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Submitted by Vic Rosenthal (United States), Dec 27, 2007 at 14:46

While I don't agree with Landau's point of view, it is unfair to make a big deal about his use of the word 'rape'. In Hebrew, the word "la'anos" does mean "to rape", but it also means "to force" and this is obviously what Landau intended.

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