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*NATIONAL DUOLIAN, 1931, Grey Frosted Duco, 12 fret, slotted peghead, flat F-holes, new National ebony fingerboard, low action, vgc, hsc....on hold
*MARTIN 2-17, 1927, all Mahogany 'parlor' guitar, original bar frets, ebony nut, Rosewood board, new Maple bridge plate by Carlo Greco, replaced bridge, vgc, hsc..$2900
*DIVIDED by 13 EDT 13/29 Combo Amplifier, 2008, Creme/Orange, 1-12" Celestion speaker, with Reverb, exc+, Tuki Cover....$1795
*MARTIN D-35, 1968, Employee made, does not differ from the standard 1968 D-35 at all except for the "45" peghead overlay with the vertical CF Martin pearl inlay- only found on '69-'69 D-45s which go for $50,000 or more, beautiful Brazilian Rosewood back & sides, Tortoise pickguard, typical large rosewood bridge plate, exc+, with green lined '68 case too....$7900
< *MARTIN 000-28, 1966, Spruce top, Brazilian Rosewood back & sides, Tortoise gurad, small Maple bridge plate, several top crack repairs, new neck by Martin ca 1994 with bound fingerboard and peghead, vgc, newer Martin case.....$7500 4Tricon.jpg>*NATIONAL Style 4 Tricone, 1929, Square neck, Chrysanthemum engravings Pearl National logo, some scuffing on back otherwise exc, ohsc...$7500
*RICKENBACKER 360, 1968, a dark Fireglo finish, crushed pearl fingerboard triangle inlays, 2 ToasterTop pickups, "R" tailpiece, beautiful condition with straight neck and good frets, all original, silver case, exc+......
*FENDER Mustang, 1966, Daphne Blue, new pots and switches otherwise all original, vgc+, ohsc....$3250
*FENDER Custom Shop Limited Thinline Loaded Nocaster, 2018, Dirty Blonde Relic, Thinline Ash body with ƒ hole, '51 Nocaster Relic pickups, 7.25"-9.5" compound radius, Maple neck, 6.16 lbs, papers, tweed case, exc...$3250
*EPIPHONE SG Custom, used, White with 3 humbuckers, gold hardware, exc+, gigbag.........$550
*FENDER Princeton Reverb, 1966, Black Panel in beautiful condition, has a '69 Shumacher output transformer otherwise all original with 10" Jensen......$3500
*MARSHALL OFFSET JTM-45 Limited Edition Head, made in 2000, #98 of 300 made, originals were made in 1962, the re-issue is hand wired on a hand built tagboard and the chassis is aluminum, 2 x KT66 power tubes, 45 watts, black tolex with basket weave grill, original box & papers, near mint....$2750
*EPIPHONE Zenith, ca 1950, Sunburst finish has been artfully oversprayed, non-cutaway, carved Spruce top 16 1/4" across, Maple back & sides, custom pickguard with a floating Epi NYer humbucker attached, Gotoh butterbean open backed tuners, Rosewood board with 1 11/16" nut, pearl Epiphone logo in script, vgc, hsc........$1650
*GIBSON Style A-Jr Mandolin, 1924, Snakehead, Sheraton brown, had a bit of Gibson-itis at some of the seams where the sides meet the back and tho not perfect the glue jobs were effective, non-adjustable truss rod, fine action and very good sounding, vgc, hard case....$995 gbl **** Updated - Wednesday September 6th, 2023 ****
*TRAVIS BEAN TB1000 Standard, 1976, #327, natural solid Koa wood body refinished, 1 piece Aluminum neck with rosewood board with dots, 2 Hi gain humbuckers, metal guard, chrome Schallers w/ gold plated buttons, vgc+, w/ manual & original road case, vgc+.....$7500
*PRS McCarty, 2007, Korina Blackburst, 5.86 lbs, Bird inlays, gold hardware, McCarty humbuckers, wide fat neck, previous owner said it had a Brazilian board which could be true but is not listed on the hang tag, exc, ohsc...$2500
*SCGC Tony Rice Custom, 2008, Dreadnought w/ large soundhole, Adirondack Spruce top, herringbone purfling and rosette, Indian Rosewood back & sides, bound Ebony board with 1 23/32" nut width, SCGC inlaid at 12th fret, Ebony peghead overlay, Ebony bridge, exc, papers, ohsc....$5500
*MARTIN 000-28EC, 2010 Clapton model, repaired center seam, some finish marred on top and the side, Herringbone trim, Fishman soundhole pickup, vgc, ohsc ...$2195 gb
*MARTIN 20-S Mandolin, 1950, 2 point body with carved Spruce top, flamed carved Maple back and sides, these sometimes are more looks than performance but this one is the best sounding one we've ever had, the "S" in Martin nomenclature is often for "Special", probably because it's so good! but in truth this was part of a batch of 6 special order Style 20s and this one went to National Music Shop, Inc. in Montclair, NJ (about 1/2 hour from here) in July of 1950, ordered for Carlo De Filippis the mandolinist/teacher who is often pictured with a Martin Style 20, exc+, ohsc......$2500
*GIBSON F-4, 1913, Carved Spruce top with Black finish, naturally curly Maple back and sides, double flowerpot peghead inlay, Handel inlaid Tuners, exquisite condition and sounds great too, exc, ohsc....$6500
*EASTMAN Mandolin, MD-505, NEW, BLACK TOP A-style with Maple Neck Ebony Fingerboard with 12" radius, Bone nut solid Spruce top w/ ƒ-Holes, solid Maple back & sides, Ebony fingerboard, adjustable ebony bridge, Ivoroid binding Gloss Black Finish, hard case.....$1149 list....$919
*GIBSON Firebird III, 1964, beautifully refinished in an aged White by Protocaster, some new parts like repro pickups and tuners but the originals are included, has a very small crack at the peghead that's invisible, short tremolo, hsc, vgc+..$6500 **** Updated - MONDAY September 4th, 2023 **** gbl
*GIBSON B-12-45, 1965, faded Cherry Sunburst, trapeze tailpiece, 1 15/16" at the nut, Adj brige with ebony insert, all original otherwise, no cracks or repairs, vgc+, hsc...$1950
*ESP Rocker, '80s, blonde, Strat style body, Maple neck, 1 humbucker, tremolo, vgc, gigbag
*OLD KRAFTSMAN Vanguard by Kay, ca 1960, sunburst, solid body with 2 pickups and asymetrical peghead, smooth and great sounding guitar, exc, gigbag ......$495
*LARRIVEE Baritone BT-03, NEW, Slope shoulder Dreadnought with 12 fret to the body neck, Spruce top, Mahogany back & sides, Maple binding, ebony board, herringbone rosette, 27" scale, strings for high to low are B-G-D-A-E-B, deep and rich, ohsc....$2191 ($2849 list price) **** Updated - Friday September 1st, 2023 **** gbl
*TAYLOR Baby Taylor, all Mahogany, some playing wear, vgc, ohsc....$250
*WECHTER Scheerhorn Square Necked Dobro, used, Sunburst, designed by Tim Scheerhorn and manufactured in China, sent back here where the Scheerhorn cone is installed, curly Maple body, exc, hsc...........$695
*GIBSON Les Paul '58 Re-issue, 2016, lemon burst, nice top, 9.07 lbs, slightly chunky neck, exc, ohsc..$4500
*CARVIN LB-70 Fretless Bass, c. 1995, made in USA, Koa Body, Maple neck-thru neck with Ebony board and white fret markers, 2 Carvin Jazz Bass style pickups, active circuit, Sperzel Tuners, near mint, ohsc....$950
*MODULUS GRAPHITE M-92 5 String Bass, '90s, Candy Apple Red, Carbon Graphite neck with Ebony board, Gold hardware, 1 EMG pickup, pearloid guard, 8.77 lbs, exc+, ohsc...$2250 !PICT:HAmBlue.jpg>*HAMER Cruise Bass, '90s, USA, Blue, 2Tech bridge, Rosewood board, 2 Jazz Bass style pickups, pearloid guard, exc, ohsc...$995
*MARTIN D-18 1939 Authentic, 2021, near mint, ohsc......$4500
*GOODSELL Champton Combo Amp, 2016, Hand-wired..$695
*RAINSONG CH-PA1100 Parlor guitar, used, cutaway, carbon fiber body and neck, exc, gigbag.....$1450 gbl **** Updated - Tuesday August 29th, 2023 ****
*GIBSON Les Paul Junior 1962, Cherry, SG body, 1 P-90, all original, some minor dings and a light checking, 5.77 lbs, exc, ohsc..$6500
*GIBSON Flying V, 1982, Korina '58 re-issue, the first real good re-issue of the '58 V with most all of the right specs, #D112 inked on serial number, ohsc, near mint...$9500
*GIBSON Lonnie Mack Flying V, cherry, beautiful re-issue of Lonnie's altered V with crotch mounted Bigsby, all original, exc+, ohsc.......
*GIBSON ES-330, 1966, tobacco sunburst, 2 metal covered P-90 pickups, no pick guard, all else original, vgc++, ohsc........$5900
*LARRIVEE D-03, ca 2014, dreadnought with Spruce top, Mahogany back and sides, Larrivee pickup with side controls, exc, ohsc.....$1200
*GIBSON GA-40 Les Paul Amp, ca 1953, 2-tone Brown, '63 Jensen 12" speaker, changed output transformer, vgc...$1995
*AMPEG B-12-XT Portaflex, ca 1966,Flip-top, Blue square tolex, 2 original 12"Jensen speakers, 2 channels with Echo & Vibrato, w/foot switch, vgc++..$1195
*GIBSON B-25, 1966, sunburst, new fixed saddle bridge, vgc, hsc..$1450 *GIBSON J-15, 2014, Spruce top, Walnut back and sides, MAple neck, Rosewood board, pickup, exc, ohsc...$1350
*FENDER Musicmaster Bass, 1981, Black, Rosewood board, 1 pickup, short scale, vgc+.........$1295
*Ernie Ball MUSIC MAN Classic Sabre Bass, Tony Levin limited color flip flop metallic Sledge, Premier Dealer Network, 2013, 2 humbuckers, active, Birds eye Maple neck with Rosewood board, certificate signed by Tony, near mint, ohsc...$2450 gbl **** Just In - Thursday August 17th, 2023 ****
*MARTIN D-21 Special, 2017, Spruce top, Rosewood B&S, forward shifted scalloped bracing, 1 3/4" nut, exc, ohsc......$2400
*RICKENBACKER 325 V63, 2010, Jetglo with gold plastic, 3 Toaster top pickups, TV knobs with Bigsby, 21" scale, exc, silver case.....$2900 gbl **** Just In - Thursday August 10th, 2023 ****
*JAMES TRUSSART Steelcaster Deluxe, Tele thinline style with B-16 Bigsby, Rosewood board, screened on back, exc, ohsc.....$3950
*FENDER Thinline Telecaster, 1997, Crafted in Japan, Mahogany, Maple neck with Maple cap, pearloid guard, near mint, ohsc..$1295
*FENDER Bonnie Raitt Strat, 1995, blue burst, pearloid pickguard, Maple neck, rosewood board, Solid alder body, special Narrow "C" Shape Neck, exc+, ohsc....$1795
*FENDER Custom Shop Nashville Telecaster, 1995, Purple Sparkle, 3 pickups, Rosewood board, exc, ohsc.....$2950
*GIBSON Melody Maker, 1964, Sunburst, Double cutaway, 2 original single coil pickups, snakehead, wrap tailpiece all original, exc, ossc.......$2250
*GIBSON Chet Atkins SST, 1997, thin body electric, Natural Spruce top w/ ebony bridge, Ebony board with stars inlaid, Mahogany body and neck, Volume, treble & bass slider wheels on the shoulder, invisible peghead repair, vgc+, ohsc.....$1750
*GIBSON J-185, 1996, sunburst, beautiful curly Maple back & sides, exc, ohsc....$3250
*GIBSON Tal Farlow, 1997, Sunburst, beautiful curly Maple back & sides, 2 humbuckers, exc+, ohsc....
*RICKENBACKER 660, 2010, MapleGlo, 2 Toaster top pickups, checkered binding, 24 3/4" scale, exc+, ohsc...$2250 **** Just In - Friday August 4th, 2023 **** gbl
*GIBSON Les Paul Custom, 1981, Black, nice, frets are fine, finish is great except for 1 blem on back, original in every way with the gold nearly perfect, 10.3 lbs, chainsaw case, exc...HOLD
*GIBSON L7-C, c 1950, sunburst, cutaway, heel and side repaired, newer art deco pickguard with a Charlie Christian pickup, belonged to the photographer Paul Ickovik whose obituary recently ran a full page in the NYT, vgc, ohsc...$4900
*GIBSON CL-20 Flat top, 1997, dreadnought, natural Spruce top, laminated Mahogany back and sides, under saddle pickup, abalone rosette, newer hsc...$1495 *KRAMER STRIKER, '80s, Red, Floyd Rose bridge, Rosewood board, vgc+, gigbag.....$295
*FENDER Stratocaster, made in Japan, 1994, White yellowed, '69 re-issue, large peghead, Maple neck, 3-bolt, exc, gigbag....$995 gbl
*FANO SP6, 2011, built by Dennis Fano himself, faded Roundup Orange, aged to perfection, deep rosewood board, Fralin pickups, original ToneStyler 16 position rotary switch is in the case, now wired with a standard 3-way, Tele pickup at bridge, P-90 style at neck, Alder body, Maple neck and very Brazilian looking fretboard- but probably not- relic wear, exc, ohsc....$2750
*TOM ANDERSON, “Tom and Jerry”, 1999, Shoreline Gold with matching peghead, as rare as they come, Strat style with 3 Jerry Jones lipstick tube pickups, 2 knobs, Tremolo, Rosewood board, pearloid pickguard and back plate, with the Buzz Feiten tuning system, 1 of 7 made - this one was the NAMM model, excellent condition, RARE, ohsc.....$3500
*FENDER Vintage '59 P-Bass, 2021, 2-tone Sunburst with gold Anodized pick-guard, Rosewood board, has the bridge and pickup covers, near mint, tweed case....$1850 gb
*FENDER Jaguar Bass, 1995, Made in Japan, sunburst, Rosewood board with block inlays, 2 Jazz bass pickups, 34" scale, has a boost circuit, exc+, gigbag...$1050
*KEITORA Custom Tele style, made in New York, c 2015, translucent ' silver flip-flop finish, 3 pickups- a Tele bridge pickup mounted in an original Bigsby Tele, a P-90 style pickup in both the neck and middle positions, 1 piece Maple neck with skunk stripe, locking tuners, comfort carved top and back, exc, gigbag, vgc+.....$1495
*COLLINGS Baby 2H, 2012, 3/4 size, Collings says "smallest model is a rarity among fractional size guitars: most listeners never guess that it's not a full-size instrument unless they see it being played. While lacking the deep bass of larger guitars the tone is remarkably balanced, with adequate volume for most applications. The Collings Baby is approximately a 3/4 size version of our OM, 12 ½ inches wide in the lower bout with a 24 ⅛ inch scale", German Spruce top, Herringbone top trim, Abalone Torch peghead inlay in the bound Brazilian Rosewood peghead overlay, Ebony fretboard with abalone snowflakes, Ebony belly bridge, scalloped braces, beveled torotise style teardrop pickguard, exc, ohsc.........$5850
*GRETSCH G6120 1959 LTV, Recent, made in Japan, Orange, 2 TV Jones Filtertrons, trestle braced, thumbprint fretboard inlays, signpost pickguard, Bigsby, all original, near mint, ohsc....$2750, reduced..$2350 gbl **** Just In - Monday July 30th, 2023 ****
*B&G Little Sister, Cedar of Lebanon, handmade in Israel, natural, semi-hollow Les Paul style with Cedar top, African Mahogany body, 2 B&G hand-wound P-90 pickups, Rosewood board, aged hardware, exc, ohsc....$1995
*GIBSON L-00, ca 1935, sunburst, tortoise firestripe guard, has medium action, a couple of well repaired hairline cracks in the top, looks and sounds real good, ssc......$5500
*GIBSON Les Paul Deluxe Goldtop, ca 1971, 2 Mini-humbuckers with plastic surrounds, Kluson tuners restored, checking gold finish has old checking, vgc, ohsc....
*FENDER Esquire, 1958, refinished blonde a long time ago, refretted with '60s frets, original pickup, tuners and hardware but upgrades now on the guitar, also has a neck pickup, tweed case painted black, vgc....$14,900
*FENDER Vibroking, by the Fender Custom Shop '90s, White tolex, 3x10" speakers, 60 watts powered by 2x 6L6 EH tubes, some wear and bangs on the edges, works great.....$1850 **** Updated-Thursday July 27th, 2023 **** gbl
*TAYLOR 214CE KOA, 2022, Sunburst, cutaway Spruce top, Koa back &sides, Taylor pickup, original gigbag, near mint....$950
*VEGA Whyte Laydie #2, 1910, Chicken Hawk on peghead, engraved star at the 5th fret and peghead, other engraved inlays on the board 11"x27", all original including calfskin head, exc, hsc....$2595 *FENDER Squier P Bass Special, used, LEFTY, Red, Rosewood board, 1 P Bass and 1 Jazz Bass pickup, vgc+, gigbag...$195
*MARTIN D-28 Authentic 1937 VTS, NEW 2023, Martin's best, all hide glue construction, Adirondack Spruce top, Madagascar Rosewood back and sides. Perhaps the most revered vintage D-28s are the ones created in 1937 with forward-shifted hand-scalloped X-bracing, an Adirondack spruce top, and a 1 3/4" neck width. This model is an updated version made with Guatemalan rosewood back and sides, and it includes some subtle spec refinements to make it even more faithful to the original. One of the major updates is a more accurate body profile based on dreadnoughts from the 1930s and 40s. Martin’s VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® (VTS) is employed to age the top and braces, which captures the tone from the 1930s era. Martin’s craftspeople can recreate the pleasing visual aesthetics of a vintage guitar and reproduce the particular tones previously reserved for vintage instruments. with ohsc...$7499
*FENDER '57 Strat Reissue, 2011, USA, Candy Apple red with Maple neck, "Limited Edition" on neck plate, exc, ohsc....$1895
*FENDER Duosonic, 1956, Desert Sand, Anodized pickguard, it has an Maple neck dated 11-56 with a Musicmaster (the 1-pickup DuoSonic) logo, oversprayed peghead with repro tuners, pots are 45th week of 1956, vgc, ohsc...$3500 gbl **** Just In- Thursday July 20th, 2023 ****
*GIBSON Hummingbird, 1965 with wide neck, a few dings and dents and some checking but if you are looking for a Hummingbird, this could be it! great tone! exc, hsc...$7500
*GIBSON J-160E, 1965, sunburst, all original with lots of checking, adj. bridge with ceramic saddle, all working fine, vgc, ohsc...$3950
*MARTIN HD-28, 1998, one owner guitar in very good condition with a Rare Earth soundhole pickup, herringbone trim, scalloped bracing, Rati:o 3W gold plated tuners, pro refret, vgc++, ohsc and papers....$2500
*VICTORIA 20112-T, 2011, Tweed Deluxe with 1x12" speaker, near mint with Tuki cover...$1395
*FENDER Strat American Deluxe, 2005 amber burst over a one-piece Ash body, neck replaced with a 2022 Maple Fender neck, pickups are Fender '69 pickups, exc, gb..........$950 gbl **** Updated WEDNESDAY July 19th, 2023 ****
*FENDER Stratocaster, ca 1959 with a '66 Jazzmaster neck, the neck plate serial # 98848, this has a sunburst Fender factory refinish done ca 1965-66 with bold Fender markings stamped into the body, neck is stamped “13 Sept 66 B”, someone has carefully overlaid the word “stratocaster” onto the “jazzmaster" name in the decal, bound board with block inlays, ‘single line' Kluson tuners, pick guard appears to be from 1966, off white that’s aged a bit but is lacking the metal shielding plate, “black bottom" pickups, 1 of the pots is dated Feb, 1963 and another appears to be the same but code is covered in solder, the third is a newer, has original saddles, bridge and switch, the body is clearly older- '57-59 as it has the larger cavity typical of 1954-1961 before the shoulder was added in the control cavity, there’s a blue penciled date written in the middle pickup route which could be read as 1957 or 1959, there are bits of blue paint here and there (see pics
) and other specs of red and gold paint testifying to the body having been other colors in it's life, the refinish is perfect and was done by Fender and exhibits the tone of the sunburst color that we see in ‘65-’66. All in all this guitar looks like it was pieced together from a ca 1959 body, perhaps a 1963 wiring harness, and a ‘66 Jazzmaster neck, with original case, Inside Pics here
an old and fine looking player, ohsc.....$13,500
*HARMONY H-15 'Silvertone' BobKat, from Harmony's "Silhouette" series, 1966, sunburst, solid body, 2 DeArmond Golden Tone pickups, adjustable truss rod, 3 screw neck, vgc+, original ssc...$495 *YAMAHA FG-180, Japan, Red Label, dreadnought, the Harmony Sovereign of Japan, vgc+, ssc..$650
*GIBSON J-45, 1963, vibrant Cherry sunburst, adjustably bridge has been replaced with a fixed saddle bridge, exc-, hsc....$3950
*KAY Professional Cut-Away Guitar, K-24, c 1959, Honey Blonde, Jumbo Acoustic cutaway, Select Spruce top, Maple back & sides, Adjustable Rosewood bridge, steel-reinforced hard Maple neck (the catalog calls it 'slim', it's anything but), block inlays in Rosewood board, tortoise peghead overlay with raised metal Kay logo, very good condition, ssc...$895
*CRESTWOOD Bass, Japan, sunburst, similar to a Beatle Bass but wider, 2 staple pole pickups, short scale, vgc+, hsc....$395 *MARTIN LX-1, BABY, used, gc, gigbag...$195 Books-
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*Palm Trees, Senoritas... and Rocket Ships" - the illustrated History of National, Dobro, Supro, Valco and OMI Guitars A 423 page tour-de-force that explores the fascinating design world of the musical instruments produced by the Dopyera Brothers from 1923 to 1993. Famous for their 'National' guitars, they went on to pioneer electric pickups, fiberglass construction, amplifiers etc, and influenced the sound of Country Music, Bluegrass, Blues and Hawaiian music through most of the 20th Century. Entirely and lavishly illustrated with over 1100 musical instruments and amplifiers and more than 100 artists who used them - this is THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION of all the various developments, designs, colours and engraving patterns of everything produced by the Dopyera Brothers in their various companies throughout the 20th century - National, Dobro, Supro, Valco, Mosrite, Regal and OMI. It has them ALL! It also features lap steels, amplifiers and various National and Valco manufactured items for other Trade houses. The book is concluded with an updated list of the serial numbers of known and re-discovered instruments - now in excess of 4200. A MUST HAVE for anyone interested in these guitars. Leaves other books on the subject in the dust....$140 Link for email weekly updates: SEE BELOW Drop in your email for weekly updates: In the 1/24/13 Bergen Record, nice article- http://snipurl.com/26aujli
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We often get asked "where do these guitars come from" ??? or "who buys these things" ?? So here's an interesting picture of the quite rare White ES-345 (that we had for sale for about a year) with both it's original ( c. 1964), and current (April'06) owners. -------------------------o------------------------- IF YOU HAVE TROUBLE VIEWING THESE PHOTOS, SEE BELOW Some have complained about bad pictures. If this is happening to you or your PC, let me know. We have Macs and the pictures are large and clear, so we'd like to know figure out why this problem is happening An answer from my brother Rick- By default, Internet Explorer will shrink pictures to fit onto one screen. That's probably what people are complaining about. Usually, if they hold the cursor over the picture for a few seconds, a button will appear and they can click it to restore the pic to full size. I hate the feature, so I just turn it off and always see the photos full-size: From the IE menu bar, click Tools | Internet Options Click the Advanced tab Scroll down to the Multimedia section Remove the check from "Enable Automatic Image Resizing" Click OK to save settings REPAIRS For you who don't know, we do all manner of guitar repair and restoration. We do most of it here but also give some work to Dom Ramos -repairing and building since working in Dan Armstrong's shop in the '60s. We've also been a Martin Warrantee Center since 1985 before Martin closed down all 5 NJ Centers because of a tax dispute between NJ and Martin COMMENTARY- DON'T SCROLL DOWN - Feelings below Political sentiments Turn back before it's too late! A friend wrote this. I take no credit, but it's food for thought. "I'm not asking anyone to take my side, or the side of Israel, but I am asking you to think critically about the news you get from CNN and the BBC and AlJazeera or whatever station you watch If we were colonizers, we would be actively planning wars, and TAKING land, not giving it away for PEACE. ( SINAI, Lebanon, Gaza strip...all relinquished, after being won, fairly, in a war, which we did not start. And yet still given away, in the promise of PEACE, which we have not gotten in return) If we were committing genocide, then the population of Gaza and the West Bank would not have GROWN since 1967, but rather gotten smaller..no? Arabs in Gaza and the West Bank 1967: less than 1 million. Arabs in those areas today: 5 million) That is not GENOCIDE! You cannot have 500% population growth in a genocide. The definition of genocide is: " The deliberate killing of a large number of people from a particular nation or ethnic group with the aim of destroying that nation or group" Does it look like we've destroyed anyone or are aiming to? Point of fact, we do not engage unless engaged with. And even then, our engagements are military, warnings in advance to clear the area and no civilian engagement whenever possible. Which brings me to the next part: War Crimes. Do you see in Israel rocket launchers on residential streets, missiles hidden under hospitals and schools (yes, even UNWRA schools got in on the deal)? Do you see 5 year old martyrs with hand grenades, and children trained with automatic weapons, and calls to behead all arabs, wherever we can find them? No, you do not. That is what our army faces against daily. And our CIVILIAN population is faced with daily, hourly....the WAR CRIMES of HAMAS and the Palestinian Authority. If we wanted to flatten all of Gaza and turn it into a parking lot, we have the weapon power to do it in 3 minutes. Why in the world do you think we haven't? After 10,000's of rockets and missiles have been fired indiscriminately at our cities and schools and homes, after Israelis have been killed and maimed and attacked....the reason is because we value HUMAN LIFE. Because we are trying to save the lives of the people of Gaza and the West Bank. We introduced water and power infrastructure to their villages. Before Israel, they had none. Next, the claims that Gaza is an open air prison, or a death camp etc. Ask yourself, how poor Gaza, that the BBC and NYT likes to claim is cut off from the world, and has no access to supplies...can import or import the materials to make thousands of rockets and missiles and rocket launchers --but can't import food, or medicine? Ask yourself where all of the cement and supplies to build schools and hospitals went...when instead there are hundreds of miles of cement and steel reinforced underground terror tunnels built every year. Finally, ask yourself how the leaders and government of poor Gaza have enough money to have a Billionaires Gaza Yacht Club with multi-million dollar yachts, and facilities, luxurious 5 star hotels, shopping malls filled with Gucci and Chanel and Polo shirts -- while their people literally starve and beg for help. And that is the main point. Israel does not govern GAZA. Israel is not in GAZA. Israel does not control GAZA. Gaza controls GAZA. So whatever the War Crime is for shelling your own population (430 rockets fired from Gaza at Israel have actually fallen within Gaza hurting and killing their own people), for putting rockets and missiles under their homes, for stealing their food and international aid -- you should know who to blame. The same Gazan leadership the Free Palestine movement funds and supports. And now, think again critically about this situation. Do you honestly think that "Free-ing Palestine", and turning Israel over to these same folks that currently run GAZA or Ramallah so well is the solution to anything? Will provide more food or medicine or opportunity or freedom to ANYONE? Free Palestine hangs gay men from the tops of buildings and drags their bodies through the streets. Free Palestine supports honor killings of young women who have been raped or abused or shamed. Free Palestine calls for the elimination of all Jews. Free Palestine is in reality, nothing more than a thuggish, brutal, facist military regime, dressed up like a woke, liberal western project with nice slogans and catchy protest tunes. Like with most things, just follow the money and see what Free Palestine is really all about before lending your voice or your funds or support. Again, you don't have to wave an Israeli flag from your flagpole, but if you care about justice, real justice, and peace, freedom and security, think critically about the information you receive and then ask yourself what rings true." ed by StandWithUs