We should be dealing with Hamas. They're straight-up folks, and religious too, from what I hear. In the final analysis, we all worship the same God in our own fashion, no? Maybe just a different neighbourhood in heaven.

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When Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is perceived as a moderate but hands out medals to terrorists, one has to wonder... .

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Speaking of terrorists, this just in:

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The Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on Wednesday reported that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at Bar Ilan university that the September 11, 2001 terror attacks had been beneficial for Israel.

"We are benefiting from one thing, and that is the attack on the Twin Towers and Pentagon, and the American struggle in Iraq," Ma'ariv quoted the former prime minister as saying. He reportedly added that these events "swung American public opinion in our favor."

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Apparently Israel's chief racist in rating can't count.

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The Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv on Wednesday reported that Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu told an audience at Bar Ilan university that the September 11, 2001 terror attacks had been beneficial for Israel.

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That much was obvious ever since the afternoon of September 11, 2001, when I saw TV interviews with Yasir Arafat, who kept muttering, "This is terrible...terrible," while looking completely lost, and Ariel Sharon, who could barely contain his glee.