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The silence of the West
Giulio Meotti
Published: 22.02.12, 17:14
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61. Yahweh has a long memory.
Curtis ,   USA   (02.23.12)
A lot of people have a lot to answer for concerning the Jewish people. I definitely would not like to be in their shoes.
62. good human
Zvi ,   YERUSHALAIM,ISRAEL   (02.23.12)
#18, david from san-francisco--you are human excrement
63. wise and well written
Aliza   (02.23.12)
this article is well done. all of those who think it is not, and are busy worrying about the Arabs are just doing and acting likse he says, anti-Semites, and justified anti-Semitism. any way, here is an intelligent, well thought out article. pay attention world, something intelligent has been said.
64. SECURE BIG ISRAEL, nonviolent transfer, BALANCE, time, peace
Jerry ,   The Netherlands   (02.23.12)
65. to 5, this is foolishness..
Nirmal ,   Trivandrum, India   (02.23.12)
"..so why should we care????? " how do you expect the world to care then...
66. #31 , is an idiot..ignore him
Nirmal ,   Trivandrum, India   (02.23.12)
How dare u take away the "God's own country" tag away from my indian state of Kerala... look up google or anywhere... Kerala, God's own country... no US..:-))) by the way....being in a warzone is no justification for throat slitting.... recently i heard of kids shooting their own classmates in school....u must have been quick to blame the parents for sending their children to school...
67. # 58
Birdi, in disgust ,   Israel   (02.23.12)
''The common opinion though is that they brought it upon themselves by moving out of Israel to an illegal settlement'' Have you lost your mind? Stop with this cruelty & disrespect of the dead family. We dont give a flying toss what you & the Swedish citizens think. You made your point & we understand it. You dont care when Israelis are killed. Now shut up & go away.
68. # 57
Birdi, in disgust ,   Israel = Jewish land   (02.23.12)
Right retard, I was not alive at the time of the Holocaust. Did I suffer from it? You bet I did. Both my parents lost their ENTIRE families in the Holocaust, so dont you dare come here to a Jewish website with your disgusting vile comments. You have an ice cold heart with no understanding of human feelings at all.
69. #67
Intedi Nensak ,   Stockholm, Sweden   (02.24.12)
They did bring it upon themselves. They're as much victims as the suicide bomber. They deserve no respect. This isn't just the prevailing attitude in Sweden, it's the same all over the world. Note that not even the US support the settlements and it's not easy to get them to criticize Israel since so many of them actually believe the gods chosen people crap. Had it happened inside Israel it would have been a tragedy. Now we don't care as they brought it upon themselves.
70. What the west does to Israel, they get back:e.g. Norway.....
ben zion   (02.24.12)
''He who curses Israel will be cursed!'' Shortly after the terrror chief and mass murderer Abbas alias Abu Mazen was hosted again by the norvegian government ( the most anti - Israeli / anti jewish government in Europe ) and a rally to boycott Israel was held at Utoya (place of the later massacre) by the norvegian socialist youth movement / joined by the norvegian foreign minister, unbelievable disaster struck norway!!! Coincidence ? Certainly not !! You cant fool Israels God : You treat bad the jews - Israels God will pay you back sooner or later ! Today, the Jews in norway live in fear of muslim terror but do not get the necessary protection from the government.....Only now the government apologized to the norvegian jews for being sent to the death camps by the norvegian government....Norway, you continue to treat bad the jews, you will get further trouble!!!! Same for the rest of the west : You hate the jews ? You hate yourself and ask for trouble !!! ''He who blesses Israel will be blessed - he who curses Israel will be cursed !''
71. #68
Intedi Nensak ,   Stockholm, Sweden   (02.24.12)
Wow, you seriously believe you are a victim? You're not. You never suffered from the holocaust. The victimhood status is not something you can inherit. That your parents lost their entire families is for you nothing more than an historic anecdote, you never met those lost family members and unless your parents are incredibly old they never did either or were too young to remember. It's absolutely disgusting how some people try to exploit the immense suffering of others to their own gain. Websites don't have a religion and if goys upset you so much then may i suggest the hebrew version of this site where people with ice cold hearts like me can't follow.
72. Honor??They kill their own females for honor.!!
PETER SM ,   AUSTRALIA   (02.24.12)
73. To 45, Rachel
Luiz F Haddad ,   Niteroi, Brazil   (02.24.12)
Dear Rachel. I fully endorse your comment. I may criticize some positions, but, as a true Christian and Democrat, I am proud to defend Israel and her struggle to exist and to live in peace with Arab neighbors. You have many friends which will be always at your side. Never forget it. Salutes.
74. # 68
Birdi ,   Israel & proud of it   (02.24.12)
Nope, I do not consider myself a victim. I will not lower myself by replying further to your drivel because Ynet will not publish my talkback & you are not worth it. In fact you are a waste of skin & space. Lech kfar.
75. Intedi Nensak
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (02.24.12)
You are a victim of Pallywood. You've been conned by the PA's PR financed by your tax Kronas when they should have been spending them on building their infrastructure and economy. Get your facts from Dr Jacques Gauthier (a gentile international lawyer..who certainly knows better than you or I) who researched this issue for 25 years. Google "Who owns Jerusalem" and spare us your drivel.
76. #9
Kim   (02.24.12)
Don't know which part of Africa you live in - but can only say that where I live, we hear nothing else but the Israeli atrocities and the hardship of the Palestinians. I suspect that we probably live in the same country, and I suspect that the reason that you adopt this stance is because of the pro-Palestinian bias of the media and the brain-washing that Africans in this country receive from the television stations and newspapers.
77. (69) in Sweden
tiki ,   belgium   (02.24.12)
It might come as a surprise to you, but nobody in Israel realy cares that you & your clones don't care. The quality of life, the outdoors, the weather, the beaches, the nightlife, the religious freedom, the buzzing business, the outstanding performing arts, the fun, optimism & appreciation of life in Israel is something that you in Sweden can only dream of. I've been in Sweden, what a miserable cold place with sour people fitting their enviroment.
78. To all TAGS
Marcelo ,   São Paulo - Brazil   (02.24.12)
Dear friends there is excuse to kill children. It doens t matter if its a Jew or Palestine or and african. The thing is no one can TOUCH a baby because this baby lives in that place. If you thing one can kill because the place I feel sorry for you because YOU don t deserve to live in this planet. I am a jew bonr in Brazil and in my country we DON T have any hate. So if the world doens t care about this poor family the world is sick. Lets try to understand that in this world we must live in peace without hate and with a respect and it must start by the people that runs the coutries. I wish you ALL a nice weekend and a Guit Shabes.
79. #18; Poor David, Wrong Again
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (02.25.12)
Sadly, we will always have these foolish comments. Of course the word "Apartheid" doesn't apply when it comes to Israel, not even remotely. Yet the same "hater's" never give up the propaganda, hoping that repeating the lie over and over will somehow make it true, it isn't! People like David rely on other people's ignorance , laziness or simply a lack of time to properly research the facts. The fact is this, it is the Pals who attempt to garner "undeserved sympathy", not Israel. While it was true the murder's were condemned, it was a hollow condemnation. While the Arab league still whines about nine terrorists killed on a fake aid ship (that carried no aid) for crisis that didn't exist. Now that's propaganda...or Pallywood...certainly not this legitimate story.
80. #67;Intedi, The Jester
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (02.25.12)
I always enjoy reading comments from the purely ignorant. As with your other remarks...which have already been dissected and destroyed...the same is true with this silly comment "gods chosen people crap." For the record, "chosen people" does NOT mean the Jewish people are better, nor do they think they are better they any other people. It refers solely to the fact that G-d "chose" the Jewish People to give the Ten Commandments to the world, nothing more. The rest of your remarks are just simpleton and trivial antisemitic nonsense. Good Luck!
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