Hi Tracy,

>You don't have to sell me on the corruption in countries including our own. Israel is one of them of course.

So I guess all humans *are* equal after all. Haha. Even on the shadow-side of our behavior.

>You have a quite a bit of information there! It only goes to prove again that you cannot stereotype any people based on race, religion, creed, etc.

All of which we make up as we go along, of course.

> There are problems everywhere and we have only to look here at home to see that also. It's a shame of course, though because like all new countries, Israel had lofty goals when they started out...

Fair enough, but now who's gonna speak out favorably for the countries that chose un-lofty goals to start on? Just wanna keep things 'balanced', you see.
:-)

Steven-

>Tracy
>
>>>I AM suggesting the U.A.E.
>>>Also, many Arab women's right organizations are located in the U.A.E. for that very reason.
>>>
>>>No human rights violations reported:
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>>That's good news. But I thought that meanwhile back in good 'ol pure, $10 billion US per year, Israel... that, ya know, they just wanna be left alone to exercise a superior level of civility.
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>> ;-)
>>Steven-
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