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Israel/Palestine

oberliner

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13. I guess I sometimes forget how unfamiliar people are with the Bible

Reply to Little Tich (Reply #12)

Fri Feb 10, 2017, 07:37 AM

Feb 2017

And that not everyone recognizes how many common phrases originated there.

When discussing Israel, Biblical allusions are used quite frequently (and deliberately) by people on all sides.

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In historic first, Israel legalizes West Bank outposts with sweeping new legislation [View all] geek tragedy Feb 2017 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Little Tich Feb 2017 #1

The mindset is that their god promised the land geek tragedy Feb 2017 #2

A den of thieves? oberliner Feb 2017 #3

You don't think the settlers are ... Israeli Feb 2017 #4

Have you ever read the New Testament? oberliner Feb 2017 #5

No ...I have not Israeli Feb 2017 #6

That makes sense oberliner Feb 2017 #7

I consider America's ancestors to be thieves ... Israeli Feb 2017 #9

Do you make a distinction among the settlers? oberliner Feb 2017 #10

Sure I do ..... Israeli Feb 2017 #15

Do you consider Jews living inside the Green Line to be thieves? oberliner Feb 2017 #16

My post #9 .... Israeli Feb 2017 #17

It was just a question oberliner Feb 2017 #18

Wasnt being personal ..... Israeli Feb 2017 #19

More accurately, it was just a question which consistently moved the goalposts on its own. LanternWaste Mar 2017 #20

Maybe so oberliner Mar 2017 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Little Tich Feb 2017 #8

Really? oberliner Feb 2017 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Little Tich Feb 2017 #12

I guess I sometimes forget how unfamiliar people are with the Bible oberliner Feb 2017 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Little Tich Feb 2017 #14