http://themoderatevoice.disqus.com/enSat, 05 Jul 2008 13:44:07 -0000http://themoderatevoice.com/places/asia/middle-east/palestine/20833/news-from-the-israeli-and-palestinian-front-july-4th/#comment-818805<p>It doesn't matter how convenient Israel is not only as an object of pathological hatred but also as an excuse for the Arabs' and Iranians' *** FAILURES ***.</p><p>Kind of reminds me of typical PC US-bashing. Oh, and that stupid Bush-bashing.<br></p>DLSSat, 05 Jul 2008 13:44:07 -0000http://themoderatevoice.com/places/asia/middle-east/palestine/20833/news-from-the-israeli-and-palestinian-front-july-4th/#comment-818795<p>"centrality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to the worldview of most Middle Easterners"</p><p>This is a cultural and even developmental degeneracy in that region.</p><p>Arab nations constantly warring against each other and within each nation have nothing whatsoever to do with the myth of the centrality of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.</p><p>In a sense, yes, "if the Arabs say there's linkage, there's linkage" but it's a linkage that is nonsensical and deserves no respect whatsoever. Why don't they grow up?</p><p></p>DLSSat, 05 Jul 2008 13:42:31 -0000