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Are Arabs untouchable?
Uri Orbach
Published: 23.11.07, 10:50
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1. Your going to wait a long, long time
Shlomo T ,   Israel   (11.23.07)
And it isn't just Vilnai. Hypocritical journalists, and other (empty) talking heads just like baiting the Right and the Religious and some how skip all those juicy comments coming from the Left or Arabs.
2. Brilliant!
Yishai Kohen ,   YeShA, Israel   (11.23.07)
And true.
3. What about arabs screaming,"death to the Jews"?
jason white ,   afula,israel   (11.23.07)
We have a one cowardly government after another. We should make sure that those who do not serve in the I.D.F. and anyone who has a rank higher than lieutenant colonel does not sit in the knesset or is in the government.
4. Hillel Weiss and Nizzar Hassan
Michael ,   Haifa   (11.23.07)
...both of them deserve each other and ideally should be on a desert island as far away as possible from here
5. the real reason
JL ,   israel   (11.23.07)
that they hold the jews to the higher standard is because those very people are the real racists...the arabs outbursts are treated as if they cannot help it...as if they are not truely civilized...therefore not responsible for there actions...the left wing are the real racisits and appeasers
6. Err...
Tomer ,   Hod Hasharon   (11.23.07)
Because you expect abuse from your enemies, but not from people (allegedly) on your own side!
7. What about jews screaming,"death to the Arabs"?
Marwan ,   Amman, Jordan   (11.23.07)
8. But Mr. #6.....
Condi (clueless)Rice ,   Washington, USA   (11.23.07)
"you expect abuse from your enemies" That would imply our peace loving Arab brothers... Tomer, you're not saying the the Arabs are Israel's enemies? Well you are NOT invited to Annapolis!
9. They only vilify Jews, because Olmert declared war on Jews
Nannette ,   London   (11.23.07)
It seems that Olmert, Peres and the rest of the elites, love the Arabs more than the Jews.
10. YOU ARE 100% RIGHT. JEWS ARE WEAK BECAUSE OF LEFTISTS
(11.23.07)
11. Jews curse is stronger, thanks to Jewish genuises & advances
(11.23.07)
12. #5 - are they civilised? I hadn't noticed!
redmiike ,   tel aviv and london   (11.23.07)
And I am not left wing and voted for Lieberman. Seems like you think lynching soldiers and throwing fellow Arabs out of windows and shooting others in the back of their legs so that their knees pop out is civilized? Oh, and burning a young man with cigarettes until he dies is a nice one too. Well most people see it differently but your idea of civilized is yours and so be it! Mike
13. The standard is different for each
Ariella ,   Los Angeles USA   (11.23.07)
There are different expectations from an enemy than from one of us. We don't expect a Jew living in Israel to betray us, his own group, be it on or off duty.
14. what has redmike been smoking?
Mike Barzel ,   Brooklyn   (11.24.07)
meaning less baby talk from an english jew hater. Makes absolutely no sense at all. The only way that the "pro palestians " can support their position is to make up outragous lies. Uri wrote another brillant article.
15. But what about arabs, to Marwan
Golem ,   Moscow - TA   (11.23.07)
But what about arabs screaming, "death to Israel"? Why we can`t do the same things as you in Iran and other countries?!
16. What? A double-standard in Israel?! Can't BE!!!!
Eliyahu ,   Judea   (11.24.07)
Why is there an entire section of the Shin Bet working against right wing Jews but not against left wing instigggators and collaborators? Why is it the moral high ground to require transferring entire Jewish communities but illegal to talk about a bi-lateral, equal transfer of Arab population? Why is the police praised for brutalizing right wing protestors but criticized for coming down hard on student protests using the same tactics? Left wing soldiers refused orders to protect Jewish civilians in the "occupied territories? Rabin's murderer versus Ghand's being released? Higher percentage of secular draft dodgers than religious BY FAR! The list goes on and on and on. If you are ashkenazi and left wing you can literally get away with murder in Israel.
17. This is a pathetic
Zeal ,   Zionist America   (11.25.07)
and extremely racist article, again endorsing the belief that Arabs should be treated as second class citizens (Kooshim as you call it) or otherwise expelled from "eretz yisroel". Bloody facists (and ynet post this one; enough of your selectiveness in posting my comments).
18. Yeah #9 and other idiots
Zeal ,   Zionist America   (11.25.07)
They love Arabs so much that they killed 100-2500 Arabs each! No: because he is not roasting 10,000 or perhaps 1,000,000 as one rabbi suggested, or not claiming "greater Israel" and sending the inhabitants to other areas of the world or perhaps concentration camps, but instead negociating, they must be pro-arab. I guess that makes all of you and your twisted mentality civilized; am I right?
19. #16 what are you talking about?
David ,   Los Angeles   (11.25.07)
Really, the Shin Bet doesn't infiltrate the far left (even though it's only the Right that murders - Jews and Arabs)?? Are you high? The police are "praised for brutalizing right wing protestors but criticized for coming down hard on student protests using the same tactics?" Really? There wasn't a flood of criticism of the tactics used by the police? Are you drunk? Left Wing soldiers refuse, and so do Right Wing. But you think the world is blind? YOU AND PEOPLE LIKE YOU HAVE DIVIDED THE WORLD INTO RELIGIOUS AND SECULAR, "US" VS. "THEM" in your determination to pull Israel apart and drive it into a civil war. If you were really religious you would not behave this way, but would learn from the Jewish history that we all learn about the destruction of the Second Temple and the reasons why, as well as all the other disasters that befell the Jews in the time of the Romans.
20. 17 - 18 Stay in Iran please and shut up
zealotess   (11.25.07)
21. are arabs untouchable
ian ,   israel   (11.25.07)
Mr Orbach is correct (albeit unintionally) on two accounts: 1. The Israeli right wing (including the prevailing atmosphere at Bar Ilan was much to blame for the events which led up to Rabin's assassination. 2. The IDF should boycott Sapir until Hazzan is dismissed or apologizes for refusing to lecture reservists in uniform who protect him (as an Israeli citizen) from Israel's enemies.
22. Your logic is logical but not Leftist
Nora ,   Tel Aviv   (11.25.07)
while it should be illogical but Leftist . By the way, Israel has a curious electoral equilibrium, composed by: 20%Leftists+ 80% Leftist Media = 80% Rightists + 20% Rightist Media.
23. Oh how nice of you #20
Zeal ,   Zionist America   (11.25.07)
to try to silence me and forgetting I'm not Iranian. Of course a reactionary bigots like you do not care about facts; you make baseless claims with poor evidence to back it up. Get lost, okay Habibi?
24. Both should be condenmed (end of message)
Ariella ,   USA   (11.25.07)
25. URI DON'T HOLD YOUR BREATH !
AVROHOM BILGREI   (11.26.07)
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