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Peres: Entire nation must condemn mosque arson
Ronen Medzini
Published: 13.12.09, 17:38
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1. How Can You Be So Sure, Mr. Peres?
Norman G. ,   USA   (12.13.09)
Why is nobody raising the possibility that someone among the Palestinians deliberately set the fire to incriminate the settlers movement? After all, there are a goodly number of them who glorify sending their own children to commit suicide and murder so what's such a big deal to sacrifice a mosque in the cause. Israel, don't be so quick to accept the Palestinian narrative. Surely there are Palestinian terrorists who are able to scrawl Hebrew graffiti on walls- like they did in Gaza- to blacken the Image of Israel and inflame the masses. Wait for the real evidence before accepting blame.
2. No one will respect our religion HA
shadoil ,   Jerusalem   (12.13.09)
FOOL where have you been .NO ONE DOES RESPECT OUR RELIGION.
3. Condemn the Arabs for torching their mosque.
Shalom   (12.13.09)
4. Yes shimon, I condemn the mosque arson
Chatich   (12.13.09)
but I will NEVER respect any religion that calls for my death and the death of my children because we don't submit to some moon god and his pedophilic "prophet". Sorry, not in this lifetime.
5. Shchem!
David ,   Toronto, Canada   (12.13.09)
Mr Prez...where were all the condemnations when Yosef's kevir was desicrated by Palis in Shchem, as well as all the destruction after the Gaza retreat? History has proved that Jews DO respect others, but that the Palis have no respect for anyone including themselves!!!!!
6. My Irony
BK   (12.13.09)
Even though I agree that it is virtually impossible to believe that we would accept blame so quickly, I am proud that we are a strong enough religion to swallow our pride, stand tall, and say sorry. That is our Jewish values at work. I cannot say that I have ever seen this noble quality from the other side of the fence - nor the muslim world. I'm 100% sure if the arabs adopted this mindset, there would be peace.
7. Muslims will never respect the jews.
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8. peres and his advocacy
alexi   (12.13.09)
peres brought israel oslo, gaza withdrawal and death. As President, he is forbidden from advocating government policies as he is a ceremonial figure.Yet he keeps on with his peace overtures and won't shut up. Peres, beilin, ben ami, olmert, livni, even merridor all suffer from being ineffectual and weak. They cannot confront a real problem and come up with a solution. All of them failed in their goals of negotiations or Un resolutions or even military ventures. What really is at issue is a failure of nerve, fear, and second, an inability to see the whole picture, like olmert when he bobbed and weaved and messed up the hezbollah war--oh my god, one soldier is dead, I can' take it anymore, lets not send in too many soldiers. peres did this in the so called kana massacre.ben eliezer, a military man, made things worse by begging turkey which will only make them more anti-israel.. A bully hates a beggar. Peres should restrict himself to his duties. He had his chance and the reins are with someone else.
9. palis burned down dozens of syngouges in gaza
jon   (12.13.09)
i guess Peres forgot that........
10. Peres, stop acting like a patronizing mafiosi like grand dad
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (12.13.09)
I live in a democracy and I have the right hold any opinion about anyone, otherwise it is no democracy. You cannot demand people to like eachother and yet call the country democratic. Democracy means the freedom of choice - the freedom to live your life on your terms and to hold any thoughs, feelings and opionions. Freedom means the right to be both tolerant or intolerant-otherwise it is no freedom. I hate anti-Semites, and as Arabs and Moslems are anti-Semites, invaders, usurpers, occupiers and imperialists, I hate them too! Just take a look at the Middle East grand dad! What people is controlling 22 states, have murdered and slaughtered Jews for 1400 years? Arabs! And I will use MY DEMOCRATIC RIGHT, my right of opinion, my right of free speech, to address a stinking retarded traitor with no contact with reality, an idiot called Peres: "Peres, go to hell and get yourself a life and leave us alone!"
11. Wouldn't do it myself..
Janice Cohen ,   Jerusalem Israel   (12.13.09)
but does'nt bother me that somebody else has.
12. Perez makes me laugh
Alex ,   America   (12.13.09)
How can anyone respect a religion - Judaism - prominently based on racism and racial discrimination to begin with. Regardless, Judaism will never ever be respected nowhere ever
13. Why can't this unelected old man
jason white ,   afula,israel   (12.13.09)
shut up already. How many synagogues were burned by moslems? How many of our holy books were burned by moslims? How many of our religious places were taken over or destroyed by moslims? How many of our cemeteries were destroyed by moslims? Do were ever hear peres talking about that? Or bibi? Or barak? It is okay to destroy anything connected to Judaism, but never to even look crossly at a moslim place. Are their books more sacred than the ones that were destroyed at a yeshiva a month or so ago? NO!!!! They do not respect other religions! There are no Rabbis, but scared little men with ghetto mentalities. Woe unto a religion with "religious" leaders like that.
14. Reality check
Arie ,   BaGolan   (12.13.09)
When the islamonazi terrorists demolished Joseph's Tomb, Peres and his leftist ilk in meretz labour and eurabia were stoically silent. Why should we concern ourselves with a mosque that was probably hiding terror weapons anyway?
15. anybody remeber what the PA did to Josephs Tomb
zionist forever   (12.14.09)
When did the PA ever call for even 1 ordinary palestinian to condemn the desecration of Josephs Tomb in 2003? I nearly forgot footprints of the boots worn by PA security forces were found all over the place so we already know who was behind it. Swastikas, the grave itself smashed with picks & hammers. Sdurim burned, the dome was painted. Thats one of the most holy sites to jews. If jews desecrated the Aska mosque we would probably have every country in the Middle East attack Israel. When Israel pulled our of Gaza in 2005 the first thing the palestinians did before destroying the hot houses was burn down all the synagougues on the grounds they were no longer holy places. It seems that jews burning a small mosque is a crime but if its muslims desecrating the tomb of Abrahams grandson thats ok because its only its only jews who there.
16. The mosque incident
Brod ,   USA   (12.14.09)
should not intimidate Israel and make its leaders apologetic over it. The fact is Islamist-Jihadists and their governments destroy and burn Christian Churches and Synagogues all the time around the world. Whereas mosques have been used by the dark forces to store weapons and hide terrorists. It is also a place for their hate preachers to spew hate and violence against Jews and Christians.
17. Don't compare !
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (12.14.09)
The synagogues in Gaza were empty of everything Jewish , they were only buildings , stones without any religious signification anymore . Regarding Joseph's tomb . Do you want to behave in the same way as those guys ? do we have to desecrate muslim tombstones because the Jordanian did it too ? Can't we condemn this arson because they don't condemn the Joseph tomb act ? What will you say if a synagogue will be desecrated ? Maybe that extremist Jews did it ?
18. Charles the idiot
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (12.14.09)
The synagogues were empty in Gaza because Sharon ethnically cleansed the Jews of Gaza. Arabs can live anywhere except for the Jews-right? The you say that Jews have desecrated a mosque? Yes they have. So what? Moslems have desecrated hundreds of synagogues over the centuries and they have desecrated the tomb of Joseph. If Moslems can destroy synagogues then we can destroy their mosques. If you care about morality then morality has to apply to everyone-including yourself. Condoning Arab/Moslem crimes against Jews and humanity and attacking Jews verbally is all that you are good at. You are an atheist so you don't really care about religious symbols or significance, so mosques shouldn't be more important than synagogues right? I'm sure you'll find a counter argument there as well-you always do. Jews torching a mosque is not the same as Moslems torching a synagogue. Why? Because Moslems, and Moslem Arabs in particular, have an ideological system of organized hatred and hostility and violence to anything that is remotely Jewish/Israeli-our existence is a "crime" in their eyes. Jews torching mosques are merely responding to this Moslem/Arab evil. After the Germans slaughtered Jews in WW2, I am not surpirsed that individual Jews went berserk and started killing every German they could get their hands on immediately after WW2 when Germany collapsed and capitulated. You always have to see the context. And then you should also bear in mind that we Jews are the owners of this land and Moslems are not. And mosques are used to spread hatred, hostility and violence against Jews. Since when do Jews use synagogues for incitement and hatred?
19. Alexander , can only insult but is blind
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (12.14.09)
You don't see the difference between a building that once served as a synagogue , but is TOTALLY empty of Jewish signification , and a mosque that is in activity ? And that shows how "smart" you are . You never have read my reactions regarding the desecration of a synagogue and a Yeshiva in my town , or your blind hatred don't want to know it . Do you want to fall as low as those who desecrated our Synagogues and cemeteries? I not . We Jews have to be at another level , you can stay at your low one , i prefer mine who condemns all those acts . Owners of this land or not , we have to respect other's beliefs . So you will also condemn Chief Rabbi Metzger who also opposed this act ?
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