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To: Elroy who wrote (208631)	10/26/2004 12:47:42 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574854

Elroy, Think of "Arabs" as you do Europeans (peoples living in the region of Europe), and consider how much the Germans care for the Greeks, how much the French care for the British, and then divide it by 1/3rd. That gets you to how much the Arabs seem to care for Arabs of a different "tribe". Yes, but their common hatred of Israel is a great unifying force. Tenchusatsu

To: Elroy who wrote (208631)	10/26/2004 2:57:05 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574854

The Arabs didn't care at all about the Palestinians until their plight became an anti-Israel PR issue to exploit. The Arabs are just the peoples who live in the region of Arabia. They don't have much history of caring for each other at all as far as I can tell, Palestinian or not. Think of "Arabs" as you do Europeans (peoples living in the region of Europe), and consider how much the Germans care for the Greeks, how much the French care for the British, and then divide it by 1/3rd. That gets you to how much the Arabs seem to care for Arabs of a different "tribe". You started out by saying the Muslims were the most difficult people in the world with whom to get along. Now you are saying they are like the Europeans. Are you suggesting they may be like most people? If the Arabs cared for each other, they would at least let their own populations elect their own leaders, rather than allow the current ruling family leads population of surfs status quo to continue..... As you know, living conditions in Arab countries are much harder than in some other places..........a lot of heat and little water. Heat is a big factor.........road rage is a much bigger problem here in the US in summer than it is in the winter. Day to day survival is a much greater issue for Arabs and that makes it very likely you will learn to depend exclusively on the members of your tribe and no one else.