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To: Hawkmoon who wrote (3212)	2/3/2003 6:12:04 AM
From: kumar	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 15987

<I would love to see Arab nations have as vibrant a democratic process as the Israelis possessI would love to see Arab nations have as vibrant a democratic process as the Israelis possess> Hawk, I wish democracy was as simple as "right to vote". Unfortunately not. I lived in Oman and Dubai for a couple years. In that time I also visited Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. I tried to visit Israel via Tel Aviv. I was refused entry to the country because I had arabic visas on my passport.

To: Hawkmoon who wrote (3212)	2/3/2003 8:00:03 AM
From: zonder	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

And I see you "conveniently" avoided discussing the Coptic Christian minority in Egypt... Because I have no idea who they are, and as such, would rather not discuss a subject I know nothing about. Never heard the word "Coptic" in my life before, sorry :-) Perhaps it is another word in other languages... The point I was making is that non-Arab minorities seldom stand a chance of obtaining political representation, let alone power, within their countries. Which Arab country is a democracy within which ANYONE can hope to achieve "political representation", let alone a Jewish minority that exists only in your imagination??? Come on, Hawk...