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A country with a bad reputation
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Published: 22.11.06, 10:26
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1. More P.R.
Tess ,   Tel Aviv Israel   (11.22.06)
Perhaps if the government and and Israeli spokespersons office were to employ more people like Dan Gellerman, things would be different. Our PR is non existant in all aspects which is a greaet shame. There are enough Foreign speakers in the country to promote the good and positive sides that Israel has, most importantly, the right to defend herself anyway necessary. How quick the world is to judge and how slow to remember
2. the world is wrong
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (11.22.06)
israel is not perfect, by any means, but it is better than 95% of the rest of the countries out there. and i say that as a non-jew who gets my information first-hand, not by rumor or propoganda.
3. Not true we love Israel!!!
N.S. ,   Heartland USA   (11.22.06)
4. Israel is a terrorist state
Know your enemy   (11.22.06)
5. bad name
av ,   london.uk   (11.22.06)
i am not suprise at all with bad press and always negative toward israel .the wolrd will not accept strong jews thats all they cannot came to term with that , all the pr of the world will not help .
6. it's not new at all
smt new?   (11.22.06)
most the world hate jewish ppl it's start thousand's years ago and we r still a live those who tried to murder us and still want to destroy us keep trying good luck
7. Israel
Joe ,   Israel   (11.22.06)
Unfortunately, Israel's propaganda successes have always been way down simply because we do not have the funding to spend for PR the way the Arabs do. Anyone who visits here will testify that it is the best place to be.
8. Uphill Battle
NYC Girl   (11.22.06)
Israel is constantly put at a disadvantage by a very hostile media throughout much of Europe and has to do more to combat the negative effects of such propaganda. But one would have to question a poll that would rank Israel according to the opinions of a country like Egypt, which is openly hostile and would be loath to admit that there's anything good about Israel. In fact, probably the only reason they said Israel ranks high in the fields of science and technology is because to do otherwise would make them look downright stupid.
9. Not suprising when israel does not tell world about Kassims
lemar ,   uk   (11.22.06)
Hardly anyone in the world (outside Israel) knows rockets hit Israel every day. Most believe its about once a month. Diabolical Israeli politicians. They should not say a word to Israel or foreign press before mentioning the daily rocket attacks. Its Israels fault
10. israels bad reputation is no wonder
gigi ,   belgium   (11.22.06)
why? just view the films of jews being expelled by israel from gaza and you'll understand why.
11. Israel is number 1 in the BROTHERHOOD.
Atilla Karagözoğlu ,   Istanbul / Turkey   (11.22.06)
NUMBER 1 THEY ALWAYS TOGETHER. THEY HELP EACHOTHER. THEY WORK HARD. THEY HATE STUPIEDS. THEY MUST BE TOO BORING ABOUT OTHER NATIONS. MAYBE THEY WANT CONTROL THE WORLD. MAYBE THEY RULED ALL POLITICIANS IN ALL TIMES. I DONT BLAME THEM. WHEN YOU HAVE THE POTENTIAL, YOU JUCT CANT STAY LIKE DOING NOTHING. THE GOD HAS TALKED TO THEM MORE THAN OTHERS. THE GOD LOOK LIKE HAS PROBLEM WITH MOST OF THEM. JEWS ARE DIFFERENT. AS LONG AS NO HAPPY JEWS IN THIS WORLD, FORGET ABOUT HAPPY WORLD. IF YOU F.CK AROUND THEM, THEY F.CK AROUND YOU BACK, BADLY. WHO ARE THEY ? SOME SAY THEY ARE THE DEVILS. SOME SAY THE GOD'S MOST GOOD PRODUCTION. INTERESTING PEOPLE. IF I GO HELL, I PREFER TO GO WITH JEWS THAN THE OTHER ONES. IF I GO HEAVEN, I PREFER NOT SEE ANY OF THEM. THEY DONT SAY THE TRUTH. BUT THEY DONT LIE. THEY ARE MOSTLY DARK SKIN (lets not be serious any more, ı start boring) THEY ARE EVERYWHERE IN WORLD :) THEY CAN TRAVEL IN TIME. BUT THEY HAVE NO WINGS. IF YOU SEE A MEN FLY IN FUTURE, YES :) THAT WILL BE A JEW :) the STAND (for the life) OSCAR goes to JEWS :) who am I ? a patient , sick man sick :) mentally :) my jew head doctor told me support Israel :) I didnt like that joke. how to finish this post wit make you smile ? JEWS NO GOOD :))))) bye bye :) Atilla Karagözoğlu A Peace Warrier, trust me, me no joke.
12. THE WORLD NEEDS TO LIVE THEM ALONE.
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13. Propaganda has that effect if repeated for 60+ years
Zvi ,   USA   (11.22.06)
14. Yeah! Yeah! blah blah blah!
Isabella ,   Israel   (11.22.06)
We scored pretty well in the Quality of Living competition though - LOL! The rest of the world dislikes us because they are jealous that such a small little country, such as ours, doesn't take shit from its neighbours. And damn right as well!
15. To Tess
Nura ,   Paris, France   (11.22.06)
If you think the Israeli ambassador to the UN is a good PR person, you're blind. His nickname is Pinocchio, each time he lies, his nose gets longer. And, worse, he is ridiculous, and ridicule kills.
16. Must be the settlers' fault
Enemy of State ,   Judea   (11.22.06)
If only there were no setters/haredim/dossim, THEN they'd love Israel. Inn't 'at right, peace now?
17. ****Unite the Global Jewish Community Into a Single Body****
(11.22.06)
http://www.globaljewishcommunity.com
18. It is the TRUTH
Palestinian ,   Ramallah- Palestine   (11.22.06)
Israel is the state of race, hate, and discremenation. I live in a city called Ramallah in West Bank and I am suffering from the Israeli Occupation on daily bases. Thanks to all the world who know that this is the state of oppression and occupation.
19. Israeli " culture"
DAVID ,   JUDEA   (11.22.06)
In their desperate effort to be like other nations,it has become worse.This has happend many times in our history.Like with the greeks,hellenistic jews. Now with with american domination, we are more selfish and materialistic then the americans. Any time we try to adopt the way of other nations we desintegrate and the nations hate us more. We have our own culture as put down in our written and oral laws handed down at mount sinai. Us as a people have the choice to folow those guidelines.We can choose the blessing or the curse (not my words,but hashems).The nations of the world understand this better then we do. If we continui in this way we will loose this amazing land again.Sinas chinam destroyed our tempel and place in this world and is still destroying us now. It hurts and fills me with sadness that we as a people never learn our lessons.
20. the perception reflects Israel's reality.
Sarah   (11.22.06)
Shame on you Zionists.
21. This one is not about PR
Jason ,   London, UK   (11.22.06)
I work in Hasbara, and acknowledge there are areas which need improving, but ultimately if Israelis were a bit nicer to people, and I dare say each other, then we would at least have a better rep on a personal level.
22. Israel bad reputation?
L.Jordaan ,   South Africa   (11.22.06)
All truely godfearing people LOVES Israel and the people God chose as His own! Bless Israel, and God will bless you, but if you hate Israel or her people, you become an enemy of the living God!
23. "Israel" gets what it sows...Too late now
Hani ,   Montreal, Canada   (11.22.06)
QUIT the territories (including settlements and East Jersualem) otherwise accept binational state
24. But they all want a bit of it, strange.
Hans ,   Markdorf, Germany   (11.22.06)
25. PR
M. Hartley ,   Atlanta, US   (11.22.06)
Israel could, in all honesty, stand better PR, especially with respect to the constant barrage of Qassams, the tunnels, etc. etc. They're barely mentioned in passing. What is always disseminated at length are those #$#^% UN resolutions, and they do not mention to what Isreal reacted, but only how it reacted, making it sound as if Israel, just because it could, felt like it and because it was Tuesday, inflicted all these indignities on those poor Palis. Letting facts speak for themselves is one thing, but you have to get out those facts.
26. israelis are more rude than the parisians
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27. Israel a country with a bad reputation
Mick Roberts ,   England   (11.22.06)
Having lived there for 18 years in the eighties and nineties and having seen the perception projected by BBC, Times Guardian etc and also knowing the reality to be different this is a problem Israel has long faced.Interesting that countries like South Africa and Indonesia Argentina were in there youre never gonna get a positive from them. I'd sooner holiday in downtown Basra that visit South Africa- it's even more dangerous that Israel. See you all in March for the England game.
28. Who cares?
J ,   UK   (11.22.06)
The Jewish people has not survived all these hundreds and hundreds of years by pleasing the goyim but by being faithful to Hashem and keeping His mitzvot. Even the modern Medinat Israel cannot be like all other nations, and let's hope its political leadership is not going to waste money in futile "PR" campaigns but support Torah studies instead. However, for a country whose people are destined to be as holy as Hashem this sign is one amongst many others calls to do teshuvah.
29. Israel is a land of contrasts
Larry L. ,   London   (11.22.06)
It has some of the most unfriendly, rude and couldnt-care-less people in the world, on the other hand, it has some of the greatest salt-of-the-earth, hospitable, kind people I have ever met.
30. You,ve got to change your evil ways, baby
Richard ,   New York, USA   (11.22.06)
before I start loving you! You've got to change, baby, in everything that you say and do! We can't go onnn, no no you've got to change! Santana has got it right!
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