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Coffee chain owner to pay for racist slander
Dorit Siton
Published: 17.11.06, 06:13
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1. Now to boycott Spagettim?
(11.17.06)
2. As compensation she should take $800 p/minute
Russel ,   Tlv   (11.17.06)
... for every minute that has passes until the court case is over. That's fair compensation Not a man. Not a Jew. Won't buy there again.
3. Well Done! Avoid Aroma now.
Caroline ,   Israel   (11.17.06)
4. Aroma scandal
Michael3k ,   Tlv.   (11.17.06)
Some black guys could yet leave him spending 800$ per minute for medical care...
5. Ms Shalev I am sure that you will be
happy 4 you   (11.17.06)
reminded of this incident every time you drink a cup of coffee.. Good for you, enjoy your money spend it wisely...I am glad that you stood your ground..KOL HAKAVOD.
6. correct me if i'm wrong
dave ,   herzliya   (11.17.06)
but that picture labeled "shefa and shalev" show's two white people
7. What the hell was he thinking?
NYC Girl   (11.17.06)
8. He thinks that he is somekind of Olmert
Alex ,   LA, USA   (11.17.06)
This guy thinks that he is Olmert or Peres. He sells garbage and no match for the Olmerts or Field-Marshal Peretz.
9. #6 - elaborate, please
Paul ,   Austin, TX   (11.17.06)
Please define "white people." Does that mean anyone "not European"? Is there a specific criterion for white? Where do you draw the line? These are trick questions because there's no such thing as race, only genetic phenotype. Many "white" American Jews reject the "white" label due to its loaded definition in US history where all Jews were treated like trash by certain "white" segments of the population. Caroline- you've got it right! AVOID AROMA!
10. It's All Relative
M. Martin ,   NYC/Tel-Aviv   (11.17.06)
Whiteness and blackness are all relative depending on which country you are in. Someone considered Black in the UNited States could be considered white or creole in other countries in Latin America or in Africa. Likewise, the reverse might be true, say in Scandinavia, where someone considered white in the US might be considered nonwhite in a place like Sweden (i.e., Italians, Greeks). I had a Russian roomate once in Tel-Aviv. Her mother sent her an old photo album with class pictures from her childhood. Compared to all the ethnically Russian kids (all with very blonde, pale skin, light eyes) my roomate and the other Jewish kid looked like "Blacks". Reading about this story I thought the woman in question might have been Ethiopian, but we see here that she is Mizrachi, perhaps Yemenite in origin. In a way this is even more insidious because we are often led to believe that the Ashkenazi/Sephardi-Mizrachi divide is a thing of the past, especialy in Tel-Aviv. If something like this can happen to a native born Israeli of Mizrachi origin what kinds of humiliations are possible in regard to Ethiopians? I shudder to think. As a Black woman (a clearly identifiable Arican-American) I personally didn't have problems like this in the several YEARS I lived in Tel-Aviv and something like "I am white and you are Black and therefore you are inferior" would have made me laugh from the utter and total primitiveness of this expression of racism. It's as if this guy is trying to convince himself of his "racial superiority" as well as trying to convince me that I am inferior. Laughing in his face might have taught him a lesson (especially in conjunction with a lawsuit). Real white supremacists don't have to tell themselves they are "superior" in such an obvious way and inform their victims of such. But whatever, it's best that Israelis not learn how to be real white supremacists.
11. I will never walk into Aroma again!
Randi ,   Jerusalem/NYC   (11.17.06)
12. Many immigrants from Europe were considered non-white in USA
Jake   (11.18.06)
When the US was dominated by Anglo-Saxons 100 -150 years ago, there were very narrow guidelines for what a real white person could be. Initially, even southern Germans, central Europeans, and Slavs were considered non-whites. Jews and Italians (often insulted as 'guineas')were considered non-white until the 40's. Many Italian laborers in the south were even killed by lynch mobs.
13. please send shefa to germany!
david ,   usa   (11.18.06)
is a shame ,how a jew born behave that way,well isnot surprise the palestinian have a hard time get peace with such a individual , doyou guys forget the lessons of 1945
14. Too Bad for Aroma
J&H ,   USA/Israel   (11.18.06)
They had such a good chicken sandwich....didn't seem like such a bad place. Now my wife and I, as we are a mixed-race couple....will never go to an Aroma again. If he makes $800 a minute...it should be a lot more then 100,000NIS. He should just give her the store he owned and walk away. It would the only help the other 3 partners of Aroma (one being his brother) save their business. What an asshole!!!
15. Ugly and stupid.
Ishak Haskiya ,   Roskilde-Denmark   (11.18.06)
16. 100,000 SHEKEL HAND SHAKE
Lewis ,   Canada   (11.18.06)
Clearly the offender "Shachar Shefa" feels about himself as many wealthy and powerful people do about themselves and towards others that are not wealthy and powerful in Israel, it is common behavior in Israel and reffered to an an "Eved keem loch" slave that becomes king. Clearly if the offender felt remorse as he expresses in the article, he would of not waited for months to go by till a busy court found him guilty. The offended "Ms Mali Shalev" is a dark skinned queen of quality and i salute her for demanding respect that is owed her, she is all woman and of higher standing that her offender and that is the truth.
17. the beuty and the jackass
Carlos Murphy ,   Broken Hill   (11.18.06)
18. He is not so dumb
James McNamara ,   Red Hill   (11.18.06)
The publicity that he will get from this story,is going to be worth a lot more than NIS 100,000.So he is not that dumb,he is a dipshit though.
19. Talks like Hitler
Lisa ,   NY, USA   (11.18.06)
He should be ordered to work for these "inferior" people for 20 hours a week for 5 years. What will $23,000 teach him? Only to keep his comments to himself. What will community service teach him? Potentially, that he is is not superior to anyone. Lessons from the Slave Trade and the Holocaust?
20.  self opieniated egoist
rona   (11.18.06)
There was once a wise woman travelling in the mountains who found a precious stone in a stream. THE NEXT DAY SHE ENCOUNTERED A TRAVELLER WHO WAS VERY HUNGRY and she opened her bag to share her food. The hungrey traveller seeing the precious stone, asked her if she would give it to him. She did so without hesitation. The traveller left, rejoicing in his good fortune. HE KNEW THAT THE STONE WAS WORTH ENOUGH TO GIVE HIM SECURITY for a life time. But only after a few days he returned, to give the stone back to the woman. I have been thinking he said, I know how valuable the stone is, but I am giving it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. What would that be, asked the woman. I WANT YOU TO GIVE ME WHAT YOU HAVE WITHIN YOU THAT ENABLED YOU TO GIVE ME THE STONE. . AUTHOR UNKNOWN.
21. Give the guy a break..he obviosly fell for her
Al ,   Canada   (11.18.06)
She is one good looking lady only now she's got 100K. Way to go sweetie!
22. The bad smell at Aroma !
Ex-customer ,   Tel-aviv   (11.18.06)
What a shame ,it seems to me Shefa's sandwhiches are far tastier than his fowl words which I'm sure you'll agree were in very bad taste!
23. aroma
max ullman ,   natanya Israel   (11.19.06)
This digusting man is a racist.No amount of apologies or compensation can wipe out what he said. He is no better than Mel Gibson.You say what you believe and he believes he is a superior being.I have news for him-he is a racist nothing.
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