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 == Topic Ban == 

 I thought the thing was over and I just finished reading the discussion.  The others were right of course, I was aware of the sanction and by participating in an Arb-Com thingy I demonstrated that I was.  So since your original statement said that you thought I merited the specific topic ban that you recently meted, and were constrained only by the technicality, your original statement would naturally stand.  I would have said that earlier if I had seen it.   

 Anyway, there is plenty to edit at the fringes, not specifically in the I-P area.  I really don't think it a fair decision mostly for the reasons that I pointed out in my defense, but I of course accept it. I appreciate and thank you that you tried to argue for 1RR.  But of course that would have been against your better judgment. I also noticed that you were under an incredible amount of pressure from Nableezy's ""supporters"".  I did warn you that he was ""well-liked"" by both sides, and intelligent as well.  

 I believed, and still believe, that the ""other side"" played  (and continues to play & 'will' continue to play) tag team, and that they come to each others' defense, not only on these arbitration matters, but on AfD boards, 3RR boards, ANI, and other boards  as well as in specific articles as needed.  All that is required is having one player more than the other side to make sure that one side's revert or POV ""sticks.""   And they control the whole I-P area by sheer virtue of numbers and tenacity, all the while complaining that they have a disadvantage in numbers, due to the fact that the whole of the Israeli Mossad spends most of its time here at WP.  In fact, there are many, many more editors editing in the IP area or enforcing WP rules in the area that are sympathetic to the anti-Israel ""narrative"" than those that are sympathetic to it. It is the dominant viewpoint taught in universities by professors who use their credentials to push their political beliefs in the classroom.  WP doesn't really have an answer to this either.   This means it will be especially hard to have any balanced articles in the area at all, and why the conflict can never be fairly resolved.  I wish I could implement some ideas.  WP needs some new ideas in this area.   Best wishes,   "