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Catalunya cancels Shoah memorial ceremony over Gaza op
Maya Mahler
Published: 22.01.09, 19:44
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31. punish the six million again?
(01.22.09)
what did those poor souls have to do with what happened in Gaza last month? How stupid. How shameful.
32. What about Spanish initiated Holocaust...
Alexander ,   Herzliya, Israel   (01.22.09)
..during the Spanish Inquisition and during the wars of conquest in Latin America were millions of Native Indians were either killed by Spanish swords and guns or by the diseases that the filthy, smelly and unhygienic Europeans brought with them? What about the Arab Holocaust - Arabs killing 12 million Arabs since WW2? Do they count? The same hatred that caused the Holocaust done to the Jewish people by the Nazis, is the exact same hatred and racism that cause people to deny Israel's historical, moral and legal rights to its land and Israel's right to exist, defend itself and exist as a sovereign/independent nation state for the Jewish/Israeli/Israelite/Hebrew people. The same hatred that caused the Spanish Inquisition, Pogroms, 1000 years of German and Polish anti-Semitism, 2000 years of Christian anti-Semitism and 1400 years of Arab/Muslim anti-Semitism, is the very same hatred that causes Arabs to send rockets and missiles into Israel and violate Israel's sovereignty/independence and territorial integrity and anti-Semitic masses in Europe to protest Israel's right to defend itself. Nazis murdered the Jews during WW2. But when Jews defend themselves against Nazis and kill Nazis, Jews become Nazis. So the only way for Jews to be "popular" is to let Nazis kill Jews again without any Jewish resistance and then there would be a second Holocaust. So the Spaniards have shown their true colors and I sincerely hope that Spain will burn in hell as soon as possible along with everything and everybody residing in it.
33. A place near Madrid also did this a few years ago
(01.22.09)
34. Consultation
Erik ,   Stockholm   (01.22.09)
Israel should call home it's Ambassador for consultations... This is NOT acceptable! ...Because of Hamas use of civilians as human shields, Israel and the Jews as a people cannot under ANY circumstance be likened to the goal of extermination of a entire race of people... This is anti-semitism in it's purest form, this is the Der Ewige Jude.... Are Israel not allowed to defend itself after 8 years of terror from Gaza, occurring despite there is NO Israeli soldiers left there and NO settlements... And why should jews living in Europe suffer because of Israeli Gaza invasion?
35. when israel attacked, does not bother almost anyone
inbar ,   berlin   (01.22.09)
the comparison is terrible. i believe that a lot of europeans have the same opinion as in Barcelona right now.This opinion or comparison was already made before the last Mivzah oferet yezuka by leftists and extreme moslems.Since 2001 a lot of people believe that. The jews and israelis have to raise a greater voice in form of explainings or demonstrations. People do not know anymore what happened in the schoa, or it does not interest them anymore. a lot of people just love slamming at Israel. a lot of people are not interested to what is happening in Israel when israel is attacked. It is quite frightning not realy knowing the answer, but this comparison is antismitism, there is no other answer.
36. I wasn't worth it considering damage done throughout world
Gali   (01.22.09)
I'm still wondering what did Israel gain? The Propaganda package of deterence doesn't sell anymore to Iseael's enemy and crossing the lines from self-defence to war crimes has cost much support.
37. Manipulative distortion of history with Nazi symbols
Not a settler   (01.22.09)
The protesters must have learned it from Israeli settlers who are always quick on using Nazi symbols when protesting against IDF. What goes around comes around!
38. Doesn't suprise me...
Jacob ,   UK   (01.22.09)
Next to the UK Spain is the most anti-Semitic country in Europe and it shows with this cancelled Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony. They try to make a valid excuse for canceling the event by saying that 'marking the Jewish Holocaust while a Palestinian Holocaust is taking place is not right'. That is utter BS. To equate the Shoah with the 'suffering' of the Palestinians is ridiculous. 6 million Jews died while how many Palestinians have died? Some how I doubt very much that the number of dead Palestinians has exceeded 1 million let alone 500,000. Has Israel made the Palestinians wear badges? Has Israel herded them into real concentration camps? How can anyone claim that there was a 'Naqba' when the Arab population in Israel has grown from 1 million in 1948 to 10 million in recent years. Read your history Spain. I wouldn't be suprised if there was a second inquisition.
39. Retroactive punishment
Saul ,   Barcelona (soon Ex-)   (01.22.09)
Whether you agree with the ridiculous accusations of IDF "holocaust" of the Pal. Arabs, or not, is beside the point. To "punish" Israel by insulting the memories of 6 million European Jews, who fell victim to the Nazi genocide many years before Israel came into existence, is pure and unadulterated Jew hatred. Catalans have not sunk this low since the Inquisition. I feel nothing but pity and disgust for these Islamist sycophants.
40. Sad Silly Spanish
Tzores   (01.22.09)
Just another Spanish Inquisition
41.  SPANISH ANTI-SEMITISM RE AROUSED
ROLAND SEENER ,   LONDON ENGLAND   (01.22.09)
42. how can they compare ...
gali ,   israel   (01.22.09)
this war which was started by hamas to the murders of 6 million innocent jews (innocent) including the everyday killings of jews all over israel, we are being treated like shit by people all over the world because we want to defend ourselves and it doesn't matter what happens with "you world" we dont need you we have G-d.
43. THIS FROM THE INQUISTADORES.
Ben Avraham ,   Tel Aviv   (01.22.09)
screwem.
44. Celebrate the Inquisition instead.
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (01.22.09)
The unholy alliance between lunatic leftists & Islamists is bearing it's evil fruit through-out Europe - a revival of anti-Semitism as in the 1920's & 1930's. Anti-Semitism is becoming respectable again in European society.
45. Catalan racism is well-documented. Not suprising!
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (01.22.09)
I guess they never recovered from the period when they were slaves of their Arab conquerors.
46. who cares?
Elisha Cohen ,   Rishpon   (01.22.09)
The genocide of the Jews is a European stain. Jews who lived thousands of years in Europe and thought they were citizens of the countries where they lived woke up one day to realize they were nothing. The only conclusion a Jew can draw from the Holocaust is that the only place a Jew can live is in Israel. The Shoah services in Europe are a reminder to the Europeans what deeds they did and what value their culture is. If the Spaniards don't want to remember, and prefer bullfighting, that is hardly Israel's concern. and #1: amen.
47. Old fascism in new clothes
Sobieski ,   Germany   (01.22.09)
The new spanish fascism will say: "I am the anti-fascism"
48. Don't worry Spain, you're next on the list...
Joe ,   Ramat Gan   (01.22.09)
After all, Spain is just "Occupied Andalus". No wonder Europe has such a big brain drain. Anybody with sense and an education is leaving to try their luck in the US, Canada, Australia or NZ...
49. #5: the Spanish did have train bombings
Kalb ibn-Sharmuta ,   Gaza, Fakestine   (01.22.09)
#5: the Spanish did have train bombings, and promptly responded by bending over and grabbing their ankles for the terrorists.
50. Holocaust
Punta di Lancia ,   Basel, Switzerland   (01.22.09)
I suggest to Barcelona to change the remembrance of the holocaust to a remembrance of Hitler and Franco.
51. Weak Spaniards Buckle To The Arabs
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (01.22.09)
Simply, they have no moral backbone.
52. #4:Global Citizen: APOLOGIZE!
Arie ,   BaGolan   (01.22.09)
Spain did not sell its soul over hamass. They have no souls to sell. They already sold their souls in the 15th century with the Inquisition and genocide of tens of thousands of Jews by a queen and the catholic church that is about to beatify her.
53. I read somewhere Spain has highest hatred of Jews in Europe
Alan ,   SA   (01.22.09)
54. spanish you're such cowards !!!
stephane ,   france   (01.22.09)
55. Shame on Catalan authorities
Avi ,   Geneva   (01.22.09)
Said by a descendant of Spanish Jews expelled in 1492, after half our people there (for hundreds of years) were killed or forcibly converted.
56. disgusting
Ronit ,   Israel   (01.22.09)
Europe is becoming more and more outspokenly anti-Semitic and Islamized by the day.
57. do not generalize
Jordi ,   Barcelona (Cat.)   (01.22.09)
This is a decision made by the city town hall, led by a coalition of the Catalan Socialist Party and a postcommunist party. There are a lot of catalans who are ashamed of this decision. There are a lot of catalans who are standing with Israel. The Catalan Parliament hasn't passed a resolution about the conflict because the main catalan party (CiU) and PP haven't wanted to accept the leftist proposal, which blamed Israel. Please, don't generalize.
58. Coming Soon...
guy ,   los angeles   (01.23.09)
Another expulsion of Jews from Spain...
59. admission of an error
jordi ,   barcelona (Cat.)   (01.23.09)
The responsable of this decision is not the Townhall of Barcelona, but the Catalan government, whose president is a socialist. The direct responsable in the Catalan government of all this is the leader of the postcommunist party, ICV. He is the regional miniter of the police, and he attended to the demonstration against Israel, where some people shouted for Hamas, and a masked man showed a gun. I insist: a great deal of Catalans are ashamed of this government...
60. I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WERE THAT MANY PALESTINIANS IN CAtALUNYA
Simha ,   Toronto, CANADA   (01.23.09)
Over 30,000 people marched in Catalunya's streets in support of Hamas,
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