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liberalhistorian

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6. Except that we give them billions of

Reply to defacto7 (Reply #3)

Tue Nov 26, 2013, 04:39 PM

Nov 2013

dollars of our money annually, and it's promoted as the "only democracy in the Middle East". I think that gives us at least some right to be just a tad bit upset about the undue influence of religion in that democratic society.

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So, THIS is the "free society" that we're liberalhistorian Nov 2013 #1

Ah, of course. Iggo Nov 2013 #2

It's a ridiculous intrusion on human rights as I see it. defacto7 Nov 2013 #3

Except that we give them billions of liberalhistorian Nov 2013 #6

More like $3 billion annually, but yeah. Comrade Grumpy Nov 2013 #8

You're right and I stand corrected; liberalhistorian Nov 2013 #11

I agree. defacto7 Nov 2013 #10

According to the article, an appeals court liberalhistorian Nov 2013 #12

I thought February was circumcision month jberryhill Nov 2013 #4

Radical religiously based oppressive laws. Didn't catch the country. Iran? Iraq? Afghanistan? n/t GoneFishin Nov 2013 #5

Israel, the shining light of democracy in the Middle East Xithras Nov 2013 #7

They take mythology way too seriously in Israel FarCenter Nov 2013 #9