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Egyptian physician named first Arab righteous gentile
Omri Efraim
Published: 30.09.13, 14:38
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1. Wow!
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (09.30.13)
Four whole people! Why am I considerably less than impressed?
2. Dr. Helmy
(09.30.13)
Was he Islamic or Christian?
3. Error in title !
Patrick A. Hammel ,   Zermatt, Switzerland   (09.30.13)
The researcher has not done his work properly ! please rectify . At the height of the Second World War, Khaled Abdelwahhab hid a group of Jews on his farm in a small Tunisian town, saving them from the Nazi troops occupying the north African nation. More than six decades later, Abdelwahhab has become the first Arab nominated for recognition as Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem, Israel's official Holocaust memorial. The honor is bestowed on non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews from Nazi persecution. The nomination of Abdelwahhab, who died in 1997, has reopened a little-known chapter of the Holocaust, one that unfolded in the Arab countries of north Africa.
4. Muslim
(09.30.13)
Mohamed Helmy, that makes him a Muslim.
5. These Righteous Gentiles Aren't Judaism's Righteous Gentiles
Ariel ben Yochanan ,   Kfar Tapuah, Efraim   (09.30.13)
B"H - In Judaism for gentiles there is only one way to be righteous and that is by accepting Hashem's seven universal Noahide laws upon themselves. The secular righteous gentile certificate the State of Israel issues through its Yad Vashem institute from time to time is only a worthless piece of Zionist propaganda paper: Usurping the Biblical righteous gentile title for their own political purposes outside of and against the original Torah concept is a despicable attempt of these arrogants to deceive and to say that Zionism is Judaism: It is not!
6. #1 WOW
Aiman ,   Jersey   (09.30.13)
your hate is out of this world. I always admired the fact that jews respected life but obviously your not one of those jews. Only four ppl !! if everyone saved four lives imagine the difference that would have made. your a terrible person
7. #5 It is you
Yoav ,   Kiryat Motzkin   (09.30.13)
Who is the greatest offense to Judaism and Israel proper. It is people like you who decry all good actions of Gentiles. Your ignorance is despicable.
8. #3 You are right (End)
Yoav ,   Kiryat Motzkin   (09.30.13)
9. Number 1 and number 5 are ugly stupid ignorent racists
Amir ,   Tel Aviv   (09.30.13)
Worthless? Those who live in Israel get 2600$ every month and have many other privileges.
10. #1 - Because you are a piece of drek
Helene ,   Merkaz   (09.30.13)
11. To Sarah B, New low.
David Clarke ,   Liverpool, England   (09.30.13)
Wow Sarah this really is a new low for you even by your standards. Are you so consumed by your ignorance, racism and so spiteful in your hatred of Arabs and Muslims that you are so blind and loathing to recognise and acknowledge the great achievement of Dr. Mohamed Helmy in saving and preserving Jewish Life during the Holocaust?. Dr. Mohamed Helmy put himself at great risk by working to save the lives of Jews from an evil, murderous Fascist regime. He could have so easily conformed to the standards that were expected of him and let those Jews be found by the Nazis and exterminated in Gas chambers, this certainly would have made his life easier, instead he put his Humanity first and foremost and tirelessly worked to preserve the life of those Jews he was closest to. This is why his great achievement in preserving Jewish life has been recognised by Yad Vashem and it is why he is now considered Righteous Among the Nations. That's the difference between you an him. He is recognised for the great Human being he was. whilst you are recognised as nothing more than a spiteful hateful racist cretin spewing tirades from her hate cave.
12. shame 99.99% of arabs are not like that
zionist forever   (09.30.13)
If Abbas & his people were like that they would have got a state decades ago. This man at least shows that there is still a little bit of hope for the arabs even if its not much.
13. The talmud states
Tim ,   Israel   (09.30.13)
.... that whoever saves one life saves the world entire. no. 1... one life/four lives what difference does it make!! no. 5... this is about saving lives, not politics or religion... besides what is religion if there is no life?
14. #1, Obvious education DEFICIENCY made WORSE by the fact that
Big Mouth ,   On the face   (09.30.13)
U keeping on taking WRONG pills.
15. He was a human, a mensch
Robi ,   Haifa, Israel   (09.30.13)
16. To: No. 11
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (09.30.13)
Six million Jews perished while the world looked on and pretended not to see. Millions of Jews were trapped in Europe while England knelt over and presented its hindquarters to the grand mufti of Jerusalem. The British, you see, valued oil far more than they valued Jews. So shut your vile hypocritical mouth. The British were no better -- and in some ways, considerably worse -- than the Nazis.
17. 1
anton ,   istanbul   (09.30.13)
how many lives did you save ? some people consider saving one person equal to saving whole world, i guess ur not one of them btw those 4 people with their families now probbaly around 20 30 people why am i less then impressed with your logic again :)
18. to sarah
Patrick A. Hammel ,   Zermatt, Switzerland   (09.30.13)
The neo-nazis and jihadists could well use your services. With you as their spokesperson antesemitism will for sure show an increase of several percent. Your answer to the person residing in England is below the belt and similar to how the antisemites generalise against a whole people based on religion or nationality ! You have such arrogant ways and show a lack of intelligence and knowledge in most subjects! Your prophecy of Norways and Turkish imminent financial collapse made my eyebrows move to the middle of my head. Norway has around 641 billion euros in bank reserves. I wish you'd take a few sabbatical years and learn to show some respect to others.Who knows maybe you will even become a schtikkel mensch ! im irtse hachem, insha'Allah
19. to dave clarke number 11
Patrick A. Hammel ,   Zermatt, Switzerland   (09.30.13)
thank you for being able to remain polite and to the point in answering to sarahs posting ! I admit I could spit in her face, which I have never done to anyone ! thanks again !
20. #16
Habib   (09.30.13)
Yeah,, and what are you of the jews saying about the bloodbath in Syria....So next time it happens to you the world will keep silent as you do. And stop your hate to all muslims. Not A.L.L.of them, killed your son. You can only hate the one who did - if again, your story is true, which I doubt very much
21. To No. 16 Sarah B
Bertram ,   London, UK   (09.30.13)
Keep digging, your hole is getting deeper and deeper as you reveal yourself to be no better than the antisemites you profess to revile.
22. Sarah 16 ,
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (10.01.13)
We are talking here about an Arab Righteous , not about what the British and others did or didn't . You , as others told it already , show your hatred for everyone exept yourself . You the big liar on your own little person , and on facts that occured during WWII and after .
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