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Quote by: bishop talk about being a welfare state.. nobody beats mighty israel in that regard. i don't see what they've done for us that makes them deserve all that we do for them.. they should just count their blessings, because imo, one day we are eventually going to cut the umbilical cord.

Speaking of umbilical cords and welfare state check out...

[center]Threat to Divest Is Church Tool in Israeli Fight http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/06/n....html?th&emc=th By LAURIE GOODSTEIN ...Published: August 6, 2005[/center] Quote NYT - The Presbyterian Church U.S.A. announced Friday that it would press four American corporations to stop providing military equipment and technology to Israel for use in the occupation of the Palestinian territories, and that if the companies did not comply, the church would take a vote to divest its stock in them.

Now an E-mail that I received.

July 4, 2005 Dear Friend of Israel, This weekend, the United Church of Christ voted on divestment from Israel. Other prominent churches are looking at divestment, including the 77-million-member Anglican church. Divestment is worse than a simple boycott -- it is an expression of hate. Our petition against divestment http://jpost.m.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?uz1375377Biz923941 already has more than 7,000 names. But our goal is to collect more than 10,000. Mainline church leaders must get a strong message: Economic attacks on Israel are unjust and must stop. Help us send the message that Israel's enemies can't ignore: http://jpost.m.xtenit.com/ct.jsp?uz1375377Biz923941 Anti-Semitism by "mainline" Christians will not be tolerated. George W. Mamo Executive Director, Stand for Israel

Self explanatory!