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The new Christian settlers
Yair Altman
Published: 14.04.11, 01:11
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31. Israel needs these people,and should recieve them with open
Dan Turell ,   BrokenHill Australia   (04.14.11)
And should welcome them with open arms.Israel needs migrants to settle Judea and Samaria.Which is part of Israel.
32. Fad from Egypt is Right
Proud Secular Jew ,   The Aretz   (04.14.11)
We're the Jewish people, we don't need messianic foreigners who have no real connection to us coming and messing up our lives even more. These people will only cause trouble. What's the deal with "white" people - or those from any other background for that matter - "converting" to change their ethnic identity? Wasn't the whole idea of the "ger" referring to the strangers already living among us in the land? If a Palestinian wants to start identifying as a Jew, that's up to him (and vice versa). But what real business do these American WASPs have here? Come visit, but please don't stay.
33. #13: what ?
eporue ,   europe   (04.14.11)
there are lots of "jewish" people, which certainly DONT come from "jacob root"... also there are lots of non-jewish people out there, christians, muslims, atheists, buddhists etc, which DO come from "jacob root"... even though "jacob root" cant be proven scientifically... so, what now ?
34. Jeremiah Chapter 31:
Good luck   (04.14.11)
5" For there shall be a day, that the watchmen shall call upon the mount Ephraim: arise ye, and let us go up to Zion, unto the LORD our God.' 11" And they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow unto the goodness of the LORD, to the corn, and to the wine, and to the oil, and to the young of the flock and of the herd; and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not pine any more at all.
35. sick bastards
mark ,   tel aviv   (04.14.11)
sick bastards, why would they wana degrade themselves and become settlers living on stollen palestinian lands?
36. these christians
m ,   jerusalem   (04.14.11)
these new christian settlers arent real christians these are all born again jews who converted to join Christs Church and those bible belt christians like the baptists and assemblies of god. these people are retarded to want to do something like this soon they will be homeschooling the settler kids.
37. Steve 27
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (04.14.11)
No, they are not going to Jordan. That is the land of the so called Palestinians. Arafat was Egyptian, did he belong in Israel?
38. Wissam 30
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (04.14.11)
These people are theological terrorists. They should be arrested for incitement and breach of international law. Yes, why can't they be normal and shoot at school buses and cut the throats of sleeping babies. They don't want to subscribe to your way of thinking so of course they must be arrested. Way to go Wissam! You tell them.
39. stupid article title: if they convert they are Jews
Yael ,   Israel   (04.14.11)
I find the title of the article highly disrespectful of converts. In fact, it is offensive. If these people convert, under Orthodox conversion no less, then they would be Jews, making them new Jewish settlers.
40. #27 What about native Americans losing their land??
(04.14.11)
41. @ MARK,#35: THEY ARE ALREADY BETTER JEWS THAN YOU ARE.
SETTHERECORDSTRAIGHT   (04.14.11)
42. Poor article--no clarifications
David N. ,   Haifa, Israel   (04.14.11)
This article fails to inform us at the most elementary level. The very word "Christian" is used in so many different and contradictory ways, and is not defined. I am seriously embarrassed for the writer of this article. The very title implies what is not in the story--they are NOT settling in Samaria, but are requesting to do so. Huge difference!
43. Welcome my brothers.....Enjoy ISrael
Jay3 ,   Israel   (04.14.11)
Anyone that respects Judaism is welcome to come and settle in Judea or Samaria.
44. New Christian settlers
Shmuel ,   Seattle USA   (04.14.11)
I am happy to hear these people are coming closer to Hashem. B"H. Now let's light some fires in the hearts of Jews around the US to make Aliyah too!! We need more and more of us to desire to be home in Eretz Israel!!!!
45. As long as they convert, welcome (back)
Beni ,   Galil Israel   (04.14.11)
There are many people who are the descendents of Jews and who many times don't know this. The second and third etc sons of German Jews were not allowed to marry in Germany in the 19th century (without a large payment to the government) and may came to the US and married non-Jewish women--there were few Jewish women there at the time. Also most of the original Sephardic Jews who lived in the south eventually married non-Jews. Also, when the Inquisition got hold of Jewish children --many were sent as slaves to the "new world" and forcibly married to other slaves. This is true of some Puerto Ricans that I personally knew. Also, many Jews who had been forcibly converted to Christianity by the Spanish and Portuguese, kept their religion as Jews as a family secret, and after generations some only know about a white tablecloth on Friday night and a few 'wierd family customs' This Crypto Jewish community began to return about 30 years ago and found a welcome in the Separdic community of New York. There is a YonKers synagogue with a Sephardic rabbi -- it's Lincoln Park Jewish Center-- whose rabbi has been helping many descendents of Sephardic Jews return to their roots in their true religion. Accoridng to our deeper teachings, there is such a thing as a "lost Jewish soul" who yearns to return to its people and to it G-d in a true fashion. Anyone who finds that he or she is a descendent of Jews should turn to the Orthodox Jewish rabbis of Chabad (Lubavitch) or of the Separdic synagogues--and they will find help and welcome in their return. The return of lost descendents of Jews is part of the End of Days scenario. There are Jews living as Muslims and Jews living as pagans. There are also hidden communities of Jews who are living as halachic Jews --ie orthodox practicing Jews, right under the noses of their enemies or hidden from sight by the Creator --and they together with all the Jews scattered around the globe, with all the re-converts too, will come to live in the Land of Israel as Jews. This is in our prophesies and it will happen, and sooner than we think. All those now living in Israel are really pioners--even those in North Tel Aviv. We are so involved in the daily struggle that we do not see the miracles that we have helped happen. All these efforts are setting the stage for the big family reunion. Chazak!
46. If they are sincere converts, welcome them.
Howie ,   Montreal, Canada   (04.14.11)
If these Americans decide of their own free will to sincerely and honestly convert to Judaism, practice Judaism and request to move to Israel and respect and observe all of Israel's laws, then why would any Israeli Jew in their right mind want to stop them? They should be welcomed with open arms and a full heart after they have converted and then integrated into Israeli society and learn Hebrew.
47. They are welcome even if they settle anywhere in Israel!
Michael ,   Petach Tikva   (04.14.11)
48. jUDEOCHRISTIANITY
zichron   (04.14.11)
They have achieved through creative competition the clever jew and the clever gentile a superpower of such immense force that the combination could be viable in eretz yisroel . In poland the jews relegated out of the top military echelons witnessed a brave romantic but stupid armed services .The ussr became the second superpower after setbacks by stalins atrocious brutality to the agricultural workers and the brilliant officers by july 1941 stalin reversed desperately and gave the order of lenin to the jewish general yaakov kreitzer for slowing the aryan superace to moscow.
49. good luck qwi
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (04.14.11)
50. so are they christians or jewish converts?
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (04.14.11)
somehow i think this will end badly.
51. Next. .. "Chinese,Japanese,Indians too?...
Roland Seener ,   London England   (04.14.11)
52. Native Palestinians? Pleeeeease.
(04.14.11)
Palestinians was the title of Jews under the British Mandate. Yasser Arafat decided to call his rag-tag bunch of Jordanian/Egyptian/Arab insurgents "Palestinians". Anyways, most Palestinians"aren't indigenous. They came 100 years ago after the Jews made Israel much more prosperous by cultivating and working. Wake up!
53. Misleading article,they are soon to be converts !
Trumpeldor   (04.14.11)
Welcome,Brothers ans Sisters !
54. "We will go with you, We have heard that G-D is with you"
mary of Bethany ,   singapore   (04.14.11)
"Thus saith the LORD of hosts: in those days in shall come to pass, that 10 men shall take hold out of ALL languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a JEW, saying, we will go with you, for we have heard that G-D is with you." Zechariah 8:23. it already prophesied in the Bible that in the Last Days, many nations in the world will wake up, repent and worship the G-D of the Jews, the G-D of the Bible. Are these new converts even better than the Leftist Jews, Self-hater, anti-zionists Jews among you? They are not of the Abraham-Jacob roots, but they are one in spirit with you all. I dare say they will love you more than the Leftist-Jews living among you that day-night labour to divide your G-D given Land. It wise to know who are your sincere-friendly strangers, and even more to know who are your enemies in your family.
55. yes we are Native Palestinians
Palestine ,   Bethlehem   (04.14.11)
my friend please wear glasses when you read history books.
56. Are they Christians or gerim? The article isn't clear at all
Scott ,   USA   (04.14.11)
57. 35 mark from tel-aviv
LION OF ZION   (04.14.11)
Israel is not stolen land but rather LIBERTATED LAND.This land belong to the JEWS OVER FIVE THOUSAND YEARS
58. I totally agree with you Fad on this!
Ben ,   Sweden   (04.14.11)
59. there is no such thing Palestine
Gili ,   Tel Aviv   (04.14.11)
you even write the name of your "own city" in Hebrew Beit-Lehem (house of bread, Hebrew!). you're a fake, just as the fiction called "Palestine".
60. In my understanding,this is an insidious Crusade.
Keren ,   IL-BR   (04.14.11)
If their are really willing to convert,their conversion should take many years untill they prove they are really converting and not turning into another torn in our eyes. Be aware,because in few years Jews will heavily pay for the leaders' of Israel mistakes and I suppose Jews have enough in paying for un-thought measures that disregard Israel's future. Even if in economical or financially terms there might be a certain momentary advantage in such enterprise,don't implement it without absolute certainty about its results in the present and in the future of Israel.
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