with large ultra-Orthodox populations.” Refusal to work among the Orthodox is a specific Israeli phenomenon, not the case elsewhere or historically in anything like the manner of contemporary Israel. With the religious population doubling every 17 years, “economic bankruptcy is imminent,” the economists conclude, though the ultra-Orthodox Rabbi who chairs the Knesset finance committee feels that all is under control because “this country is living with miracles.” >>> LOL! elecbook.com Tom