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White supremacist holds rally in Syria
Yaakov Lappin
Published: 27.11.05, 23:50
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1. Strange Bedfellows, Yet Hardly Unexpected
Adina Kutnicki ,   NJ   (11.28.05)
None of this is shocking. Repulsive, but certainly not unexpected. Syria is replete with Nazi sympathizers and their ideology is very closely aligned with Duke's. As much as Duke disdains the "brown people", he despises the Jews even more. During WW2 that is why the Mufti of Jerusalem and his cohorts colluded so nicely with Hitler.
2. hahahaha! hilarious!!
Gil ,   Tel Aviv   (11.28.05)
3. using free air time
Hazem ,   Deir el zoor   (11.28.05)
This Guy David Duke is a Racist and a mainopolative person who playing the conflict between Arabs and zionists to further his agenda, he plays one agaist the other .his dislike of Arabs and jews are as equal ...Syria should have never gave him that chance .
4. David Duke and the Syrians--they deserve each other
sam ,   Potomac USA   (11.28.05)
5. Israel is a racial supremacist state
Stephen Skronski ,   Toronto, US   (11.28.05)
Is there any difference between a white supremacist like Duke and a war criminal and racial supermacist like Sharon and his people. None. They're coming from the same mould. Israel is fascist state that's based on fallacy and a racist religion. Most of the people living in the occupied Palestine think of themselves as a super race... the chosen people. Annihilation is the solution.
6. Alois Brunner - Most Wanted
Logic ,   Israel   (11.28.05)
Notorious Nazi War Criminal Brunner found refuge in Syria for many years. Just shows you what a peace-loving regime rules there...
7. duke and bassam
joe ,   philly .pa.   (11.28.05)
deserve each other... this duke is no royal... he is a backward, racist waizard of the klan ,who had his home firebombed , and should be denied rentry to the u.s.
8. Stephen Skronski
Jared ,   Toronto, Canada   (11.28.05)
You're the only one who considers himself a super race. I have yet to see one article here or on any israeli web site professing your baseless accusations. You are a hateful person. Maybe you should make aliya to Syria where you can join in on your racist brothers and sisters ( of course not all are that's a generalization but at the least it's (STFU) institutionalized racism).
9. As if Syria wasn't isolated enough...
Tahl ,   Israel   (11.28.05)
Comes this nazi buffoon, and panders them with hard speeches against the mighty, evil, Zionists, a speech which would rank quite nicely among the literary likes of Der Sturmer and The Protocols of the Zion Elederlies. Never mind that as a KKK grand wizard, true to the KKK doctrine - he preached white supremacy over all races, including blacks, Jews, and semite people - including of course all Arabs. So I guess right now he is in the mode of hating "just" Jews, or "Zionists"? Interesting and even amusing to see a renewed cooperation between nazis and Arabs (since the days of "Abu Hitler" before the creation of Israel) - based solely on an agenda of hating Jews/Zionists/Israel/all of the above. This just shows us that in this world, there is no greater uniting force than hate and bigotry. I'm actually glad, though. If Syria wasn't isolated enough, comes this clown to the rescue, and presents it in an even more ignominious light to the West. If Assad had any brains left in him, he would've kicked Duke out. But thankfully he doesn't, and he didn't. And I'm sure the American people, even the hard-right wingers, will not exactly appreciate this gesture by Duke, to say it mildly... This only weakens them both, so this is great.
10. Skronski
Kate ,   London   (11.28.05)
I'm sure it won't suprise anyone here to learn that "Skronski" is a very popular Polish name.
11. He's attracted by dying to get 72 virgins, help him.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Santa Monica, CA   (11.28.05)
12. Stephen Skronski (#5)
Tal ,   Israel   (11.28.05)
I wonder whether this guy - Stephen Skronski - can be prosecuted and sentenced for the words like "Annihilation is the solution". I guess yes, if it is possible to determine his IP address and trace him down. As far as I remember fascism is an ideology prohibited by law in many countries. This expression is clearly fascistic, so why not to apply a law to this kind of bastard ? Maybe, while in prison, he will think twice before posting something like this again. Unfortunately, there is no other way to make this beast think.
13. Nobel Peace Prize
Marcel ,   Florida   (11.28.05)
Maybe the Oslo crowd will nominate Assad and Duke for a noble peace prize ? They talk the same 'peace' talk as the Palestinians once their arabic screed is translated into english.
14. Why isn't David Duke in Louisiana?
Johnny Weintraub ,   Sugar Land, Texas US   (11.28.05)
A number of years ago, I recall that David Duke was a candidate for Governor of Louisiana, and ran against Governor Edward Edwards. Why isn't David Duke in Louisiana, helping out his own people who have suffered a catastrophe as a result of Hurricane Katrina? I suppose that he hates Jews more than he cares for the needs of his own people in Louisiana at this critical time.
15. Well what do we have here
Yoav Ben Zakai ,   Israel   (11.28.05)
surprise surprise...nafs al khara
16. #5 Skronski sounds like a supporter of David Duke
Diana ,   USA   (11.28.05)
Remember, hate destroys the haters.
17. anti zionism is NOT anti- semitism
(11.28.05)
zionism is a philosophy- a way of thinking - jews are semitic people- (well some of them, actually most are from russia and brooklyn.)
18. Why David Duke chose Israel
David ,   NY, USA   (11.28.05)
David Duke, like so many other jew haters, believes he has hit gold when he criticizes Israel. In this way, he can always claim that he is challenging the state and not the people. This is a similar tactic used by anti-Semites all over the world. Also, by criticizing Jews under the banner of Israel, Duke who is a pariah in America, can give a speech to a large crowd in Syria.
19. #5 - You have to really hate Jews...
Seth ,   Washington, DC   (11.28.05)
...to return from the dead to make moronic posts on an Israeli website. A Canadian named Stephen Skronski died in 1999 and below is the abstract and link. Snell: A Prince Albert man is dead after his home-built plane crashed. Stephen Skronski's ultralite aircraft struck a powerline last night, and fell to the ground. Skronski was 45. Police, the coroner's office and the Transportation Safety Board are all investigating. http://72.14.207.104/search?q=cache:uEtlYWgzmDgJ:sask.cbc.ca/tv/transcripts/oct99/08.shtml+%22stephen+skronski%22&hl=en
20. Unimportant
David ,   NYC, USA   (11.28.05)
Personally I'm mortified that I have to share a first name with David Duke, but honestly this event doesn't matter. Syrian (and many other Arabs') mindset is that Zionists are the epitome of evil and Duke reinforcing it will not change anything. Let him shout and shout until his voice cracks...hopefully only one day he will get a crippling disease.
21. Stephen Skronski = coward
Ezra ,   USA   (11.28.05)
Hey Stevie, you talk a lot of crap for some pathetic loser sitting behind his computer monitor. You should try saying the racist stuff that you've scribbled in public. Let's see how quickly your ass would be arrested for attempting to incite ethnic hatred. Btw, isn't Toronto in Canada? You're not only a coward, but a moron to boot.
22. A brave man at the time of cowards!
Murad ,   Palestine   (11.28.05)
He is a brave man... He has deep understanding of the world politics.
23. Skronski
melech rose ,   USA   (11.28.05)
Mr Skronski..as a person of Polish descent, have you forgotten already what the Nazis did to your people?Why not crack open a history book..Racial hatred is sort of stupid,doncha agree?
24. 5- "Annihilation is the solution"? Are you sure?
Tahl ,   Israel   (11.28.05)
I mean, wouldn't you get bored then, after you annihilated the Jewish state, when there aren't any more enemies left in the world for you to demonize? Would be kind of frustrating, having no more scapegoats to beat on, no more "fascist state based on fallacy and a racist religion", with a "criminal and racial supremacist like Sharon"? What kind of fun would you have without all that?.... What kind of fun would you have without the zionist website Ynetnews, where you're free to spew your hate and venom for all to see? So, be careful what you wish for. After all, you need us! Or you might end up waking one morning, with no one to blame for your misery and frustrations, but yourself! One would dread the day!
25. #22 & others who don't get it - and #3, who does!
Howard ,   Pacific Coast, USA   (11.28.05)
What people like Murad (#22) don't understand is that the same lunatics that demonise Jews also demonise Muslims and Arabs. They may just not do it to your faces - yet. But Duke & co. are people who believe that black people are genetically inferior and that there will eventually be a "race war" between WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants on one side, and blacks, Jews and everyone else - e.g. Muslims - on the other). They see all non-WASPs as genetically inferior. They call Jews "subhumans" and they call Africans "mud people." In Europe, neo-nazis who built up hate-mongering political parties by demonising and hating Jews have branched out; today, Jean-Marie Le Pen and his ilk are after the local Muslim, Turkish or Arab populations too. By boosting vicious hate-mongers like Duke, you are helping people who actively hate and despise you. For these people, their hatred has nothing to do with Israel. It's all about the mythical "race war" that they think will happen in the future, against people like you and people like us. THAT is the kind of thing that David Duke believes. THAT is what Syria is promoting by inviting him to speak. Insane? YES. Hazem (#3) is much wiser than you, Murad. You should learn from him.
26. assad is DESPERATE
alan ,   san francisco   (11.28.05)
Duke has about as big a following in the states right now as Assad has in the UN. Both are loosers and deserve each other's company. Who knows they are probably holding hands right now.
27. Even Syria has freedom of speach
Richard Hitchings ,   methil   (11.28.05)
I find this tragic but wholly understandable. Bush a war criminal.... has made much of how distasteful he finds Syria. Syrians have no need to listen to an extremist such as Duke. What they need to do is defend their borders against US aggression. and of course Syrias defence starts in Iraq where they have the aggressors about to cry UNCLE!!!!!
28. are syrians white?
stephen   (11.28.05)
No self respecting white supremacist would consider syrians as Aryans or members of the white race in good standing.
29. #14 - indeed he ran
Dorothy Friend ,   Tel Aviv   (11.28.05)
And when he was defeated there was one granddaddy of a parade in New Orleans, a joint effort by the African American, Jewish and Gay community (among lots of other decent folk). Dukes, by the way, has learned Talmud, if only to quote the nastier bits when it suits him.
30. Invitation to David Duke
Logic ,   Israel   (11.28.05)
I dare you to make that speech in Israel. Let's see if you have the cojones.
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