Judith Dinowitz wrote: >>It took my country 400 years to decide that colonies are not worth it. I >>hope the people of Israel make up their mind faster. > > Israel's not a colonizer, and it never has been.
Isn't it? <quote> col�o�ny [..] # A region politically controlled by a distant country; a dependency </quote> http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=colony I think it suits the description pretty well. Or did the inhabitants of the occupied territories choose to be under control of Israel? > I hope it takes the Arabs > less time to decide to leave the Jews alone. They've been trying to kill us > for at least 1400 years. I hope so too. But given that it took the Christians some centuries longer (assuming WW II as an endpoint, which in itself is debatable) I am slightly pessimistic. Jochem ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
