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UK charity targets Israel
Yaakov Lappin
Published: 28.08.07, 17:22
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31. The Germans took responsibility.
MARK ,   USA   (08.28.07)
The Germans have taken responsibility for their behavior. Why can't the British? The British have engaged in many evil atrocities! They have not learned from their past and will repeat their behavior. Jews need to leave the United Kingdom now! You need to leave now!
32. I just sent War on Want an e-mail!!!
Chaya ,   Bat Yam, Israel   (08.28.07)
I told them that Israel has done probably more for countries in poverty than most other countries - and I called them a bunch of empty heads!!
33. The UK owes restitution to the Jews
MARK ,   USA   (08.28.07)
The Jews of the UK need to receive reparations for the actions of the British.
34. #12 and hatred
Chatich   (08.28.07)
Right on cue comes our own resident antisemitic, know-nothing know-it-all, galloping to the rescue of his Eurabian peers and jew-killing islamic terrorists. Put a cork in it, english rustum goof, nobody here is buying your brand of bologna. I bet you're a full card carrying member of this "War on Want" islamic terrorist front group posing as a charity. Poor Great Britain, what a shadow of its former great self, devoid of leadership, all Chamberlains and no Churchills, eager to appease their new Islamic overlords and plunge this once proud nation back into the middle ages. I'm curious, when did the acronym BBC devolve into "Bring Back the Caliphate" anyway?
35. #30, so let me see if I understand you...
Danny   (08.28.07)
you are claiming that 4,000 dead palestinians over 7 years in a war - note 1000 dead Israelis - outweighs hundreds of thousands dead in Darfur? You are claiming Israel is like Apartheid South Africa - care to name some black major-generals, black university professors teaching whites, some black supreme court judges, some black MPs, etc, etc. As for Israel's "expulsion policy", how come there are MORE Palestinians than before? The number of times this canard is repeated in various forms: Israel was going to use the Iraq war to expell the Palestinians, then the Lebanon war, then Defensive Shield, then would force out the Palestinians economically due to the Security Fence. All of it complete and utter lies. So tell me if you are so genuinely concerned about Israel's genuinely bad behaviour why do you - or your mates - feel the need to lie, fabricate and "enhance" the facts? Why is a "charity" whose mission is war on poverty diverting money to the Palestinian "issue" when at least one of the major donors explicitly forbade it?
36. # 34..... on Rustum
Ivri   (08.28.07)
looks like we saw this idiot # 12 coming,didnt we? your talkback is as always spot on.
37. Should Charities Dictate Foreign Policy
Jon Rocks ,   Falkirk Scotland UK   (08.28.07)
It is a disgrace that a UK publicaly funded Charity war on want. Should waste not only tax payers money but the thousands of donating members of the publics monies. On what can only be discribed as involving itself in foreign politics. Perhaps instead of throwing money on politically biased propaganda leaflets, War On Want sould consentrate on the poor withing its own borders. with the gulf between poverty and the breadline growing ever wider for poor families here in Britain. It would be more befitting this so called Charity to consentrate their charitable funds at home. Not botcotting a foreign country bewcause their directors don't like that countries foriegn policy. My message to Mr John Hilary is leave off the politics. Charity begins at home.
38. #12 is ruining the world!!!
DR ,   Florida, USA   (08.28.07)
People like this scumbag who only spew hatered and pompous propganda are ruining the world. They misrepresent facts, they leave out "convenient truths", and they continue to defend and make excuses for a culture of violence and hate. There have been plenty of Arabs and Muslims who have already conceited to the Palestinian myth. It is a PR campaign against Israel and for some reason, people like this clown buy into it wholely. Very sad!!!
39. #3 george galloway a deep rooted inti-semite
rachel ,   usa   (08.28.07)
That explains it all...thanks
40. #12 you felt ill ?....GOOD
rachel ,   usa   (08.28.07)
41. You are only too right, #34
Cameron ,   USA   (08.28.07)
Alas, the England of today seems to reek of Progressive rot & cultural decline. I remember what you were, and I see only too clearly what you have become, Britannia.
42. UK- Will be the First European country
Obama ,   Washington DC   (08.28.07)
to be an Islamic state. and John Hilary, you are nothing but hillarious
43. War On Want
Harris ,   West Palm Beach   (08.28.07)
Can you say War On Truth, Perspective, Context, and Fairness!
44. waronwant@gmail.com WRITE THEM
Yardena   (08.28.07)
45. Long live the American revolution of 1776
David Powell ,   Everett, Wa. USA   (08.28.07)
What is going on in the UK is a constant reminder why the American Colonies declaired independance from Britain. They are going down the path of becoming an Islamic state.
46. Can a NGO remain tax-free while attacking a racial minority?
Ignacio ,   Zaragoza, Spain   (08.28.07)
Not under EU laws. This charity cannot remain charity. It can, and it must, be taken to court.
47. UK Government Funding Antisemitism
Liliane ,   Brighton, UK   (08.28.07)
The British Government should cut all funding to this antisemitic, bigoted organisation that has no right to spread lies and racial hatred.
48. British IDIOTS
MIKEUSA ,   LOS ANGELES, USA   (08.28.07)
U morons need to worry about the muslims who are gonna start suicide bombing u everyday instead of boycotting israel. Did u forget the muslims that chanted IN ENGLAND: HEY UK, MORE 7/7 IS ON ITS WAY?
49. They are partners with UNISON
IDontBuyBritish   (08.29.07)
one of UK's largest unions which recently began a boycott of Israel. War on Want and their "friends" plan to disrupt the Euro 2008 soccer game on September 8 http://www.waronwant.org/Events%20Listing+8034.twl
50. #34
English guy ,   London, UK   (08.29.07)
Wow! Such a stream of bigoted hatred I haven't seen in an eternity. You must really be stewing in your own bile.
51. English guy feeling ill?
Korem ,   New York, USA   (08.29.07)
Now you know how we feel every single day reading your anti-Israel propaganda comments alongside others like you.
52. W.O.W. doesn't talk about the greenhouses
GJW ,   US   (08.29.07)
War on Want blames Israel for hurting Palestinian olive growers. They conveniently forget how before the disengagement from Gaza the high-tech greenhouses (worth millions) were prepared to be given to the Palestinians so they could immediately start generating income. The very first day after the Jews left Gaza, the Palestinians burned the greenhouses to the ground. Palestinians create their own poverty by putting all their energies and money into trying to destroy Israel. They wasted billions of dollars given to them for economic development. Most of the money ended up in their corrupt leaders' Swiss bank accounts. The rest went to buying weapons.
53. reason
(08.29.07)
the single most absolute reason the brits hate israel so much and try to fail her anytime they can is because we won and made them leave the palestine british mandate with their tails between their legs. they lost to the jews and the spirit of their self determination in their country, israel. the brits did everything possible to derail the birth of israel to the extent of conspiring with all the arab nations and training the arab armies against the jews. this is why the irgun and lehi fought them and they won. the brits left knowing they can never win in judeah and samaria. they wanted to give the negev to egypt and lebanon and we also fought them against this wish. they never voted pro israel's birth because they left in shame and dishonor and this marked the fall of the british empire. this is why they hate us soc much.
54. English guy and spewed streams of hatred
JPS ,   Efrat   (08.29.07)
"English guy" is known for his one-sided view of the israel-pal conflict. That the story is about a pseudo-marxist lobbying group disguised as a "charity" is secondary to his soapboxing. The "charity" website is full of the standard anti-Israel drivel like "This poverty is a direct result of 40 years of Israeli occupation"....oops - forgot about the billions in aid that Arafat squirreled away and handed out to his cronies. The "charity" isn't there to "fight global poverty" ... it's there to give radical lefties an outlet for their frustrations. And from the biased language it uses, the "charity" sounds like it's also an apologist for radical Islamic abuses too.
55. War on want
I. Barr ,   USA   (08.29.07)
This is a typical fascist anti Semitic organization. Their web is entirely one sided as if writen in Tehran. But when an Israeli academic writes:" The European settlers were not welcome by the Indians in America and it is hard to blame them even when they do not behave. The Europeans settlers (including my parents) came also to Palestine and treated the natives badly as European settlers did in other places. By international law, people who suffer from war crimes done by any entity have lot of actions permited to them." This Israeli academic seems to endorse suicide bombings. Moreover, he ignores the fact that Jews lived always in the Holy land, that Judaism prayed for return to Zion for thousands of years, had specific holidays,traditions, language etc. all of which European settlers in North America, Australia, New Zealand did not have. Israel has to clean house first and start with strengthening Israeli identity.
56. Israel a disgrace
Peter Morris ,   New Zealand   (08.29.07)
No other country given the level of its education practices such disgusting rights violations as Israel I don't have to reel of a whole list perhaps anyone could ask a survivor who lost their children in the rubble in Lebanon last year will be able explain. The zealots in Washington in think tank, political parties,judiciary,media who have only one agenda and that is a misguided Israeli one are bringing the world to its knees. This whole madness has to stop.
57. #56, good thing you don't want to reel the list
Danny   (08.29.07)
because it would be pretty short. However HRW did do a study into the Lebanon war - it became famous because it claimed there was some evidence of civilian targetting which became "Israel targetted civilians". In this report they found 34 cases where it was not obvious what the military target was when the IAF struck - these strikes caused just over 100 deaths. Now to keep this in perspective that is 34 out of over 8,000 IAF strikes. And for more perspective so far the Palestinian qassem strikes are over 1,400 since the "ceasefire" and not a single one has had a military target. And for MORE perspective out of the 4,000 Hizbollah rocket strikes exactly one hit a military target. Yet I don't see you criticising Palestinians or Hizbollah... The only disgrace here is you who is so desparate to find Israel the baddies - and why is that exactly? - that you can't be bothered to look at the evidence.
58. NZ also a disgrace then!
Gil ,   Tel Aviv   (08.29.07)
How about all the indigenous Maoris that New Zealanders slaughtered, raped and little maori children kidnapped / forced to act white etc. Thats the real disgusting history to be ashamed of Mr "Peter Morris" (doesn't sound so native)
59. War on Want
Labe ,   UK   (08.29.07)
WoW 's John Hilary has much to be embarred about. His charity has made many unjustified anti Israeli remarks in the past but has never once been critical of the many innocent lives taken by arab terrorists. His biased remarks seem to reflect who his true paymasters are. WoWs administrators needs to understand what charity really means.
60. To #58
Allan ,   Ramat Ilan, Israel   (08.29.07)
Have you ever been to NZ and seen the museums and the history of the Maoris?? I am guessing not, dont go throwing stones when you dont know the history. As for this, well I am british but made aliyah and I think britain will ne day wake up and realise to late that they are the home of Radical islam and the far left have taken over and ruined a once truly great country.
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