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2004-07-24 Israel-Palestine

Consanguinity and Birth Defects among Arabs in Jerusalem

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Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-07-24 9:34:49 AM|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Jeesh Mike - please use the big fat crayons when leading the class this early - :)

Consanguineous - (Merriam Webster) - of the same blood, specificlly, descended from the same ancestor.

Posted by Doc8404 2004-07-24 10:05:17 AM|| 2004-07-24 10:05:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Nice, just the image I needed. Arab men beating on and raping their first cousins. Just the thought makes my blood boil.

Sure, the article doesn't mention beatings or rape, but we all know at least some do so behind closed doors.

Posted by Charles 2004-07-24 11:01:08 AM|| 2004-07-24 11:01:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 One must always marry outside of the clan. A suspicious and withdrawn race like the Scots figured this out exactly how many centuries ago? The drawbacks of maintaining an insular culture are finally coming back to haunt Arab society.

It is difficult to wish so much suffering upon innocent children, but parents who have knowingly wed their own first cousins deserve nothing better. It is cold comfort to think that immense amounts of medical resources in such an undeveloped region will be diverted to the care and feeding of so many crippled offspring. However, these sort of albatrosses are most deservingly strung around Arab society's collective neck.

Posted by Zenster 2004-07-24 8:34:09 PM|| 2004-07-24 8:34:09 PM|| Front Page Top

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