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In article <JIME.92Apr14122236@bullwinkle.atc.ll.mit.edu> jime@bullwinkle.atc.ll.mit.edu (Jim Eggert x6127 g41) writes:

# In article <1992Apr14.054637.25386@ennews.eas.asu.edu> makowsky@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (David Makowsky) writes:

# >   In article <JIME.92Apr13012616@bullwinkle.atc.ll.mit.edu> jime@bullwinkle.atc.ll.mit.edu (Jim Eggert x6127 g41) writes:

# >   # In article <1992Apr12.071917.2928@ennews.eas.asu.edu> makowsky@enuxha.eas.asu.edu (David Makowsky) writes:

# >   # >   In article <JIME.92Apr12012706@bullwinkle.atc.ll.mit.edu> jime@bullwinkle.atc.ll.mit.edu (Jim Eggert x6127 g41) writes:

# >   # >   # >	   However, Israel
# >   # >   # >   is the first local non imperial "power" to allow freedom of religious
# >   # >   # >   expression.

# >   # >   # Now as for the rest of your claim, it is so restrictive as to be
# >   # >   # meaningless.  ...

# >   # >	   How petty can you get?  Fine.  I will amend my statement to be for
# >   # >   modern history.  Capish?

# >   # You still haven't answered the question.  Let me summaraze what I
# >   # think you are saying: "Israel is the first local non-imperial power in
# >   # modern history to allow freedom of religious expression."

# >   # My question is: What other local (to Jerusalem, I guess)

# >	   Your guess is correct.

# >   # non-imperial
# >   # power in modern history are you comparing Israel to?

# >	   All of them (which means any Middle Eastern country that has
# >   controlled it).
 
# Yet again, you haven't answered the question.  Why do you avoid it so?

	You are being dishonest here.  It is obvious that even you
recognize that I answered, and did not avoid, your question.  You just
do not like my answer because it was not specific enough for you.

# Name the countries individually, please.

	How about these two?  The Ottomans and Jordan.
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David Makowsky
makowsky@enuxha.eas.asu.edu