Will this increase or decrease the likelihood of terrorist actions in America, Europe and the rest of the world?

If you were a member of a family murdered in this conflict, would you be seeking revenge?

Should Tzipi Livni and Ehud Olmert, be tried for war crimes if or when this conflict comes to an end?

What will the price of oil be in 4 weeks time?

Haystack ..... you're right, but i think your historical timing is wrong.

Maggot ..... it seems to me that you are saying much along the same lines as the defense that because a young girl wears a short skirt she is asking to be raped

Well said, cynic.

Yeah and this is post 1066 - reminds me those bloody Normans invaded us pure white Anglo-Saxon nation and destroyed us heritage with their bloody Frog crap.
We should hunt them down and throw them out - if they're lucky. Cunning bastards - THEY DRESS LIKE US TO TRY AND BLEND IN SO WE DON'T SEE THEY ARE ALIENS.

Warra bout those bloody prancing poofters in their skirts and weirdo uniforms with flower bowls on their heads. Makes you wanna smash 'em up, no warra mean. They just bug us normal people - think they are frackin' different, special huh. And they wonder why we wanna kick their frackin heads in. Yeah they make my blood boil - I see them - I see a red mist. Kill Kill Kill they deserve it. Frackin' Morris dancers.

OK I resign. I can only repeat my line:

PS. I never suggested that wearing special clothes justifies anyone wanting to take action against you. I am suggesting that where a prejudice already exists, doing anything that aligns yourself with the 'enemy' is only going to exacerbate that.

Don't you dare resign, Maggot.
Please :)

Oh, 'allo, Choccie, fancy seeing you here. I agree with you -- Maggot, you're in this, so stay in!

Maggot - you may just have to resign yourself to being a politician - lol!

to remind one and all, including myself, you actually wrote, "it's my belief that practicing Jews wear clothing that deliberately distinguishes them - as opposed to, say, practicing Christians who don't, so far as I know."

as i read that, though as a politician you would probably say, "oh that is out of context and should not be interpreted that way", you are more than implying that such jews set themselves up as targets and/or martyrs, just as in the analogy i used above about nubile young girls in short skirts

i am just a doddery old fart, so perhaps lack your inestimable skills of presentation and understanding!!

Oh I agree with cynic on the first bit of the last bit :)

that'll do for starters!

Cynic, I was having difficulty forming a picture of you. Your self portrayal has been very helpful. 8-)

being a jew, i have inherited self-deprecating genes ..... no silly scatalogical responses please!

Well they must have fallen to bits by now ;)

clearly not! ..... ancient as i may be, i have all my own parts - follicles excluded! - that are in excellent working order

Are you sure?

test them out regularly

what, test them with a view to using them.....or actually use them? :)

unlike CRA, my parts do not have problems that would differentiate between one and the other ..... choccie might deem it unseemly to be be more specific!

Madonna Jewish? Lapsed catholic who has flited with most things including Jewish mysticism ( a Hollywood version) but never converted.

well spotted zscrooge. Maybe it was a reference to 'the fallen madonna with the big boobies' by Van Clomp. That could be seen as controversial :)

No - it was a typo - meant 'The Madonna'.

Nice spot.

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, "Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like."

The Lord led the holy man to two doors.

He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in.. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man's mouth water.

The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.

The Lord said, "You have seen Hell."

They went to the next room and opened the door.. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of stew which made the holy man's mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, "I don't understand."

It is simple," said the Lord. "It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves."