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Ethiopian teen attacked at mikveh
Artzi Halfon
Published: 22.11.10, 15:47
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1. Fire the worker immediately and have him arrested!!
Chaya ,   Tel Aviv   (11.22.10)
Poor boy....and his family!! Such disgusting behavior on the part of that worker!
2. That man is a disgusting and sick excuse for a human being!
Miriam ,   Israel   (11.22.10)
3. Jump-to-Conclusions Mat
Pinchas ,   Haifa   (11.22.10)
Either the guy at the mikveh has a mental illness, or the kid(s) did something to him. No adult man is going to punch a 13 year old in the face and throw bricks and him and punch his aunt(!) all because he tried to come in...something must be missing here guys... Sick situation in any case.
4. money compensation and socialservice,both them for 10 years
ivan ,   haifa   (11.22.10)
5. to Chaya
ivan ,   haifa   (11.22.10)
you tel avivian, didnĀ“t read about tel avivians meeting to expell black refugees?, they said they would turn tel aviv in Africa. your sociey is full of people like that worker,just look what u do to palestinians.
6. :: Shameful racist act
Matty Groves ,   Fairport   (11.22.10)
This is so typical of many perpetrators of racist attacks - first they commit the act and then they claim (lie) that they were the victim.
7. fire that mikveh worker
a ash ,   jerusalem   (11.22.10)
is that what he learns --- shame on how he misreads the torah -- that is a total misuse of a brain --
8. Mikve Man
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (11.22.10)
Its obvious,the Mikve Man is criminal insane,after insulting the boy at the Mikve,he paid the family a home visit, to deliver them his point of view personally.
9. G-D Made the Black People. G-D's Work is Perfect
Linda Rivera ,   New York   (11.22.10)
To insult blacks, is to deeply offend and insult G-D.
10. We Jews are raised to be colored blind
Yonah ,   USA   (11.22.10)
We have to wonder if it was his Rabbi or his parents who taught him to be a racist pig. We Jews are colored blind - we only see Jewish or non Jewish. There is no set color for a Jew. May Hashem honor this 13 yr old man with a nice long life.
11. Racism in Israel
Dallas Roberts ,   Dimona, Israel   (11.22.10)
This is nothing new, those who perpetrate hate is cowards. They no who to single out, this is an outraged, if it was the other way around they would have locked up the Ethiopians. He would never have attempted this type of behavior on a Russian or Hebrew from Dimona. What goes around comes back ten folds.
12. Lieberman
Bier und Brezn   (11.22.10)
has been the perfect role model for this worker. With such role models as ministers, the worker did what he thought : "If Lieberman can do it, I can do it too"
13. #5 - Shut up already, you are the stereo type racists
Eyal ,   USA   (11.22.10)
First of all this man in the article should be arrested for using violence and for being an idiot. The blacks you are referring to are in Bnei Brak are illegals. If they weren't then they can stay. I want you to tell me what other country will except illegals? The US, Spain or any part of the EU, Australia? You have a hate for Israel, yet you live in Haifa, mmmm, sounds like double standards to me.
14. This never happen. You don't understand simple jokes
Ran ,   Nethanya   (11.22.10)
Rather strange joke
15. Illegals?
era ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (11.22.10)
Illegals that go to a mikhve? How can a Jew be illegal in Israel? This was an act of racism, that's a pretty obvious fact. And everybody not completely blind knows exactly about the specific racism against people with darker skin that is rotting inside parts of the Ashkenazi community...
16. Serves him right...
Alexander ,   NJ USA/Israel   (11.22.10)
he shouldn't be hitting any children... what a moron... Those kids should get free mikva passes for life because of what this guy did and someone should be helpful and show them that they are welcome there.
17. By Their Fruit Ye Shall Know Them
World Citizen ,   the world   (11.22.10)
I alway post links to stories like this in every African or African-American site I can find. Like that quote from the Shas rabbi several weeks ago. That one quote from the old racist fool was linked all over the world. And you wonder where real anti-Jewish feelings and Jewish stereo-typing come from.
18. This is so aweful
Rachel Avraham ,   Be'ersheva, Israel   (11.22.10)
How can a Jew hate another Jew just because their skin color is a bit darker? Don't we Jews suffer enough injustice from the goyim to not want to cause injustice on fellow Jews? I agree, the thirteen year old deserves free mikvah passes for the rest of his life and this mikvah worker deserves to be fired and serve time in prison, in addition to going through therapy to teach him to be tolerant towards fellow Jews!
19. But Arabs are certainly not racist
Frankie Littlehammer ,   New Herstal, TX, USA   (11.22.10)
Of course racism is wrong, and racists need to be criticized, but with Arabs and Islamophiles easily joining in the condemnation we should also wonder why we see so few black faces in the Arab street. 200.000 black slaves were brought (against their will) to the what's now the US, and at present there are about 25 million black people here. On the other side, 2.5 million black slaves were brought to the Arab world, but are there anything like 250 million Blacks in the Arab world? No. Black men were castrated, like in Egyptian 'factories.' Mohammed personally criticized an early Muslim who didn't want his daughter to marry a black man, but as Bernard Lewis said, that black man went off to war and was conveniently killed.
20. Ethiopian teen attacked
JUDAH THE LION   (11.22.10)
The worker should be taken to court and dealt according to the law
21. israeli society
Dito ,   Amsterdam   (11.22.10)
Israeli society is cultivating hate in the hearts of Ethiopian Jews. Shame!
22. wow what a piece of sh*t
pini ,   usrael   (11.22.10)
Israel is in the 1960's of America. This is disgusting and rude, I hope he receives some jail time, i hope they sue him. What a loser someone needs to give him several smacks inthe face, Jewish ppl need to act against racisim! WTF! This is the kinda treatment the morroccans and Yemenis experiences from ashkenazis, this is ridiculous.
23. Horrendous Behavior
John DeLancy ,   Alaska, USA   (11.22.10)
Such reprehensible conduct has no place in Israel. Best solution is to provide a sincere apology to the family and provide the young man free access to the mikveh for life. For the racist worker, he should have to answer to the authorities for his criminal assault. He should also receive extensive counseling to help him leave his racism behind.
24. to world citizen 17
Barney ,   USA   (11.22.10)
i assume you are also linking stories of STATE sponsored, Religiously mandated, cases of terrorism, torture, murder, and maiming at the hands of islamic fundamentalists. probably not-you are only consumed by Jew hatred. Find an individual case and blame the people and the country-read of armies hacking off arms and killing infidels and yawn
25. Socalled "World Citizen" #17: Do you
Robert Haymond ,   Israel/Canada   (11.22.10)
also post links to the myriad of Talkbackers who are offended by the racist or otherwise deleterious behaviour on the part of some Israeli citizens and government officials? "No," I thought not. That's simple proof that your only intent is to demonize Israel. You're probably a Jew hater, too. And you're so proud of it!
26. First things first...
Rafi ,   US   (11.22.10)
Good people should make every effort to find this boy and his family and make it clear that they are welcome into the community of Israel. Some public good can and should be made out of the bad! As far as the character who perpetrated this, he should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. In addtion to his racism, his violent proclivities pose a threat to civil society.
27. 1 persons lunacy is just that; 1 persons lunacy. Maybe YNET
AMYISRAELCHAI ,   haifa, Israel   (11.22.10)
can publish all the awesome interactions I have had with my Jewish brothers and sisters who have more keratin in their skin. AM YISRAEL CHAI
28. #17 is your fruit anti semtism and using 1 person to justify
Joe ,   NYC US   (11.22.10)
your blind hatred for millions of the smallest and oldest western monothesitic religion on earth? as you said...by their fruits you shall know them. dont think you are not under Hashems watchful eye. Unless your arroagnce enjoys playing God on talkback.,
29. suave and sophisticated israelis
sweeter than honey ,   alpha centauri   (11.23.10)
30. "Religious"Worker attacks Ethiopean
Spencer ,   Israel   (11.23.10)
This worker is no more religious than a pig's backside. He should be sent to prison for a long time. He's a disgrace to the Jewish religion.
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