# Why not declare Israel the 51st state?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 24, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-declare-israel-the-51st-state/638695 "2012-10-24T03:26:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 24, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-not-declare-israel-the-51st-state/638695/2 "2012-10-24T03:31:10Z")

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I think Matt Yglesias tweeted or re-tweeted that in the final debate _Israel: 22 mentions. Japan, Europe, India: 0._

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