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Can you 'sell' Israel?
Eytan Schwartz
Published: 26.01.06, 15:23
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1. i have one
edward ,   las vegas   (01.27.06)
israel, the land of opportunity based on race and religion. descrimination at its best. or... israel, where we shoot first and might ask a question later. or... long live rachel corrie, oh wait, we killed her too
2. I have one for our holier than thou friend Edwardo in vegas
(01.30.06)
Welcome to America! Land of the brave (pilots) who carpet bomb iraqi and afghan non-combatants with smart bombs and call it collateral damage Land of the free (unless you happen to be black in which case would you mind letting us know when your bail application is?) Land of the ''we dont like the way other people do things so we'll just threaten to boycot their products and not sell them any of ours and if they dont behave after that then we'll carpet bomb them anyway, maybe even throw some napalm in'' Land of the President who ends each sentence with ''Yipiiikiiiyaaay! Yeeehaaa!'' And of course, land of edwardo from las vegas who has nothing better to do than type nonsense all day on Ynet because his girlfriend left him because his fingers are screwed from typing so much BS that he cant even give her a helping hand without getting cramp.
3. Edward
Jared ,   Toronto, Canada   (01.30.06)
sin city has corrupted ur mind!
4. To No. 2
Lois D. ,   Baltimore,Md.   (01.30.06)
You're absolutely correct in your description of the United States, but I doubt that anyone criticizing Israel could also be praising America so much, especially because we support Israel with billions per year. This is the stupidity of our Congress, our nation, and our President who is dumb enough to call Ariel Sharon "courageous" and a "man of peace." Israel's racism and apartheid however is very open in its laws and policies, whereas we have made some significant changes since the civil rights movement. At least apartheid laws do not exist here anymore. As for Iraq, could not agree with you more. Unfortunately, Bush lied and half the voters supported it by putting that idiot back into office. Also, people are wrongfully provided with images of other societies of people who are demonized and dehumanized, such as the Palestinian people, where international law and UN resolutions do not apply. Based on those false images and representations, especially in the press, people just remain indifferent to what's going on around them. .
5. AMERICA SUPPORTS
DACON9   (01.30.06)
AMERICA SUPPORTS NOT ONLY ISRAEL BUT THE ARABS SQUATTING ILLEGALLY IN ISRAEL WITH ALSO BILLIONS. ARAFART STOLE AND FATAH PARTY STOLE MILLIONS UPWARDS OF AND OVER A BILLION DOLLARS OF THIS ''AID''. AMERICA ALSO SUPPORTS EGYPT WITH MILLIONS . AND AFGANISTAN AND ALL OTHER COUNTRIES THAT DONT EVEN DESERVE MY AMERICAN MONEY. AMERICA WILL ALSO MOST LIKELY SUPPORT HAMAS TERRORIST. THE PEACEFUL FAIR AND BALANCED ORGANIZATION CALLED 'UN' AND THE 'EU' ALSO SEND MILLIONS AND BILLIONS TO UNDESERVING COUNTRIES. AMERICA GHOT NOTHING WHEN WE HAD HURRICAN KATRINA. SO ALL YOU PEOPLE SAYING AMERICA IS A TERRORIST STATE ETC ETC ETC. DONT KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. YOU JUST WANT TO CURSE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU. THE USUAL MOB MENTALITY.
6. old land - new heartbeat
jessie ,   norway   (01.30.06)
joint pleasure we embrace you sincerity and love
7. Israel - "It's not as bad as it looks"
Adamush ,   London, UK   (01.30.06)
8. #2 and #4 Watch way too much TV
Yonatan ,   USA   (01.30.06)
9. #4 Louis no apartheid? You sure?
(01.30.06)
85% of all inmates in state and federal jurisdiction prisons are..... ......black. Sounds pretty apartheid to me. Go team america!
10. #2; Edward is an Arab who is occupying America.
Daisy ,   USA   (01.30.06)
Don't insult the Latinos by calling him Edwardo.
11. Lois; America gives billions of dollars to racist Arabs.
Daisy ,   USA   (01.30.06)
The Arabs who murder Jews and kill their women because of their racist sexist attitudes. Why don't you complain about that anti-semitic bitch?
12. edward; boycott Israel and start with your computer.
Daisy ,   USA   (01.30.06)
13. Hurry to Israel: its almost all gone
(01.30.06)
14. Come to Israel: We're Giving it away!
(01.30.06)
15. Israel: Where your heart will guide you...
Drew ,   Tucson, USA   (01.31.06)
16. "KABLAMO!!! The Israeli girls are to die for!"
Daniel ,   Melbourne, Australia   (01.31.06)
17. Hi
yu ,   ny   (01.31.06)
"Isreal its the bomb(or at least where working on one)"
18. Israel
Ernie P. ,   Inukjuak, Canada   (01.31.06)
Come to Israel and feel the presence of God....
19. To Lois,
NYC Girl   (01.31.06)
I think it's probably time for you to drop your "apartheid" rhetoric in regard to Israel and educate yourself about the reality there. Your describing Israel as being apartheid does a tremendous disservice to those poor beknighted black South Africans who suffered under that inhumane and racist regime. It's the same thing as some of those nauseatingly cavalier comparisons to Nazis that people make in this country when they don't agree with somebody's political views. Both Nazism and apartheid were execrable ideologies, and to compare South Africa's racist regime to a democratic country like Israel, whose population transcends both ethnic and religious boundaries, is frankly disgusting, and I'd suggest you check out some of the Arab members of Israel's Parliament the next time you're tempted to go on that sort of puerile rant. And, yes, many of them would be found guilty of treason in most other democratic countries, yet Israel protects their right to spew their racist crap. Hardly sounds like apartheid to me.
20. Israel, home of illiterate columnists and con-artists?
Sp@rkp|ug   (01.31.06)
HAHA. I love these deals. These reality shows. These wannabe attempts at outsourcing creativity because you and many others got their jobs in-spite of blatant incompetency. If I had the time to think of a slogan for Israel that would be that effective, you think I'd just give it to you for a 500$ trip, you fool? See: copyrighters.
21. Slogan
JBN ,   Port Townsend,WA   (01.31.06)
ISRAEL: IT IS HAPPENING...
22. Israel, where the past and cutting edge of the future meet
Avital   (01.31.06)
23. Israel invites you to come visit your roots
A. de Metz ,   Haifa   (01.31.06)
24. Israel - Crossroads of the planet
Italian girl ,   Los Angeles   (01.31.06)
25. Israel - where the seeds of the past blossom into the future
Karina   (01.31.06)
26. edward ...rachel corrie
mike ,   eilat,israel   (01.31.06)
a lot has been written about rachel corrie ... but have you seen her pics on this site http://www.somervillemejustice.com/rachels.html
27. Israel: Why dont ya common home?
(01.31.06)
28. Slogan
Lizzy ,   Detroit, USA   (01.31.06)
"Israel: the oasis that's calling you home."
29. How about...
Anoosh ,   USA   (02.01.06)
Come to Israel where someone else's land is for grabs.
30. To NYC girl No. 19
Lois D. ,   Baltimore, Md.   (02.01.06)
Hey there NYC girl! My old hometown...but just for the record, I've already lived in Israel so I don't need an education. You my dear are preaching to the wrong choir. Any country that uses different laws according to one's identity is racist. and there is no debate or arguing about it. By your denying that, then you are sanctioning what all people have suffered under apartheid and racism which includes South Africans, Roma Gypsies, Jews, African Americans, etc. . Those are the facts, like it or not. Perhaps it's time for you to educate yourself because what I am saying has been echoed by many human rights organizations, including those eve in Israel, such as Btselem. Their reports are enough to turn anyone's stomach. Btselem: "Israel has established in the Occupied Territories a separation cum discrimination regime, in which it maintains two systems of laws, and a person’s rights are based on his or her national origin. This regime is the only of its kind in the world, and brings to mind dark regimes of the past, such as the Apartheid regime in South Africa." What's worse about Israel is that South Africans weren't dispossessed from their homes and lands the way the Palestinians were. Moral and principled people did not support apartheid, yet they support Israel as a racist state. Well, I still have my morals and damn proud of it! I don't know what your backround is..but you would not want those kind of policies and laws applied to you in the United States.
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