Quote of the Day: Bombs for Peace

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| Tue Nov. 16, 2010 9:56 AM PST

From Matt Steinglass, commenting on President Obama's offer to sell Israel F-35 fighter jets in return for a 3-month settlement freeze in the West Bank:

Paying for peace negotiations in fighter planes is a bit like paying for carbon offsets in Hummers.

Voltaire would have been proud.

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