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"He was dividing God's land. And I would say: Woe unto any Prime Minister of Israel who takes a similar course to appease the E.U., the United Nations or the United States of America. God says: This land belongs to me. You better leave it alone."
PAT ROBERTSON, American televangelist, suggesting that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's massive stroke last week was divine punishment

"I can't understand why foreign governments would intervene in a spiritual matter and try to turn it into a diplomatic problem."
JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI, Japanese Prime Minister, on the outcry from China and...

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