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Subject: Re: Holy Land
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Date: Wed, 29-Jun-83 21:55:16 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 29 21:55:16 1983
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Randy, you ask an interesting question:

	Andy, now that you've told us what you wish to
	be called, does that change what you are?

	To many, Israel is the name of a nation, the
	Holy Land is where that nation is located.
	Looked at in this respect, is the insult
	removed? or increased?  comments?....

I'm sure you've heard the well-worn adages about what's in a name.
Let's say some person calls me a nigger-lover.  Does that reflect on me
or on the person who called me that name?

	It's a simple matter of one person treating another with
	disrespect, and it should be clear who gets cast in a bad
	light.

Similarly, some people refuse to call Israel by the proper name which
it prefers.  To repeat a conclusion,

	It's a simple matter of one person treating a country with
	disrespect, and it should be clear who gets cast in a bad
	light.

Just because I suggest that people call Israel by its proper name, it
is not necessarily exclusively for my benefit.

	Andy Tannenbaum   Bell Labs  Whippany, NJ   (201) 386-6491