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Sent HaAretz 22 Jun '04

The proposed regulations "to rid [Israel] of all dangerous breeds
of dogs within 10 to 15 years" (HaAretz 22 Jun '04) are a farce. 
Israel should simply prohibit, effective immediately, the private
possession of dogs of dangerous breeds.  These are not pets, they
are a weapon which demonstrably can never be said to be under
complete control.  Persons who feel themselves in need of a
personal weapon should apply for a firearm under established
procedures.

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The Interior Minstry has acted irresponsibly and opportunisticly
in ordering that the number of lifeguards at each station be
reduced from 3 to 2.    The lifeguards' argument -- that 3
lifeguards are needed, because one must remain on watch while two
go out to rescue a swimmer -- sounds irrefutable.  But the
lifeguards have shown moral irresponsibly in going on strike. 
Compulsory arbitration is required in such a situation, and should
be legislated.  Critical personnel who go on strike should be sent
back to work immediately as IDF reservists.         

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The Sharon Administration has yet to say why it assumes that
expelling Jewish settlers from Gaza would enhance the security of
what remains of the land of Israel.

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A High Judge ruled that a community can prohibit the sale of
pigmeat only if it can be conveniently obtained elsewhere, and
only in communities that preponderantly wish to prohibit it.
That is siding with (active) secular freedom of choice against
(passive) ritualistic demand to live in an environment free from
offensive to religious sensibilities.

The right to a protection of one's sensibilties is problematic,
since it protects passive perception but active restriction.  Eg,
keeping someone unsuitably attired out of an otherwise public
area.  Or prohibiting copulation, or profantity, in public places.

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The Post seems now to print only Letters from readers less smart
than its writers.  That can't be easy.

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The mecurial Minister Netanyahu is an idiot in thinking that
expelling foreign workers will open jobs for Israelis.  But the
Post editorial staff, who seem never to have had to work for a
living, fail (Editorial 24 Jun '04) to acknowlege that "guest
workers" fill a tier of indispensable but sub__minimum_wage jobs,
many with unsafe and/or exploitative work conditions.

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28 Jun '04 -- 

Re: Rocket attack on Sderot

Israel should immediately evacuate Gaza.  Of potential
paramilitary Palestinians, of course, not Jewish settlers; the
latter have done nothing more agressive than drink up some of the
water.

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Sent JP
30 Jun '04 
                                             
NU, IT WASN'T DELOS

So at last it's out (JP 30 Jun '04 (Izenberg) that the island
Appel wanted to buy and turn into a gambling resort was a
protected archelogic site.  He might more realistically have tried
to lease a piece of the Parthenon.

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