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The Joy
post Wed 9th November 2011, 5:52am
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I was looking at Military of Algeria (T-H-L-K-D) and found two statements that Algeria and other "Arab" states were and still are in a state of war with Israel. The article even alleged that Algeria returned several Mig-29s back to Russia because of Israeli parts in the Migs. I read the citations for those statements and none of the sources discussed Israel. From what I gathered, Algeria was upset about the shoddy work on the Migs, not because of foreign parts. I do not know about Israel-Algeria relations, but I know a state of war does not exist between the two.

What would anyone have to gain by claiming that Algeria is hostile and a threat to Israel?
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post Mon 14th November 2011, 9:57pm
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There was a user on Wikipedia. This user (Lanternix) is a Coptic Arab, who lives in Alexandria, Egypt. This user was driven away (for now only from Wikipedia, not from Egypt yet) by nableezy. Here's what this user used to have on his user page (scroll down):
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After what he has witnessed in both virtual and real life, this user has become a firm supporter of the state of Israel

So why an Arab, who lives in Egypt became "a firm supporter of the state of Israel"?
Does he believe Israel is all right and Arab countries are all wrong? I doubt it.
I'm, myself far from making such statements. But user Lanternix as myself probably sees
what is coming, if God forbid Israel is destroyed:
Sunnis would be murdering Shi'ites; Shi'ites would be murdering Sunnis, Egyptian Muslims would be murdering Egyptian Copts in even bigger proportion than they are now, Muslims in Syria will be murdering Muslims in Syria, a new Saddam Husein will invade Kuwait, and so on, and so on, and so on. It will happen because they hate as another Arab, a victim of Islamic terror put it.
And they do hate because only hate could explain an absolutely needless tagging the article Israeli Female Basketball Premier League. by nableezy.


Now Muslim hate towards Israel connects them, but if, Israel is gone there will be nothing to connect them any more. Think about Israel like about a join that connects bones-Arab countries. Most Arabs believe they will be better off without this join, but they are wrong because,if something is to happen to this join, the bones will fell apart,and break.
Maybe one day, when Muslims will learn to live in peace with each others they will not need Israel to connect them any more, but I am sure Muslims will learn to live in peace with Israel before they will learn to live in peace with each other.


So, "Anti-Israeli" is not always equals "anti-Semitic" , but it is always equals "a useful idiot". hrmph.gif

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The Joy   Military of Algeria   Wed 9th November 2011, 5:52am
Tarc   What would anyone have to gain by claiming that Al...   Sun 13th November 2011, 2:11pm
Tarc   What would anyone have to gain by claiming that Al...   Sun 13th November 2011, 2:23pm
Wikifan   lol tarc. anyways - is this the source the conten...   Sun 13th November 2011, 11:33pm
Wikifan   where do you get this vibe from? is israel in a...   Mon 14th November 2011, 7:57am
Tarc   where do you get this vibe from? From people l...   Mon 14th November 2011, 7:07pm
SB_Johnny   where do you get this vibe from? From people li...   Mon 14th November 2011, 10:42pm
Malik Shabazz   [quote name='Tarc' post='288478' date='Mon 14th N...   Tue 15th November 2011, 12:33am
mbz1   I've got opinions about lots of things, but ...   Tue 15th November 2011, 1:43am
Wikifan   where do you get this vibe from? From people ...   Mon 14th November 2011, 10:54pm
The Joy   The article says, as of this post (Bold is my emph...   Mon 14th November 2011, 5:06am
lilburne   They are talking about poor quality parts. Perhaps...   Mon 14th November 2011, 11:44am
mbz1   There was a user on Wikipedia. This user (Lanterni...   Mon 14th November 2011, 9:57pm
Malik Shabazz   There was a user on Wikipedia. This user (Lantern...   Mon 14th November 2011, 10:05pm
mbz1   [quote name='mbz1' post='288502' date='Mon 14th N...   Mon 14th November 2011, 10:24pm
GlassBeadGame   [quote name='mbz1' post='288502' date='Mon 14th ...   Mon 14th November 2011, 10:51pm
radek   [quote name='mbz1' post='288504' date='Mon 14th N...   Tue 15th November 2011, 1:00am
Wikifan   i mean nobody cares about algeria enough to defa...   Tue 15th November 2011, 1:22am
radek   i mean nobody cares about algeria enough to def...   Tue 15th November 2011, 1:43am
Wikifan   okay, i guess there are some people who hate alg...   Tue 15th November 2011, 4:51am
Tarc   tarc's "vibes" didn't add up M...   Tue 15th November 2011, 5:42pm
Wikifan   tarc's "vibes" didn't add up ...   Tue 15th November 2011, 8:39pm


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