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Expert: No peace with Muslims, ever
Yaakov Lappin
Published: 14.09.06, 16:38
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1. Diatribes from the Hebrew University
Rustum ,   London, UK   (09.14.06)
How this "professor" Sharon got tenure at a university is beyond me. His opinions are one long stream of total ignorance and utter prejudice - without even the self-awareness to look at the similarities with his own religion. Not only is it appalling that a professor should evince such extreme lack of objectivity, but I think that his reported statements disqualify him from a teaching position as obviously he teaches pure and unmitigated bigotted drivel.
2. Spooky Stuff
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (09.14.06)
3. #1
Ben Hur ,   Manhattan, USA   (09.14.06)
Funny. You didn't provide any evidence to the contrary. It's easy to attack the messenger with slogans and catch phrases.
4. Rustum
Jane   (09.14.06)
Based on Islam's love for and command of Jihad, it's nihilistic tendencies and it's profound intolerance for "the other", Professor Sharon's analysis sounds right on target to me. You can attempt to talk around it and point fingers all you want, Rustum, but the truth about Islam is known to all who pay attention.
5. 1
(09.14.06)
The lack of objectivity and bigotry is your own.. Your posts continuously reflect it. Everything the professor says makes sense. Everything he said is based upon facts. You are wasting your time here. No one is buying your stuff.
6. Negative of a picture
Merlin ,   USA   (09.14.06)
I feel like I am looking at Negative of a picture. I thought Bush and evangelists wanted to do this, the Armageddon thing. I see pure hatred and bigotry in this so called EXPERT. But in any case if EXPERTS of one side say that peace with the other side is impossible then how can there be one. It sounds very much like "prisoners dilemma" in economics. let's loose together since we don't trust each other...
7. NEVER WAS PEACE, NEVER WILL BE PEACE
DACON9   (09.14.06)
8. He sttated the obvious fact
Alex ,   LA, USA   (09.14.06)
By peace Islam means exactly what the author thinks. Peace= killing of all Jews and converting the rest. This is an obvious fact. Ask a Muslem in your neighborhood, and they will tell you. I suspect that some still think that Iranian guy is playing a video game.
9. Professor is right
Brod ,   USA   (09.14.06)
Professor Moshe Sharon is right on target in his analysis of the issue. He is brilliant and expert on the subject. Israelis need to know the reality that they are confronting. The West needs to speak with one voice to confront the menace of Islamist-Jihadism and the threat that Islamist-Jihadist Iran poses to the Free World.
10. pox on both sides!
sam ,   ny   (09.14.06)
You are all fools. When God is on either side it will be an armegeddon! Give up all religions and the world will be safe!
11. The experts speak and the world.....
(09.14.06)
does not hear.
12. let's hear from practicing muslims if this is not true
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (09.14.06)
that is, if you can withstand being called a zionist agent, israel, collaborator, etc by your co-religionists. waiting...
13. finally a clear perspective
robert ,   potomac md usa   (09.14.06)
the threat is clear--telling the truth with out the usual mantra that Islam has somehow been "hijacked" Seeing things realisitically does not make one a bigot--and, those of you who callhim so--please bring documentation counteracting his statements. --the best advice that Professor Sharon has is for Israel to stay out of the confrontation and leave it to the great powers, for they will get involved.
14. Counter terrorism conf. in the terrorist state?!!!
Persian CAT   (09.14.06)
Now, THAT's a conference that make sense.
15. The professor is a facist pig.
Persian CAT   (09.14.06)
The Jews and Muslims have certainly lived in peace before, some do right now in Iran, Turkey and some other societies. This can happen again. But for the Jews and Muslims to live together in peace both Zionism and Islamism MUST be eradicated. These two religious political fascistic movements are the ONLY obstacle to peace among Jews and Muslims.
16. Rustum #1
Matthias Roth ,   Switzerland   (09.14.06)
If there is one ignorant around here then it's you, Rustum. Instead of repeating and believing blindly the reports of the media you should study a history book and open your eyes!
17. 1 Mr. Rustum
Marv ,   San Francisco, USA   (09.14.06)
Get real Rustum and quit blabbering your anti Semetic propoganda. England deserves much better than some transplant like you despoiling their long term image of educating their people to be intelligent and fair minded...All your posts are suspect because they all follow the same pattern of negativism and that's a giveaway and hallmark of a hatefull one sided person. You are as always in defense of the bad guys...
18. crazy
tarek ,   gr / duesseldorf   (09.14.06)
Today no difference between shia, sunni and jewish fanatism. All are crazy. The problem is that all of you have much money.
19. what must muslims say to this professor?
cleo ,   cairo   (09.14.06)
what will the next world look like? no end war?
20. zionism is no better
tony ,   beirut, lebanon   (09.14.06)
for those saying that shiia muslim ar crazy, well what about zionism and judaism who think that they are the only true ideologies and religions and that the jews are gods chosen people and that the others are goiems equavelent to the word sheep. my advise unto thee my dear insane and fanatic friends is follow this ideologie "give to each rightful his right" and let us step religion and nonsence aside, i mean it's the 21rst century and god is definitaly and imaginary friend "just read the works of anthropologist and peace be unto u my fanatic friends shalom.
21. Sam in NYC
Miranda ,   NO, LA USA   (09.14.06)
giving up all religion? does that include the environmentalist religion on the current liberal, with its sacrement - abortion?? Man has had religion of some sort since we were traveling out of Africa - giving up on spirituallity sends us to a place we cannot be.
22. So let American do it for you!
Casu ,   Asian   (09.14.06)
23. #18
Ben Hur ,   Manhattan, USA   (09.14.06)
"The problem is that all of you have much money. " Yes. We do. Loser.
24. persian cat
esther ,   raanana   (09.14.06)
you need your anti-rabid vaccination urgently!!!
25. #1 RUSTUM
Nicolaus ,   San Francisco, USA   (09.14.06)
Irrespective of the responses of those who are living still in the world of pre-July 2006, the statements by this ignorant teacher should be ignored. That he poses as a Terror Expert reads more as an Expert in Terror, whipping up violent reactions, imlictely i not explicitely. This, hhowever, is a standard technique of old time Zionists who are unable to cope with the fresh outlook of young Jews who want peace, tranquility and n one of that turbulence that occupied their fathers and granfathers for 70-100 years. So, let him be. He will soon go home a bitter old man - and a good thing that is. Imagine what the world wouold be if an arm-chair murder like him, went home happy! I hope hw can hear the cry for peace and mend his way before he disappears - unlamented. NC
26. mossad should abduct ahmiojab & castrate him
Ron ,   Tel Aviv   (09.14.06)
27. Those who call the Prof. a "bigot"
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (09.14.06)
He is not the one who is calling for perpetual jihad and death to all infidels who do not convert. Meanwhile it is very difficult to find a Moslem leader who is NOT calling for perpetual jihad and death to all infidels who do not convert.
28. #25 thanks
Rustum ,   London, UK   (09.14.06)
As you mention, what a lot of rabid hatred this theme has inspired. My point, which you understood quite clearly, is that a professor who preaches blind hatred with no recourse to academic methods or objectivity is, in fact, not a professor worth his salt. My second point - which I will repeat for the benefit of a few blinkered people here - is that anyone who stands up in public and heaps blind bigotted scorn upon his interlocutors is actually someone who is not interested in reaching any agreement or striving toward reconciliation. Finally - it should be noted that one can dig into the religious tracts of Judaism and dig out vile and bigotted rulings (see Avneri's writings on the subject) - but everyone knows that the barbaric and primitive sides of all religions are best left to the realm of scholars and not dragged out as some representative example of a living religion. However - there are many here who think that the presence of one Moslem in the UK is one Moslem too many - and it is extremely difficult to hold any sort of rational conversation with them. As for the so-called "Professor" - we need to ask who on earth would pay the salary of an academic who evinces absolutely no academic methods and spouts conclusions which are figments of his own bigotry and bias.
29. Prof.Sharon's analysis
Ephraim Rauch ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (09.14.06)
Prof. Sharon's analysis and conclusions are expressions of despair. Despair based on a series of correct observations: (1) Tthere is among our enemies a large number of people who are neither ashamed to kill nor afraid to die in the war against us. (2) Whatever we do is used against us. If we fight our enemies, they seek revenge. If we make concessions they fight us in order to get more concessions. The net result is that the number of Muslims who are neither ashamed of killing us nor afraid to die in the war against us is steadily rising. Prof. Sharon's desperation is understandable, but despair is not a good advisor. The right thing to do is fight courageously without complaining and without explaining. Victory is the prize for perseverance.
30. "Peaceful" Muslims
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (09.14.06)
Perpetually going off into a violent and murderous rage: 1. Because someone said they are "violent" 2. Threatening terrorist actions if someone calls them "terrorists" 3. Crying "Islamophobia" because people give them dirty looks in airports. 4. Killing people and burning down embassies over some cartoons 5. Contributing absolutely nothing creative or positive to society in the past 800 years.
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