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From: mokhtar@ubc-vision.UUCP (Farzin Mokhtarian)
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Subject: Re: Islamic tolerance (is not the subject)
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Date: Tue, 21-Jan-86 22:54:33 EST
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Subject: Re: Islamic tolerance (is not the subject)

> Israel views Iraq (a potentially powerful Arab country) as a greater enemy
> in the long run than Iran, a non-Arab country which under the Shah had
> friendly relations with Israel and was Israel's main oil supplier.  Israel
> has always viewed the armies of the Arab states as the main threat to its
> existence, not terrorism.  Israel would not like Iraq to win the war.
> -- 
> Bill Tanenbaum - AT&T Bell Labs - Naperville IL  ihnp4!ihlpg!tan

1. Iran under Khomeini is very different from Iran under the shah. No matter
   what  the state of the past relations between Iran and Israel, it doesn't
   apply to the present day Iran.
2. It is Khomeini who has announced his intentions to liberate Palestine when
   he gets Iraq out of the way not Saddaam Hosein. Do you have proof that he
   intends to do otherwise?
3. Israel is militarily superior to the combined armies of *all* the Arab
   countries. I don't believe that fear of a possible Iraqi victory would
   convince Israel to arm the ayatollah.
4. I agree that terrorism does not threaten the existence of Israel. Is this
   a good enough reason for Israel to arm the terrorists? What about all the
   people who are killed by the terrorists? 
						 Farzin Mokhtarian