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Great darkness in Egypt
Eldad Beck
Published: 09.07.11, 18:09
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1. surprising
mike caton ,   usa   (07.09.11)
OOO, . Who would have ever imagined? I'm soooo surprised.....NOT
2. we told you so!!!!!!!!!
tiki ,   belgium   (07.09.11)
3. Law of unintended consequences
Stephen in New York   (07.09.11)
Sinai is an excellent buffer. No future Egyptian land force will penetrate beyond the mountain passes.
4. Copts need to go underground and get rid of salafists one by
rachel ,   usa   (07.09.11)
one or they will get rid of you just like they did of egyptians jews who had lived there for centuries . Its war!!!!
5. The only solution is to get rid of islam ,secretly convert
rachel ,   usa   (07.09.11)
use islam against itself ! The french were not stupid to outlaw the burka! Many talibans in afganistan use burkas to smugle everything ! you get it?
6. I am shocked, SHOCKED to learn
(07.09.11)
that Islamists burn churches and kill Christians.
7. No more irresponsible US, European etc. pressure!
Jerry ,   The Netherlands   (07.09.11)
It was MADNESS to give back the Sinai. The world has to understand that in a next war forced upon Israel for its survival the Sinai must be taken back again. The Arabs living in Gaza will have to be moved to other Arab countries. Nobody really cares about the jew's security and peace of mind. After the history we went through we cannot wait for other to help us. We have to give ourselves a break. Only a BIG ISRAEL (territorially with huge buffers, and demographically jewish, secular with lots of space for all kinds of Judaism and other religious minorities, no theocratic tendency) can and will guarantee our physical survival and create the foundation for true balance and ultimately peace in the ME. Only SHALOM can lead to true SALAM and good relations with our Muslim (non-Islamist/Jihadist) neighbours. First our BUFFER FOR SURVIVAL, then time......for Islam to grow into a moderate religion in stead of a fundamentalist, fascist, political ideology. FREEDOM to the ME, FREEDOM to the world at large. Stop lying about the "Arab Spring". Only truth can help the Muslims to free themselves, appeasement will lead to more and more backwardness.
8. We were warned of this
jojo ,   tulsa USA   (07.09.11)
~QUOTE~ "We cannot afford to isolate Egypt from the world," he said. This is what will happen if the Islamists win the elections. This will harm tourism even more. How will we make a living? ~:QUOTE:~Isa 19:15 Neither shall there be any work for Egypt, which the head or tail, branch or rush, may do. ~:QUOTE:~ "We believed that the many minorities in the country would be able to live freely in a new society, yet today we no longer believe it. The Islamists are reckless and are taking over the country. It's only a matter of time before they impose Islamic law here." ~~ ~~QUOTE~ ~ Isa 19:4 And the Egyptians will I give over into the hand of a cruel lord; and a fierce king shall rule over them, saith the Lord, the LORD of hosts.
9. Such regressive people!
Maurice ,   Montreal   (07.09.11)
Islam the "religion of peace strikes again"! This was not hard to predict though. All serious analysts saw this coming. And regarding the fabulous presentation of AIDA at Massada this year which I attended, I have not heard anything more stupid than the al-Wafd report! Aida is staged hundreds of times every year around the world, and it was created by Verdi, an Italian not an Arab. It belongs to no single country and is part of world's cultural heritage. How come al-Wafd does not point out other countries where it is staged every year? All this tells me that Egypt is going down the drain...and fast!
10. Thanks Obama
Eli ,   USA   (07.09.11)
America elected a Muslim who hates Jews and Christians. What did you expect. Obama supports the Muslim Brotherhood. Christians better leave Egypt now before you will all be burned alive in your Church.
11. You idiot, stealing your Aida.
Bruno   (07.09.11)
Don't you steal OUR ' Carmen? ' and OUR ' Tosca? ', and OUR La Juive?, , and OUR Turandot; and OUR cell phone, And OUR Xray, and OUR Einstein, and OUR Boris Pasternak. and OUR Famed Modigliani, or OUR Mark Chagall. Need more? If you could absorb only one tenth of one %, I will give you a thousand more. NONE are Egyptians. And for a thousand years you coudn't produce a wek's work by Jews., Israelis. And without Dr. Sabin Polio vaccine, 1000's of your children would be crippled or dead.. Why don't you think before you write. Can you THINK ?
12. and Obama/Clinton are about to aprove
Eyal ,   USA/ISRAEL   (07.09.11)
an Arms deal to Egypt, regradless of what they know.
13. tell the truth
Ramon ,   Georgia, USA   (07.09.11)
Come on give me a break. Who is really behind all these attacks? Egypt is the most moderate and modern Muslim nation in the world. Where did all these crazies suddenly appear from? And the first thing these crazy "Islamists" do is take out their neighbors? Really? They didn't even think about taking out their "modern" media? The one that according to them, displays the utmost indecency to the "Muslim world"? Whoever is arranging this chaos is evil...pure evil. The same group who is trying to fast track the end of days.
14. radical islam bringing more suffering
Barney ,   USA   (07.09.11)
to a country near you. ignorance has no bounds
15. The writing on the wall
David M.   (07.09.11)
Those who wanted to see what's coming could see it clearly from the day one of the so called "Arab spring." Only those who wished to be fooled, the delusional ones like Europeans, Leftist and the current American administration could ignore the extremist forces and expect a parliamentary democracy with the Muslim Brotherhood. I feel sorry for the Copts and all other minorities in the M.E. No one will come to their rescue.
16. it was all OBAMA'S doing
mira ,   israel   (07.09.11)
he and DA BITCH.
17. Treatment
olavi ,   espoo, Finland   (07.09.11)
If those murderous fanatics are planning to destroy somekind of western values, the neutron bombs will traquillize them for ever. Recommended.
18. To N 7, Jerry
Luiz F Haddad ,   Brazil   (07.09.11)
Dear Jerry, I can't desagree from your comment. Unhappily, if Egypt, ruled by Islamic radicals, attacks Israel again, the Jewish State will have full defensive rights on reoccupying Sinai. Camp David's Treaty is sacred for the both countries. Our Muslim brothers need to free themselves from Middle Age's mentality. Salutes from a Christian with Lebanese roots.
19. Aida in Cairo
David M.   (07.09.11)
For many years Cairo opera was not allowed to perform "Aida" since under Nasser the Egyptians considered the opera to be offensive to Egyptians. It was insane then and the current claim that it was stolen from them is equally insane. After all Verdi is an Italian composer. We still have to wait for an Arab musical masterpiece of any kind.
20. to #7
IM OK   (07.09.11)
seen the power of the army and his demographic power, the balance of power is not necessarily the side of Israel. if israel attack egypt,do you really emerge victorious on many fronts at once? and do not tell me about 67 this syndrome is not pertinant in 2011. Just compare the war with Hezbollah and imagine the consequences of a war israel egypt!
21. # 11 Bruno part 2
Bruno   (07.09.11)
Tel your imbecile the daily al-Wafd who claimed that Israel stole YOUR? opera. Even you were incapable of writing such a monumental work, No Egyptian was ( and is capable). Verdi had to do it for you.The witch hunt you are currently persueing will be your perdition, and sooner than you think.
22. Cairo
Sergey ,   Miami , USA   (07.09.11)
Say : Thank you, Obama!!!
23. Not only Egypt. A great darkness is sweeping the whole world
Harry Wright ,   UK   (07.09.11)
In every corner of the world it seeks to dominate people and institutions, cultures and practices, lifestyles and attitudes, religions and beliefs. It creeps forward slowly and surely, engulfing as it goes along. Its enablers are western countries whose floodgates were opened to allow them to enter and take possession, the politicians who empower them, the leftists and liberals who embrace them and give them material, moral and physical support and the complacent, ordinary western citizens who are too preoccupied with their lives to pause and digest what is going on or prefer to live in denial that such a horrific scenario could be happening in this day and age. This is indeed the days when darkness will cover the whole world.
24. X-tian Copts Were On The Flotillas
R.A..Y.S. ,   JERUSALEM   (07.09.11)
Wake up people!! These are the same Christian Copts that weren't crying while on the Flotillas going to Gaza. Seems when people hurt them they cry but when they go against Israel - G-D's country they are ice. Punishment is being dealt out by humans for you wetn against G-D's country and HIS people - Israel. Cursed are those that curse My People.
25. #23: Zionism?
LebanonPride ,   Canada   (07.09.11)
26. i was expecting
fad egypt   (07.10.11)
that is going to happen on 25 january i said that if the regime is toppled egypt will be taken over by the radical islamists and thanks to hussein obama he has facilitated the mission of the demonstraters by forcing mubarek to step down before next september if mubarek had remained the president till next september his deputy sulieman would ve been the president sulieman is perfect , he was the weapon against the islamists but unforetunately mubarek and sulieman are gone !!!!! shalom
27. EGYPTIAN'S - THANK PRES. OBAMA
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (07.10.11)
With Obama's usual incompetence he stuck his nose in your already messed affairs and messed it up even more, if that was at all possible Causing Mubarak’s overthrow and a new unstable Government Instead of Mubarak, who led a fairly stable Government for 30 years, you now have a Hodge podge of Military & Islamists, vying with each other for power The Copts are undergoing more violent attacks against them then they did before Half of your population is STILL living on less than $2 a day The people that were living in the cemeteries because they couldn't afford housing are still living there Your Tourism has practically vanished, people are afraid to come At this rate you'll want a Pharaoh to be made live again, because your dead leaders are more capable to rule than your living ones.
28. I hope Ynetnews posts my comment and @# 7
liliana ,   US   (07.10.11)
Sinai never belonged to you my friend. Chill out and stop stealing other people's land. Give back Syria the Golan Height, which means no more stealing wine and water from a land that doesn't belong to you.
29. What about Israel? Is there equality and freedom for nonJew?
Truth ,   Canada   (07.10.11)
Apparently not. Evey religion has its problems. Jews in Israel can't marry non-Jews or Palestinians. You have to be a Jew to return to Israel and get a citizenship. And Israel is supposed to be the only "democracy in the Middle East." If you read the bible, Talmud and Quran all of them tell you to kill, not be friend and so on about non Jew, non Christian and non Muslims. They are all the same. It's just that we love critising only Muslims because they are not technology rich compare to other two religions.
30. to # 13
Ellen ,   Israel/USA   (07.10.11)
You state that Egypt was a moderate an modern Muslim nation. Proper tense is WAS a moderate and Muslim nation. The Brotherhood which is getting ready to lead Egypt backwards, to take away the modernity, to send women back to the Burka, to allow nothing but rigid Islamic practice has always been there. have they were illegal and controlled by the disposed government. The people who overthrew the government were idealists and wanted good. However, they have lost control and are going to be exchanging one benevolent dictator for one who is much much worse. Freedom in Egypt is further away than every.
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