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Why does Iran hate us?
Isaac Ben-Israel
Published: 29.06.09, 19:04
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1. No, its plain old antisemitism
Feiglin Supporter ,   Lod   (06.29.09)
2. Wow!
Cameron ,   USA   (06.29.09)
Isaac Ben-Israel, your take on Iran & Israel may be one of the more shallow and superficial ones I've yet to come across. Persian loathing & agenda with Israel certainly stand for reasons independent of this pathetic "America is the root of all evil" rationale. Has a real sour, simplistic, almost juvenile ring to it. I know a spiteful, Progressive whine when I hear/read one, Isaac.
3. HATE
JOYCE ,   ACCRA, GHANA   (06.29.09)
SOME OF US WONDER WHY PEOPLE LIKE ISAAC BEN CONTINUE TO DECEIVE THEMSELVES. ONE IMPONRTANT POINT YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT ISLAM IS THAT THEY SEE THEMSELVES AS ONE WHETHER ARAB OF NOT. BY THE WAY WILL YOU CONCENTRATE ON YOUR INTERNAL AFFAIRS THAT IS EATING YOU UP FOR ONCE. NOTE THAT YOU CANNOT BRING THE ISSUES OF THE WEST AND USA TO CONFUSE PEOPLE. NOBODY HATE YOU BECAUSE OF USA OR THE WEST, IT IS BECAUSE YOU HATE YOURSELVES.
4. Article Not True
L.G ,   Canada   (06.29.09)
This article is trying to rationalize the irrational. Iranians hate jews, and especially jews who rule over muslims such as in Israel. I dated an Iranian Muslim for a while. so i am a self proclaimed expert on the matter. we had interesting conversations
5. They Want Your Land
RickD ,   USA   (06.29.09)
Iran wants its proxies to take over Israel and create an islamic country in its place. They believe that this is possible because Israel is hated by its neighbors and disliked by much of the world. They take advantage of this hatred of Israel to rally their own people. Tyrannies need external enemies and Iran has chosen Israel. There are other benefits as well. Iran believes that its hate speech against Israel raises the opinion of Iran in the Muslim world. This is true even if they never take over Israel, but in the end their goal is to conquer Israel for Islam.
6. Ever heard of the Prince of Persia? Daniel in the Bible
Rivkah   (06.29.09)
wrote about that demonic power that rules Persia (Iran) in the spirit realm. The Prince of Persia is so powerful that even an angel from the Lord could not get past him for 21 days to give Daniel an answer to his prayer. The Prince of Persia is a supernatural being under ha'Satan who does not die. Since he is under ha'Satan's authority, the Prince of Persia who influences Iranian leaders, hates Israel and America because God's chosen people are numerous in both countries. There is no way the Iranian people can overthrow the Prince of Persia. That can only be done at Armageddon by the Lion of Judah, the Messiah of the Jewish people and the Gentiles who were grafted onto the Jewish faith.
7. misleading title
avi   (06.29.09)
as the article says itself, iran does not hate israel as a jewish state but as a depraved corrupted pro-gay entity.
8. Iran wants to destroy Israel for several reasons :
Dave Ronen ,   Haifa   (06.29.09)
- It is an outpost of and possible military base for Iran’s primary enemy, the US, in the Middle East. - Israel is one of the few issues guaranteed to unite all Muslims, and championing its destruction allows Iran to obtain influence even with Sunnis, such as Hamas. -Israel sits in the most strategic spot in the Eastern Mediterranean, an area in which Iran wishes to project its power. To understand Iran today : http://xrl.us/bejfwz
9. ISAAC, YOU WROTE A STORY, BUT WHY DO YOU CARE THEY HATE US
.........DACON9   (06.29.09)
10. If that is so, why the hell do these
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sanctimonious ayatollahs accept the fruit of Western thinking ? Why don't they throw away western medicine, western doctors and medical treatment, western technology, western scientific procedures or research and development? How dare they use western computer technology and western communication systems ? How dare they build up their military when in fact they should only pray and teach their religion to their own people ? Why do they use western limousines for their greedy daily needs ? Why don't they still use donkeys as in the biblical times? Why do they exploit their oil just to gather innumerable wealth, power and cause strife and pollution around the world ? Why do they use western money and why do they deposit mountains of it in banks around the western world? Why don't they put an end to selling oil and stick to their so called morality ? I clearly understand that all these and many other abnormalities and power accumulation are in the name of religion and are for the benefit of a so-called "moral life" in Iran which is actually a farse and common criminality in the hands of ayatollahs and terrorists like Ahmadinejad who will never let go of their tremendous power no matter how many thousands of innocent young Iranians are still going to be murdered by them. Who the hell do you try to convince by patronizing and moralizing ? Your battle has been lost. Battles have been fought lately in the minds and that one you lost a long time ago The younger generations of Iran know much better than you may believe and, they will never be convinced by this lethal mix of religion and murder. Finally, you may well hate Israel or the whole western world, but none of it will ever solve any of your terminal ilnesses. Hatred only brings more hatred !
11. Camron, and I know a ridiculous and
di   (06.29.09)
pathetic whine when I hear/see one. Your whine is also hate-related, right? So, keep on whining and hating and you'll get nowhere.
12. Joyce of Nana, have you had a brain transplant lately ?
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13. Why Iran hates us?
Al-hilal ,   London   (06.29.09)
The comment is a sheer wishful thinking? What about Jerusalem?
14. Israel part of old Persian Empire
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15. Shiite Sunni competition
Herbert Kaine ,   Hebron,Israel   (06.30.09)
Iran does not hate us because we are western. If that was the case, Iran would hate its neighbor Russia, Turkey, Greece, Cyprus, Italy, etc. For centuries, Shia Islam has been seen as inferior to Sunni Islam. In order for Shia Islam to prove its superiority to Sunni Islam, it must accomplish something that Sunni Islam has been unable to accomplish-the destruction of Israel
16. iran's hate towards israel
alexi   (06.29.09)
I would not discount that iran's hatred of israel may be due to israel's collaboration with the shah who. a weak despot, incarcerate khomeini and kameini for years. So they blame israel for it. Do they love arabs? No, as a matter of fact, they hate them and mock them but at lease they share the religion of islam as opposed to the jews. Conveniently, the ayatollahs hide king cyrus and his excellent relations with the jews and israel long before there was ever a bogus palestinian people.
17. Did I hit a nerve, di?
Cameron ,   USA   (06.29.09)
Forgive my prior bluntness, but it was rather obvious what is lurking within Ben-Israel's piece. Better to have it placed centrally on the table, than couched in that indirect, "roundabout" style.
18. Who cares why they hate us - lets just nuke 'em already and
Bill Brasky ,   The woods of Israel   (06.30.09)
go back to watching the damn football game.
19. Iran is open evil without any hiding
Christian   (06.30.09)
because they do not know the truth. Sure they will be saved when they call on the man crucified for their sins, for God promised to raise seeds from both good and evil. There will be a big surprise on that day for many Western nations and self righteous politicians who think they are practicing democracy. As for Jews, there are 12,000 reserved from each tribe, although you may call this insane.
20. It's a way to unite with Sunnis who they hate
Semsem ,   New York, USA   (06.30.09)
No it's a way to try to unite with Sunnis who they hate and they hate them.
21. Wrong. Think pre-Islamic and post-Islamic Iran.
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (06.30.09)
Egypt and Iraq aside, the Arab world offered no significant culture or civilization that pre-existed Islam. Not so with Iran, which was a major culture and power back to ancient times. And, of course, the Jews were very much a part of that ancient Persian civilization. The Islamic conquest, of course, presented a challenge to that Persian culture. And its useful to consider the two cultures in ongoing conflict, at one time one dominant, at other times the other. Iran under the Shah brought that Persian aspect front and center. Its rapid economic and military developments, expansion of education and, yes, its reforms, were a means to reestablish Persia as a major player in the modern world. It was primarily secular. That also meant the Jews (and the Bahais) had full rights, economic opportunities, and an invitation to Israelis to work together. The 1979 revolution brought the Islamic narrative to the fore. Jews are once again the agents of Satan, Israel their foothold within the Muslim waqf. That explains why the current Islamic regime "hates us", but the underlying Persian culture does not. When the latter is once again in charge, I look forward to visiting Iran again.
22. Iran is an Islamic Country.
Sajjad Ali   (06.30.09)
Before writing this article you should’ve read Islam and what is the importance of Jerusalem in our religion?? Further you should have read the importance of Karbala in Shia Islam. For your easiness to understand the matter let me tell you that “The smell of south Lebanon is similar to the smell of Karbala” .
23. Ask your selfs why does Shas hate us so much
Avi ,   Israel   (06.30.09)
There is a comparrison between the logic of the Iranian regime and Shas. "to close off society vis-à-vis the infiltration of ideas from the outside, which it views as threatening the current order. According to authorities in Tehran, the right lifestyle is the ones outlined by ancient religious tradition based on Holy Scripture. The desire to maintain the current order requires an all-out war against elements that aspire to change it, headed by the “Western culture” that offers a different agenda and lauds the notion of free choice." This is exactly the agenda of the Shas party a cult organization that uses religion as a tool to exort money and politial power using religion as a means to achieve these results. Thier campaign of hatred towards Israels gay population is to be compared to the Nazi idiology and the Iranian regime, all this from a party than includes 7 convicted criminals who have served jail time. Wake up people before we to live under such a regime.
24. #1 are you on crack?
Wildmandxb ,   M.E.   (06.30.09)
Muslims are semites, can't you people understand that?! if muslims attack you it's not because they are anti-semites, it's because they are anti-zionist...muslims are semites like jews whether you like it or not, this is the real thing!
25. no reason
rune ,   oslo norway   (06.30.09)
Iran has no legal reason to hate Israel. Psalm 25: 22Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles.
26. Iran wanted regional control
Cynthia ,   USA   (06.30.09)
And recognized Israel as the strongest military power in the ME supported by the West. Iran tried to eliminate Israel through proxies Hamas and Hizbullah but failed on both counts. Iran had hoped the Arab/Muslim world would unite behind Iran and recognize Iran as the pan-Arab/Muslim leader but this did not happen. The majority of ME countries distrust Iran and know if there was no Israel, they would become targets of the power hungry terror state of Iran. The Regime also tried to hide their domestic failures by diverting attention to Israel, an external, faux enemy. But as we see, the Iranian people are not stupid and now realize the Regime is their real enemy.
27. Iran
Marilyn ,   USA   (06.30.09)
The leaders may say one thing and put up a tough front, however there is still a feeling that deep down inside they might like the US and England from whatever before. This goes moreso for the regular people. So it's a separate thing then from America.
28. to #24 no you fool, presians
ghostq   (06.30.09)
r not semetic much like turkish and pakistanian and Indonesia, the other muslem arab nations r semetic, in other words palis and Israelies r cousins, in other words this is some sort of family affair witch people in Iran r not awar of.
29. Re: # 1 Feiglin supporter
Ariel Ben Yochanan ,   Kfar Tapuah, Efraim,   (06.30.09)
B"H You are right in saying what you are saying. Wou are wrong in doing what you are doing: Torah change will NEVER come from inside the "democratic" regime in place.
30. Violance Multitude
Common enemy   (06.30.09)
The shia are using hate of jews to win popularity in the sunni world its a evil competition . Sadistic hopes are a innate mutation of human nature and a haman jihad the hidden ghengis khan in iran and hiz supporters are at last seen as the satanic maniacs false and double tongued as their distorted psyches are threatening humanity with grotesque ideas proclamations and deusions of blasphemous grandicosity.
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