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In reply to the discussion: NY Times, MSNBC Whitewash BDS [View all]shira
(30,109 posts)25. I'm asking your view on BDS and you're deflecting. Is this difficult for you? n/t
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You see, Shira, it's the message that you should be concerned about and not the messenger.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2013
#4
The message...? What, that BDS haters are gaining traction? And that's a good thing?
shira
Feb 2013
#12
I'm asking your view on BDS and you're deflecting. Is this difficult for you? n/t
shira
Feb 2013
#25
I never wrote that I support "The BDS people." I may have posted one or two articles in I/P
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2013
#41
Israel needs to follow what the UN has laid out with regards to resolutions, shira.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2013
#46
No you weren't. What exactly do you think the UN calls for WRT an end to the conflict? n/t
shira
Feb 2013
#52
Let's start slow: Should Israel uproot all its settlements according to UN policy?
shira
Feb 2013
#58
If "Fibi" torpedoed Oslo in 1997, how do you explain the Clinton Initiatives of 2001....
shira
Feb 2013
#109
Looks like you're having a problem with simple logic. If Bibi was so successful in 1997....
shira
Feb 2013
#130
"Well yes, but I'm pretty sure that Israel has a different understanding of what the UN is than you.
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2013
#98
They never have an answer. Must suck to never be able to defend one's position....
shira
Feb 2013
#131
Not a Mistake, Misunderstanding, or Well-Intended Criticism But a Deliberate Campaign to Bash Israel
shira
Feb 2013
#3
"especially seeking to undermine its support in the Jewish community..."
R. Daneel Olivaw
Feb 2013
#5
Think 'The Jewish Community' as a whole would be more likely to agree with you or Shira ? nt
King_David
Feb 2013
#8
No it doesn't. And if you're interested in the truth, you wouldn't have the hardest time....
shira
Feb 2013
#17
You're welcome. For what, I don't know b/c I wasn't answering a question of yours. n/t
shira
Feb 2013
#26
Again, you refuse to answer the simplest questions. A good example of this bashing...
shira
Feb 2013
#15
Still deflecting. And quite poorly. Let me know when you wish to really discuss....
shira
Feb 2013
#18
You're denying truth, fact, and reality. There were 2 real deals in 2001 and 2008...
shira
Feb 2013
#43
Not surprising you avoid a simple question, again. Why do you feel the need to conceal....
shira
Feb 2013
#53
Effective annexation: Israel now stamping passports of West Bank visitors “Judea and Samaria only”
delrem
Feb 2013
#34
Making up BS propaganda about Olmert's offer again? Why? You've been proven wrong...
shira
Feb 2013
#42
Making up so now both Haaretz and Ynet are lying well okay then if you say so n/t
azurnoir
Feb 2013
#65
no just that the rest of the Israeli government and its current PM would not honor Olmerts plan
azurnoir
Feb 2013
#111
The point is that Abbas rejected a good deal w/o a counter-offer. Do you really believe....
shira
Feb 2013
#112
Israels go9vernment rejected the offer NOT as Olmert has stated Abbas did not reject his offer
azurnoir
Feb 2013
#113
Now that you read it from Abbas, do you believe Olmert's offer was so bad that it didn't merit....
shira
Feb 2013
#117
BS - Not all Dems are in favor of Choice, but that doesn't mean the Democratic Party opposes it.
leveymg
Feb 2013
#51
Who are these "significant BDS leaders"? I'll give you a list twice as long of 2-staters.
leveymg
Feb 2013
#59
"That's your interpretation, the source of your hysteria. So?" is an affirmation and a question. n/t
delrem
Feb 2013
#85
Merely saying that it's my interpretation, so? is a denial of the interpretation.
aranthus
Feb 2013
#87
You're being idiotic! Of course it's your interpretation! Why would I deny that?
delrem
Feb 2013
#88
Are you happy to have voiced your opinion yet again? Here, another ovation for you:
delrem
Feb 2013
#107
While there is no policy, most groups associated with BDS support the 2-state approach
leveymg
Feb 2013
#70
Nobody has to accept the entire program, so there is no inherent contradiction.
leveymg
Feb 2013
#127
your post was really about Hamas taking over now that you've edited your post to include them :)
azurnoir
Feb 2013
#90
No, my post was about a Palestinian state that doesn't have to make peace with Israel.
aranthus
Feb 2013
#93
so now you claim a Palestinian state that is at war with Israel will be formed because of BDS?
azurnoir
Feb 2013
#95
in your scenario BDS would be the sole factor in the establisment of a Palestinian state
azurnoir
Feb 2013
#100
The Palestinians may be driving the train, but it's unlikely that they will be
leveymg
Feb 2013
#129