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To: Cary Salsberg who wrote (68695)	3/14/2003 3:11:01 PM
From: zonder	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

My view of history tells me that the burden of proof is on you and that you will not succeed. Please explain. You are saying Belgium court cannot be fair in their judgement of Sharon because the judges are not Jewish and hence you assume them to be racist anti-Semites, and I have to prove they are not? Surely, you jest. Remember, a criminal case has to be proved, ostensibly, beyond a reasonable doubt. Good. Let's wait how the case progresses in court, then. I suspect that the kangeroo court in Belgium doesn't much care about the quality of the prosecution since it will be a "political" trial. All you know it is a court in Belgium and already it is a "kangeroo court" and you are sure it will be a "political trial"? Someone is prejudiced here, and it is not the court in Belgium. It is "ethnic" affinity, since most Israelis and I are not relgious Please. Take a look at the genetic study below to see just how closely related you are to the Palestinians. idesign.fl.net.au Besides, what difference does it make if your views are distorted by your "ethnic" affinity to Israelis or your "religious" affinity to them??? I think the Commission wanted to say that Sharon should have acted differently because he knew that all Arabs were "bloodthirsty thugs." I am sorry but I cannot be party to this conversation if you are going to rant about with this racist vitriol. Check my user ID: "Cary Salsberg" Are you trying to say I should not call you "Carl", since you have not given me permission to talk to you on a first name basis, and I am clearly not worthy to be your equal? Whatever.

To: Cary Salsberg who wrote (68695)	3/14/2003 3:41:57 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 70976

You were doing so well until your last paragraph. The sad thing is that I would actually enjoy to agree with you there. But all that means is that I have still much to work on. This would not be true and more importantly would not be productive. Like I often say, it is one thing to have prejudices, it is another not be aware of them and let it cloud one's actions. I've been to Israel. Israelis are a lot more appealing to western perception of civilized behavior. They are also more educated and know how to present their side better. But I am not sure if they hate Palestinians any less than Palestinians hate them. This is why I am not optimistic about solution any time soon. The hatred runs too deep on both sides and the wall of mistrust cannot be taken down with a ton of dynamite. Jacob Snyder suggested once that US should accept Israel as its 51st state. I think the idea has a lot of merits. But I don't think Israel would go for it.