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Settlers vs. Palestinians: Who took down olive trees?
Itamar Fleishman
Published: 16.10.12, 00:59
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1. Yeah cause we stupid to cut it in broad daylight
Abdalla   (10.16.12)
2. funny
(10.16.12)
When there is no evidence, they blame the Jews. When there is undeniable evidence that the Arabs did it, they say it is unclear who did it.
3. I like the answer
Mohammed ,   Hyderabad, India   (10.16.12)
I like the answer of this German Scholar when he was asked about terrorism and Islam: He said: · Who started the First World War, which killed 37 million and injured 22, 379, 053 that includes 7 million civilians? Muslims? · Who started the Second World War, which killed over 60 million, which was over 2.5% of the world population? Muslims? · Who killed about 20 million of Aborigines in Australia? Muslims? · Who drop the nuclear bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed 166,000 people in Hiroshima and 80,000 in Nagasaki? Muslims? · Who killed more than 100 million Red Indians in North America? Muslims? · Who killed more than 50 million Indian in South America? Muslims? · Who took about 180 million African people as slaves and when 88% of them died, threw them into the Atlantic Ocean? Muslims? NO They weren’t Muslims! First of all, you have to define terrorism properly…. If a non-Muslim does something bad… it is crime. But if a Muslim commits the same, he is a terrorist. So first remove the double standard… then come to the point. *** Just for your information ***
4. Pallywood
BH ,   Iowa   (10.16.12)
5. The fact is Arabs are doccumented choping down their own. !
PETER SM ,   MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA   (10.16.12)
Why should it only happen once and never again?. BT'selem needs to keep the'"Arabs are blameless victims" industry going at all costs,facts be damned.
6. Disinformation
John Robey ,   Austin, Texas   (10.16.12)
Yes, of course, the Pals cut down their olive trees to make the "settlers" look bad and Rachel Corrie caused her own death and nobody in the IDF ever killed a child during Operation Cast Iron ad. nauseum.This kind of pap is insulting.
7. The occupied West Bank is not part of Israel
Alan Smith UK   (10.16.12)
The settlers are trespassing in the land of Palestine and have no right to be there. The only claim Israel has to the West Bank is based on historical fantasy and religious comic books, neither of which are acceptable under International Law.
8. Arabs do this all the time... And ALSO the graffitti and
Jared ,   USA   (10.16.12)
burning small areas in mosques that they then blame on Jews. This is how they try to get sympathy and cause Jew hatred but: THE WORLD IS NOT STUPID.
9. #4 Israeliwood
(10.16.12)
10. The settlers always lie.
(10.16.12)
#7 speaks the truth.
11. #3 - Who made Africans into slaves?
Chaya ,   Bat Yam   (10.16.12)
Actually, it was Muslims who did that. Google: Muslims and the slave trade and you will see that they were the major players. And regarding the rest of your 'examples,' there are wars and conflicts that have nothing to do with Islam but that doesn't let them off the hook when talking about current world conflicts where Muslims attack churches and kill Christians and free thinkers.
12. Miss Information
Steve ,   USA   (10.16.12)
This is one of the most ridiculousness articles written by the Ynet, olive orchards are the only source of livelihood to the villages in the West Bank, settler terrorism is on the rise, burning and attacking churches and mosques, burning and uprooting Palestinian orchard, and the Ynet gives some space to this type of false reporting, congrats Ynet for sinking further down
13. Why not to insurance trees ?
Istvan ,   BUDAPEST HUNGARY   (10.16.12)
For example at a Kuwait Insurance Company. Vandalism is reason to pay the damages, everywhere in the world. An excellent business for PA.
14. video
Lorne ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (10.16.12)
Before the video I believed the Palestinians. Now it looks like the settlers are the ones in the right.
15. Olive trees have become a political issue
Israeli grandma   (10.16.12)
Over the years the olive tree has become one of the emotive symbols in the Arab propaganda war against Israel and the Jews. The whole of Judea & Samaria is planted with olive trees which far exceed the food needs of the -admittedly growing - Arab peasant population. I have seen Arabs pruning their trees, they use the wood for making charcoal etc. for the winter.
16. @6 Disinformation sure. Pallywood is a whole industry
PETER SM ,   AUSTRALIA   (10.16.12)
The Arabs chose to fight amongst their civilians without uniforms and US flag burning , burqa wearing Corrie chose not to get out of the way . BTW It was Cast lead that followed 10000 Arab missiles fired at Israeli civilians
17. To Nr. 1
Mira ,   Vienna   (10.16.12)
Exactly! The footage shows that you ARE that stupid and the world knows it!
18. #7...Education,history last 100 years
james ,   ul/il   (10.16.12)
19. # 3 You are in error
Big bad Jew ,   United States   (10.16.12)
"180 million African people as slaves and when 88% of them died threw them into the Atlantic ocean "? Muslims? YES they were Muslims who threw them in the ocean. Muslim slave traders bought the slaves from their African chieftains. America freed the slaves through a civil war,( with a human cost of 600,000 American lives ) both facts you NEGLECTED to document or to mention. And, how many millions of Sudanese have been murdered or maimed by Muslims? And, how many Muslims have other Muslims massacred in Syria ( alone ) and the other 'arab spring' nations? Please stop your false propaganda. Japan attacked America and was the recipient of two A bombs which saved one million Allied troops lives.Get educated, please. Only Muslims are murdering other Muslims now.
20. # 16 PETER SM, AUSTRALIA
big bad Jew ,   United States   (10.16.12)
And, obama asked israel to end Cast Lead early after he was elected as his 'gift' to the pals. Wait until Romney is elected Nov. 6th, a whole new ball game.
21. @7 The WB is disputed territory ! UNSCR 242!
PETER SM ,   AUSTRALIA   (10.16.12)
Says the borders are to be negotiated. The Jews came BACK after the invading Arab armies ethnic cleansed them out in 1948,shooting surrendered Jewish defenders,murdering captured unarmed doctors and nurses .
22. @1.Very stupid ! Nor are they denying it occurred just
PETER SM ,   MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA   (10.16.12)
saying this episode is not the one !
23. Trimming eh. You call this trimming...
Yossi ,   Yeruham   (10.16.12)
24. Closed circuit cameras?
Sherlock Holmes ,   London England   (10.16.12)
If this is an annual dispute perhaps there should be closed circuit cameras and possibly polioce or solkdiers to oversee the olive harvest. The reason I doubt the settlers are cutting down olive trees is that it is a Torah prohibition to cut down fruit trees. Deuteronomy 20.19. 'You shall not destroy the trees...' even during a war. unless the tree is barren or damaging other trees.
25. #6 Please Explain
israel israeli ,   tel aviv   (10.16.12)
The Arabs do cut down their own olive trees, why shouldn't they? They earn more money and blame the Jews. The problem is that this time they were videotaped. Rachel Corrie did cause her own death. Standing in front of a moving bulldozer? Why do you think she won the Darwin Award? Your last point doesn't make any sense. According to Hamas numbers, during Cast Lead Israel killed 1 civilian for every 2 combatants. During the Iraq invasion, US and UK forces killed 2 civilians for each combatant. In his drone war, Obama kills between 10 and 50 innocents for each combatant.
26. broad daylight
gr ,   ashkelon   (10.16.12)
why would palestinians shop down olive trees? It makes no sense unless it was politically motivated. In broad daylight or at night it still is very suspicious. Cut the trees and then cry foul crying for the cut trees. This is pallywood!
27. Disinformation II.
(10.16.12)
John Robey, biased trickster, the fact of the matter is that those particular olive trees were NOT theirs, but the "settlers'" from Elon Moreh. Get it?
28. Jews caught in another lie. What does the Torah say?
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29. #9 - what's the matter?
William ,   Israel   (10.16.12)
Can't stand the same tactics used by Pally supporters used against them?
30. #7 - you don't have to go far back in history
William ,   Israel   (10.16.12)
to find the connection of WB to Israel. 1922 should do it. And of course there is the case of much Jewish land, for which there are existing land deeds, that were stolen by Arabs in 1949. Now, those deeds ARE acceptable by Intl Law and, one by one, are being addressed. Now, what land of Palestine are you referring to, and what "ownership" by Arabs are you claiming? The majority of land there is not privately owned, and many Arabs there are part of illegal immigrants from the 1930s or through forced immigration from Jordan between 1949-1967. In Intl Law, that doesn't bestow ownership of any kind. That's why UNR242 was careful to leave out the word "Palestinians" and give room for negotiations on the disputed land. Your ilk seem to forget those very real facts that will be brought up in any discourse in the intl theater.
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