On The Front Lines of War on Terror in West Bank with Isr

PR Newswire | 07/07/2002 | By Joshua Hammer

[TheOtherOne]

NEW YORK, July 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Israel's crack Palnat Company is on the front lines of the war against terror, and last week they offered Newsweek a rare view from their trenches. In the July 15 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, July 8), Jerusalem Bureau Chief Joshua Hammer reports the men are experienced reservists, and nearly all of them have seen active duty in Lebanon. And while compelled by a sense of duty, their views on the current conflict run the gamut from anti-war campaigners to right-wingers.

[Ciexyz]

Cool. May G-d protect these brave soldiers.

[TheOtherOne]

One joke making the rounds at base camp: God summons George W. Bush, Vladimir Putin and Ariel Sharon to heaven. "I'm sick of all of you," he tells them, "so I've decided to destroy the world." Bush returns to America and addresses his people. "I've got good news and bad news," he says. "The good news is there is a God. The bad news is he's going to destroy the world." Putin tells the Russians, "I've got bad news and worse news -- there is a God, and he's going to destroy the world." Sharon tells the Israelis, "I've got good news and better news. There is a God -- and there's never going to be a Palestinian state."

[Alouette]

Lior Ur, 27, a Microsoft software designer from Haifa who says he's willing to accept more attacks against Israelis rather than subject Palestinians to further hardship and humiliation.

Dead Israelis = Palestinians' hurt feelings. This guy is sick.

Thank G*D we have more Israeli soldiers like this one.

[TheLooseThread]

"...run the gamut from anti-war campaigners to right-wingers."

Which, of course, implies that "right-wingers" are pro-war.

[TheLooseThread]

This is an old, worn out trick.

Want to give people the impression somebody is divided? Simply write a story saying they are. All you need is one person from each "extreme" and title it "...Are Divided On...".

How about some ligit statistics that show that 99% are in favor. Then would talking about this "division" make sense?

[Sarah]

This is so full of shit.

When is Newsweek going to realize concocting 'news' is old news.

Like all the reservists who supposedly refused to serve in the 'territories'.

(And here, the MICROSOFT employee --get it... real job, US company....who would rather that his own mother and father and sister and brother be exploded with nail bombs, than inconvenience an innocent Arab.)

Puhleez.