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NY Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winning author of Lexus and the Olive Tree and From Beirut to Jerusalem.

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    Thomas L. Friedman‏Verified account @tomfriedman 10 Feb 2016

    The Many Mideast Solutionshttp://nyti.ms/1QqKc0j 

    12:23 AM - 10 Feb 2016
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    • Abu Dhabi collin buckley Qazi qureshi Deepak Bhatt Sabri Megueddem paulina arce Leah Anathan Bryar Jonny M
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      2. David Gerstman‏ @soccerdhg 10 Feb 2016
        Replying to @HavBat22

        @HavBat22 @tomfriedman funny thing is he practically conceded this in the column, but can't bring himself to admit it.

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    1. BlueStar‏ @bluestarpr 12 Feb 2016
      Replying to @tomfriedman

      @tomfriedman Do only Jews get racist word combos like these? "r-wing Jewish billionaires... used influence" or "Netanyahu, whose lust.."

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      2. Shimon Levit‏ @ShimonLevit 10 Feb 2016
        Replying to @tomfriedman

        @tomfriedman ME source of world shaking problems.Russia,Iran,Sunny vs Shia,Turkey,Egypt. Yet you devote 2/3 to Israel vs #Palestinians. Why?

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    2. Bravo I‏ @Ben_Israeli 10 Feb 2016
      Replying to @tomfriedman

      @tomfriedman we tired to hear about the two state solution anyways. Arabs are not capable to live in peace.

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    3. د. عبدالرحمن الشنيفي‏ @dgoldtech 10 Feb 2016
      Replying to @tomfriedman

      @tomfriedman I hope you could answer these set of questions for the sake of your readers. #saudi #Syria #Iraqpic.twitter.com/hapmgLOtNN

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    4. AJ Barnett‏ @ajbarnett75 10 Feb 2016
      Replying to @tomfriedman

      @tomfriedman so speaks the Prophet Thomas, well you do come from a lineage of prophets, maybepic.twitter.com/Rk5pMc2MV2

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    5. giora giladi‏ @gioradg 10 Feb 2016
      Replying to @tomfriedman

      @tomfriedman at last you have been funny. What $3.7b USA Obama military aid to eu will do vs Russia destroying the EU. ?

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    6.  🎸Wayne Harrison 🎸‏ @wayneh0813 10 Feb 2016
      Replying to @tomfriedman

      @tomfriedman Well that certainly was a depressing way to start off my day. #MiddleEast #Israel #Palestine #SyriaCrisis #ISIL #sunnivsshia

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    7. stephanie XUALer‏ @UALer 10 Feb 2016
      Replying to @tomfriedman

      @tomfriedman Thanks for your learned, candor - we depend on your top-notch updates The Leadership, self serving; the damage beyond repair.

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    8. Amar RoyChoudhury‏ @AROYC1575 10 Feb 2016
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      @tomfriedman Indeed, political opportunism and lack of knowledge of World Affairs contributes to immature pronouncements

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    9. David R. Evans‏ @wisermann 10 Apr 2016
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      @tomfriedman Israel is illegit http://www.countercurrents.org/hart050410.htm  These http://hugequestions.com/Eric/TFC/FromOthers/list-of-neocons-for-Iraq-war.htm … push wars 4 http://www.globalresearch.ca/greater-israel-the-zionist-plan-for-the-middle-east/5324815 … #whytheyhateus

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    10. David R. Evans‏ @wisermann 10 Apr 2016
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      @tomfriedman @FareedZakaria Only 1 solu: Fix this mistake http://www.juancole.com/2014/07/palestinian-thwarted-speaking.html … Gets US attakd http://www.theguardian.com/world/2004/oct/30/alqaida.september11 … #whytheyhateus

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    11. Henry Rops‏ @HenryRops1 14 Feb 2016
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      @tomfriedman Arab leaders: We pray "#palestinians" will be gone! http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/4347.htm … #palestine #freepalestine #gaza #israel #jcot #tcot

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    12. Qatari 2600‏ @redhero 10 Feb 2016
      Replying to @tomfriedman

      @tomfriedman how the fuck do you have a job still. no wonder they fired Bill Kristol. fuck we already got a guy to be wrong always!

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      2. caliannah‏ @Caliannah 12 May 2016
        Replying to @tomfriedman

        Right about last paragraph, @tomfriedman. Im 1/3 of the way thro "From Beirut to Jerusalem" A middle east formed by "carrots & sticks"(p176)

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      3. caliannah‏ @Caliannah 12 May 2016
        Replying to @Caliannah @tomfriedman

        Incentivizing civil,decent behavior doesn't train or condition anyone to do better.Quite the opposite. Disloyalty is encouraged

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