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		<title>By: Idetrorce</title>
		<link>http://www.israellycool.com/2006/01/26/iranian-blogger-in-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-12865</link>
		<dc:creator>Idetrorce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 16:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>very interesting, but I don&#039;t agree with you 
Idetrorce</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>very interesting, but I don&#8217;t agree with you<br />
Idetrorce</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
		<link>http://www.israellycool.com/2006/01/26/iranian-blogger-in-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-5209</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2006 06:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>as we  say in hebrew &quot;Barukh haba&quot; to mister Derakshan

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>as we  say in hebrew &#8220;Barukh haba&#8221; to mister Derakshan</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2006 09:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>very nice! i`m an Iranian. someday i`d love to visit Israel.

Love my Israeli friends.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>very nice! i`m an Iranian. someday i`d love to visit Israel.</p>
<p>Love my Israeli friends.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As an Iranian, I am sorry to see that Hossien used this opportunity to blame Bush for everything..he could have talked about Iran&#039;s awful human rights abuses...as this Iranian blogger suggested him to do http://zaneirani.blogspot.com/.  Hossien needs a lesson in democracy, maybe someone can give him Natan Sharanksy&#039;s advise:

&quot;But elections are not a true test of democracy.  They are an instrument, one that can be applied well or badly.  The same is true of constitution: The Soviet Union had an impeccable constitution on paper, but it was not applied to the benefit of Soviet citizens in practice.  It became a meaningless symbol.  Elections can be just as meaningless in the hands of tyrants.  ..........  Free elections are held in an environment where people are free to express their views without fear of arrest, imprisonment, or physical harm. ......

That is why elections are never the beginning of the democratic process.  Only when the basic institutions that protect a free society are firmly in place - such as a free press, the rule of law, independent courts, political parties - can free elections be held or mean anything.&quot;   from his book: &quot;the case for democracy&quot;



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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As an Iranian, I am sorry to see that Hossien used this opportunity to blame Bush for everything..he could have talked about Iran&#8217;s awful human rights abuses&#8230;as this Iranian blogger suggested him to do <a href="http://zaneirani.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">http://zaneirani.blogspot.com/</a>.  Hossien needs a lesson in democracy, maybe someone can give him Natan Sharanksy&#8217;s advise:</p>
<p>&#8220;But elections are not a true test of democracy.  They are an instrument, one that can be applied well or badly.  The same is true of constitution: The Soviet Union had an impeccable constitution on paper, but it was not applied to the benefit of Soviet citizens in practice.  It became a meaningless symbol.  Elections can be just as meaningless in the hands of tyrants.  &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.  Free elections are held in an environment where people are free to express their views without fear of arrest, imprisonment, or physical harm. &#8230;&#8230;</p>
<p>That is why elections are never the beginning of the democratic process.  Only when the basic institutions that protect a free society are firmly in place &#8211; such as a free press, the rule of law, independent courts, political parties &#8211; can free elections be held or mean anything.&#8221;   from his book: &#8220;the case for democracy&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2006 21:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>hi! As an iranian who although lives abroad, I am impressed by Derakhshan&#039;s genius work. I find no word to say how I am touched by this brave act. I know, and of this sure, a lot of iranians, especially those amongst bloggers, would like to come to Israel and make a bridge betwen us and those people. And now that Derakshan is almost the first one who has had a big heart to go, unfortunatelly everyone has keplt silence about this event. To give a hint why this has happened, I give you this example: The daily visitors (hits)of Hoder&#039;s blog is only 4300 ( less and more), but he consider also the readers of another group weblog which is written by other people,although maintained by Hoder. Thi grouop weblog is not a personal one and no one comes to read of its news because of Hoder. But Hoder  himself by claming those readers as his own daily readers, arise suspection that he struggles to get as much as  possible -undeserved- attention. It was not the first time that Hoder useses such unpleaseant tricks. Anyway... I hope iranian weblog community will undrestand the greatness and importance of his deed in going to Israel and neglet his  careless, pretendiuos behaviour.

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>hi! As an iranian who although lives abroad, I am impressed by Derakhshan&#8217;s genius work. I find no word to say how I am touched by this brave act. I know, and of this sure, a lot of iranians, especially those amongst bloggers, would like to come to Israel and make a bridge betwen us and those people. And now that Derakshan is almost the first one who has had a big heart to go, unfortunatelly everyone has keplt silence about this event. To give a hint why this has happened, I give you this example: The daily visitors (hits)of Hoder&#8217;s blog is only 4300 ( less and more), but he consider also the readers of another group weblog which is written by other people,although maintained by Hoder. Thi grouop weblog is not a personal one and no one comes to read of its news because of Hoder. But Hoder  himself by claming those readers as his own daily readers, arise suspection that he struggles to get as much as  possible -undeserved- attention. It was not the first time that Hoder useses such unpleaseant tricks. Anyway&#8230; I hope iranian weblog community will undrestand the greatness and importance of his deed in going to Israel and neglet his  careless, pretendiuos behaviour.</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 22:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Dave, thanks so much for posting about Hossein&#039;s visit. We&#039;re having a great time and I&#039;m going to try to post every day about this fascinating experience. I&#039;m also going to call you, as I promised!

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dave, thanks so much for posting about Hossein&#8217;s visit. We&#8217;re having a great time and I&#8217;m going to try to post every day about this fascinating experience. I&#8217;m also going to call you, as I promised!</p>
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		<title>By: Anonymous</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2006 07:32:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I say... good luck getting a Visa... as if that&#039;s gonna happen!!!

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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I say&#8230; good luck getting a Visa&#8230; as if that&#8217;s gonna happen!!!</p>
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