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To: zonder who wrote (68698)	3/14/2003 3:25:33 PM
From: Sarmad Y. Hermiz	Respond to of 70976

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To: zonder who wrote (68698)	3/14/2003 7:58:19 PM
From: Cary Salsberg	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

RE: "...and I am clearly not worthy to be your equal?" I saw your subsequent apology, but I thought I would use this opportunity to tell you that I am participating in this dialogue because I repect you and have been impressed by what you have said. RE: "You are saying Belgium court cannot be fair..." No, I am saying that the Belgium court probably will not be fair. RE: "Surely, you jest." No, I am completely serious. It is not just that they are "not Jewish", it is that they are Christian. I would be less certain if they were say, Hindu or Buddist. But it is a fact that anti-semitism is fundamental to Christianity. RE: "Someone is prejudiced here..." Failure to prejudge has proved fatal in the past. RE: "I am sorry but I cannot be party to this conversation if you are going to rant about with this racist vitriol." I was merely applying YOUR term to more Arabs than the Lebanese Christians you applied it to. You certainly may cite any neighbor of Israel that doesn't fit that description, but don't start with Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, or the Palestinans. As you pointed out, I am very close to Arabs genetically, so it is really "ethnic vitriol" I am spewing, not "racist." Of course it is ineffective to label all Arabs.