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J'lem police: Forget about gay parade
Efrat Weiss
Published: 29.08.06, 17:38
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1. Give up already! Your not welcome!
Daniel   (08.29.06)
2. Can you say, "Banana Republic"?
sk ,   USA   (08.29.06)
This is becoming quite the comedy, isn't it? Just as Israeli governments (and their police arm) come up with reasons why Jews should not pray at the Temple Mount, so, now, the police keep coming up with "reasons" why there should be no march in Jerusalem, this time to show deference to extremists in clown suits. BTW, I expect that most Jewish Israelis would prefer the march not be held in Jerusalem. But this isn't what's motivating the police. The issue is not the majority, but a violent minority. As I said, "banana republic."
3. Hashem Is On Our Side and Will Watch Us
H ,   Jerusalem   (08.29.06)
that such abomination not take place in His Holy City. Hodu LaShem ki tov, ki le'olam chasdo.
4. To "banana republic"
Rahel ,   S. Africa   (08.29.06)
Yes, well, someone with your apparent outlook would see it like that, I guess. No, the police are not "afraid" of a "violent minority" - they have respect for decency. And isn't it amazing that only a "minority" (in your eyes), has the courage of their convictions enough to stand against the "majority"?
5.  Disgusting
Straighy ,   tel aviv   (08.29.06)
What are they so gay about ? What makes them ""Gue'im"' ? Who needs to know how they act in bed ? Let them be what they are, and leave us alone. We won't care . Who needs weird parades in Jerusalem or else in Israel ???
6. Hold the parade in Southrn Lebanon.
bill handel ,   brooklyn,usa   (08.29.06)
Israel is easy. Try it in Nasrallah's country.
7. Not now, and not ever!
Palestinian   (08.29.06)
You are corrupting our Holy City of Jerusalem! If the City was in the hands of muslims, this will never happen. We want our occupied city back.
8. LET THEM COME...
KEITH ,   NY,USA   (08.29.06)
Then God can express His might in ways we haven't seen sinse the Bible was penned. Then the world will know that He is STILL God and this abomination will not be tolerated anymore. So...let them come and trust in God to do the rest!
9. to palestinian
Nat ,   London   (08.29.06)
Whilst i agree that such an event should never take place in the Holy City of Jerustalem, understand one thing Jerusalem was never your city to begin with and never will be!
10. Mr. Palestinian is wrong
Abe ,   Israel   (08.29.06)
If our holy City of Jerusalem was in the hands of Jews who observe Judaism this would never happen. Religious Jews want our country back
11. To Nat in London, 8 centuries when Richard the Lionheart
Palestinian   (08.29.06)
had a similar thought. His ass was kicked by Saladin. Let me not continue any more. You should stay there in England, and keep away from our holy Jerusalem. It is ours since ancient Canaante time who did build this city before even Abraham arrive to it.
12. Baruch HaShem!
Keren ,   Sao Paulo   (08.29.06)
This is excelent news! These people can be whatever they want IN THEIR INTIMITY,but they have no rights to push to others wrong things. Morality and decency are not antique things,but rather beatiful ones that should be always kept . And Israeli society is free enough to be able to discern ,and agree or not, about its own limits on what they consider "freedom of speech" or an attempt against their souls,minds and education.
13. FOR OVER 3,300 YEARS, **JERUSALEM** WAS THE JEWISH CAPITAL.
IBrahim   (08.29.06)
Wrong. Jerusalem was the capital of Jews for 100 years (2nd – 1st century BC), and it was the capital of Christian Kingdom for 100 years, and a capital of a Muslim and Christian province for 1900 years, while it was the holy place of pilgrimage for all its history.
14. gay parade
efi g ,   washington dc   (08.29.06)
Can I come too? I want to wear my Banana Suit!
15. @ Palsetinian
efi g ,   washington dc   (08.29.06)
Lionheart and Saladin came to a truce because of a stalemate. Check your history. Only reason the Christians failed is because of too much Alcohol. They were probably dehydrated. Not good in such a climate...
16. Release the Orange Lawyers from admin detention...
Steve ,   USA   (08.29.06)
B"H Release the Orange Lawyers from admin detention... before whining about freedom of speech. Face it. Freedom of speech has been taken away by incarcerating lawyers without charge in order to prevent them from supplying justice to innocents, and now the proposition is to ban Jews from observing a holy day properly by undermining it with conflicting parades of immorality. I am tired of freedom of speech being undermined. Take your parade do a different time and a different place, because a festival is coming up, and the Jews there have a right to their demonstration of faith and their freedom of speech and not be undermined in it. If you really care about freedom of speech, release the orange lawyers who actually defend it first before staking your claims of innocence in this matter. Why do you not set your parade around their jail cell at a different time to show true solidarity in the matter with the brothers you claim to love?
17. Allah will give us back Jerusalem.
Mahmoud ,   Jerusalem   (08.29.06)
You Jews are allowing our Holy City of Jerusalem to be defiled by sodomite perverts. Allah will return Jerusalem to us for safe-keeping and protection much sooner than you think. Why do you think the sodomites won't march in our neighborhoods? They know we will protect our neighborhoods from their filth, perversion and AIDS.
18. Jerusalem: Jewish capital. Sodom: homosexual capital
Moshe ,   Jerusalem   (08.29.06)
Let the homosexuals hold their parade in their own capital, not in Jerusalem.
19. Hey Palestinian
Abe ,   Israel   (08.29.06)
Go learn your history. Arabs came from Abraham just like the Jews did. True that Cananites built up the country but sorry to break the news to you honey, Canaanites are not arabs or Palestinians they were blacks. Live and learn. By the way G-d told Isaac or Yitshak to be the true heir to Abraham not Ishmael and promised him and his son Jacob the land of Israel.
20. #7,Jerusalem...
Connie ,   VA, USA   (08.29.06)
was never, ever "your city". Jerusalem was built and founded by the jewish people. The plans were given to King David and his son King Solomon got the actual work started on it.I'm not even jewish but a statement like that coming from an arab is ignorant and arrogant. Arabs I'm sure never lifted a finger to the building of the city. If they built anything it was their mosgues over top the Temple Mount. You have alot of nerve or just dumb on the truth.
21. Hashem Loves Gay People
JS ,   Tel Aviv   (08.29.06)
It's a fact that Hashem loves gay people. I'm not sure if he loves people who stab women on the streets of Jerusalem, people who shoot the Prime Minister in cold blood, or people who throw acid on IDF soldiers.
22. Hey Abe! Hey !
Ibrahim   (08.29.06)
So you say! And God told whom that Palestine is the Land for Jews ? Does it state that in any of you holly books? IS the term Jew mentioned in the Torah? Did Israel exist in History on the land that is Palestine? Are you Ken to Ibrahim? Go read your History as well , you can twist the truth as you always do when arguing with us but you cannot hide it from your self. Peace first then Israel . You cannot force hashem to show up and bring peace.
23. Religious Freaks
Edgar ,   Vancouver, Canada   (08.30.06)
What an intolerant place Israel has become with the police endlessly catering to the mindless whims of deity fantasists. You won't get far with this nasty attitude my friends.
24. You Moron
Smarty ,   toronto   (08.30.06)
You moron. You have nothing better to do than castigate "violent" people who are not violent. Why don't you castigate the lowlifes instead?
25. One of the few positive things
Matt ,   NYC, USA   (08.30.06)
we can all still say about Israel is that it's the least homophobic country in the Middle East. This is a foolish and short-sighted decision, coming at a time when Israel's human rights profile is at an all-time low.
26. Would someone point them to Sodom & Gommorah
Patte ,   Michigan, USA   (08.30.06)
They could have their parade there! NO PROBLEM!!!
27. Just...
Jerry Ecklor ,   United States   (08.30.06)
Just as it was in the days of Sodom & Gomorrah so shall it be when the Son of Man comes. G-d Bless J.
28. WHATS SO FUNNY ABOUT PEACE LOVE AND UNDERSTANDING
XM ,   nY usa   (08.30.06)
WHY SHOULD WE HELP iSRAEL IF ISRAEL IS JUST GOING TO BE A BUNCH OF BIGOTS? SERIOUSLY... WHEN THE OPPRESSED TURN TO OPPRESSORS, THE GIG IS UP. YOU GET NO SYMPATHY FOR ME. NOT AFTER YOUR BOGUS WAR IN PALESTINE, AND NOW LEBANON. LET THE GAYS COME. THE HOLY LAND HASN'T BEEN HOLY FOR A GOOD LONG TIME.
29. HURRAY! Ban the sons of Omert! as National Security threats!
(08.30.06)
30. Security for all.
John Emr ,   New York, USA   (08.30.06)
Everyone deserves it, it's a basic human right, like health care, and sports.
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