To: davemarkun who wrote (84863 ) 4/28/2002 8:30:21 PM From: Richnorth Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 116815 You tried to foist on your readers that Deir Yassin never occurred. Ain't it just too bad you were caught red-handed, you irresponsible benzona ! And, in spite of your having been exposed as nothing more than a cheap pretender, someone trying to be what you are not, you still shamelessly try bluff your way around. You have lost all credibility. You will do well to stop making an asshole and a clown of yourself. It is unfortunate, ever since the diaspora, the Jews, whether they deserved it or not, have been denounced, cursed at, humiliated and made scapegoats for all sorts of things. In Charles Dickens' Oliver Twist, we see the Jew Fagin as a sly, cunning, and exploitative character; and in Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, we see the Jew, Shylock, portrayed as a shrewd, cunning, opportunistic, predatory, shameless, hardhearted and unyielding character. Hitler and Goebbels blamed the Jews for many ills in the German society of their time. And I personally have heard, directly and indirectly, about the sharp, manipulative and predatory practices of some business people. Why did all this happen? Is it because whenever there is fire, there is smoke and vice-versa? In light of the above, 1) is it surprising that Jews ever continue to be stigmatized, rightly or wrongly? And ain't it so very bad that an irresponsible asshole and pretentious benzona , such as you are, is not helping matters? 2) Yasser Arafat refused to sign the Peace Accord even when Ehud Barak had offered him the store, so to speak. Arafat must have thought, "Hhhm, lemme see, who am I dealing with? This deal is too good to be true! Yea, if a deal is just too good to be true, it must be so.... I think I smell something fishy, too. Why sign as I will be dead within a week and the Accord will automatically be unsigned and abrogated....." Probably that was why Arafat, the wily politician, didn't sign. (Meanwhile, Clinton was watching close by hoping that his presence would clinch matters for all. But, of course, he was pushing the peace deal partly because he wanted to make himself immortal and to ensure Hillary win her election to the Senate.) If Jews truly believe in their destiny (their Chosen-ness), then they should have great faith that everything will end well for them, and folks like you should stop whining, stop disparaging and threatening others and stop spreading misinformation. Just quietly go about what they think they have to do and abide by all the consequences. OR Maybe another way out of their crisis is to find another homeland, say, in the Southwest of the US???????????????