Misty-eyed notions of 'roots'
cause a fairly large proportion of the world's problems. The Israel situation could be viewed as an extension of that, to a certain extent...
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 13:49, 3 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

Yugoslavia would be the same
a fantastic experiment in country creation, in this case defining people by location and in Isreal by religion.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 13:53, Reply)

Earworm.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mcz_YjR3LKQ
( girlinthehole, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 13:54, Reply)

That is a wonderful record.
When I moved to London I stole my father's 45 of that.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 13:56, Reply)

It always brings me happy memories of my yoof.

( girlinthehole, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 13:58, Reply)

Number one when I was born :)

( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 13:59, Reply)

I have that whenever I hear Smiley Culture

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 14:00, Reply)

Remeber the advert he did?
Nat West?
( Roota zweeeeeoooooowm, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 14:05, Reply)

I know I've said it before,
but I still think the solution to the whole problem is The Gaza Strip Beer Festival.

Granted, both sides would have to put aside a few fairly important religious prohibitions, but in my experience, there are few friendlier atmospheres than a medium-sized beer festival. Give them a few hours to put away some refreshing pints of ale with some pork scratchings and they'd soon realise that they were all perfectly nice people and the whole thing really wasn't worth squabbling over. Then they'd eventually get to the sad-drunk stage and start tearfully apologising for the way each side treated the other and eventually they could just relax about it and LEARN TO SHARE PROPERLY LIKE GROWN-UPS.
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 13:57, Reply)

And finish the day with
You are my best fucking friend and I love you, mate.(hic)

No pork scratchings in Gaza though. Bad idea. Loadsa peanuts of various denominations.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 19 Apr 2010, 14:20, Reply)

A minor logistical problem. We'd have to ship the beer from Britain
so I'm sure a lorry load of pork scratchings and pies could be arranged as well.
(LongJohnBaldry, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 14:22, Reply)

Then again,
Hatred of pork products could be a first step at union for them.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Mon 19 Apr 2010, 15:14, Reply)