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Reader comment on item: Samir Kuntar and the Last Laugh
Submitted by Vijay (United States), Jul 21, 2008 at 13:59
Israel seems to be slipping down an abyss. There is no upside to capitulating to terrorist organizations. History is replete with examples of such trade-offs doing nothing for civilized people. Threatening to kill Kuntar in Lebanon does nothing to redeem its recently acquired image of pusillanimity. Were such an endeavor to succeed, it will only result in a fresh round of kidnappings (and killings) by the terrorists.
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| Sammy [24 words] | AlbertE. | Sep 14, 2015 22:45 | 225037 | ||
| 4 | "Killed in a military strike" is a better wording than "executed". [37 words] | Anon. | Jul 30, 2015 15:52 | 224496 | |
| Arabs and Nazis [62 words] | Bob S | Aug 13, 2008 19:41 | 136685 | ||
| I agree but.... [112 words] | thefish | Aug 8, 2008 16:43 | 136470 | ||
| 1 | Israel-then and now [159 words] | Donald W. Bales | Jul 27, 2008 14:30 | 135745 | |
 ..a "Stockholm Syndrome"? [83 words] | Art Victor | Aug 8, 2008 16:44 | 135745 | ||
| Tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye! [315 words] | Rodni E. Chalet | Jul 27, 2008 02:24 | 135717 | ||
| Re S.K. [14 words] | alan uk | Jul 26, 2008 15:02 | 135691 | ||
| Noble bones [237 words] | William East | Jul 26, 2008 12:21 | 135686 | ||
| Amazed [279 words] | Ako Gideon | Aug 2, 2008 05:53 | 135686 | ||
| Peace is reciprocal [246 words] | Ako Gideon | Aug 6, 2008 04:18 | 135686 | ||
| One solution [284 words] | Archimedes2 | Jul 25, 2008 19:01 | 135665 | ||
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| Daily Papers or Hardcover Books [99 words] | Jay | Jul 24, 2008 23:39 | 135650 | ||
| Kuntar's fate [144 words] | yuval Brandstetter MD | Jul 24, 2008 12:32 | 135629 | ||
| Finding consolation with old movies [116 words] | Alberto Dwek | Jul 24, 2008 11:30 | 135625 | ||
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| the set of values of Israelis are different [66 words] | Israeli | Jul 24, 2008 08:32 | 135621 | ||
| Israeli is right; Israelis do not need advice on how to ruin their country; they are experts at it [65 words] | j burke | Aug 1, 2008 16:38 | 135621 | ||
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| The only way to help Israel is to boycott Israel [229 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | James Burke | Jul 24, 2008 05:31 | 135615 | ||
| Forward thinking is natural for most people! [300 words] | Prashant | Aug 22, 2015 22:14 | 135615 | ||
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| The Successful Immigrant. [243 words] | Maura Collins | Jul 23, 2008 07:35 | 135587 | ||
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| Our problem is we are not united...everything else are details [2258 words] | JAck Glasner | Jul 21, 2008 21:57 | 135532 | ||
| Yes, but ... ? [55 words] | Alex | Jul 21, 2008 20:01 | 135531 | ||
| Israel could have had the last laugh as early as July 16th, 2008. [82 words] | M.D'Souza | Jul 21, 2008 18:57 | 135528 | ||
| Loss to Hizbullah? [316 words] | Archimedes2 | Jul 21, 2008 18:17 | 135526 | ||
| Agree with you - Hizbullah lost - time to ignore the P.R. war [79 words] | jennifer solis | Jul 26, 2008 16:01 | 135526 | ||
| How can the authors of exhilarating victories repeatedly bring such disgrace upon themselves, seemingly oblivious to the import of their actions? [742 words] | Lame Cherry | Jul 21, 2008 18:10 | 135525 | ||
| Israel Has Her Eternal Sovereign's WORD on Survival-Psalm 2 States Why with Laughter for Those Who Do Not Believe [482 words] | M. Tovey | Jul 21, 2008 16:32 | 135520 | ||
| Other nagging questions [263 words] | Salomon Benzimra | Jul 21, 2008 15:21 | 135514 | ||
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 Supine [67 words] | Vijay | Jul 21, 2008 13:59 | 135509 | ||
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| Depends [115 words] | rick | Jul 21, 2008 13:15 | 135501 | ||
| Samir Kuntar [52 words] | Emily | Jul 21, 2008 13:14 | 135498 | ||
| Samir Kuntar and the last laugh [443 words] | kim segar | Jul 21, 2008 13:06 | 135497 | ||
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| No Silver Lining [268 words] | Jonathan Keiler | Jul 21, 2008 10:36 | 135487 | ||
| Israel should turn back to Jehovah [70 words] | David Teeter | Jul 21, 2008 10:35 | 135486 | ||
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| The Sanction of the Victims [88 words] | Ralph C Whaley MD | Jul 21, 2008 07:51 | 135469 | ||
| Kuntar is a symbol of resistance [249 words] | Gary H. Johnson, Jr. | Jul 24, 2008 13:57 | 135469 | ||
| How are "good" and "evil" defined without God? [69 words] | Lactantius Jr | Jul 30, 2008 10:03 | 135469 | ||
| the price Lebanon paid for Samir Kuntar [69 words] | yisrael campbell | Jul 21, 2008 07:19 | 135468 | ||
| True rewards? [57 words] | Larry B. | Jul 31, 2008 20:00 | 135468 | ||
| Herr Kuntar [17 words] | KOGAN | Jul 21, 2008 05:02 | 135462 | ||
| Sieg Heil Samir Kuntar! [33 words] | Francesco Mangascià | Jul 21, 2008 04:21 | 135461 | ||
| Excellent note [18 words] | Clifton Chadwick | Jul 21, 2008 04:20 | 135458 | ||
| Samir Kuntar's Last Laugh [129 words] | Maurice | Jul 21, 2008 04:10 | 135457 | ||
| Some Muslim groups. [77 words] | steven L | Jul 27, 2008 00:34 | 135457 | ||
| An Idea [129 words] | jojo | Sep 2, 2008 17:17 | 135457 | ||
| Thank You Dr. Pipes for the relief. [69 words] | Ynnatchkah | Jul 21, 2008 03:52 | 135456 | ||
| And in a crowd, let´s hope [29 words] | Don | Aug 2, 2008 08:05 | 135456 | ||
| Israel and the World [60 words] | Agha Ali Arkahn | Jul 21, 2008 02:48 | 135452 |
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