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Bibles rescued from Syria in secret op
Uri Misgav
Published: 05.10.11, 14:56
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1. secret op? are Bibles also Promised to be Kosher stolen?
observer ,   Egypt   (10.05.11)
The Bible is the third in raw after Promised Land & Promised Sea (Levant Gas field in the Med). I'm not surprised if they would not put following the Ten Commandments and the 613 or so Mitzvahs in the first place. G-d made His Promise on the condition that they would not break Bible Mitzvahs, especially that of not stealing.
2. Good to hear they are in good hands again
Mikey   (10.05.11)
3. mixed up terminology
Ed ,   Londonstsan, UK   (10.05.11)
Sir, that's not stealing that grabbing away my possesion from the hands of the robber. In English this is called "recovering".
4. observer 1
(10.05.11)
do not try to make fun of the bible.The bible is the true one not fake as yours.
5. #1 Syria stole the Bibles
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (10.05.11)
That is the point you were making, yes? Did it not explicitly state that the Bibles are the property of the Jewish community?
6. Kol Hacavod!
Dave from Brazil ,   Sao Paulo, Brazil   (10.05.11)
7. #1 Can't you read
Mark ,   Israel   (10.05.11)
They where in the Jewish community hands, they where transplanted abroad not stolen.
8. stolen
Jose Augusto ,   Sao Paulo, Brazil   (10.05.11)
Stolen is what your british friends made, taking all egypcian things to the London Museum. Those bibles belongs to the jewish people, they are not stolen. C'mon, let's fight to get your stuff back from London.
9. Rescued Bibles
georgia ,   glen campbell, USA   (10.05.11)
Oh that is wonderful! I hope that some day they print them so we can all read them, that would be wonderful!!!
10. reply to observer
Dan ,   Kalamazoo, United St   (10.05.11)
I find it interesting that an article about the transfer of books from Jewish control in Syria to Jewish control in Israel draws accusations of theft... :( I'd like to hear more about this transfer - and how it has added to the reliability of the Bible. :)
11. They are Torahs, not Bibles
Isaac ,   Boston, MA   (10.05.11)
Use your own language, not the language of the Gentiles
12. You have botched her name Ynet!!
m   (10.05.11)
The woman in the article is Judith Feld Carr, not Peled, she is not Israeli. She was the main rescuer of the remnants of Syrian Jews. Read the book: The ransomed of God by Harold Troper. She was the real James Bond of the Jews, an amazing woman may G-d bless her!
13. Yet some want to turn Jewish artifacts over to Palestinians!
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (10.05.11)
It's only right that these books, the heritage of the Jewish people, find their rightful home in Israel. Yet there are some in Israel's archeological community intent on turning over ancient Jewish artifacts over to the Palestinians only because they were unearthed in "Palestinian" territory. That's just madness.
14. Observer: Impossible to steal what has always been ours
Paqid Yirmeyahu ,   Ra'anana, Israel   (10.05.11)
You think in terms of a 2nd-order supersession and displacement theology: Islam!
15. #1 .stealing from who?
A ,   Belgium   (10.05.11)
You can't steal what already belongs to you, including ALL of Jerusalem, Judah, Samaria and the Golan. And the Syrian bibles.
16. Kol Ha'Kavod!
John ,   Alaska   (10.05.11)
Preserving the Scriptures from destruction is an excellent mitzvah, well worth the time, talent and treasure invested. Very deep thanks both to the Jewish community for keeping them safe over the years and for your Bond-like rescue of them from destruction!
17. Good thing Islam is JUST
yousuf ,   USa   (10.05.11)
Its a good thing islam requires the caliphate to be just, or else it would not have survived 1000 years. I dont see any scrolls coming out of Europe.
18. #1: ur Ignorance precedes you: "kidnapping"----
EZRA THE PROUD JEW ,   USA-ISRAEL   (10.05.11)
NOT "stealing" as u assert. "you will not KIDNAP". Stealing is DERIVED from that commandment which tells that by kidnapping someone, you "steal" their freedom. Hence, we JEWS LIBERATED this bibles from a hateful brood in Syria who would have otherwise burned them. And you Egyptians with your death threats against the Kufar burning you wretched conglomeration of confusion u call YOUR bible. LOL! Perhaps the MOST ignorant piece of garbage ever produced by humans. And Just look at the way you Egyptians treat the Copts: it's disgusting! Further yet, you "Egyptians" are HARDLY Egyptian. The true Egyptians were driven deep into Africa by the Arabs where they are STILL mistreated by Islam. Basically, what I'm saying is: your opinions are worthless garbage as usual. Now go get an education and stop quoting OUR commandments which u know NOTHING about.
19. #16 John from Alaska; thanks for your kind support
David ,   NJUSA   (10.05.11)
20. #3-5, 7,8,14,15 wont let kidnapping biblical Pharaoh mummy
observer ,   Egypt   (10.05.11)
now I know what is meant by the Talmudic "don't steal equals don't kidnap". The eighth commandment don't apply for stealing bibles. Neither for Land nor for Sea. Not stealing is just ordinary Mitzvah that can breached especially when the other party is gentile. Jewish scripture? oh yeah, in case scrolls are not displayed for selling in New York City auction rooms for millions non-Jewish dollars.
21. re: secret op, stolen
Elizabeth ,   USA   (10.05.11)
These were not given by God to the Syrians, they were given to the Israelites. To return them to their rightful owners isn't stealing them.
22. please remove offensive ad on this page
a   (10.05.11)
a story about bibles and you have a half dressed 'schoolgirl" advertisement? please stop
23. JUST? LOL
ROFL   (10.05.11)
Wow, that's an interesting way to determine justice! Israel needs to sneak these books away, lest the Syrians stop them, and the Syrians are praied for this! Wow, what a spin! LOL! ROFL!
24. observer #20 needs a seeing eye dog
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (10.05.11)
The Jewish community wrote the books. The Jewish community lived in Syria thousands of years before the Muslim horde invaded Syria. The Jewish community of Syria was ethnically cleansed from Syria by the Muslim horde. And you think it theft for them to get their own property back, when the Muslims are so well known for their destruction of anything created by other religions? Typical Arab "What's mine is mine and what's yours is also mine" mentality. You think that is you steal something and the owners take it back that is theft. Yes everything starts when the damn Jews shoot back. Guess what we don't give a flying f*ck what you racists think, say or do.
25. Stealing???
disagree with you   (10.05.11)
When Jews need to sneak their own religious texts to safety, that is not stealing. That is called protecting themselves.
26. What's wrong with this sentence?
Ron Barak ,   Haifa, Israel   (10.05.11)
What's wrong with this sentence? "On their way from Israel to Syria, the ancient Bibles made a stop in New York."
27. Good to hear
JOSH ,   BELGIUM   (10.05.11)
that some people are still living in the stone age, and spending money on illusions.
28. To Nb 22
JOSH ,   BELGIUM   (10.05.11)
Are you for real?
29. English Please
Andy ,   Canada   (10.06.11)
Observer, I tried putting your pidgin' English through Google Translator and even it couldn't translate to anything intelligible. Can you please take a course in English before you post here again. After all, 6 out of the 7 winners so far of Nobel Prizes this year, are Jewish. None are Arabs. Intelligence is cleared valued in the Jewish world. As is communication. And Observer...you seem to be not proficient in either.
30. It isn't stealing if it is yours to begin with!
Julia ,   Israel   (10.06.11)
Claiming retrieving Jewish archives which have been stolen from Jews over time is stealing is an absurd notion. Jewish artifacts, belong to Jews, and belong in the Jewish nation of Israel.
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