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Jewish organizations sponsor anti-IDF tours in US
Itamar Eichner
Published: 28.01.07, 15:15
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1. Worse than Neturei Karta
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (01.28.07)
These enemies of Israel are far worse than the silly freaks of Neturei Karta because of the massive funding they receive.
2. Remove their citizenship and jail them!
jason white ,   afula,israel   (01.28.07)
These are traitors and should be punished.I served in the I.D.F. and was proud of it.I It is what keeps us from death by our numerous enemies. If they let palis groups sponsor them,then they are aiding the enemy.It is time that we introduced the death penalty for helping the enemy.
3. Israeli Refuseniks
M. Hartley ,   Atlanta, US   (01.28.07)
I wouldn't worry to much about the "impact" of those Refuseniks. Although I don't have a clue about their receptions in Jewish communities, I'd be willing to bet that from 80% of non-Jews they'll get mostly blank stares, because those people won't know what they're talking about. By the time they'd get through explaining that the Gaza Strip is not some type of Middle-Eastern pole dance in a sleaze joint, those refuseniks wouldn't remember what they're here to protest.
4. Good for them
Secular Sabra ,   Israel   (01.28.07)
They are telling the truth of what goes on in Hebron and how the settlers treat our own soldiers never mind the way they treat the Palestinians. It's time the American Jews know the truth just as we have known it for years. End the occupation NOW !!! It is corrupting our youth !! Remember Rabin and who it was that shot him in the back !!
5. Traitors
Gillian ,   Ashkelon   (01.28.07)
They absolutely disgust me.
6. THIS IS A BITING CRTICISM....READ IT, WAKE UP JEWS..WAKE UP!
I HAVE TO HIT YOU ,   OVER YUR HEAD ISRAEL   (01.28.07)
ALLOWING ANY RIF RAF INTO THE COUNTRY , INCLUDING ANY SO CALLED 'RELIGION' TO BUILD ''PLACES TO PRAY IN' INCLUDING FALSE CONVERTS INCLUDING ALLOWING CORRUPTION AT *EVERY* LEVEL OF LIFE IN ISRAEL. INCLUDING ...... RUSSIANS,CHINESE,AFRICANS, INDIANS, AS ''''LOST JEWS'''' CONFUSING THE ALREADY LOST JEWISH YOUTH IN ISRAEL.... TAKE CARE OF YOUR HOME FIRST .. THERE ARE SO MANY ILLS IN THE COUNTRY.. IT STARTED WITH TRYING TO BE KIND TO A CRUEL AND EVIL THAT ONLY WANTS TO DESTROY JUDAISM OR CONVERT JUDAISM TO THE HERETICS THAT JEWS EXCOMMUNICATED . POLITICAL CORRECTNESS AND PITY FOR THOSE THAT WOULD DESTROY YOU IS NOT TORAH SINCE SHARON GAVE AWAY 'GUSH KATIF' AND OLMERT '''RESTRAINED'' ISRAEL FROM WINNING LEBONAN.. IT HAS BEEN A SPIRAL DOWN . ISRAEL IS NOT A DEMOCRATIC LAND.. IT IS 'GDS' LAND WITH 'GD'S LAWS.. AND ALL THE PERVERSIONS BROUGHT INTO THE LAND WILL ONLY INCREASE ISRAELI SUFFERINGS.. ANOTHER HOLOCAUST CAN HAPPEN.... BECAUSE ISRAEL IS TO BUSY BEING KIND TO ITS ENEMIES, ESPECIALLY INSIDE ISRAEL WITH ARAB KNESSET MEMBERS. GIVING LAND AWAY REMOVING JEWS FROM THEIR HOMES IN FAVOR OF ARABS . WINNING WARS THEN GIVING THE WINNINGS AWAY TO THE LOSERS.. WHY GOTO WAR? WHY WIN? OLMERT SAID IT HE IS TIRED OF WINNING.... ARE YOU ISRAEL CITIZENS TIRED OF LIVING? ARE YOU ISRAELIS TIRED OF GIVING UP YR HOMES AND LIFES TO OCCUPING TERRORIST? TO OLMERTS WAY OF GOVERNMENT? IF YOU ARE TIRED, THEN YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR OWN PAIN YOU BRING ON YOURSELF. ALL YOUR GIVING AND SAYING 'YOU' DONT UNDERSTAND'' ITS YOU ISRAELIS THAT OBVIOUSLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND YOUR OWN SUFFERINGS AND PAIN AND REASONS.. YOU GAVE UP EVEN THE FRAGMENTS OF ''GD'' YOU EVEN GAVE UP THE SMALL PIECES LEFT OF 'GD' IN YOUR LIFES HOW CAN YOU EXPECT TO SURVIVE ?
7. What did you expect?
LEE ,   NY, USA   (01.28.07)
When all our representatives don't fight for our land, don't show pride in our settlements, expel Jews from their homes, freeze construction in our own communities, what can we expect the result to be? The influence the government is trying to have on its citizens is actually coming to fruition and the people of Israel, instead of standing tall and having pride in their inheritance, are walking in shame and toeing the line of our corrupt leaders. May G-d help us.
8. Re group tours U.S.
Rod ,   Fargo N.Dakota USA   (01.28.07)
Why not blame the left wing Jewish U.S. groups that sponsor them?
9. I HATE JEWISH TRAITORS.i wish them...
stephane ,   france   (01.28.07)
very bad things.it's not enough the millions ennemies that we have!? we need to have this horrible cowards in our people.i hate them so deeply...there is no word to explane it...
10. They'll cry when they'll boycott Israeli academics-IDIOTS
gabriela ben ari ,   jerusalem   (01.28.07)
11. STIP THEIR CITENSHIP NOW !
AM ISRAEL ,   ERETZ ISRAEL   (01.28.07)
12. To #1 Kyle
Abdullah   (01.28.07)
1) Do you know NK members personally? 2) Do you know their individual family histroies? 3) Do you know how many of them are involved in anti-zionist activites? 4) Do you know their charity involvement for israelis? In short, do you know enough about them to criticise them as you do? For all you know they as community may be the most wonderful, kind and frum jews you ever could meet? Perhaps try to meet up with some of them and talk with them. There is no need for any of us to vent.
13. TREASON: AND THOSE INVOLVED SHOULD BE TREATED AS TRAITORS
(01.28.07)
14. It's worse than I thought
M. Hartley ,   Atlanta, US   (01.28.07)
When I casually asked an acquaintance with whom I was just speaking on the ‘phone, what she knew about the West Bank, the answer was something like this: “Never heard of it, but since it must be new, maybe we should find out how much interest they pay on new checking accounts." So much for the territories! I would have cried, had I not been laughing so hard. As for the funding of these misguided souls, you might want to look at the Open Society Institute.
15. They are fringe groups no main stream
Sam Weinstein ,   USA   (01.28.07)
They are fringe groups no main stream here in the US. Who funds them?
16. Time for a massive excommunication
gabriela ben ari ,   jerusalem   (01.28.07)
If we cannot expell them from Israel, lets at least expell them from Judaism/ These good for nothing Hey ! Rabbi Metsger Amar Listening ??? At least we will have anisemitism from goyim....
17. Disgusting.
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (01.28.07)
18. To #16
M. Hartley ,   Atlanta, US   (01.28.07)
Aw, please, don't dump them on us. For one thing, we have enough home-grown moonbats and nutballs as it is, and for another, some of us goyim are more pro-Israel than some Jews.
19. and even worse, they all voted Kadima
aaron ,   ra'anana   (01.28.07)
20. These guys are heroes.
Joe ,   Brooklyn, NY   (01.28.07)
The people who do this know that they will be criticized as you are doing to them. Every country, at a time of war, commits human rights abuses. The abuses committed by IDF soldiers damage Israel's identity as a moral army. Members of Breaking the Silence expose these human rights violations to a group that is very influential in Israel: the pro-Israel lobby in North America. They are doing everything they can to make Israel the best country that it can be, despite the hatred that others will feel toward them as a result.
21. To #12 Abdullah
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (01.28.07)
I have relatives in Meah Shearim and I have met NK members personally. I think they are retarded freaks. When I was in Toldos Ahron shul once, I asked if anyone could change a US travelers check. An NK guy whipped out a wad of "Herzlach." I said to him, "di medinah is nit kosher ober zayer shmutzig gelt yo?" (The State is not kosher but you're allowed to touch their filthy money?) My relatives in Meah Shearim are very nice folks, they also think NK is f&&ked my cousin served in the IDF Nahal Haredi.
22. Dissident Israeli groups
I. Barr ,   Detroit, USA   (01.28.07)
There is no question that Israel has problems amplified by dissident groups. A lot of the grievances are justified and some are not. We support freedom of speech. We do not support washing our dirty laundry all over the world. We cannot support those groups who get money from adversaries of Israel since it bribes them to accept anti Israel dogma. We should not support those who get money from anarchist organization either. Moreover, American/European public have very little understanding of the situation on the ground and have no instruments to judge what is going on. What we need is a government body, a minister, that will bring all the willing dissident groups together to serve as an advisory board for the government of Israel. After all the dissident groups, we want to believe, want to make changes, not to use their grievances as a publicity stance, to raise money.
23. No. 8, Rod
NYC Girl   (01.28.07)
While I don't disagree with you, we need to keep in mind that it's these Israelis who have to live with the fallout (no pun intended) from this kind of stunt. If it causes Americans to reconsider their support, it's Israel that's going to suffer.
24. Bogedim.
Ari   (01.28.07)
25. Why not adopt a better code of conduct?
Barry ,   Boston, US   (01.28.07)
The answer to these anti-IDF tours is simple. The IDF should adopt a code of conduct based on the principles of Hillel: Don't treat another in a manner in which you would not want to be treated. According to Hillel this was the core of Judaism. A Jewish army should treat the citizens of the West Bank with a higher level of respect than it does currently. Once that happens the Israeli government could easily refute any anti-IDF claims.
26. #1
DAN ,   NJ   (01.28.07)
Not only are these people worse than NK they far outnumber them andare largely non-Jewish Jews who are intermarried and whose religion is secular liberalism. The same kind that supported FDR but condemned Hillel Kook.
27. It Is NOT The 'Occupation' Stupid
Adina Kutnicki ,   US   (01.28.07)
There are always deluded and appeasement oriented Jews who will thwart Jewish victory at ALL costs. One should not accept what they have to say as gospel because they are former soldiers, therefore they must know from whence they babble. Most of them would have dodged the service had they not been afraid for a myriad of reasons to do so. However, their left wing biases were not inculcated due to the 'occupation'. They were mostly against Jewish strength before their service. In addition, most of these 'refuseniks' have no connection to the historical and biblical rights of Jews to Judea & Samaria. Therefore it is easier for them to call our heartland 'occupied' than to state that it belongs to us. Israel's political leaders and its education system has been cowed and has been bought lock stock and barrel by Washington and the Euros. Post zionism rules in Israel.
28. Promoting anti-Semitism
John ,   London   (01.28.07)
This group promoting anti-Semitism. They are well paid and their goal is to promote the hatered of Jews. Like Naturei Karta, they do it for money, free trips, nice hotels, etc.
29. GREAT GOING EX_IDF
(01.28.07)
If you need an help in promoting the truth, let Americans know, so many will aid you in some way- films, housing, etc. setting up speech giving centers- KEEP UP THE BRAVE GOOD WORK- WE HAVE ALL SEEN THE FOOTAGE of the settlers and IDF in the occupied territiories on-- YOUTUBE---- terrorizing the PAlestinians- its enough to make anyone say " n@zi" anywho= good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
30. Dirty rotten traitors,
Avraham ,   Netivot   (01.28.07)
These SOB's are the lowest of the low. Charge them with treason & lock them up.
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