1 SHAMASH.ORG /usr/www/wwwhc/listserv/archives/habonet December 2002 2 41 44_A special card for You from USAGreetings.com14_Rozzie Barland17_rbarland@mjds.org27_Sun, 1 Dec 2002 12:13:59 UT657_- Rozzie Barland has sent you a greeting card from USAGreetings.com

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OK call my last message the pen-ultimate one on choseness. Two quick replies: to Frank Perlmutter and to Dennis Lerner. Frank, I'm proud to have had the opportunity to be your teacher. M'kol melamdie hiskalti -- you have exceed me. How's that for damning with faint praise? Dennis, I like your "canaries in the mines of corrupting values" simile and very much hope that you keep your promise: "I cannot say this is my last word on the subject." better than I did. [...] 103 26 5_Woops27_Maxene and Frank Perlmutter24_habesor@netvision.net.il31_Sun, 01 Dec 2002 17:01:03 +0200331_iso-8859-1 The letter which I sent including the photo (it actually worked! Amazing!) was sent to this Habonim list by mistake. It was intended for the 10th workshop list which is why there was a reference to letters by Linda and Alan which didn't appear here. Of course, anyone here may respond to the letter if they choose. [...] 130 68 13_Happy Hannuka0_19_simagr@telhai.ac.il30_Sun, 1 Dec 2002 19:51:39 +0200498_windows-1255 A little holiday cheer - Don't know who wrote it... -Sima

The Chanukah Song

Put on your yarmulke Here comes Chanukah So much funukah To celebrate Chanukah Chanukah is the festival of lights Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights When you feel like the only kid in town without a Christmas tree Here's a list of people who are Jewish just like you and me David Lee Roth lights the menorah So do Kirk Douglas, James Caan and the late Dina Shore-ah [...] 199 83 17_Re: Happy Hannuka20_Gayle, Mark and Ayah18_sarazen@rogers.com30_Sun, 1 Dec 2002 13:11:32 -0500602_windows-1255 It's was written and performed by Adam Sandler... Chag Sameach to everyone : )

Gayle Charach

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> A little holiday cheer - > Don't know who wrote it... > -Sima > > The Chanukah Song > > Put on your yarmulke > Here comes Chanukah > So much funukah > To celebrate Chanukah > Chanukah is the festival of lights > Instead of one day of presents, we have eight crazy nights > When you feel like the only kid in town [...] 283 24 48_Re: A special card for You from USAGreetings.com0_12_SHX2@aol.com28_Sun, 1 Dec 2002 13:54:23 EST640_US-ASCII Dear Roz,

A sweet card, surely among the most beautiful melodies composed by man -- but "Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" for Chanukah?

Steve Hancoff

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> It's was written and performed by Adam Sandler

Who went to Mosh in '82 351 49 17_Re: Happy Hannuka0_14_KBob24@aol.com28_Sun, 1 Dec 2002 15:38:02 EST256_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/1/2002 2:40:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, Richardrdsmith@aol.com writes:

> Who went to Mosh in '82

Richard - is this true, Adam Sandler really went to Mosh? If so, only one year?

Happy Chanukah,

Ken 401 42 27_Adam Sandler at Mosh in 82?0_14_Eser53@aol.com28_Sun, 1 Dec 2002 15:58:12 EST167_US-ASCII

Yes, the bogrim shichvah of Galil is quite excited about this news, which is spreading all over...

Can anyone confirm??

Sue Levin Nissan 444 51 17_Re: Happy Hannuka0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com28_Sun, 1 Dec 2002 16:52:10 EST288_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/1/02 3:38:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, KBob24@aol.com writes:



> Richard - is this true, Adam Sandler really went to Mosh? If so, only one > year? > > Happy Chanukah, > >

Yes, but only one year, he got kicked out for smoking marijuanika 496 36 48_Re: A special card for You from USAGreetings.com11_Roz Barland17_rbarland@mjds.org30_Sun, 1 Dec 2002 16:22:53 -0600438_us-ascii I did not know there was music with the card, or I would have changed it. Sorry to all. Rozzie



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>Dear Roz, > >A sweet card, surely among the most beautiful melodies composed by man -- but >"Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring" for Chanukah? > >Steve Hancoff > > > [...] 533 43 13_very sad news0_15_Moshava@aol.com28_Sun, 1 Dec 2002 19:20:28 EST490_US-ASCII it is with the greatest of sadness that i inform you of the death of talia cohen, 15 year old daughter of naomi katz cohen, (moshava 1970-1975) and yosef cohen (hashomer, machon 1974), granddaughter of abraham cohen and the late carmi cohen (way back habonimers, mayaan baruchers), neice to jonathan and tammy cohen (moshava late sixties, seventies). she was a beautiful, bright child. she will be greatly missed by all. tammy block schmidt moshava 1966-1976 registrar 1996-current 577 38 17_Re: very sad news0_15_Moshava@aol.com28_Sun, 1 Dec 2002 19:35:16 EST198_US-ASCII sorry, i'm not a very good proof reader. all the cohen's are katz's other than yosef and naomi. abraham, carmi, jonathan and tammy are all katz, not cohen. my apologies, tammy block schmidt 616 22 18_Museum on the seam11_Roz Barland17_rbarland@mjds.org30_Sun, 1 Dec 2002 20:15:22 -0600539_us-ascii http://www.mots.org.il/

A site in both Hebrew and English worth looking at. It was initiated in 1988, by the Jerusalem Foundation, curator and art director Raphie Etgar to deal with themes of dialogue, understanding and co-existense in a museum setting.



------------------------ habonet@shamash.org -----------------------+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, offering online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ [...] 639 32 22_A very special request0_18_LiberHawke@aol.com28_Mon, 2 Dec 2002 14:42:51 EST583_US-ASCII Shalom chevre and chag sameach! As some of you know, we have been doing screenings fo the film "Exodus", with Paul Newman , for communities around the country- and we go "global" this year- to Europe, etc. We are having a special screening in NY for the American Veterans for Israel (AVI) in January- Some of these people have been bogrei tnuah, and served in the military before the official establishment of the State, and then afterwards. SOme of the members have been speakers for our screenings. I am looking for someone who can help them with this event- someone [...] 672 36 13_Re: Choseness0_18_DLerner569@aol.com28_Mon, 2 Dec 2002 18:02:35 EST568_US-ASCII This may be my last word on the subject.

I assume the reason for our exchange on the subject has to do not with how we perceive ourselves, but how we are perceived by others, and presumably how, how we see ourselves, effects the perceptions of others of us.

Assume for a moment that there was no such thing as the offer/promise from God to Abraham regarding being selected and no other old testament references to the subject. Would we not still be the people to whom God chose to send his only begotten son, to become the beneficiaries of [...] 709 26 17_Re: Happy Hannuka17_suzanne m mackson16_susiem6@juno.com30_Mon, 2 Dec 2002 18:08:02 -0800688_- What an absolutely offensive rhyme

Sue Mackson

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I Stand with Israel: I Stand with the Jews by Oriana Fallaci Corriere della Sera | December 2, 2002 (http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=4830)



[A French court on Nov. 20, 2002, dismissed a request to ban "The Rage and the Pride," the best-selling book by [leftist] Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci that critics say incites hatred of Muslims. Fallaci, 73, is a former Resistance fighter and war correspondent best-known for her uncompromising interviews with world leaders] [...] 1251 127 11_Help needed15_Lorraine Kotler20_lorraine@infinet.com31_Tue, 03 Dec 2002 17:37:42 -0500420_us-ascii Dear group,

I have recently rejoined this list. I was a member of Pittsburgh Habonim during the 50's; I attended Camps Kinneret and Tavor (then Midwest) and the Seventh Workshop, which was held at Kfar Blum. Looking back over the years, I realize that my membership in Habonim had a profound effect on my life, especially on my Jewish identity and sense of justice, which remain strong to this day. [...] 1379 114 60_Re: Help the Habonim Dror Foundation Without Writing a Check0_14_KBob24@aol.com28_Wed, 4 Dec 2002 12:09:09 EST354_ISO-8859-1 Folks:

10 days ago I posted the email below about how you can contribute much needed funds to the Foundation without taking anything out of your pocket. I am curious as to how many of you signed up for igive.com to support the Foundation in this way.

Thanks and Happy Chanukah,

Ken

--------- Dear Habonetters, [...] 1494 36 17_Re: Happy Hannuka13_Kathee Lavine26_holycowfoods@earthlink.net31_Wed, 04 Dec 2002 16:19:09 -0800274_us-ascii You might appreciate it more if you heard it performed...I can see why you might be offended by reading the words alone on the page, but it is a very jolly song, and my kids also got a sense of pride from discovering he was a "landsmen". Hag sameach l 'kulam. [...] 1531 86 46_SF Gate: Middle East unrest hits grocery store5_Batel25_batel_libes@earthlink.net27_Wed, 4 Dec 2002 21:16 -0800666_iso-8859-1

A rather disturbing situation. This WAS the one of two food stores I shop at. And I bet the other departments are not coming along because theirs is a much higher profit margin. Batel ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This article was sent to you by someone who found it on SF Gate. The original article can be found on SFGate.com here: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2002/12/04/BU173103.DTL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, December 4, 2002 (SF Chronicle) Middle East unrest hits grocery store Jenny Strasburg, Chronicle Staff Writer [...] 1618 120 60_Re: Help the Habonim Dror Foundation Without Writing a Check21_Tsippi (Frances) Rudy16_tsippi@attbi.com31_Thu, 05 Dec 2002 01:10:12 -0800577_us-ascii Ken,

I signed up and ordered a couple of catnip toys, which I received already. But for some reason, the amount of my contribution doesn't appear when I go to the site.

Tsippi

At 09:09 AM 12/4/02, you wrote: >Folks: > >10 days ago I posted the email below about how you can contribute much >needed funds to the Foundation without taking anything out of your pocket. >I am curious as to how many of you signed up for igive.com to support the >Foundation in this way. > >Thanks and Happy Chanukah, > >Ken > >--------- >Dear Habonetters, > >The [...] 1739 26 15_RE: Help needed4_Meir21_meir_h@maccabi.org.il30_Fri, 6 Dec 2002 05:55:03 +0200607_windows-1255 Hi Lorraine

Good to see you again. I'll send Bathseva the questionnaire.

Meir meir_h@maccaabi.org.il



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------------------------------------------------------------------------ Why does the left support the Palestinians?

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By Dennis Prager





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Why does the left support the Palestinians against Israel? [...] 2279 530 55_FW: ??????: Why does the left support the Palestinians?11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com30_Fri, 6 Dec 2002 10:41:48 -0800510_Windows-1252 WorldNetDaily: Why does the left support the Palestinians? -----Original Message----- From: owner-habonet@shamash.org [mailto:owner-habonet@shamash.org]On Behalf Of Skolnik Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 12:02 AM To: habonet@shamash.org Subject: Fw: ??????: Why does the left support the Palestinians?



This is a WorldNetDaily printer-friendly version of the article which follows. To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=28080 [...] 2810 28 59_Re: FW: ??????: Why does the left support the Palestinians?11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Fri, 06 Dec 2002 13:48:19 -0500608_us-ascii Thanks Steve for your invaluable contribution to the statement Pearl previously made by forwarding the article.

Why do people on this list object to statements about the right but not the left?

Why is any statement not 100% "Israel right or wrong" interpreted as support of the Palestinians?

Why ask why?

Noam

------------------------ habonet@shamash.org -----------------------+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, offering online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ [...] 2839 52 43_Why does the left support the Palestinians?11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Fri, 06 Dec 2002 14:17:16 -0500593_us-ascii Ok, a serious reply, though it doesn't really merit one - who says this joker is "one of America's most respected and popular nationally syndicated radio talk-show hosts" or is that intended as an oxymoron?

Pranger correctly points out some contradictions between what he sees as the causes espoused by "the left" and the support of some on "the left" for the Palestinians, though he doesn't really say what he means by support. For what it is worth, I agree with the bulk of the comparisons he draws between Israel and the Palestinians, though I don't think that all the [...] 2892 25 59_Re: FW: ??????: Why does the left support the Palestinians?0_18_DLerner569@aol.com28_Fri, 6 Dec 2002 14:24:40 EST512_US-ASCII Noam,

As the old saying goes, "When comparing pearls to swine, comments about the beauty potential of the swine, or criticism of the luster of the pearls, are not likely to be widely endorsed, however valid each may be."

Dennis

------------------------ habonet@shamash.org -----------------------+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, offering online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ [...] 2918 38 59_Re: FW: ??????: Why does the left support the Palestinians?11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Fri, 06 Dec 2002 14:51:33 -0500392_us-ascii DLerner569@aol.com wrote:

> Noam, > > As the old saying goes, "When comparing pearls to swine, comments about the > beauty potential of the swine, or criticism of the luster of the pearls, are > not likely to be widely endorsed, however valid each may be." > > Dennis

Dear Dennis,

Can you speak more clearly? Please explain how this applies to the subject. [...] 2957 35 47_Re: Why does the left support the Palestinians?12_David Fleiss20_dfleiss@pipeline.com31_Fri, 06 Dec 2002 15:10:28 -0500391_- To Noam (and others),

The "left," or whatever you wish to call people who offer criticism together with their support (as opposed to the "love it or leave it" crowd), doesn't get much respect, let alone love, whether the subject is Israel or the United States.

Still, we persevere, optimistic that history will view us in a better light than our contemporaries seem to. [...] 2993 41 59_Re: FW: ??????: Why does the left support the Palestinians?0_24_purpleroot8@netscape.net31_Fri, 06 Dec 2002 15:15:27 -0500323_iso-8859-1 Greetings! Just a quick note, which I might elaborate on later. "Swine," which is only a human invented word (we might effectively forget this) refers to sentient creatures who have just as much right to live as we do. I take my inspiration, here, from Isaac Bashevis Singer. Shabbat Shalom, Shloime (Sol). [...] 3035 87 48_In honor of Dennis Prager, the hero of the right0_14_HESHIG@aol.com28_Fri, 6 Dec 2002 19:35:23 EST369_ISO-8859-1 from the Toronto Star Nov. 26, 2002. 01:00 AM



Bush fails to meet moron criteria THOMAS WALKOM

The debate over whether George W. Bush is a moron continues to sputter. Morons are outraged at being lumped in with the U.S. president. Americans, meanwhile, are mildly amused that it has taken Canadians so long to discover the obvious. [...] 3123 184 25_Concordia suspends Hillel11_Roz Barland17_rbarland@mjds.org30_Sat, 7 Dec 2002 07:23:29 -0600554_ISO-8859-1

Below is a press release that we received concerning Hillel at Concordia > University in Montreal. In case you are not aware, Benjamin Netanyahu's > speech was cancelled there because a riot broke out earlier this year. > Please take the time to read it and write a letter, make a call or send an > e-mail. > > CSU SUSPENDS HILLEL!!!! > > Hillel press release - December 3 2002 > Hillel Opposes CSU's shut down of Concordia Hillel > > > MONTREAL, December 3, 2002 - At a regular meeting of the Council of > Representatives of the [...] 3308 396 75_FW: NEW BOOK PORTRAYS SUICIDE BOMBER AS HEROIC ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNG READERS11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com30_Sat, 7 Dec 2002 07:13:18 -0800450_iso-8859-1 Simon Wiesenthal Center -----Original Message----- From: Aviva Shavit [mailto:shavita@tzora.co.il] Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 5:35 AM To: steve k; sara parag; Sanford Rothman; Sam Mintz; rena alisa; ravik; Rachel Tal; Phelan, Bob; Nadine Batyah; Lisa and Rob; leslie; Leora Mintz; kippy; Irene Emily; iholden@bpi.co.il; Deborah Davidson; Ben Subject: Fw: NEW BOOK PORTRAYS SUICIDE BOMBER AS HEROIC ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNG READERS [...] 3705 273 74_Fw: NEW BOOK PORTRAYS SUICIDE BOMBER AS HEROIC ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNGREADERS6_livney20_livney@barkai.org.il30_Sat, 7 Dec 2002 17:18:31 +0200543_iso-8859-1

-------------------------------- Avi and Bat7 Livney Kibbutz Barkai D.N. Menashe 37860 Israel ----- Original Message ----- From: Max & Ruth Wiener Subject: Fw: NEW BOOK PORTRAYS SUICIDE BOMBER AS HEROIC ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNGREADERS



Dear Friends: FYI; and for your follow-up...Love...Ruth and Max

----- Original Message ----- From: Simon Wiesenthal Center To: Jonathan Grupper Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 11:27 PM Subject: NEW BOOK PORTRAYS SUICIDE BOMBER AS HEROIC ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNG READERS [...] 3979 29 59_Re: FW: ??????: Why does the left support the Palestinians?0_18_DLerner569@aol.com28_Sat, 7 Dec 2002 11:01:32 EST420_US-ASCII Noam

Swine = Palestinians Pearls = Israelis

Finding positives (statements that present virtues or legitimate issues of the Palestinians) in a context where the natural comparator is by all objective measures a thing of exceedingly rare beauty and virtue, isn't likely to draw much applause, especially from pearl merchants. No insult, slight, or other personal comments were intended. Dennis [...] 4009 257 27_Fw: Radical Islam in Europe7_Skolnik24_skolnik@netvision.net.il31_Sat, 07 Dec 2002 20:26:30 +0200720_iso-8859-1 Radical Islam in Europe very interesting -- and frightening in its prospects.



Institute of the World Jewish Congress Policy Dispatch



Radical Islam in Europe: A united continent faces a burgeoning threat to its stability







At issue:



The dramatic increase in antisemitic violence in Western Europe has drawn attention to the burgeoning Muslim population in that part of the world. In virtually every country in the European Union, Muslims outnumber Jews by a factor of 10:1. That would not be an especially troubling development for European Jews, committed as they have been and still are to religious and cultural pluralism, were [...] 4267 141 29_Concordia University/Montreal0_24_purpleroot8@netscape.net31_Sat, 07 Dec 2002 15:05:23 -0500620_iso-8859-1 Greetings and Happy Chanuka! I just want to comment on the dispute with Concordia University Hillel.

It was the university administration that actually first suspended Hillel pending an investigation into its distribution of Machal information leaflets at its literature table. As everyone here undoubtedly knows, Machal provides a means though which people from outside Israel can join the IDF, for an 18 month stint, in various capacities, including actual combat units. The administration decided to look into the legality of a campus group recruiting in one way or another for foreign armies. [...] 4409 33 33_Re: Concordia University/Montreal11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Sat, 07 Dec 2002 16:47:35 -0500534_us-ascii



purpleroot8@netscape.net wrote:

> Greetings and Happy Chanuka! I just want to comment on the dispute with > Concordia University Hillel.

Hi Sol,

What's different about the left wing in the Canadian context?

I hope you wrote to this paper and explained to them that as dispicable as the KKK may be, it is not in the same league as the genocidal intent of Hamas and Islamic Jihad. This paper may not be leftist, but it sure enough approaches the issue through a distorted lens. [...] 4443 38 59_Re: FW: ??????: Why does the left support the Palestinians?11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Sat, 07 Dec 2002 16:51:38 -0500461_us-ascii DLerner569@aol.com wrote:

> Noam > > Swine = Palestinians > Pearls = Israelis > > Finding positives (statements that present virtues or legitimate issues of > the Palestinians) in a context where the natural comparator is by all > objective measures a thing of exceedingly rare beauty and virtue, isn't > likely to draw much applause, especially from pearl merchants. No insult, > slight, or other personal comments were intended. > Dennis [...] 4482 73 60_Re: Help the Habonim Dror Foundation Without Writing a Check0_14_KBob24@aol.com28_Sat, 7 Dec 2002 17:18:04 EST425_US-ASCII Folks:

So far three of you have said that you signed up at the igive.com site, where you can shop online and have a percentage of your purchase price go to Habonim Dror.Thanks very much for not only taking the time to sign up, but also purchasing through the site.

I can not figure out for the life of me why more of you haven't signed up. Here is what comes to mind as to why you didn't sign up. [...] 4556 50 60_Re: Help the Habonim Dror Foundation Without Writing a Check13_Judith Gelman16_gelman@erols.com31_Sat, 07 Dec 2002 23:05:15 -0500 4607 24 7_Apology13_Judith Gelman16_gelman@erols.com31_Sat, 07 Dec 2002 23:11:11 -0500588_us-ascii Dear Folks-

Sorry about my last message. I thought I was sending it only to Ken.

Shalom, Judy

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Dear Ken, Shalom





1)I signed up with igive and named Habonim as the beneficiary. I have recently ordered about $100 worth of books from AMAZON but it hasn't shown up. I seem to remember reading that it takes about a month (!) before anything is credited. Since everything else on the internet happens almost instantaneously I'm afraid the whole thing is a come on to get names for advertising purposes. [...] 4863 30 59_Re: FW: ??????: Why does the left support the Palestinians?0_18_DLerner569@aol.com28_Sun, 8 Dec 2002 22:59:33 EST610_US-ASCII Noam,

It is hopeless I know.... You asked me to clarify my posting. I substituted Palestinian and Israeli for Swine and Pearls as I believed it would help you to understand the prior posting. Some including Sol may attach a pejorative connotation to Swine, others might see pearls as the external manifestation of an internal irritant. Frankly, I don't care. You are at liberty to substitute freely. I can't imagine the frustration you must feel trying to interpret the nuances and hidden slights contained in every newspaper headline. I'm sure that those of us who just try to follow the [...] 4894 44 28_Re: swine, pearls and nuance11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Mon, 09 Dec 2002 06:41:16 -0500603_us-ascii DLerner569@aol.com wrote:

> Noam, > > It is hopeless I know.... You asked me to clarify my posting. I substituted > Palestinian and Israeli for Swine and Pearls as I believed it would help you > to understand the prior posting. Some including Sol may attach a pejorative > connotation to Swine, others might see pearls as the external manifestation > of an internal irritant. Frankly, I don't care. You are at liberty to > substitute freely. I can't imagine the frustration you must feel trying to > interpret the nuances and hidden slights contained in every newspaper > headline. [...] 4939 29 28_Re: swine, pearls and nuance0_18_DLerner569@aol.com28_Mon, 9 Dec 2002 09:14:51 EST519_US-ASCII Noam,

Thank you. I try. My response was snide, I agree. Actually, I'm impressed that you were so facile at understanding my meaning the first time out. Perhaps it was the negative edge my message contained that meshed with your interpretive predisposition. Actually, as I think about it, you have a marked gift for bending reality to your peculiar view. Your search for the negative, the critical, and the criticisible(sp) eventually elicit just the message you're looking for. I'm very impressed. [...] 4969 658 67_FW: Fw: Re: DAVID DOLAN [ISRAELUPDATE] ISRAEL'S TERROR WAR, 12-6-0211_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com30_Mon, 9 Dec 2002 07:32:53 -08001045_iso-8859-1

-----Original Message----- From: stan klein [mailto:popeye337@hotmail.com] Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2002 8:44 AM To: c-21dinah@msn.com; kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com; hemenite@aol.com; pansex@yahoo.com; richarnow@aol.com Subject: Fwd: Fw: Re: DAVID DOLAN [ISRAELUPDATE] ISRAEL'S TERROR WAR, 12-6-02



















popeye >From: ggbelzer@juno.com >To: rleon.plante@verizon.net,popeye337@hotmail.com,N49824@aol.com,tfcnlarry@attb i.com,jlkageytbird@msn.com,ColemanG240@aol.com >Subject: Fw: Re: DAVID DOLAN [ISRAELUPDATE] ISRAEL'S TERROR WAR, 12-6-02 >Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 08:34:56 -0800 > > >--------- Forwarded message ---------- >From: "Merlin Hunter" >To: Undisclosed-recipients:; >Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2002 07:15:09 -0800 >Subject: Re: DAVID DOLAN [ISRAELUPDATE] ISRAEL'S TERROR WAR, 12-6-02 >Message-ID: <200212071532.gB7FWjf06862@sm0101.promedia.net> > >Shalom from Jerusalem, > >Below is my latest contribution to the popular World Net Daily web site, [...] 5628 110 52_RE: In honor of Dennis Prager, the hero of the right11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com30_Mon, 9 Dec 2002 07:48:34 -0800554_iso-8859-1 Dear Heshig

I don't know if you have gotten comments on this piece; if I am repeating someone else's bid to help you out, then I apologise.

The piece below isn't smart. It isn't clever. It isn't anything brought to the table.

Thought you'd like to know.

Steve

-----Original Message----- From: owner-habonet@shamash.org [mailto:owner-habonet@shamash.org]On Behalf Of HESHIG@aol.com Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 4:35 PM To: habonet@shamash.org Subject: In honor of Dennis Prager, the hero of the right [...] 5739 553 62_FW: Food fight in tofu-land /// RAINBOW GROCERY ISRAEL BOYCOTT11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com30_Mon, 9 Dec 2002 08:00:42 -0800818_iso-8859-1

-----Original Message----- From: Harry Gluckman [mailto:hwgluckman@zapcom.net] Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 9:16 AM To: hwgluckman@zapcom.net Subject: Food fight in tofu-land /// RAINBOW GROCERY ISRAEL BOYCOTT



Food fight in tofu-land Debra J. Saunders Thursday, December 5, 2002 ©2002 San Francisco Chronicle.

URL: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/12/05 /ED233964.DTL

THE STATEMENT at San Francisco's Rainbow Grocery Cooperative customer service counter read: "Thank you for your concern. We currently do not have a storewide boycott on Israeli goods. After a lot of storewide discussion and debate, some departments have decided to continue to sell products from Israel and others have decided to not carry them anymore in [...] 6293 465 66_Re: FW: Food fight in tofu-land /// RAINBOW GROCERY ISRAEL BOYCOTT21_Tsippi (Frances) Rudy16_tsippi@attbi.com31_Mon, 09 Dec 2002 20:12:02 -0800958_iso-8859-1 Steve,

Does the S.F. Rainbow coop have any connection to the one here on the West Side of L.A?

Tsippi

At 08:00 AM 12/9/02, you wrote: > >-----Original Message----- >From: Harry Gluckman [mailto:hwgluckman@zapcom.net] >Sent: Friday, December 06, 2002 9:16 AM >To: hwgluckman@zapcom.net >Subject: Food fight in tofu-land /// RAINBOW GROCERY ISRAEL BOYCOTT >Food fight in tofu-land >Debra J. Saunders Thursday, >December 5, 2002 ©2002 >San Francisco Chronicle. > >URL: >http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2002/12/05/ED233964.DTL > > >THE STATEMENT at San Francisco's Rainbow Grocery Cooperative customer >service counter read: "Thank you for your concern. We currently do not >have a storewide boycott on Israeli goods. [...] 6759 251 66_RE: FW: Food fight in tofu-land /// RAINBOW GROCERY ISRAEL BOYCOTT11_Batel Libes25_batel_libes@earthlink.net30_Mon, 9 Dec 2002 21:47:06 -0800403_iso-8859-1 Hi, I live in SF, and I don’t think it does.

I contacted Jennie Strasburg, the author of the article I forwarded last week, where she noted that the Palestinian group that got Rainbow to boycott Israel has asked 30 other business to do the same. She replied that she is also trying to get that list, but has not been able to thus far. Does anyone have any knowledge of this list? [...] 7011 45 59_Re: FW: ??????: Why does the left support the Palestinians?0_24_purpleroot8@netscape.net31_Wed, 11 Dec 2002 14:02:19 -0500593_iso-8859-1 Greetings! Speaking as a left-handed person, I'm not sure whether what I'm about to say is relevant.

On the Jewish scene, by far the largest group on committed anti-Zionists are on the right, or certainly not on the left, assuming you want to use these labels on the population in question. I'm talking about the Satmar Chassidim and their allies. Naturei Karta is part of this universe. Here you have a relatively large number of very committed Jews who support the actual demise of Israel as a seperate country. I only mention this because it's all too easy to equate [...] 7057 447 18_Re: Chanukah Story0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Wed, 11 Dec 2002 15:42:44 EST311_US-ASCII I can't tell you how much I appreciate your comments and insight.

I've tried to incorporate your revelations into my story and send along the revised story as an attachment (an MS Word file). If you can't or won't open it and would like to see the revisions I will paste it into an e-mail. [...] 7505 70 18_Re: Chanukah Story11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Wed, 11 Dec 2002 15:52:17 -05001619_iso-8859-1 DLerner569@aol.com wrote:

> I can't tell you how much I appreciate your comments and insight. > > I've tried to incorporate your revelations into my story and send along the > revised story as an attachment (an MS Word file). If you can't or won't open > it and would like to see the revisions I will paste it into an e-mail. > > Once again, many thanks. > Dennis > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > {\rtf1\ansi \deflang1033\deff0{\fonttbl > {\f0\fnil \fcharset0 \fprq2 Times New Roman;}{\f1\fnil \fcharset2 \fprq2 WP MultinationalA Roman;}}{\colortbl > \red0\green0\blue0;} > {\stylesheet{\fs20 \snext0 Normal;} > }\margl1440\margr1440\ftnbj\ftnrestart\aftnnar \sectd \sbknone\endnhere > {\*\pnseclvl1\pndec\pnstart1{\pntxta [...] 7576 20 18_Re: Chanukah Story0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:36:22 EST497_US-ASCII Mine too! Dennis

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------------------------ habonet@shamash.org -----------------------+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, offering online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ [...] 7621 552 66_RE: FW: Food fight in tofu-land /// RAINBOW GROCERY ISRAEL BOYCOTT11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com31_Wed, 11 Dec 2002 14:16:48 -0800455_iso-8859-1 I don't know. let me know what you find.

Steve -----Original Message----- From: owner-habonet@shamash.org [mailto:owner-habonet@shamash.org]On Behalf Of Tsippi (Frances) Rudy Sent: Monday, December 09, 2002 8:12 PM To: habonet@shamash.org Subject: Re: FW: Food fight in tofu-land /// RAINBOW GROCERY ISRAEL BOYCOTT



Steve,

Does the S.F. Rainbow coop have any connection to the one here on the West Side of L.A? [...] 8174 416 42_Fw: dershowitz on canadian university etc.6_livney20_livney@barkai.org.il31_Thu, 12 Dec 2002 07:42:25 +0200692_windows-1255

-------------------------------- Avi and Bat7 Livney Kibbutz Barkai D.N. Menashe 37860 Israel ----- Original Message ----- From: moshe sheskin To: moshe Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 8:42 PM Subject: dershowitz on canadian university etc.





Alan M. Dershowitz

National Post

If a visitor from a far away galaxy were to land at an American or Canadian university and peruse some of the petitions that were circulating around the campus, he would probably come away with the conclusion that the Earth is a peaceful and fair planet with only one villainous nation determined to destroy the peace and to violate human rights. That [...] 8591 120 15_Koch commentary10_M. Skolnik20_emskol@bellsouth.net31_Thu, 12 Dec 2002 11:28:37 -0500725_US-ASCII The following is my Bloomberg Radio commentary for 12/7. However, it is for immediate release.





All the best.

Ed Koch





Bloomberg Radio Commentary

December 7, 2002

We are now going through the most virulent anti-Semitic period since Hitler and Stalin. Nearly 60 years after the end of World War II almost every country on the European continent, including England, France, Germany, Holland, Belgium and the Scandinavian countries, has seen major outbreaks of physical violence against their Jewish citizens, and against Jewish institutions, including synagogues and cemeteries. At the same time, open hostility toward the State of Israel is at an [...] 8712 116 30_Jewish mothers-3 more versions0_18_Rachelbern@aol.com31_Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:35:41 -0500614_iso-8859-1 For some fresher -- though not necessarily more gentle, genteel, or gentile -- commentary on yo mama: AMY'S ANSWERING MACHINE - A decade worth of (actual) calls from a mother that makes George Constanza's mother* seem like a rank amateur. Go to www.sendamy.com or check out bookstores for the book and CD (*yeah, yeah, she's not Jewish. Right.) MAMADRAMA: THE JEWISH MOTHER IN CINEMA - Australian director Monique Schwarz was inspired to investigate the topic and create her 2001 documentary when she noted the stark contrast between the Jewish "women of valor" of history and in her own life, and [...] 8829 756 36_FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com31_Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:09:40 -0800376_iso-8859-1

-----Original Message----- From: Harry Gluckman [mailto:hwgluckman@zapcom.net] Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 9:41 AM To: * Harry W. Gluckman Subject: Fw: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad





----- Original Message ----- From: De Lowe To: delowe Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 8:49 AM Subject: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad [...] 9586 44 40_Re: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com29_Thu, 12 Dec 2002 17:38:03 EST347_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/12/02 5:13:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com writes:



> P.S. I have decided to "boycott" all films starring Susan Sarandon (there's > one showing in Israel now),

Could someone help me? What did Susan Sarandon, America's finest actress, and a hellova fine looking woman, do? 9631 23 40_Re: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Thu, 12 Dec 2002 18:16:34 EST281_US-ASCII No body with legs like that can be all bad. Maybe she has a thing for short fat unshaved guys with Kafias, which is a pretty good description of me, come to think of it. Seriously, I'd like more information on who in the media has taken anti-Israel positions. Dennis [...] 9655 42 40_Re: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com29_Thu, 12 Dec 2002 19:13:18 EST215_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/12/02 6:17:22 PM Eastern Standard Time, DLerner569@aol.com writes:



> No body with legs like that can be all bad.

Seriously, I wasn't even thinking about her legs. 9698 51 40_RE: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad11_Batel Libes25_batel_libes@earthlink.net31_Thu, 12 Dec 2002 19:36:08 -0800565_US-ASCII Many years ago I wrote paper for a journalism class on how the media differentiates in its coverage of males and females. I focused on coverage of terrorists and found that even there, the media described women by their physical appearance and the males by their actions only.

So here I read your comments and wonder, would you ever refer to Robert Redford's legs, or eyes, or anything of that nature? How about Bob Dylan, or Clinton, or Bush, or any other male out there. Why is it OK to comment here about a woman's looks in reference to her [...] 9750 235 36_Re: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad12_Trilby Smith18_trilbyds@yahoo.com37_Fri, 13 Dec 2002 05:53:00 -0800 (PST)647_us-ascii Thanks Batel. It seems that once again people forget that this list is not a private conversation between them and their buddies.

Trilby Smith.

--- Habonim Dror Alumni Virtual Machaneh wrote: > HABONET Digest 2438 > > Topics covered in this issue include: > > 1) Fw: dershowitz on canadian university etc. > by "livney" > 2) Koch commentary > by "M. Skolnik" > 3) Jewish mothers-3 more versions > by Rachelbern@aol.com > 4) FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad > by "Steve Klein" > 5) Re: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the [...] 9986 66 36_Re: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Fri, 13 Dec 2002 11:56:01 EST507_US-ASCII Dear Trilby and Batel,

I am sorry if you were offended. I understand your posting to say that it is unacceptable for men to express themselves as men in mixed company. I state the matter this way because I know that there are three important differences in the way men and women describe physical attributes. First women are considerably cruder, second they try to avoid being overheard by men, and third, their observations and comments are not limited to members of the opposite sex. [...] 10053 33 36_Re: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com29_Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:51:50 EST184_US-ASCII I've noticed that no one has shared what Susan Sarandon, a great actress (accomplishment), a fine looking woman (physical attribute) did to warrant her movies being boycotted. 10087 45 28_It's a "guy thing" and Oprah0_18_LiberHawke@aol.com29_Fri, 13 Dec 2002 17:14:21 EST487_US-ASCII

In a message dated 12/13/02 8:57:24 AM, DLerner569@aol.com writes:

<< nacceptable for men to express themselves as men in mixed company. I state the matter this way because I know that there are three important differences in the way men and women describe physical attributes. First women are considerably cruder, second they try to avoid being overheard by men, and third, their observations and comments are not limited to members of the opposite sex. >> [...] 10133 23 40_Re: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Fri, 13 Dec 2002 18:10:35 EST589_US-ASCII Richard, Please resend your last posting to me. I accidentally blipped it out into cyberspace.

Dennis

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Hell yes, I would (well, from that batch, only Redford and Clinton). And except for serious newspaper articles (which rarely mention women's legs), nowadays most "news" outlets--even TIME and NEWSWEEK!--DO tend to throw in a few lines about the physique, clothes, and looks of (male and female) politicians, musicians, and Hollywoodicians. (Whether or not those details are relevant is NOT my point; it's that Robert Redford is described as "hot" as [...] 10214 103 30_FW: Why can't I own Canadians?11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com31_Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:05:17 -0800572_US-ASCII



Habonetters

Because of the Jewish theme, I thought this might be OK to send along.





I hope you'll get as much of a kick out of this as I did:

********* Laura Schlessinger is a US radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently she announced that as an Orthodox Jew she holds homosexuality to be an abomination (as it is written in Leviticus 18:22) and cannot be condoned under any circumstances. The following is a letter to Dr. Laura penned by some guy in the US: [...] 10318 97 36_RE: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad11_Batel Libes25_batel_libes@earthlink.net31_Fri, 13 Dec 2002 20:20:59 -0800416_US-ASCII All fine and dandy. But as my kids would say: Your point is?

The way your comments were put together they were not a simple description. If you look at the wording closely, you would notice that there is a certain dismissal to any valid opinion by the person you were discussing, by referring to her legs and the possibility that: "Maybe she has a thing for short fat unshaved guys with Kafias" [...] 10416 96 40_RE: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad11_Batel Libes25_batel_libes@earthlink.net31_Fri, 13 Dec 2002 20:33:46 -0800455_iso-8859-1 Rachel, This should have been a serious discussion on Sarandon's political opinion, which if you noticed was never really presented, only a description of her legs and possible liking of man in Kafias. This was not a movie or a fashion review, nor was it an interview with the individual, where such reference would be in place or acceptable. There is always the relevancy between the comment and the subject at hand. There was none here. [...] 10513 56 40_Re: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com29_Sat, 14 Dec 2002 00:58:46 EST385_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/13/02 11:34:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, batel_libes@earthlink.net writes:



> As for Time and Newsweek, I'll say it again: What's your point? Just because > they do it does not make it OK,

I believe Rachel was responding to your statement to the effect that no one does talk about men that way and she pointed out that they do. [...] 10570 143 40_Re: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad20_Gayle, Mark and Ayah18_sarazen@rogers.com31_Sat, 14 Dec 2002 08:40:37 -0500421_iso-8859-1 Here is an article from back in May makes reference to the Susan Sarandon comments....(I did a Google search on Susan Sarandon + Israel.)

http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2002/5/12/192601

Gayle Charach ----- Original Message ----- From: Richardrdsmith@aol.com To: habonet@shamash.org Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 12:58 AM Subject: Re: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad [...] 10714 73 40_Re: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Sat, 14 Dec 2002 12:40:18 EST669_US-ASCII Thanks for finally providing substantive intellectual material about the internal workings of Ms. Sarandon. I can now focus on something other than her marvelous physical attributes and considerable anim.. (I mean acting) prowess.

I think the left front in Hollywood gives us a chance to look at ourselves (at least some of ourselves) through a different lens. As has been mentioned here before, we of the left have a natural sympathy/empathy/affinity for the underdog/class/misunderstood. I suppose the right has a similar predisposition for the haves/etc. Anyway, it is our nature somehow to see street people, the retarded, the handicapped, the [...] 10788 49 40_Re: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com29_Sat, 14 Dec 2002 15:38:08 EST306_US-ASCII "When you have a guy who thinks the best act is to blow himself up, along with others, you have to ask, 'What leads to that?'"

This is the quote that provokes a boycott of Susan Sorandon's movies??? This is considered support for terrorists??











10838 92 17_Waxing Historical0_13_SC523@aol.com29_Sat, 14 Dec 2002 17:23:35 EST428_US-ASCII Dear Chevreh,

Since we've railed on about the appropriateness of Jewish Mother jokes, I thought to pass this piece which is reflective in a very different sort of way. I must say that I do sometimes remember with great fondness and a moment of horror how we packed the kid in the open pick-up truck at Tavor (called Moshiach, as in "When Moshiach arrives") - no seat belts; no protection; almost no brakes. [...] 10931 2595 41_Fw: News - Saskatoon - canada.com network20_Gayle, Mark and Ayah18_sarazen@rogers.com31_Sat, 14 Dec 2002 18:21:49 -0500693_iso-8859-1 News - Saskatoon - canada.com networkNow this is terrifying... http://www.canada.com/saskatoon/story.asp?id=EB44622B-2CC7-45D6-A672-6495FC34E5FE

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In a message dated 12/13/02 11:34:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, batel_libes@earthlink.net writes:



As for Time and Newsweek, I'll say it again: What's your point? Just because they do it does not make it OK,



I believe Rachel was responding to your statement to the effect that no one does talk about men that way and she pointed out that they do. [...] 13696 82 40_Fw: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad4_Stan17_stan@inter.net.il31_Sun, 15 Dec 2002 09:53:39 +0200341_iso-8859-1

----- Original Message ----- From: Richardrdsmith@aol.com To: habonet@shamash.org Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 10:38 PM Subject: Re: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad



"When you have a guy who thinks the best act is to blow himself up, along with others, you have to ask, 'What leads to that?'" [...] 13779 99 36_Re: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad0_18_Rachelbern@aol.com31_Sun, 15 Dec 2002 11:13:05 -0500391_iso-8859-1 (I hate when people get into semantics and off issues-- but I hate being misunderstood even more!) Thank you, Richard!

I was not passing judgement on TIME or on Batel, merely responding to the question

<> [...] 13879 503 23_Gunboat diplomacy again13_Jonathan Baum19_jonbaum@sasa.org.il31_Sun, 15 Dec 2002 19:14:56 +0200600_windows-1255 I thought this piece from the NY Times Magazine germane to what we were discussing a while back. Jon

December 15, 2002 War Names By NIALL FERGUSON



n the most famous line of his masterwork ''On War,'' published in 1832, Carl von Clausewitz called war ''nothing but a continuation of political intercourse, with the intermixing of other means.'' He went on (and it's always worth reading on after a famous quotation): ''Is not War merely another kind of writing and language for political thoughts? It has certainly a grammar of its own. . . . The Art of War in [...] 14383 46 17_Temporary address0_14_LHIAM1@aol.com29_Sun, 15 Dec 2002 13:05:46 EST475_US-ASCII An announcement- For the next month Amnon and Rivka Hadary will be visiting in the US - For the time being at any rate his access to email is limited to a NEW email address Amriv18@aol.com This new address also does not have Habonet access so ALL messages, missives and documentarys should be sent to his "new" address. Ken or Brian would one of you please email him with directions of how to register his new name with Habonet - he is suffering Habo-withdrawl. Hiam 14430 36 40_Re: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad11_Lon Ephraim14_cbma@erols.com31_Sun, 15 Dec 2002 14:49:33 -0500587_us-ascii



This is slightly off the subject, but I'm glad you brought up Vanessa Redgrave, because as much as I abhor her politics, I felt that no one could have done as magnificent a job as she did as Fania Fenelon in "Playing for Time". While many Jews understandably boycotted the film, I am so glad I didn't. I honestly feel that the message she helped put forth more than mitigated any damage her politics did. I can't think of anything Susan Sarandon's done that compares (unless Rocky Horror Picture Show changed your life), but maybe the point is that cutting [...] 14467 52 40_Re: FW: Hollywood - The Good and the Bad0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com29_Sun, 15 Dec 2002 14:59:06 EST367_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/15/02 2:49:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, cbma@erols.com writes:



> . I can't think of > anything Susan Sarandon's done that compares (unless Rocky Horror > Picture Show changed your life),

I don't know about life-changing experiences, but Bull Durham was a fine film and Atlantic City is also a very good film. [...] 14520 236 16_Hasmonean Graves12_Doug Greener25_ddwgreen@netvision.net.il31_Sun, 15 Dec 2002 22:19:11 +0200410_windows-1255 I am passing this on from my son, who is one of the signatories of the letter below.

Interestingly, yesterday we heard a lecture about where the Matriarch Rachel may REALLY be buried (definitely not at Rachel's Tomb in Beit Lehem), which led to a discussion of whether it really matters if it's historically correct if the site has become sacred for so many people, idol worship, etc. [...] 14757 39 21_Re: Temporary address0_18_Brianscoop@aol.com29_Sun, 15 Dec 2002 21:51:08 EST210_US-ASCII > Ken or Brian would one of you please email him with directions of > how to register his new name with Habonet - he is suffering Habo-withdrawl

Done (we were suffering Amno-withdrawal).

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k'dai livdok

Chaver Steve 14837 65 20_Re: Hasmonean Graves13_Kathee Lavine26_holycowfoods@earthlink.net31_Mon, 16 Dec 2002 10:15:52 -0800614_us-ascii "The Housing Ministry is ignoring the importance of these precious historical monuments, and wants to cover them with asphalt forever! "

While my knowledge of archaeology is limited at best.... I hardly think covering something will asphalt will be forever. Remember Malvina Reynolds "G-d bless the grass, that grows through the cracks, they roll the concrete over it and say that it is done, but the concrete gets tired of what it has to do, it breaks and it buckles and the grass grows through...and G-d bless the grass....." asphalt, concrete, same point. In fact, it is just possible that [...] 14903 83 19_Re: dubyadubyadubya8_molieric25_molieric@netvision.net.il31_Mon, 16 Dec 2002 20:23:40 +0200409_iso-8859-1 Dear Steve,

Out of curiosity I went into the "dubya" site. Interesting and entertaining with the number of American flags in cult art. Also interesting is it's free flow of expression in protesting against what(?) war against terriorism? Against attacking the terriorist government of Iraq? Maybe it's a plea for complaisance? Anyway, it didn't do me any harm, so, I'm all right, Jack. [...] 14987 988 63_FW: "TAKING UP ARMS AGAINST ISRAEL WAS A MISTAKE AND MUST STOP"11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com31_Mon, 16 Dec 2002 10:53:18 -0800552_iso-8859-1

-----Original Message----- From: Harry Gluckman [mailto:hwgluckman@zapcom.net] Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 8:42 AM To: hwgluckman@zapcom.net Subject: "TAKING UP ARMS AGAINST ISRAEL WAS A MISTAKE AND MUST STOP"



"TAKING UP ARMS AGAINST ISRAEL WAS A MISTAKE AND MUST STOP"

BY KARIN LAUB - AP - December 2002

RAMALLAH, West Bank--After more than two years of silence, a slowly swelling chorus of Palestinian leaders and opinion-makers says taking up arms against Israel was a mistake and must stop. [...] 15976 43 8_Saranden11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com31_Mon, 16 Dec 2002 10:53:17 -0800372_iso-8859-1 Concerning the alleged quote by Susan Saranden.

If we must ask "What leads to that?", then we are required to fill in the blanks, having been given so little to go on.

What could it possibly mean?

1. You've got to see their point of view also.

2. If they've got a beef, then we mustn't act too hastily in judging their actions. [...] 16020 164 20_Cell phone in Israel15_Leo Diesendruck18_leodie@isdn.net.il31_Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:31:44 +0200279_us-ascii



One of my daughters is coming to Israel for a ten days visit. I want to rent a cell phone for her, but no one here seems to be able to tell me how to do it. I remember seeing this mentioned some time ago on HABONET. Can some one give me this information? 16185 39 24_Re: Cell phone in Israel11_Roz Barland17_rbarland@mjds.org31_Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:53:42 -0600563_us-ascii Travel Cell and sometimes Eldan rents cell phones with their car rentals.



---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Leo Diesendruck" Reply-To: habonet@shamash.org Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:31:44 +0200

> > >One of my daughters is coming to Israel for a ten days visit. I want to >rent a cell phone for her, but no one here seems to be able to tell me >how to do it. I remember seeing this mentioned some time ago on HABONET. >Can some one give me this information? > > > > > > > [...] 16225 19 24_Re: Cell phone in Israel0_13_VFINK@aol.com29_Tue, 17 Dec 2002 12:12:12 EST554_US-ASCII
You can rent a phone at the airport at any of the car rental places.

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Biqur naim,

Don

Leo Diesendruck wrote:

> One of my daughters is coming to Israel for a ten days visit. I want to rent a cell > phone for her, but no one here seems to be able to tell me how to do it. I remember > seeing this mentioned some time ago on HABONET. Can some one give me this information? > > [Image] > 16418 32 58_Habonim History- desperate for help form anyone in NY area0_18_LiberHawke@aol.com29_Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:03:25 EST574_US-ASCII Dear Chevre- In March of 2003, AVI (American Veterans for Israel) will be holding a fundraiser for their archives in cooperation with the Center for Jewish History at the Museum on 16th street. The fundraiser will be a screening of "Exodus" with Paul Newman. Many of the members of AVI were former "bogrei tnuah"- and as a matter of fact, Bill Bernstein, who was a member of San Francisco Habonim, was killed on the actual Exodus ship during the battle with the British ( in international waters!). Since most of the members of AVI are in their 70's and 80's, [...] 16451 20 35_NAA conference in Israel in January0_18_LiberHawke@aol.com29_Tue, 17 Dec 2002 18:03:57 EST391_US-ASCII Is anyone going to the NAA conference in Israel in January? ( At the Dead Sea)- Please email me if you are- Thanks - sue

------------------------ habonet@shamash.org -----------------------+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, offering online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ [...] 16472 134 19_"Eyeless in Israel"12_marcie brown13_marcie@ic.net31_Tue, 17 Dec 2002 07:35:49 -0500496_iso-8859-1 Have people seen this article?

Ha'aretz [Israeli Daily Newspaper] - Dec 15, 2002

Eyeless in Israel

By Gideon Levy, levy@haaretz.co.il

Is it too much to ask Israelis to take a look, even a glimpse, at what's going on in their backyard? Are we even capable of dropping our relentless preoccupation with primaries and the battle between Tnuva and Strauss over cottage cheese, to pay attention to what is happening in the territories under our occupation? [...] 16607 75 27_Re: cheap cell phone rental0_15_NEVETS2@aol.com29_Wed, 18 Dec 2002 05:38:39 EST521_US-ASCII

In a message dated 12/18/02 12:17:26 AM, habonet@shamash.org writes:



> From: "Leo Diesendruck" > To: > Subject: Cell phone in Israel > Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:31:44 +0200 > > > One of my daughters is coming to Israel for a ten days visit. I want to > rent a cell phone for her, but no one here seems to be able to tell me > how to do it. I remember seeing this mentioned some time ago on HABONET. > Can someone give me this information? > [...] 16683 58 4_shas4_sima19_simagr@telhai.ac.il31_Wed, 18 Dec 2002 15:37:54 +0200140_utf-8 For those who read hebrew...... Shas' website - Elohim Yishmor!

http://shas.web-site.co.il/shas/swf/im.swf

-Sima

16742 70 28_'Process' of Elimination/WSJ11_Roz Barland17_rbarland@mjds.org31_Wed, 18 Dec 2002 06:03:47 -0600536_us-ascii THE REAL WORLD

'Process' of Elimination Why does America ask Israel to let its people get blown up?

BY CLAUDIA ROSETT Wednesday, December 18, 2002 12:01 a.m. EST

HERZLIYA, Israel--Much talk these days centers on the process we've come to call nation-building and the recognition that for peace, one needs democracy. So far, so good. The pity is that there is not more wisdom brought to bear on defending the democracies that already exist, especially that most beleaguered of all free states: Israel. [...] 16813 44 53_We will use Jewish Skulls to build a bridge to heaven11_Roz Barland17_rbarland@mjds.org31_Wed, 18 Dec 2002 07:17:43 -0600490_us-ascii Hamas: We will use Jewish skulls to build a bridge to Heaven IDF Spokesperson 16 December 2002

The Hamas website (http://www.palestine-info.info) published a banner Dec. 16, 2002, encouraging the murder of Jews as part of Jihad (Holy War). The banner depicts an eagle pecking at Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's severed head with the slogan: "We will use the skulls of Zion's sons (Jews) to build a bridge to Heaven." http://www.idf.il/newsite/images/1216-2p2.jpg [...] 16858 22 21_Re: Eyeless in Israel0_15_Amriv18@aol.com31_Wed, 18 Dec 2002 08:25:22 -0500629_iso-8859-1 Marcie You ask if people have read Gideon Levi's article in Ha'aretz. I did because after only a week in the States I'm suffering ga'aguei moledet - longings for the homeland. But when I'm home I never read him becasue despite his description as "a regular journalist for Ha'aretz, Israel's most respected newspaper," I can't stand his unremitting style. Call it lachrymose laziness. Read four sentences and you get fourteen withering adjectives, at least three broadsides and two invectives. In all the years he's written not one description of a kindly act, merciful or even menshlich manifestation on the part [...] 16881 34 21_Re: Eyeless in Israel0_18_LiberHawke@aol.com29_Wed, 18 Dec 2002 09:56:50 EST306_US-ASCII My question is where was (is) his voice after the murderous "suicide bombings"- what about the innocent Israeli men, women and children who are brutally murdered and the families and friends who are affected. Or is this just another "self-hating Jew" attempt at an apology for accidents of war?sue 16916 53 23_Re: "Eyeless in Israel"0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Wed, 18 Dec 2002 10:10:35 EST290_US-ASCII Marcie,

I think it is good for an Israeli to report on the horror of occupation. There are two sides to this war, and while I am on one side, I don't wish to be blind to the suffering on the other, or in the dark about the actions of the troops that prosecute the war. [...] 16970 41 8_Re: shas13_Jonathan Baum19_jonbaum@sasa.org.il31_Wed, 18 Dec 2002 18:46:13 +020020_utf-8 I'm convinced. 17012 51 21_Re: Eyeless in Israel0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com29_Wed, 18 Dec 2002 15:45:36 EST438_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/18/02 9:58:20 AM Eastern Standard Time, LiberHawke@aol.com writes:



> Or is this just another "self-hating Jew" attempt at an apology for > accidents of war?

Not everything he brought up can be described as an "accident" of war. As an Israeli citizen, maybe he feels that actions such as the ones he described, done in his name, by his government, are fair game for his criticism. [...] 17064 240 109_FW: Action/FYI: Please support Hillel Stavis whose business is beingpicketed because of his support of Israel11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com31_Wed, 18 Dec 2002 13:12:38 -0800619_US-ASCII Action/FYI: Please support Hillel Stavis whose business is being picketed because of his support of Israel -----Original Message----- From: Nava [mailto:nava@socal.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 9:11 AM To: Nava Skolnik Subject: Action/FYI: Please support Hillel Stavis whose business is beingpicketed because of his support of Israel



**********************************************************ACTION************ ******************************************************** WHAT:

Please support Hillel Stavis whose business is being picketed because of his support of Israel. [...] 17305 49 80_Re: FW: Action/FYI: Please support Hillel Stavis whose business is beingpicke...0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com29_Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:32:49 EST422_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/18/02 4:11:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com writes:



> Hillel is committed to Israel. Now, because of his efforts to stop a > well-documented series of distortions at NPR, his business is paying the > price. >

Please provide proof of this statement. I listen to NPR daily and would like to know how they have fooled me with their biased reporting. 17355 36 21_Re: Eyeless in Israel0_18_LiberHawke@aol.com29_Wed, 18 Dec 2002 16:39:01 EST616_US-ASCII

In a message dated 12/18/02 12:47:22 PM, Richardrdsmith@aol.com writes:

<< This attempt to paint all Jews who criticize the actions of the Israeli government as a "self-hating" Jew is very reminiscent of blacks who oppose affirmative action being called Uncle Toms. >>

Firstly, I did NOT "paint all Jews who criticize israel" as self-hating. But I must say that in this "war"- we who are not sitting on the front lines can not know what circumstances led to certain incidents. There will be accidents, and I am sure that everyone on this list is sorry for any innocent person who [...] 17392 52 39_Re: Eyeless in Israel: Further thoughts0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com29_Wed, 18 Dec 2002 17:34:10 EST436_US-ASCII Upon deeper reflection, or at least as deep as I am capable of, there is even more reason to support writers like the one mentioned.

One of the most effective argument against the Arab position on events in the Middle East is the complete lack of an Arab peace movement or any criticism of the terrorist strategy against Israel. It makes Israel's position stronger when Israeli's openly criticize their government. [...] 17445 31 17_Eyeless in Israel27_Maxene and Frank Perlmutter24_habesor@netvision.net.il31_Thu, 19 Dec 2002 08:02:57 +0200590_iso-8859-1 I read Gideon Levi from time to time but his continual one-sided "reporting" in my opinion makes for a credibility problem. At about the time of the "Jenin massacre" he wrote a full page piece about a Palestinian who was arrested by the security services. The simple facts of the case were that this person was arrested, NOT interrogated, held in custody for a couple of weeks and then released. The most serious complaint that this person had about his treatment while in custody was that often the schnitzel was served after it had cooled off. Never-the-less Levi did not [...] 17477 38 39_Re: Eyeless in Israel: Further thoughts11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Thu, 19 Dec 2002 09:52:38 -0500616_us-ascii I'm with you on this Richard. I think we are seeing a classic "don't like the message? attack the messenger" reaction.

And the hardliners accuse the doves of denial...

Thanks for the article and welcome to habonet Marcie.

Noam

Richardrdsmith@aol.com wrote:

> Upon deeper reflection, or at least as deep as I am capable of, there is even more reason to support writers like the one mentioned. > > One of the most effective argument against the Arab position on events in the Middle East is the complete lack of an Arab peace movement or any criticism of the terrorist [...] 17516 116 15_Re: Gideon Levi0_15_NEVETS2@aol.com29_Fri, 20 Dec 2002 01:39:55 EST399_ISO-8859-1

In a message dated 12/20/02 12:19:30 AM, habonet@shamash.org writes:



> > I'm with you on this Richard. I think we are seeing a classic > "don't like the message? attack the messenger" reaction. > > And the hardliners accuse the doves of denial... > > Thanks for the article and welcome to habonet Marcie. > > Noam > =========================================== [...] 17633 110 12_from Haaretz0_14_HESHIG@aol.com29_Fri, 20 Dec 2002 08:21:27 EST518_US-ASCII Haaretz, Friday, December 20, 2002 Tevet 15, 5763Israel Time: 06:37 (GMT+2)



The trap of anger and frustration

By Yair Porat



Finally, in this election campaign, a politician has stood up and said the truth straight to our faces: Yes, we have to get out of Gaza, and yes, we have to go back to the negotiations with the Palestinians about establishing their state, and yes, the budgets have to be diverted away from the settlements to take care of the social problems. [...] 17744 31 15_Re: Gideon Levi0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Fri, 20 Dec 2002 10:09:08 EST570_US-ASCII Chaver Steve,

Balance may be achieved in different ways. I do not think Mr. Levi's is very effective. But it may be that looking at the stream of communication as a whole, Mr. Levi feels that there is a need for a look from the other side to create something to an overall balance. Personally, I think it is important for the acceptability of your message to first acknowledge your understanding and sympathy for the pain your readers are experiencing, then offer that that pain should not blind us to the pain of others and the pain we cause. This [...] 17776 88 16_Re: from Haaretz0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Fri, 20 Dec 2002 11:07:05 EST348_US-ASCII Everyone is entitled to their view. I cannot of course substitute my armchair stateside notion of occupation for that of someone who has been there and done that. So I take no issue with the humiliation and loss inflicted on all Palestinians for the capture and punishment of a growing few. I do however see the solution differently. [...] 17865 82 15_Re: Gideon Levi11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:09:44 -0500601_us-ascii NEVETS2@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 12/20/02 12:19:30 AM, habonet@shamash.org writes: > >> I'm with you on this Richard. I think we are seeing a classic >> "don't like the message? attack the messenger" reaction. >> >> And the hardliners accuse the doves of denial... >> >> Thanks for the article and welcome to habonet Marcie. >> >> Noam > >> =========================================== > > Noam, Shalom > > I'm not so sure of your analysis. In these painful painful times, what people "on the left" seem to need from anyone who wants to be listened to is balance. There [...] 17948 33 13_eyeless where0_15_Amriv18@aol.com31_Fri, 20 Dec 2002 18:03:11 -0500607_iso-8859-1 I'm with Frank on this one. Richard wrote that > It makes Israel's position stronger when Israeli's Matti Caspi's song D'varim sh'roiim mi kan lo roiim mi sham (things that you see here are unseen from there,) reminded me of Aldous Huxley's work, Eyeless in Gaza. He named a much later, 1954 work, The Doors of Perception which kinda puts my message into perspective. While Israel can be likened to a powerful Samson blinded by the Phiistines in Gaza, only capable of a mighty mutual destruction of the Gazanites and himself, his Doors of Perception illustrates the geographic relativity of [...] 17982 107 22_an answer? a question?7_Skolnik24_skolnik@netvision.net.il31_Sat, 21 Dec 2002 20:40:36 +0200513_windows-1255 Noam,

Theoretically, you could be right. But in actuality you are not. Every time the curfew was raised in Arab areas, the same or the next day we suffered more suicide attacks. Do you have a better answer than the army has today? Do you have any answer? It is clear that it is not the "occupation" causing these attacks, because 95% of the Arabs live under Palestinian rule, to say nothing of the fact that they were offered their State under Barak, and took the opportunity to lose it. [...] 18090 243 109_Re: Action/FYI: Please support Hillel Stavis whose business is beingpicketed because of his support of Israel11_Jack Porter23_jacknusan@earthlink.net31_Sat, 21 Dec 2002 23:05:46 -0800589_US-ASCII on 12/18/02 1:12 PM, Steve Klein at kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com wrote:



-----Original Message----- From: Nava [mailto:nava@socal.rr.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 9:11 AM To: Nava Skolnik Subject: Action/FYI: Please support Hillel Stavis whose business is beingpicketed because of his support of Israel

**********************************************************ACTION************ ******************************************************** WHAT:

Please support Hillel Stavis whose business is being picketed because of his support of Israel. [...] 18334 147 54_Re: Balance and the "masochistic omnipotence syndrome"0_15_NEVETS2@aol.com29_Sun, 22 Dec 2002 00:47:01 EST629_US-ASCII

In a message dated 12/21/02 12:09:40 AM, Noam writes:



> "Do you really think that the members of this list who object when > Israel takes actions which horrify us all don't love Israel?" > Noam, shalom

I'm sorry that what I wrote upset you as much as it seems to have upset you. I think that in response to the vicious and determined terrorist war Israelis are fighting against a dedicated and internationally supported and financed array of Palestinian forces determined to destroy Israel, and in response to the amazing overall restraint that Israel, the IDF and individual soldiers [...] 18482 71 60_If Christmas was a Jewish holiday ... A Talmudic exposition.0_15_NEVETS2@aol.com29_Sun, 22 Dec 2002 01:26:49 EST608_US-ASCII If Christmas was a Jewish holiday ... A Talmudic exposition.

http://www.juda.com/xmas-gamara.shtml

================================== Sample (very hard to pick just one. No representation that this is the one that will tickle your funnybone the most. It's all well done and very funny.)

IX. HAVDALA

1. THERE ARE MANY OPINIONS REGARDING WHEN THE XMAS SEASON IS OVER.(40) BAIS HILLEL HOLDS THAT XMAS IS OVER WHEN THE LAST ITEM IN THE AFTER XMAS SALE HAS BEEN SOLD. BAIS SHAMMAI IS STRICT AND HOLDS THAT XMAS IS OVER IMMEDIATELY AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE FOOTBALL GAME. [...] 18554 125 10_WordsWorth16_Elihu D. Davison21_EliD@worldnet.att.net31_Sun, 22 Dec 2002 09:21:45 -0500596_us-ascii WordsWorth was my favorite Cambridge bookstore in the years I was a graduate student at Harvard. It had (still has, last time I visited in Beantown) offerings that were both wide and deep. In those years when my wife and I were courting, a Saturday night date might include dinner, a movie, coffee and then a trip to the bookstore before going home. WordsWorth was the bookstore, open to midnight or 1:00 AM. Isn't graduate student life grand? Beats working for a living. I saw the item about WordsWorth being picketed last week. Whatever one thinks of NPR's mideast coverage--like [...] 18680 23 6_UPDATE0_17_Shulansid@aol.com29_Sun, 22 Dec 2002 14:03:51 EST469_US-ASCII I was off-line for the past three weeks or so,and am now getting used to the new computer. Sorry I did not have the patience to read through everything, and am now ready to begin again.

Shula

------------------------ habonet@shamash.org -----------------------+ Hosted by Shamash: The Jewish Network http://shamash.org A service of Hebrew College, offering online courses and an online MA in Jewish Studies, http://hebrewcollege.edu/online/ [...] 18704 154 14_Re: WordsWorth11_Jack Porter23_jacknusan@earthlink.net31_Sun, 22 Dec 2002 17:20:02 -0800601_US-ASCII on 12/22/02 6:21 AM, Elihu D. Davison at EliD@worldnet.att.net wrote:

WordsWorth was my favorite Cambridge bookstore in the years I was a graduate student at Harvard. It had (still has, last time I visited in Beantown) offerings that were both wide and deep. In those years when my wife and I were courting, a Saturday night date might include dinner, a movie, coffee and then a trip to the bookstore before going home. WordsWorth was the bookstore, open to midnight or 1:00 AM. Isn't graduate student life grand? Beats working for a living. I saw the item about WordsWorth being [...] 18859 65 54_Re: Balance and the "masochistic omnipotence syndrome"11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Sun, 22 Dec 2002 17:28:11 -0500478_us-ascii Hi Steve,

First, thanks for not answering my questions.

I think you're distorting what I've said. I certainly never said that Israel is primarily responsible for the matsav. What I am trying to suggest is that Israel and her friends must not avert their yes and shrug when terrible things are done in its name, just as Americans must speak out against and hold accountable those who are responsible for civilian deaths in Afghanistan and Iraq today. [...] 18925 89 26_Re: an answer? a question?11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Sun, 22 Dec 2002 17:37:13 -0500559_us-ascii Hi Pearl,

I don't really understand how your posting follows from what I have written. My point is that it doesn't strengthen your position to avert your eyes from the horrors that occur on either side. I certainly don't claim to have an answer, though my answer may be better than that of the army today. I say this not because I believe I'm a military genius, but simply because I don't see the army's answer as effective. I think every time you kill an innocent person that is wrong, whether that is done by a terrorist bombing, or by [...] 19015 82 20_Eggnog and delusions0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Sun, 22 Dec 2002 23:23:49 EST611_US-ASCII Is eggnog kosher? How about Wild Turkey? This eggnog was so thick it required considerable thinning with bourbon. The consequence is a fairly elaborate delusion, which I invite you to share.

Imagine if you will that the year is 5800. The remnants of the Palestinians have been absorbed into Jordan and Egypt with an equal number in Europe and the United States and small numbers is spread through each of the other Arab countries of the Middle East. Israel's eastern border is the Jordan River. The boundaries with Syrian and the Lebanon have been negotiated out along with water easements [...] 19098 23 54_Re: Balance and the "masochistic omnipotence syndrome"0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Sun, 22 Dec 2002 23:26:40 EST583_US-ASCII Noam,

Neither does it necessarily mean he is wrong. That is what we call balance.

Dennis

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> The terror will not end until you either kill them all

>The iron fist of Sharon has only served to weaken the hand of those Palestinians who sought peace and reconciliation and strengthened Hamas and Islamic Jihad and the like. [...] 19201 122 26_Re: an answer? a question?7_Skolnik24_skolnik@netvision.net.il31_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 01:25:36 +0200579_iso-8859-1 noam, there is a mighty moral difference between suicide bombers who go to murder Israelis, and Arabs who are accidently killed during military exercize to stop these bombers. Israelis do not go around vigilante killing. We all feel the tragedy of what is happening to both sides. You try to equate the two sides and there is no equation. Closures and curfews were made only when military measures had to be taken to prevent further bombings. There was never a reason to stom go in and make a closure, the closure was always a reaction to some attack or killing. [...] 19324 93 57_Fw: 67 websites about Tu B'Shvat - The New Year for Trees7_Skolnik24_skolnik@netvision.net.il31_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 01:26:44 +0200461_iso-8859-1

----- Original Message ----- From: sgrafix To: Undisclosed-Recipient:; Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 12:04 AM Subject: 67 websites about Tu B'Shvat - The New Year for Trees





Hi Everyone!

Tu B'Shvat, the New Year for Trees, falls on the 15th of the Hebrew month of Shvat, January 18 this year (5763 / 2003). This mini-holiday is of major importance to our appreciation of Nature and our relationship to it. [...] 19418 34 54_Re: Balance and the "masochistic omnipotence syndrome"11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 07:58:42 -0500359_us-ascii DLerner569@aol.com wrote:

> Noam, > > Neither does it necessarily mean he is wrong. That is what we call balance. > > Dennis

Hi Dennis,

Didn't say he was wrong, I only asked him to consider the possibility. This should be clear to any balanced reader.

Only 2 more habonet posting days until Christmas. Beat the rush! [...] 19453 41 26_Re: an answer? a question?11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 09:36:12 -0500387_us-ascii Skolnik wrote:

> noam, > there is a mighty moral difference between suicide bombers who go to murder > Israelis, and Arabs who are accidently killed during military exercize to > stop these bombers. Israelis do not go around vigilante killing. > We all feel the tragedy of what is happening to both sides. > You try to equate the two sides and there is no equation. [...] 19495 74 46_Re: an answer? a question? - a reply to Dennis11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 09:47:26 -0500583_us-ascii DLerner569@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 12/22/2002 5:37:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, nstopak@orionsci.com writes: > >> The terror will not end until you either kill them all > > >The iron fist of Sharon has only served to weaken the hand > of those Palestinians who sought peace and reconciliation > and strengthened Hamas and Islamic Jihad and the like. > > Noam, I don't think it is necessary to kill them all in order to have peace, rather it seems self evident that a path of tit-for-tat, and gradual escalation leads to more deaths and a longer war, [...] 19570 53 26_Re: an answer? a question?0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com29_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 09:59:25 EST538_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/22/02 11:44:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, DLerner569@aol.com writes:



> Noam, I don't think it is necessary to kill them all in order to have peace, > rather it seems self evident that a path of tit-for-tat, and gradual > escalation leads to more deaths and a longer war, than an overpowering > action to utterly defeat the enemy. It is the tactics of WWI vs. those of > WWII. Neither is pretty, but the second provides a quicker, longer lasting > and ultimately less costly conclusion. > [...] 19624 46 54_Re: Balance and the "masochistic omnipotence syndrome"0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 10:12:30 EST176_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/23/2002 7:59:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, nstopak@orionsci.com writes:



> Beat the rush! >

I prefer to Beat the Bush. Dennis 19671 33 27_Re: Balance and who to beat11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 10:19:58 -0500404_us-ascii DLerner569@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 12/23/2002 7:59:50 AM Eastern Standard Time, nstopak@orionsci.com writes: > >> Beat the rush > > > I prefer to Beat the Bush. > Dennis

Yes, I see your point, and beating those around the Bush are also on the preferred list, but perhaps you will accept the possibility that Rush Limbaugh presents a large and inviting target too. [...] 19705 63 44_Re: an answer? a question? - a reply to Noam0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 10:45:02 EST386_US-ASCII Noam,

Your comment about my posting old thought as if they were new and exciting is a valid critique. I look at clouds and sunsets and children the same way, not to mention my wife. Others have noted this failing, but try as I might, when I think of something, it isn't remembering it, its finding it for the first time, every time. I'm sorry you find it annoying. [...] 19769 81 26_Re: an answer? a question?0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 11:28:35 EST559_US-ASCII Ow-ooh, Harsh Richard, very harsh,

It is certainly possible to see the colonization and westward expansion of the US as parallel to the in-migration of Jews to Israel and the colonization of the West Bank and Gaza. I feel guilt, shame, and great sympathy for the f-----g the Indians have taken and continue to take from the people and government of the US. It is truly a shandah. But the fact is all the Indians I know, and I am privileged to know quite a few (Syracuse is home of the Onondaga Nation, and the Onondaga are the keepers of [...] 19851 31 27_Re: Balance and who to beat0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 11:36:39 EST563_US-ASCII Ahah, A point of concurrence. I am excited. As I see it there are many issues here, but the one I fear most is that there is a natural bullyness in the core of Americans, "were better, stronger than you." And there is a strong anti-intellectual current as well, that I think Bush speaks to and is a natural fit for. There is also a tendency for action (right or wrong -"we'll fix it if its wrong") as the answer disconnected from analysis. These are strong elements of the grassroots American culture. We hate snobs and pretension. We prefer people [...] 19883 687 78_FW: A Letter from Israel - A MUST Read to Understand the Current Situation !!!11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com31_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:17:34 -0800438_iso-8859-1 Harry

Having just finished reading your letter, I am still stunned. It is a brilliant "slice-of-life" that says it all. I will be passing it along to everyone.

Thanks

Steve -----Original Message----- From: Harry Gluckman [mailto:hwgluckman@zapcom.net] Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 12:00 PM To: * Harry W. Gluckman Subject: A Letter from Israel - A MUST Read to Understand the Current Situation !!! [...] 20571 677 45_FW: I don't talk so good either...Jack DeLowe11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com31_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:17:36 -0800370_iso-8859-1 Message -----Original Message----- From: Harry Gluckman [mailto:hwgluckman@zapcom.net] Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 8:54 AM To: hwgluckman@zapcom.net Subject: Fw: I don't talk so good either...Jack DeLowe



Their school system must be a lot like California's.





Forwarded by...

Dan Sorkin and Harry Gluckman

21249 242 29_FW: Who are the Palestinians?11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com31_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 12:56:49 -0800564_iso-8859-1

-----Original Message----- From: marcia plager [mailto:mplager@socal.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2002 6:54 PM To: Doug and Renee Goldenberg-Schwartz; Elly Krapek; Baruch Eichenbaum Subject: Fw: Who are the Palestinians?





Who are the Palestinians? Yashiko Sagamori National Unity Coalition









If you are so sure that "Palestine, the country, goes back through most of recorded history", I expect you to be able to answer a few basic questions about that country of Palestine: [...] 21492 98 33_Re: FW: Who are the Palestinians?0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com29_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 16:09:52 EST627_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/23/02 3:53:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com writes:



> Arab countries have never abandoned the dream of destroying Israel; they > still cherish it today. Having time and again failed to achieve their evil > goal with military means, they decided to fight Israel by proxy. For that > purpose, they created a terrorist organization, cynically called it > "Palestinian people" and installed it in Gaza, Judea, and Samaria. How else > can you explain the refusal by Jordan and Egypt to unconditionally accept > back the "West Bank" and Gaza, respectively? > [...] 21591 21 28_Who (or what) is Steve Klein12_David Fleiss20_dfleiss@pipeline.com31_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 16:10:36 -0500611_- Is Steve Klein a person, or is he (it?) just a bot which forwards right-wing loonacies?

Inquiring minds want to know!

David

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Enquiring people have been asking; Who IS Steve Klein?"

Well, I think he's a heck of a nice guy, who has given tons of his time and efforts and (some) money to good causes, over the years, and continues now. He is a proud and happy father and grandfather, and has served both America and Israel through 5 wars. (One as an active NON-participant). He works with mentally and physically disabled, and does volunteer work for mental patients, donating both time and money [...] 21673 29 13_Re: Loonacies12_David Fleiss20_dfleiss@pipeline.com31_Mon, 23 Dec 2002 17:27:38 -0500391_- Steve Klein asked:

> By the way, what are "LOONACIES"?

"Loonacies" is a neologism (which Webster's defines as "a word ... that is often disapproved because of its newness" and/or "a meaningless word coined by a psychotic" -- take your pick, I won't disagree).

"Loonacies" is intentionally evocative of lunacy, the moon, and the loon. [...] 21703 688 14_FW: Disturbing15_Leo Diesendruck18_leodie@isdn.net.il31_Tue, 24 Dec 2002 11:35:48 +0200426_us-ascii This article was so interesting that I broke the rule against attachments. If someone wants the source itself, please let me know.

Prof. L. Diesendruck Petach Tikva Rd. 7/408 Netanya, 42461 Israel Phone: 011 971 9 860 1878 email: leodie@isdn.net.il

-----Original Message----- From: Resnir@aol.com [mailto:Resnir@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 24, 2002 04:48 To: Resnir@aol.com Subject: Fwd: Disturbing 22392 77 19_the Balestine State7_Skolnik24_skolnik@netvision.net.il31_Tue, 24 Dec 2002 10:39:43 +0200418_windows-1255 Someone said to me last week that there is no such thing as "Palestine," because there is no Arab who can say the letter "P." Arabs pronounce "P" as "B." So, if Palestine really is their country from time immemorial then why doesn't the world call it "Balestine" like they do? This same person went on to say "Palestine" comes from the Hebrew "polshim" -- (foreign) conquerers (plishtim)." Aaah..... [...] 22470 63 26_Re: an answer? a question?7_Skolnik24_skolnik@netvision.net.il31_Tue, 24 Dec 2002 00:49:54 +0200579_iso-8859-1 noam, misunderstanding what you say does not make me a liar. It is distasteful to call someone a liar -- especially in a public forum. I reread and reread what you wrote and I think I did not misunderstand. A suicide bomber goes out purposely to murder and create mayhem. A soldier is trying to defend himself and his comrades and prevent suicide bombers from getting to their destination. If he misjudges a situation or makes a mistake or accidently kills an innocent with a stray bullet, that is not murder, it is a misfortunate tragedy. You are still equating [...] 22534 34 66_Re: an answer? a question? - the last thing I have to say to Pearl11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Tue, 24 Dec 2002 08:56:13 -0500471_us-ascii Skolnik wrote:

> noam, > misunderstanding what you say does not make me a liar. It is distasteful to > call someone a liar -- especially in a public forum.

Right, you are the sole arbiter not only of fact and correct understanding but good taste.

I can't stop you if you chose to misunderstand what I say. When you say that it is ok to kill them because you can't tell who is a combatant and who is not, I throw up my hands in despair. [...] 22569 90 43_To Pearl and Noam and the rest of the gang.0_17_Smfgrappa@aol.com29_Tue, 24 Dec 2002 15:38:04 EST538_US-ASCII Pearl wrote > noam, > misunderstanding what you say does not make me a liar. It is distasteful > to > call someone a liar -- especially in a public forum.

And I answer___

I happen to agree with Pearl on this point particular point in question with Noam. But I do not agree that it is distasteful to call someone a liar in a public forum. Pearl has been so lose with the truth over and over again that we will need some word to describe this sort of chronic behavior. Let us remember that Pearl Skolnik lead us [...] 22660 158 25_Who are the Palestinians?0_17_Smfgrappa@aol.com29_Tue, 24 Dec 2002 16:11:54 EST312_US-ASCII

> > If you are so sure that "Palestine, the country, goes back through most of > recorded history", I expect you to be able to answer a few basic questions > about that country of Palestine:



Below are my answers to you quiz Steve.

> > When was it founded and by whom? [...] 22819 99 15_Reply to Pearl.0_17_Smfgrappa@aol.com29_Tue, 24 Dec 2002 16:14:21 EST485_ISO-8859-1 a message dated 12/24/02 6:11:19 AM Eastern Standard Time, skolnik@netvision.net.il writes:

> > Truly, after living through every war here since 1956, each time believing > that now we will see Peace, I do not see any way out. The Arabs want it > all, they do not want Judea and Samaria and Gaza alone, they want all of > Israel. They say this in all their propoganda, in their school books, on > TV, on radio, in the newspapers, in the mosques. I believe them. [...] 22919 119 14_I'm sober now.0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Tue, 24 Dec 2002 17:00:50 EST386_US-ASCII Dear Hobonetters, including Sam and Richard and Noam and Pearl and Amnon, and Sue,

Here is how I'm feeling (and thinking) now.

It is unquestionably the role of the Jew to rationalize, particularly regarding the behavior of others toward the Jews. "What did I do?", we ask ourselves. "How could I can I prevent this, what should I explain?" we ask ourselves. [...] 23039 82 4_noam7_Skolnik24_skolnik@netvision.net.il31_Wed, 25 Dec 2002 00:52:52 +0200292_iso-8859-1 noam,

I never said that it is okay to kill anyone and you know it, which makes your writing what you did even worse. The Arabs plan and go out specifically to murder. They even dip their nuts and bolts for the bombs in rat poison so as to make the injuries even worse. [...] 23122 45 8_Re: noam0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Tue, 24 Dec 2002 19:40:15 EST583_US-ASCII Pearl, You are obviously right on all but one point, which I think is an important one. In every military there are people who have misshapen psyche's, who are abusive and opportunistic. In a war such as ours where the enemy can't be identified separately from an entire population and where there is such disparity in tactics and objective, I believe this is even more so the case. The ethical values and discipline of the IDF and reservists are admirable, but not absolute at any rank. The small numbers who are not simply the implements of government policy, but of [...] 23168 112 17_the liar answers.7_Skolnik24_skolnik@netvision.net.il31_Wed, 25 Dec 2002 02:27:12 +0200574_iso-8859-1 I did not lead anyone to believe that Yigal Amir did not kill Rabin. For god's sakes! I wrote about what was being discussed in the Israeli media and some things I knew personally -- not rumours -- that raised very strong questions about what really happened and why. Leah Rabin and her two children asked for a reopening of the investigation into Rabin's death as a result of the books and the articles written about this subject. They, too, had questions about what happened. The whole thing died down fast enough. The very fact that Raviv's trial is only [...] 23281 148 40_Pearl Writes Sam Answers and All is well0_17_Smfgrappa@aol.com29_Wed, 25 Dec 2002 10:08:42 EST320_US-ASCII

So here below is an exchange between Pearl and Sam done over thousands of miles and done with a smile. Hopefully no one's feelings will be permenantly damaged for the rule of thumb in a debate is to keep everyone feeling good even if the truth (assuming that there is such a thing ) is sacraficed. [...] 23430 62 14_RE: Disturbing11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com31_Wed, 25 Dec 2002 07:39:11 -0800584_US-ASCII My experience with the new German mentality came in 1961, during my year of Workshop at Gesher Haziv. At that time, several groups of young Germans were coming to Israel on "Atonement Tours". The Holocaust was still fresh. I attended some of their meetings to get a feel for who these people were and what they were about. Unfortunately, my German is sketchy, so after the speechmaking was over, I asked a couple of the German youth what it was about, and what all the references to Hitler were about. Their answer, essentially, was "Hitler promised to make Germany the [...] 23493 30 4_Snow0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Wed, 25 Dec 2002 13:34:58 EST478_US-ASCII Chaverim:

Just thought I'd drop you a line wherever you are and let you know that here in typically sunny Syracuse, we've ad a lovely soft white snowfall of maybe 10 inches with up to 14 predicted. For those of you not fortunate enough to be where there is a lovely blanket of down covering trees and bushes and rooftops and sidewalks, let me just say, I'm sorry you're missing it. It is almost as beautiful as a Gesher Haziv sunset ... hey, I said almost. [...] 23524 72 9_Balestine0_15_Amriv18@aol.com29_Wed, 25 Dec 2002 14:41:56 EST591_US-ASCII Haverim/ot By the rivers of Manhattan, here I sit, not really crying but very bemused. First as a member of Habonim in the forty's I was a Zionist. Later after Aliya in 48 I became a charter member of the reborn Jewish State. Under both headings I truly believed in Herzl's declaration that a Jewish State would safeguard Jews from the worst outrages of anti-Semitism. OK, so he was wrong on some of the minute particulars. But pace the greatest blooper, the holocaust, essentially he was right. Physically, we are no longer defenseless lambs at the hands of murderous others. [...] 23597 50 8_Re: Snow0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com29_Wed, 25 Dec 2002 14:59:34 EST566_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/25/02 1:35:37 PM Eastern Standard Time, DLerner569@aol.com writes:



> It is > almost as beautiful as a Gesher Haziv sunset ... hey, I said almost. >

As someone who has seen a snow covered outside today (what a waste, not even a school day) and the sunset at Gesher Haziv, I can say that the sunrise and sunset at Grofit is better than both. (Has anyone seen the film White Mischief - Sarah Miles' character has a great line about a similar sunrise in Kenya, I would quote it here but for fear it would offend [...] 23648 49 8_Re: Snow12_Karen Fisher23_pkfisher19@peoplepc.com31_Wed, 25 Dec 2002 17:03:09 -0500583_iso-8859-1 Dennis, I am so happy for your snow. Here in Cincinnati, where it is only, rainy, cold and dreary with a bit of ice, I wish you a happy and warm year.

Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, December 25, 2002 1:34 PM Subject: Snow



> Chaverim: > > Just thought I'd drop you a line wherever you are and let you know that here > in typically sunny Syracuse, we've ad a lovely soft white snowfall of maybe > 10 inches with up to 14 predicted. For those of you not fortunate enough to [...] 23698 284 44_Re: Pearl Writes Sam Answers and All is well7_Skolnik24_skolnik@netvision.net.il31_Thu, 26 Dec 2002 02:12:56 +0200579_iso-8859-1 I wrote that people are not talking about dismantlement NOW, because..... Dismantlement is talked about for some of the settlements, not all, and certainly not NOW. Now is the key word. read it again, sam. Now.

sam, Dr.Goldstein was known as a doctor. He treated hundreds of injured soldiers, thousands of patients, we all knew him as a doctor, not as a kachnik. Are all of us who knew him and respected and loved him "kachniks?" Really, sam. I wrote this before: in his lifetime he was respected and loved for his devoted care of his patients. It was his [...] 23983 56 44_Re: Pearl Writes Sam Answers and All is well0_17_Smfgrappa@aol.com29_Thu, 26 Dec 2002 10:33:44 EST334_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/26/02 10:11:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, skolnik@netvision.net.il writes:

> I wrote that people are not talking about dismantlement NOW, because..... > Dismantlement is talked about for some of the settlements, not all, and > certainly not NOW. Now is the key word. read it again, sam. Now. [...] 24040 53 44_Re: Pearl Writes Sam Answers and All is well0_17_Smfgrappa@aol.com29_Thu, 26 Dec 2002 10:35:19 EST420_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/26/02 10:11:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, skolnik@netvision.net.il writes:

> > sam, Dr.Goldstein was known as a doctor.



There you go again. Dr. Goldstein lived and died as a thug. If you are for Goldstein and the thugs who still worship him you have betrayed every value that is worth anything. Dr. Goldstein was a member of Kach. Down with thugs. Down with murderers. 24094 45 44_Re: Pearl Writes Sam Answers and All is well0_17_Smfgrappa@aol.com29_Thu, 26 Dec 2002 10:36:51 EST295_US-ASCII In a message dated 12/26/02 10:11:02 AM Eastern Standard Time, skolnik@netvision.net.il writes:

> I know I keep telling you I won't put myself into the fray anymore, > >

There you go. Don't put yourself in the fray. Don't praise Goldstein. You have made a wonderful start. 24140 635 9_Fw: Ooops13_Jonathan Baum19_jonbaum@sasa.org.il31_Thu, 26 Dec 2002 19:01:45 +020029_windows-1255



24776 197 43_Another Habo in Jail for refusing the serve0_13_Ezrox@aol.com29_Thu, 26 Dec 2002 12:46:49 EST553_ISO-8859-1 Dear Habo Chevre,

A very good friend of mine, Anton Marks, is being sent to prison today for refusing the serve his military shift in the West Bank. I lived with Anton for two years on Kvutsat Yovel in Jerusalem. His main request as he headed to jail was to have this forwarded to as many people as possible and to get the word out. Neither the US nor the Israeli media give any publicity to this refusnick movement. But it is growing and it is becoming too significant to ignore. People need to know that Jews and Israelis, even [...] 24974 19 13_Re: Fw: Ooops0_13_sc523@aol.com31_Thu, 26 Dec 2002 21:44:47 -0500526_iso-8859-1 What was this message - did we miss it? ACC

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25681 82 73_Cycling in Solidarity for Peace, Partnership and Environmental Protection0_18_Brianscoop@aol.com29_Fri, 27 Dec 2002 01:14:19 EST613_UTF-8 Hi All,

A friend of mine is organizing this exciting project to raise environmental awareness in Israel. * Cycling in Solidarity for Peace, Partnership and Environmental Protection * Please check it out.

Ride from Tel Aviv to Eilat through the beautiful Negev Desert, while showing your solidarity with Israel in this difficult time. They will ride between 40 and 65 miles a day; via Ashqelon, Beer Sheva, Sde Boker, Mitzpe Ramon, the Arava Valley and ending up with a swim and snorkel at Eilat’s world renowned Coral Reef. This is a unique opportunity to make a difference and to have [...] 25764 21 25_If I am not for myself...0_18_DLerner569@aol.com29_Fri, 27 Dec 2002 19:04:54 EST617_US-ASCII Can anyone provide the full quote in transliterated Hebrew or Aramaic, or in Hebrew characters. I suspect its in Aramaic. Thanks, Dennis

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From: Jonathan D. Sarna Subject: INTERNSHIP: Yiddish Book Center

INTERNSHIPS AT THE NATIONAL YIDDISH BOOK CENTER Summer 2003

Since 1980, the National Yiddish Book Center has rescued more than one million unwanted and discarded Yiddish books, and has distributed thousands of volumes to students, scholars, and libraries around the world. The Center also produces a wide range of innovative cultural and educational programs that integrate knowledge of Yiddish literature and culture into the mainstream of American Jewish life. Our Visitors Center in Amherst features museum exhibitions, a public garden, an English-language bookstore, and [...] 26386 112 52_Haaretz December 28, 2002 Could there be a surprise?0_14_HESHIG@aol.com29_Sat, 28 Dec 2002 11:06:10 EST478_US-ASCII Haaretz, Saturday, December 28, 2002 Tevet 23, 5763Israel Time: 17:38 (GMT+2)



Could there be a surprise?

By Gideon Samet







The fascinating mystery is not whether the Likud will eventually end up with more than 30 seats and Labor reaches, let's say, 25. The numbers are stubbornly repetitive. The Likud leads by more than 10. Mitzna's not really taking off. The real question is whether there could be a surprise. [...] 26499 316 20_Well-educated idiots13_Jonathan Baum19_jonbaum@sasa.org.il31_Sat, 28 Dec 2002 19:06:52 +0200615_windows-1255 This item is available on the Campus Watch website, at http://www.campus-watch.org/article/id/398

Lessons in hate, on a campus near you by Leonard Stern Ottawa Citizen December 14, 2002



WASHINGTON - Nearly 2,000 people gathered here recently in a hotel auditorium to discuss the Arab-Israeli conflict. The U.S. State Department agreed to send a representative, and David Satterfield, the No. 2 man in its Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, got the call. It was a miserable assignment, for the audience was almost unanimous in its hostility to both Israel and the United States. [...] 26816 31 56_Re: Haaretz December 28, 2002 Could there be a surprise?0_13_SC523@aol.com29_Sun, 29 Dec 2002 23:55:22 EST393_US-ASCII

In a message dated 12/28/02 11:06:56 AM, HESHIG@aol.com writes:

<< This week, 29 years ago, immediately after the most horrible war in the history of the country, one of the worst prime ministers we ever had won one of the most impressive victories >>

I can't remember no matter how hard I probe - who was the prime minister right after the Yom Kippur War? [...] 26848 31 56_Re: Haaretz December 28, 2002 Could there be a surprise?0_22_Richardrdsmith@aol.com29_Mon, 30 Dec 2002 00:48:51 EST22_US-ASCII Golda I think 26880 21 29_News Flash: God endorses Shas0_14_HESHIG@aol.com29_Mon, 30 Dec 2002 10:52:40 EST605_US-ASCII Or those on the list who want to please the almighty, check out this link.

http://shas.web-site.co.il/shas/swf/im.swf

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-----Original Message----- From: marcia plager [mailto:mplager@socal.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 9:37 PM To: Elly Krapek; Doug and Renee Goldenberg-Schwartz; Baruch Eichenbaum Subject: Fw: Here is another Letter from Solly Ganor







Dear Harry, I thought that I would interest you in an article I wrote after I was invited to Germany by the German government. My book, 'Light One Candle', was translated into German and was recently introduced to the German High Schools as a study book for the subject on the Holocaust. Therefore I am frequently invited to Germany to give lectures on the Holocaust in German High, universities [...] 27647 41 33_RE: News Flash: God endorses Shas11_Steve Klein26_kleinsdesigns@socal.rr.com31_Mon, 30 Dec 2002 08:11:31 -0800511_US-ASCII FINALLY! Humor on Habonet. Thanks, Heshig. I love the "God-on-our-side" stuff. Never fails to tickle. Thanks for sending it along.

Steve









-----Original Message----- From: owner-habonet@shamash.org [mailto:owner-habonet@shamash.org]On Behalf Of HESHIG@aol.com Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 7:53 AM To: habonet@shamash.org Subject: News Flash: God endorses Shas



Or those on the list who want to please the almighty, check out this link. [...] 27689 602 15_FW: for Habonet10_Josh Cohen22_mazkir@habonimdror.org31_Mon, 30 Dec 2002 18:38:03 -0500726_US-ASCII





LABOR ZIONIST ALLIANCE OPPOSES SETTLEMENT ACTIVITY

The Labor Zionist Alliance called today for a complete freeze on Israeli settlement activity.

LZA President Jeffry V. Mallow said, "The decision by Israel's Housing Ministry to build another 232 housing units in the West Bank settlement of Immanuel, thus accommodating the growth rate of the settlement's fervently Orthodox families, is another obstacle to peace. The 'road map' towards peace supported by the U.S. expressly calls for no further settlement activity. America has delayed implementation of this road map in order to avoid prejudicing the upcoming Israeli elections. The Sharon government has taken advantage [...] 28292 273 38_I wish the MESA people could see this.13_Jonathan Baum19_jonbaum@sasa.org.il31_Tue, 31 Dec 2002 19:19:39 +0200472_windows-1255 Imagine a national student union who, when called upon to demonstrate for the Palestinians and the Muslim "liberation" of Al-Kuds (Jerusalem), refuses because it opposes Islamic terror and it supports the right of Israel to exist as an independent state. Well, it's true. Not in Berkeley. Not in Cambridge. Not in Ann Arbor. In Tehran. That's right folks. The Student Movement Coordination Committee for Democracy in Iran issued the following statement: [...] 28566 116 14_ha aretz today0_17_Smfgrappa@aol.com29_Tue, 31 Dec 2002 17:52:29 EST668_US-ASCII Posted By Sam F



Fences that obscure reality









After more than two years of lethal terror attacks that have exacted a terrible price on both sides of the Green Line, change can be discerned in the settlers' orientation. Eliezer Hisdai, the Yesha Council of Settlements security chief, told Ha'aretz on Sunday that a clear majority of settlements in the territories want to erect electronic fences. Only 10 out of 150 settlements still refuse to surround their areas with some sort of fence, despite the frequent murderous terror attacks in the territories; these 10 insist on putting the lives of their [...] 28683 242 8_ha aretz0_17_Smfgrappa@aol.com29_Tue, 31 Dec 2002 18:03:18 EST394_US-ASCII

By Gideon Levy

Haaretz 15 December 2002

Is it too much to ask Israelis to take a look, even a glimpse, at what's going on in their backyard? Are we even capable of dropping our relentless preoccupation with primaries and the battle between Tnuva and Strauss over cottage cheese, to pay attention to what is happening in the territories under our occupation? [...] 28926 144 8_ha aretz0_17_Smfgrappa@aol.com29_Tue, 31 Dec 2002 18:09:55 EST722_US-ASCII Wednesday, January 01, 2003 Tevet 27, 5763 Israel Time: 01:03 (GMT+2)



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Intifada arises from occupation, Palestinians assert

By Amira Hass







This is a partial toll of the price Palestinian society has paid during the last two years of intifada. More than 1,800 people were killed by the Israeli military, more than 40,000 people were injured (including hundreds with permanent disabilities), thousands of people lost their homes to army demolition, there is a jobless rate of 50 percent, more than half the population live below the poverty line, there is an almost permanent curfew confining more than half a [...] 29071 43 46_Re: FW: Disturbing (also The Eternal Nazi etc)11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Tue, 31 Dec 2002 19:24:49 -0500450_us-ascii Since Sue chose to forward this article again, I'll send what I wrote but didn't send back wne Leo forwarded the message back on 12/24:

Leo Diesendruck wrote:

> This article was so interesting that I broke the rule against > attachments. If someone wants the source itself, please let me know. > > Prof. L. Diesendruck > Petach Tikva Rd. 7/408 > Netanya, 42461 Israel > Phone: 011 971 9 860 1878 email: leodie@isdn.net.il [...] 29115 34 21_Re: the liar answers.11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Tue, 31 Dec 2002 19:25:51 -0500327_us-ascii I don't get it. Do you believe that Shin Bet killed him or not? Continuing to repeat the rumors and inuendo on this subject implies to me that believe that this is true.

As for the number of convictions of Israelis killing Arabs, perhaps you will consider what this says about the criminal justice system. [...] 29150 37 47_Re: To Pearl and Noam and the rest of the gang.11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Tue, 31 Dec 2002 19:26:51 -0500315_us-ascii Smfgrappa@aol.com wrote:

> Pearl wrote > >> noam, >> misunderstanding what you say does not make me a liar. It is distasteful to >> call someone a liar -- especially in a public forum. > > > And I answer___ > > I happen to agree with Pearl on this point particular point in question with Noam. [...] 29188 34 21_Re: the liar answers.11_Noam Stopak20_nstopak@orionsci.com31_Tue, 31 Dec 2002 19:27:06 -0500514_us-ascii I don't get it. Do you believe that Shin Bet killed him or not? Continued inuendo on this subject implies to me that believe that this is true.

As for the number of convictions of Israelis killing Arabs, perhaps you will consider what this says about the criminal justice system.

Noam

p.s. I predict a response which points out (correctly) that nothing like a criminal justice system operates under the PA (or in most arab countries for that matter) but which ignores the point. [...]