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Rights group demands end to east J'lem home demolitions    Yitzhak Benhorin
31. Palestine is Jordan
all money for rebuilding gaza should be devoted to settle arabs in Joprdan
Trumpeldor ,   eurabia   (03.10.09)
32. arabs infiltrate from jordan to west bank and jerusalem
stop ilegal building   (03.10.09)
33. ISRAEL IS TOO LENIENT IN PREVENTING INFILTRATION FROM JORDAN
ARAB IMMIGRATION   (03.10.09)
34. NR 10 ROMEO AND OTHER DENIERS.
Today is Purim, which is all about the lasting survival off the Jewish nation. For Romeo who represents that part off our people that is only concerned with its own little life in the galuth and its comforts , anti-Semitism has no effect on us that live here in Israel. As a solution you might want to come and move here which by the way is a Torah obligation, in case you did not know that. For all the other haters who write their nasty TB's and are related to Amalek, Jerusalem is ours and frankly your opinion has no meaning nor value you here. We will go on to build and grow no matter what, so eat your heart out you bunch off losers, Am Israel chai.
DAVID ,   JUDEA   (03.10.09)
35. #10#24TYPPICAL ARAB THINKING.JEWS DONT HIDE BEHIND FALSEHOOD
& NOT TRY 2 FOOL U   (03.10.09)
36. TB INSANE jews demolish national herritage of jerusalem?lol
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37. To #5, 6 and 28, please read:
First #5, David,unlike the illegal existence of a state like israel, no body can build a house in Mecca except people from Mecca, you know why? because they have CONTINUOSLY existed there for hundreds of years.Being a muslim doesn't verify the fact that one can simply go live there unlike your 'state'...Jerusalem is not the capital of israel, ask the world community if you care... Second #6,Jerry, you say this land has to remain in the hands of jews or the lord will demonstrate his anger through out the world..in what form will the lord demonstrate his anger? where is it mentioned? in your religion? well there are many religions other than yours, so keep your beliefs to yourself and stop being self-centered, try to understand and communicate with others, we as muslims or christians don't care about your claims that god promised you the land, it is not mentioned in our religions so, again keep it to yourself. to #19, Yes there is a palestine, whether you like it or not, ask your leaders, they are looking for a two state solution, which means they accept the fact that there is a palestine, you too should stop being self-centered and accept the fact that palestinians where kicked out in masses during your military invasion of 1948...ask the NK jews about the viability of your state...i know what your answer is going to be on this one, you guys just hate it when people mention the truth and become agressive, no sense of thinking at all! Shalom
wildmandxb ,   M.E.   (03.10.09)
38. to 30
you just say that you don't have any proof or legal documantaion to back this claim.
ghost   (03.10.09)
39. No. 19 Jim
It's interesting that people like you (and the others who share your racist views), are always sending Israelis back to Europe when more than half of them are from families who originally came from Arab countries. So, how do you propose to resolve that dilemma, imbecile?
NYC Girl   (03.10.09)
40. THE JEWS, THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF JERUSALEM
WERE MASSACRED 2000 YEARS BY CRUSADERS AND BY MOSLEMS INSIDE JERUSALEM CITY WALLS BUT STILL REMAINED AS A STUBURN COMMUNITY INSIDE JERUSALEM CITY WALLS THROUGHOUT TIMES. THEY DEFINITELY PREDATE THE ARABS. SINCE MID 19TH CENTURY JEWS HAVE BEEN THE MAJORITY IN JERUSALEM IN 10 NEW NEIGHBOURHOODS OUTSIDE OLD CITY. THE ARAB VILLAGES THAT WERE ANNEXED TO JERUSALEM AFTER 67 BY THE JEWS, WERE NO MORE THEN ARAB VILLAGES OUTSIDE JERUSALEM FOR THE ARABS WHO LIVED IN THOSE VILLAGES THEY WERE NOT PART OF JERUSALEM UNTILL JEWS MADE IT SO. THESE VILLAGES BELONGED TO JORDAN TILL 67 . THE ILLEGAL BUILDING IS HAPPENING TO ACCOMODATE JORDANIAN PEOPLE INFILTRATION IN THOSE VILLAGES.
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41. JERUSALEM AND THE JEWS PREDATE ARABS OF PALESTINE 1800 YEARS
ARABS MUST B JOKING   (03.10.09)
42. #37 YOU INVENTED A JEWISH MILITARY INVASION IN 1948.JEWS WER
HERE LONG BEFORE 48   (03.10.09)
43. #10. With friends like these.
Ahhh... As the old wise saying goes, Like friends like these who needs enemies, Is exactly the reason that quote was invented. You should be proud romeo, you have articulated that exact phrase. So here's to you 'friend' or fiend . Happy Purim.
Barry ,   NEW YORK   (03.10.09)
44. the demolition order for these 88 houses was issued in 2005
how many built since   (03.10.09)
45. NR37 wildman ME
As I wrote before people like you are just a blib on the radar screen in our long history. Your arrogance is interesting , coming from a country that has fallen off a cliff concerning its economic demise. So here you are with a opinion from a country that has been around only for a couple off hundred years . You will fade into history soon like your pallie friends who will do the same and we will keep on going surving all the little Haman's that rear their ugly heads thinking they can destroy us. Your thruth is lacking knowledge and is just biased and full off hatred , so little Haman do not use our word Shalom , because it is not yours to use.
DAVID ,   JUDEA   (03.10.09)
46. it is not only scandal. It is dangerous for you!
Everybody in Israel can see the response of the world opinion to these acts, which in itself are immoral (Palestinians are barred from legal way to build houses, and if they build illegally their houses are razed, while in the same time 100+ israeli illegal settlement outpost enjoy total impunity). This is not merely immoral. This is d.a.n.g.e.r.o.u.s to Israel, because it undermines your standing on international arena and undermines your line of explanation why actually it is Jews who are victims. As a result, the European states are less and less willing to support your case if you are indeed attacked. Think it over and stop this shooting in your own feet...
Chris ,   Heidelberg/Warsaw   (03.10.09)
47. To #45 David:
David,you claim that i come from a country that has fallen off a cliff concerning its economic demise...where is that? do you know where i am from? did you just speculate that i am from Mecca? well let me just tell you that i am very far away from that place...you are just proving my point about israelis, you like to jump into conclusions, you don't like to ask but like to give your opinions on what you know and don't know....mere self-centered characters, is your tiny little state preserved against the economic crisis? I don't think so, look at your stock markets, your failing economy and the state of recession you are going through... let me give you some more news, we do not want to destroy you, we are not against jews, we want the palestinians back to their homeland, where they lived before the inception of your state, they lived there for years, it is not their problem that 3000 yrs ago, jews were kicked out of that land, it has nothing got to do with them, could you just accept that for a fact? or is it so tough for your arrogance to believe it is true? stop calling my knowledge biased and full of hatred, this is just the way you think, it is not a fact. Think responsibly before spitting your own words of bias and hatred. SHALOM
Wildmandxb ,   M.E.   (03.10.09)
48. #39
You know how I propose to resolve that dilemma. We did it in Hebron, we did it in Berlin, we'll do it in Palestine.
Jim ,   Chicago   (03.10.09)
49. rights groups don't know there were protests 2 weeks ago ?
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50. last night I dreamed that london was going to be the capital
Of a palestinian state. I made them a gift to congratullate them .. it was a picture of a dog doing its business against a lampost. Yes that was a real dream but I must admit thats one I wouldn't mind coming true.
zionist forever   (03.10.09)
51. Why should I as a Jew...
Suffer from acts of anti semitism induced by the stupid behavior of some of my people back in Israel? We have a policy of demolishing homes of terrorists. Did we demolish the home of Baruch Godstein? We demolish homes without permits. Why are we denying them permits in the first place?
Dave ,   Sweden   (03.10.09)
52. Whose sovreign was Jerusalem before 1967?
1) Jordan? - Well, Jordan captured Jerusalem against UN resolutions and held on to it illegally between the years 1948 and 1967. 2) The UK? - Indeed, but the UK left the city on 14 May 1948 based on UN resolutions without handing it over to any other sovreign. 3) The Ottoman Turks? - Also true, they constituted the sovreign power over the city between the 16th century and the end of the First World War when Britain expelled them from the city. We can go back further of course and find out that the only people whose capital city Jerusalem has ever been is the Jewish/Israelite/Hebrew people. So, on what basis should Israel not govern the city, including caring for its archeological finds? Both legally and ethically Israel is, has been and will continue to be the sole sovreign of the city that is the capital city of the Jewish people as a whole as well as that of the Jewish State of Israel.
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (03.10.09)
53. #17 Sharon tells Palestinians to build high rise buildings
She is obviously not aware of it that Palestinians under the discriminatory town planning scheme are restricted to building only one or two storey houses, whilst their Jewish neighbours can build up to 8 or 10 stories. To illustrate the extent of the discrimination against Palestinians and the neglect of their basic needs: since the occupation of 1967 not one new Palestinian neighbourhood has been planned to accomodate the natural growth of the Palestinian population. Everything in Israel's policy in East Jerusalem is geared towards the needs of Jews. Kollek, the former mayor of Jerusalem in an interview admitted that not one thing was ever done for the benefit of Palestinian Jerusalemites. Even the sewage system, that was built in East Jerusalem was only built after a few Palestinians contracted cholera and the worry was that Jews would fall ill as well. Yosef Schweid, who directed Jerusalem's town planning scheme, explained in a 1978 memorandum the municipal strategy: "Every area of the city that is not settled by Jews is in danger of being detached from Israel and transferred to Arab control." Israel's claim to East Jerusalem, he added, "must be translated into practice by building in all parts of that section, beginning with its remotest sections."
Ben Alofs ,   Bangor   (03.10.09)
54. #47 arafat was from cairo, and all his family were egyptian
and the rest of arabs of palestine are arab invadors. it is not the jews fault arabs decided they should live here. how is it the jews fault they were being killed in jerusalem for cenuturies? 3000 years ago jerusalem was founded by king david. you should read some history, and not palestinian style history that says there were christians in jerusalem before christ was born. THEY WERE JEWS, MORONS! the jews in palastine (prior to that called judea & israel) suffered greatly from persecution and death, and were not allowed to prosper. arab rule of palestine was over in 11th century. after that mamlukes (egyptians) ottomans (turks), crusaders (europeans), etc. ruled the land, so why did the arab occupants of jerusalem were killing the jews of jerusalem? as for 1948 there are harley any people left who took part in the fighting in 1948, when arabs from within and arabs from the outside insgtigated war(jordan, syria, iraq, egypt and lebanon) and started shooting at the jews in palestine, on the day they declared independence. so a)is isn't the jews fault in 1948 they were shot at b)it isn't the israelis fault as the generation that was in the fighting that took place 60 years ago, is dissapearing from old age. palestine was created in the 20th century by the league of nations for the jews, like syria and iraq for example for the arabs. then divided in 1922 into palestine and transjordan, then ceased to exist in 1948, when israel was declared and the westbank and gaza were parts of jordan and egypt. it reamerged with arafat the egyptian, who faught to free a state that never existed. before palestine was created, after ww1, the area was known as greater syria, and the counties, such the county of ramla, were refered to for municipal purposes of the ottoman, as the ottomans & mamlukes didn't know where exactly palestine is
jerusalem & falastin   (03.10.09)
55. #53 It's not just Arabs denied their rights
You haven't mentioned a thing about the Jews who were expelled from Gaza by the same Israeli government. It's about demographics, plain and simple. No matter how much you bitch and moan, ALL governments set their agendas, and the people often have to suck it up. That's a fact of life, buddy, even right here in the good ol' US of A ---( did our gov't ASK us if we wanted to pay for failed banks?) Israel is no exception, so why are they singled out for your exclusive criticism?
usa   (03.10.09)
56. new jerusalem apartments cost near a million$ for jews
stop jordan invasion   (03.10.09)
57. #53 can see 4 and 5 storey buildings there, many shabby too
http://www.greatmirror.com/index.cfm?countryid=222&chapterid=223&picturesize=medium
good old internet   (03.10.09)
58. ARABS ALSO LIVE IN WEST JERUSALEM , WITH PERMITS (BUY FLATS)
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59. To wildman #37
"Yes there is a palestine, whether you like it or not, ask your leaders, they are looking for a two state solution, which means they accept the fact that there is a palestine" Actually you are wrong. Israel's leader looking for a state solution means that there could be a "Palestine", or rather "Falastin", in the future. But it doesn't mean there is one now. There is no country called Palestine. As for the "military invasion of 1948", there was only one invasion in 1948, and that was by the combined Arab armies and paramilitary groups. Excuse Israel for winning.
Jake   (03.10.09)
60. #51, that is a fiction
When was the last time Israel demolished the home of a terrorist? Even the homes of the Jerusalem terrorist bulldozers were not demolished. Last I heard one of them was partially sealed, because it was being transformed into a Hamas shrine. Remember how many 1000's of Jewish homes were demolished in the Gaza strip and N. Samaria?
Jake   (03.10.09)
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