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Israel/Palestine

oberliner

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8. Syria has done a nice job of manipulation to create that impression

Reply to Little Tich (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 24, 2015, 10:45 AM

Dec 2015

Of course, Syria occupied Lebanon for almost 30 years, but people seem to not want to remember that.

And most of the Middle East does blame Jews and Israel for their problems.

It is the singular public relations triumph of the various dictatorships that have ruled those countries for decades.

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Greece set to recognize a Palestinian state [View all] R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2015 OP

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Which country will be the last one in the world to recognize a Palestinian state? Little Tich Dec 2015 #2

I believe that the USA sees the writing on the walls. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2015 #3

Still waiting on over 30 countries to recognize Israel oberliner Dec 2015 #4

Lebanon. Little Tich Dec 2015 #5

They did agree to the Arab Peace Initiative oberliner Dec 2015 #6

Most of the Lebanese people I speak to are really pissed off by what Israel Little Tich Dec 2015 #7

Syria has done a nice job of manipulation to create that impression oberliner Dec 2015 #8