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Israel/Palestine

shira

(30,109 posts)

5. Again with Israel's "illegal occupation"? You were just set straight on that crap....

Reply to R. Daneel Olivaw (Original post)

Sat Dec 20, 2014, 05:09 PM

Dec 2014

Why repeat what you know to be false?

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The hand that holds the status quo together [View all] R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2014 OP

The Kingdom of Jordan oberliner Dec 2014 #1

Answers... R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2014 #2

What a load... shira Dec 2014 #6

Oh, you are so funny when you are out of your depth. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2014 #35

only 20% sabbat hunter Dec 2014 #17

Queen Rania is Palestinian and Jordan is 1 of 44 current monarchies along w/Sweden, Norway, the UK azurnoir Dec 2014 #3

Jordan is a constitutional monarchy sabbat hunter Dec 2014 #7

yes Jordan is a constitutional monarchy azurnoir Dec 2014 #12

but in name only n/t sabbat hunter Dec 2014 #15

with 150 democratically elected Parliamentarians azurnoir Dec 2014 #18

So you are trying to tell us that The Kingdom of Jordan is a democracy ? King_David Dec 2014 #21

Jordan's King is a dictatorial monarch King_David Dec 2014 #9

echo's of those who claim Arab Democracy is an oxymoron azurnoir Dec 2014 #10

No idea what you talking about King_David Dec 2014 #13

I' sure RDO thanks you for the kick oh Jordan legalized being Gay in 1951 BTW azurnoir Dec 2014 #14

Jordan is a dictatorship and its pathetic for anyone on DU to tell those people that they live in King_David Dec 2014 #19

So what ? Russia did too ....Why should Gays in Jordan tolerate discrimination? King_David Dec 2014 #20

actually in some ways Jordan is quite similar to the US azurnoir Dec 2014 #23

The USA is a democracy, Jordan is a dictatorship King_David Dec 2014 #24

Jordan is a constitutional monarchy with 150 democratically elected official and 75 appointed ones azurnoir Dec 2014 #25

They have "elections " in Iran too and Zimbabwe King_David Dec 2014 #26

thanks you answered my orginal question about the Arab Democracy is an oxymoron set azurnoir Dec 2014 #27

Google Zimbabwe and Iran King_David Dec 2014 #28

Google Saudi Arabia and Gaza :) azurnoir Dec 2014 #29

What ? King_David Dec 2014 #34

Echo posts are difficult to read King_David Dec 2014 #32

BTW you do understand the difference between a democracy and a constitutional monarchy, right? azurnoir Dec 2014 #30

Canada is a constitutional monarchy and democracy King_David Dec 2014 #33

Oberliner uses deflection! It's not very effective n/t Scootaloo Dec 2014 #22

Ya but Jordan has long been a target of the so called Pro Israel set azurnoir Dec 2014 #31

There is no question as to the support role the US plays in Israels settlement enterprise azurnoir Dec 2014 #4

the occupation of the wB sabbat hunter Dec 2014 #8

I did not claim the occupation was illegal I pointed out it would not be possible without azurnoir Dec 2014 #11

I replied to the wrong person sabbat hunter Dec 2014 #16

Again with Israel's "illegal occupation"? You were just set straight on that crap.... shira Dec 2014 #5