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Kam: History forgives those who expose war crimes
Vered Luvitch
Published: 12.04.10, 17:00
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1. war crimes? she could have cause death of
ghostq   (04.12.10)
Israeli soldiers, no forgiveness, cause that was before cast lead, no Pali got hurt yet, but Israeli soldier could have got killed. if Israeli soldier died cause of her let it be known.
2. She conscientiously served her country...respect
Indigenous ,   Nablus- Palestine   (04.12.10)
3. Anat: "History forgives those who expose war crimes"
William ,   Israel   (04.12.10)
Except that as a journalist, you are neither in a position nor knowledgeable about what is a war crime. The true crime here is your folly in placing the State of Israel, your neighbors and fellow citizens, in harms way in order to forward your own career. Selfishness is a key trait among the Left. So, while history may forgive you, the present will punish you harshly. I hope you have made peace with the fact that you gave up your present for a future pat on the back.
4. Both Kam and Blau must be brought to justice and receive the
Avigdor Ezrahi ,   Israel   (04.12.10)
maximum punishment based on their grave violations of Israel's security and the placing of Israel's citizens and soldiers in major danger to the very lives.
5. What do you expect from a self-serving opportunist
Ilan ,   Ariel   (04.12.10)
She stole the documents and used them to further her career. Beyond those simple facts there is no need to look deeper for motive and post facto rationalizations. Judge her by her actions and let her sit the next decade in prison for her poor judgement.
6. She has
Jane   (04.12.10)
the self-satisfied smirk of the left. Her pretense of self-righteousness is nauseating. I wonder if this woman has ever sought to bring Palestinian war crimes before any authorities.
7. She needs to be locked up for a long, long time.
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (04.12.10)
8. i think it is not a one person doing
... ,   ....   (04.12.10)
but who pay and who promissed to cover .. ..some people can not hudge their doing and i think this lady is one of these so it is not about morals or to danger the security .. it was illjudgment and there were supporters to pay and cover
9. Whose hero ?
Marcel ,   Florida   (04.12.10)
Kam is given house arrest while little chidren who resisted the Amona,Gaza expulsion were brutalized and sent immediately to jail. Israel ,you are in meltdown. While the enemies of Israel threaten another holocaust and anti-semitism is on the rise across the globe the mentally challenged of Israel find every opportunity to join their compatriots in assaulting Israel and fellow Jews. They want their hero Amdinejad to know that they are with him and work tirelessly for his agenda in the heart of Israel. Like a sick body attacking it's own cells,the new kapo's are loyal to everyone but the nation of Israel.
10. who died and made you king. you deserve only to rot in jail
ralph   (04.12.10)
forever.
11. Lock her up.....and throw away the key!
shadoil ,   Jerusalem   (04.12.10)
12. Kam you have an innocent face,
Salma ,   Palestine   (04.12.10)
perhaps because that they want punish you
13. History has already judged her.
Jo   (04.12.10)
making herself into a saint to justify her deeds is very arrogant. If she believed the IDF was capable of said crimes why did she enlist at all= why not protest and refuse. His allegations have all been proven false by far better than her. I heard it was ambition that motivated her.
14. Don't exaggerate your own importance!
Ruth Rosenthal ,   Ashkelon   (04.12.10)
You are a journalist who was hardly known until now. You're not exactly a Pulitzer Prize winner. And what or who is History? I assume you won't be mentioned in any history book at all. Are you looking for attention?
15. "sudden expertise in international law"
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (04.12.10)
"Kam, continued the judge, failed to explain her sudden expertise in international law and the highly complex definition it gives for war crimes." The judge has inadvertently put his finger on the arrogance of the left. THEY hold themselves not just morally righteous but naturally knowledgeable and wise. There is no intellectual modesty, no sense that others with more experience may know better. Heck, maybe Kam should have represented Israel in the recent international competition for students dealing with human rights law (won, by the way, by a team from Israel's Interdisciplinary Center of Herzliah).
16. #2 disagree with you point of view.
(04.12.10)
She served herself and her own personal needs. Stealing is a crime and is not deserving of any respect.
17. Marcel have u considered having a look from w/in?
Sally Forth ,   Jerusalem of course!   (04.12.10)
Because Florida is such a long way off that I am not sure that you have Israel in sight as she should be seen! and that most of your comments are made out of Florida swamp induced nearsightedness.
18. shocking story
Ken ,   Jhb   (04.12.10)
She deserves to be locked up now for forever.
19. What we have here is a failure to
Eric.... ,   Israel...   (04.12.10)
commumicate.Anat history will not forgive you for what you have done .You cannot steal classified documents,that can indanger all of us in Israel.Anat you have the option of the vote or democracy.You cannot take the law into your own hands and call yourself Gandi,it doesnt work that way
20. Anat Kam...
Paul ,   USA   (04.12.10)
I don't think that history will be kind to her. At best, she abused the trust placed in her by the authorities. At worst, she is an unrepentant traitor to her nation. What did you actually accomplish, Anat ?
21. Jane, Jane, Jane....
Sally Forth   (04.12.10)
Ms. Kam's self-satified smirk and her pretense of self-righteousness is indeed nauseating...however it has nothing to do with being a member of the extreme left or the extreme right! It has to do with lack of respect for the laws of God and nation and has been seen before on the faces of others who have placed themselves above the laws of the land.
22. This girl is beyond redemption..
Ram ,   London   (04.12.10)
it is difficult to comprehend how the state of Israel has arrived to breeding this kind of mentality in any of its jewish citizens. The people of Israel must decide whether to stamp on this phenomenon by injecting pride and patriotism in their schools' curriculum; that is where it all starts! Lack of action by liberal left authorities will only increase the slide into this phenomenon.
23. Stop the spin on Anat Kam
rivkah f. ,   jerusalem   (04.12.10)
Every day we are treated to a kinder- gentler Anat Kam. She is the genius, the girl next-door, the sensitive whistle blower. On television news reports, her mother says she is strong, her father acts clueless, her brother-in-law asks that the affair be viewed in sensible proportions -- namely, not as the wholesale theft of top secret documents& their transfer to an opportunistic reporter. We are informed of her friends, what she's doing, etc. If she were "Marina the Russian immigrant" or a " Simcha Buzaglo," she would not get such gentle treatment. She'd be held in jail. But our elites feel that can justify anything if one of them does it. Enough is enough
24. The self righteous idiot
m   (04.12.10)
Look who is praising you in these comments, Israel's enemy. After you served your time for "history" you can always join them in Ramala or Gaza. They do appreciate you.
25. It is not for history to judge but for the courts of law of
Amitai ,   Kfar Vitkin, Israel   (04.12.10)
Israel to hear the evidence and to judge. Let us hope the two, thieves and breakers of the security laws will find their way for many years in prison because this is what they deserve.
26. #21 well said
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (04.12.10)
This has nothing to do with Left or Right. Kam was an opportunist who stole the information and sold it to Blau so she could further her career as a journalist. She could have exposed any alleged crime without stealing documents and without endangering the security of Israel, but then she would not have been paid. She chose to steal the documents. She chose to keep them for years. She chose to sell them for personal gain.
28. no one appointed her to decide
gb ,   USA   (04.12.10)
She substituted her judgment instead of those appointed to be in charge. She has injured Israel, endangered Jewish lives and put people at risk. She is no different than any other traitor. Spare me her highminded ideals and lies about her Zionism.
29. Confession of a mole
Brod ,   USA   (04.12.10)
She has confessed being a mole against the Land of Israel. Is she an Islamist-Jihadist?
30. # 12
Birdi ,   Israel   (04.12.10)
Anat Kam has punished herself for going against the law. She will pay with her "innocent face" by sitting in jail for a long long time.I hope.
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