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?

I haven't noticed that muslims are thinned skinned at all any more than Jews are. I think the difference is that these would be people that I know well or you know well. Any comments either way are taken in a humourous way. Jewish people are more intergrated into UK society, although Turnkish muslims are fairly well integrated. There are different degrees of being a muslim. Most Turkish muslims that I know do not follow the religious rules very much.

The Arab mulsims are far more religious in the UK. Pakistan muslims are aslo quite religious. The extent to which muslims are sensitive seems to vary in proportion to their adherence to their religion and how well integrated they are. Orthodox Jews that I know and I do not know many are a different kettle of fish. It is very difficult to maintain a friendship with an orthodox Jew as they rarely socialise outside their group. They don't eat out in restaurants or visit non orthodox people. It is somewhat like the closed muslim groups that exist in the midlands and further north only more so.

Cynic - yes I would take exception to that although I accept that there are a lot worse things that could be said or done. I would also take exception to someone putting his arms around somebody who is overweight and saying "my favourite fatso" or to somebody who is gay saying "my favourite poofter" or two somebody who is Japanese and saying "my favourite slit eyed friend." Nobody on the receiving end feels good about getting that kind of comment and if no malice is intended then what is intended? It is hardly a sign of friendship.

One example I remember from university is sitting in the college bar shortly after getting a job offer from a big American bank talking with some friend about it and somebody on the next table who hadn't not got beyond first round interviews said "I bet he only got it because he is a fucking yid." That comment in itself is perhaps harmless enough and no damage done but it says something about how that person thinks and in the years after I wonder how he behaved himself at work with respect to Jewish people when he was in a position of power.

More than just words....

The cemetery desecration is the 115th since 1990 and highlights a sharp rise in anti-Semitic incidents in Britain over the past five years. There were 532 anti-Semitic incidents last year, the highest since records began 20 years ago.

That item was in 2005. I don't know what the climate was then.

It is hardly a sign of friendship ..... as it happens it is and is the customary greeting from the guy in question who is a very dear friend of mine ..... what amused me no end was that an indian member, with whom i am also very friendly, took great exception and was staggered at my hilarity!

I think remarks depend on the intent with which they are said.

I had a Jewish friend who liked bacon sandwiches and had believed him to be quite orthodox and he certainly seemed to celebrate various festivals.

Also like Jewish humour, which is of self deprecating, similar in some ways to Celtic humour.

But Hays I know now why we don't get.

My family swam back.

An opinion poll conducted by an Israeli public opinion institute has revealed that the Israeli youth is now more racist and right-wing than in previous years and is far less committed to democracy.

According to the results of the survey carried out by the Dahaf Institute, the importance of democracy fell from second place in 1998 (26%) to third place in 2010 (14.3%). First place was usurped in 2010 by the idea of "Jewishness" as a national goal, scoring 26% after having been in third place in 1998 with a ratio of 18.1%.

The poll revealed that 46% of Jewish settler youths who responded said they would prefer that basic political rights be withdrawn from Arabs such as the right to be elected to the Knesset. Similarly, 25% of respondents said they felt hatred toward Arabs, while 12% said that they felt fear toward them. It also revealed that 60% of Jewish youths said they would prefer "strong leadership" to "strong authority".

an opinion poll carried out among the muslim community in bradford found that 9o% would not vote BNP ..... of the remaining 10%, 5% thought BNP was one of the indian political parties and they were from bangla, ads the other 5% did not speak any english

cynic,
That cannot be right as 83%, not 5%, don't speak more than a dozen words of English, those being "social" and "security" and "gimme my rights", "he good boy not bomber" and "police brutality".

don't be a naughty boy! ...... in fact, the asian community has added hugely to uk both economically and in cultural diversity and richness - as have the chinese and the immigrant jews in comparatively recent times

Facebook sued for $1 billion over Intifada page
http://en.news.maktoob.com/20090000666716/Facebook_sued_for_1_billion_over_Intifada_page/Article.htm

2008 Petra Conference - Jordan (Shimon Peres, and Amr Moussa)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=378KsbFJ6M4

2008 Petra Conference - Jordan (Shimon Peres, and Amr Moussa)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=378KsbFJ6M4

The United States of Israel?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAwVrsa5AuM

Hay crapper the parrot - Consultant in Copy and Paste
fahel - Consultant in Youtubeology
freddienobrains - Consultant in Left wing Nihilism

What a bunch !

The Israeli military intelligence's department of studies and research said in a report that Hamas Movement adapts with the changes in the world and has become impossible to eliminate.

This came in a report written by specialist in security and military sciences Isaac Ben-Israel, who work for the Israeli military intelligence (Aman) in the department of studies and research.

The report talks about how Hamas, according to facts, has become stronger politically, militarily and at the security level.

Ben-Israel's study points out that the Hamas-affiliated government, since the Hamas takeover in 2007 and until today, has been durable and flourishing, especially as a result of the diplomatic efforts undertaken by head of Hamas's political bureau Khaled Mashaal and other members of the bureau.

The researcher affirmed in his report that the diplomatic moves made by Hamas officials in a number of countries like Damascus, Ankara, Sana'a, Khartoum and Doha confirm that this Movement has evolved into a political system with a state.

"This means that the chances to eradicate it are no longer available, but if we want to be frank with ourselves, we will say it is hard," he added.

At the security level, his study acknowledges that the Hamas-affiliated security forces are strong and experienced and was able to frustrate a lot of Israeli activities that aimed to overthrow the government of Ismail Haneyya.

The young people inside Hamas have become aware of the plots made by the Shabak and the like, developed experience and got extensive security sessions, so their work is professional and not chaotic, the study stressed.

sO, HAVE YOU HAD ENOUGH PRACTICE IN cOPY AND pASTE YET CRAPPER PARROT?

Not by a long way.

The new Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi has criticized the Egyptian position as Israel launches a new aggression on the Gaza Strip, saying a national security council consisting of foreign ministers and experts should have been created to deal with the position in Gaza.

He added: We will not be a strategic treasure for Israel as they used to say during the time of Mubarak.

LOL !

At least you recognize yourself as being crapper parrot ! LOL