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Chief rabbi: Rightist violence stems from 'genuine pain'
Yoav Zitun
Published: 14.12.11, 19:56
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1. VAKASHA now listen to your Rabis and behave
Mike ,   Raanana Israel   (12.14.11)
2. WRONG :
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (12.14.11)
Pain stems from violence.
3. don't coddle the misguided
avramele   (12.14.11)
Mixed messages don't work with children and they certainly don't work with those (Arabs or Jews) who seek through violence a redress of grievances. Either their is dialogue, a rule of law and a monopoly of force on the part of a duly elected government or we have the chaos of Gaza, Lebanon or kirtat arba. As for the good Rabbi, if he really wanted to be helpful let him and his Ashkenazi counterpart issue a tshuvah (there are plenty of folks who can ask the question) on the authority of the state in matters of national security and diplomacy. Let him start with interpreting, Dina d'malchuta dina. And if the Israeli people don't like what they hear then the issue of theocracy versus democracy can be solved once and for all!
4. What a crock!
Dovid ,   Los Angeles   (12.14.11)
5. Genuine pain
Yoni ,   Tel aviv   (12.14.11)
Can anyone in this country deny the pain that these people are being put through? Their houses are being destroyed their families torn their lives uprooted. Is there anyone in the entire country that can not relate to this pain if it was your house being destroyed by the same brothers that are meant to be protecting you? Today settlers went to another IDF base with candies and a letter pleading with soldiers not to destroy their homes and not to treat them like enemies of Israel. See hakolhayehudi website
6. Yoni 5
RS ,   Canada   (12.14.11)
"Can anyone in this country deny the pain that these people are being put through?" Oh, you mean the Palestians?
7. SETTLERS ARE UNPROTECTED AND DISRESPECTED BY GOV"T
Zimbi ,   NJUSA   (12.14.11)
8. Maybe "genuine pain" is the cause of much
John Robey ,   Austin, Texas   (12.14.11)
of the Palastenian violence too!
9. Violence comes from brain washed zombies encited by lunatic
HAIM ,   TA   (12.14.11)
Violence comes from brain washed zombies encited by lunatic rabbis,
10. Amar's stupidity gives me pain
Ehud   (12.14.11)
Would that justify violence against this guy in the funny dress? Certainly not, so why this "oh, so wrong, but I understand your feelings" bullshit. Double standard and bigotry!
11. What about Palestinian Pain ?
Adam ,   Jerusalem   (12.14.11)
12. Avramleh and 5. -Teetering on the brink
Ussishkin ,   Tel Aviv Israel   (12.14.11)
Forget the leftist witch hunt and the rightist label for those who wear kippot and listen to rabbis. Listen instead to Avramele who speaks a truth to rare these days. We are on the edge of civil war and the Rabbi is refusing to accept responsibility for it. The pain of the settlers is not resolved by them rioting against the IDF, or price tagging Palestinian and Israeli targets within and without the Green Line. That is inflicting more pain and disruption on the rest of us, those of us who abide by the laws of the state. We who believe in the state, its laws and its democracy are the ones in real pain, as we watch it being torn down before us.
13. # 11
Birdi ,   Israel   (12.14.11)
You worry about your pain & we'll worry about our pain.
14. Where is
Paul ,   Jerusalem   (12.14.11)
true leadership? Where is the Chabad Rebbe when we need him?
15. Their big sin is their great love of our land!
AB ,   TheRock   (12.14.11)
and their desire to settle it. If we all felt that love, things would be very different. Let's face it all the policies of shooting ourselves in the foot to please the world who don't give a hoot about our security is plain cowardice.
16. The settler type and their children
Paul ,   U.S.   (12.15.11)
Why don't we know or are informed of who these settlers are, Euro, American or just from hell. The settler is definitely a type. There was an article a little while back as to if the majority of these settlers and yes their children were from America or Europe this will tell much as to the aggressive behavior and feelings of entitlement beyond the law.
17. real terrorists being released: mockery of law
Bernard Ross ,   st anns bay, jamaica   (12.15.11)
what is the method for getting jews released from prison for crimes? It is absurd hen those convicted jews see terrorists released but jes kept in jail. NO respect can be had for such a govt or authority
18. Kavod Ha Rav, Rishon L'Tzion (Honored Rabbi, First in Zion)
Sephardi Leftist ,   Israel   (12.15.11)
Kavod HaRav, I am at a loss to understand your comments. I am a survivor of terror and I am not using my pain as an excuse to carry out acts of violence against the IDF. I respectfully ask you to please revisit and rethink your position.
19. Boils on the face of the earth
mba ,   Israel   (12.15.11)
"Genuine pain" - any and everyone who deeply believes he is right or has been mistreated does not have the right to destroy religious structures, uproot trees, throw stones on innocent bystanders, attack IDF soldiers, invade military bases, etc. Our government and police have looked the other way for to long; act now decisively or all will be lost.
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