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Reader comment on item: Abba Eban's Eloquence on Israel's 10th Anniversary
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Submitted by james burke (Canada), May 19, 2008 at 11:32

Madame,

Mr. Eban's dream of a Jewish homeland is one I agree on, but he was ignorant of the depth of the hate found in Islam that could not be resolved through parleys and negotations.

All Israeli leaders are guilty of this, no matter the party. No Israeli leader has ever articulated who or what the enemy is. Instead, the word 'arab' has always been used.

I base my opinion of Ebban on his nonsensical " opportunity to miss an opportunity" quote. Unlike Churchill ( whose disdain for anything muslim is well chronicled ), Mr., Eban - brilliant phrase maker, yes - was naively foolish and a liberal idealist in the modern sense of the word when it came to the thoughts in the dark corners of the minds of Israel's enemies.

As for a "surprising debate" between Dr Pipes and Mr Eban, If he were still alive, I think that this would never happen. He would give Dr. Pipes the "brush off" rather than discuss hudnas, fitnas, taqiyyas, etc.. in order not to damage the chances of kadima or labour in the next election nor hurt his friendship with the well coiffed and debonair cravatier shimon peres. The Dorian Gray of Israeli politics.

In 1978, in Israel, a holocaust survivor, living in Toronto who is now deceased, told me to read the Koran to find what he called " a recipe of hatred against all the non muslim world". I did not listen to him. I did not listen to Dr. Pipes until 9/12.

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Title Commenter Date Thread
Aubrey (Abba) Eban [149 words]AlanAug 2, 2008 19:41136147
Mike Wallace [15 words]Charles NickalopoulosJun 4, 2008 22:34131132
Make efforts [23 words]Allain JulesMay 29, 2008 02:49130409
1Je m'excuse Allain, mon petit-ami, mais de parler et parler .... [76 words]james burkeJun 1, 2008 11:03130409
Amazing [118 words]Robert Patrick MoscatoMay 25, 2008 11:53129930
Abba Eban beth Tel [458 words]Lame CherryMay 22, 2008 13:43129573
Parliament Cigarettes [35 words]ShishirMay 17, 2008 10:55128930
Mike Wallace [22 words]Adough InternationalSep 19, 2008 15:22128930
Re: comment #2 [76 words]Joe KaffirMay 17, 2008 04:35128910
Comparing Abba Eban to Churchill [139 words]Mladen AndrijasevicMay 18, 2008 02:09128910
Eban's persona [124 words]ShishirMay 18, 2008 10:59128910
Abba Eban [108 words]HUNDEPOPELMay 22, 2008 12:50128910
Israel's champion [155 words]Rebecca MouldsMay 14, 2008 17:50128672
Current Israeli leaders are "cool, calm and collected" - that is the problem! [225 words]james burkeMay 15, 2008 16:09128672
matter of opinion [163 words]Rebecca MouldsMay 15, 2008 23:55128672
I respect your opinion [255 words]james burkeMay 19, 2008 11:32128672
Eban and Churchill [69 words]Mladen AndrijasevicMay 12, 2008 13:35128462
1958's Eban's Interview [106 words]SammishMay 12, 2008 12:17128459
Eloquent Abba Eban [60 words]jennifer solisMay 12, 2008 01:31128429
"We wish well to our brethren outside our frontiers, but we do believe that there is a special historic and spiritual quality in the life of a free Jewish citizen in Israel reborn." [44 words]Rochelle MichaelsMay 14, 2008 13:22128429

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