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Bnei Brak rabbis: Don't rent to Arabs
Neta Sela
Published: 19.12.06, 23:40
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31. 19# ani mevina
gabriela ben ari ,   jerusalem   (12.20.06)
Love the ger: the "stranger" NOT your "enemy"
32. #18..I HAVE TO KNOW..HOW LONG YOU BEEN STOOOPID
DACON9   (12.20.06)
33. #29 because the Jews must tolerate those who want them dead
Bill ,   USA   (12.20.06)
Only the Jews must tolerate the enemies and nobody else.
34. 3 state solution is right!
Yosefchai ,   L.A.. USA   (12.20.06)
3 states because the other 2 are anti-semetic (witness Gaza cleansing)
35. To No. 9
NYC Girl   (12.20.06)
Really? If that were the case, why didn't you file a complaint with any one of the agencies that exist to deal with situations like that? After all, you must be aware of the fact that there are laws in this country against exactly that sort of discrimination, and if you can prove that you were denied the opportunity to buy a house in a particular neighborhood, based on your religion, there could be all sorts of hell to pay on the part of those people who refused to sell to you. To tell you the truth, your story sounds rather dubious.
36. People of Israel
Libneniyyeh ,   Lebanon   (12.20.06)
why do you want to make your world smaller and smaller...soon you will be living on the head of a pin, along with the angels :) You want to be safe? I heard the crime rate in Antarctica is almost nil (if you dont count walruses slaughtering baby seals) Or there's Mars; proof of the presence of water has finally been confirmed, so you won't have to bother about nipping other countries' water by intricate underground hydro-syphoning mechanisms. Isn't this what a great many talkbackers say with respect to Palestinian dwelling? Go live somewhere else? Palestinians and Israelis: Face it, violence is a never ending vicious circle. Make peace with your neighbours, pull down fences and walls, and open your hearts and your homes to each other. And smile.
37. Why not state evacuation of them
Josh   (12.20.06)
If the state of Israel will use armed force to evict Jews out of Palestinian areas to create an non-Jewish state, they should forcefully remove Arabs and create a Non-Arab state. After all is this not what Mosses said to do when Israle returns to the land lest they become a needle in the eye. Of course what do the Rabbis know about what Mosses said. They just want to protect their religion not Israel the nation or so it would seem.
38. Bnei Barak Rabis
Debbie ,   Petach Tikva, Israel   (12.20.06)
If forbidden to rent a house to non jewish people today in Bnei Barak , will be permited for non religious people to work or buy in the area in the future? If It was on me to say, I wouldn't let them live in "getos". They are also part of our society and we all should live together in respect and peace. Is it legal??? Can a Rabba forbid me to rent a flat, a room o what ever to whom I want? and If I hire someone to be baby sitter for my girl and she lives with me, and she is not jewish, Is it permitted??? AND THE ONLY REASON I DID ALIAH WAS THAT I WANTED TO FEEL FREE TO BE JEWISH!!!!! WHAT A SHAME!!!!!!!
39. Finally someone with brains, SAY NO TO YOUR ENEMY! PERIOD
(12.20.06)
40. This reminds me of...
Michael Steiner   (12.20.06)
..."no Irish, no dogs, no blacks" signs in Britain a half century ago. These lowlives are utterly disgusting. They are racist fascists, and a stain on Israelis, Jews and indeed the Holocaust. Disgrace.
41. Ahmedijerk just rented a few Ultra Orthodox Jews
john ,   nz   (12.20.06)
during the recent Conference denouncing the Holocaust.
42. neighborhood
makkeya ,   jerusalem   (12.20.06)
if you can first .. you have the choice to live in any place .. but sure you have not the same choice for neighbors to live ,,, now is the question why the jews decided that palastin will be israil ,, all the neighbors were arabs and they are arabs and they will be arabs forever .. so the problem is not in the arab .. but in the jews .. do not like the arab / and do not like the neighbors ..
43. Send them to Ramat Aviv Jimmel
Yisraeli ,   Yisrael   (12.20.06)
That's where their true friends are, as they know. Always good to live among friends.
44. legal?
tsedek ,   israel   (12.20.06)
so what if they don't want it? there is not any such law prohibiting from renting out to who-ever they want (I hope). those rabbis may say and demand all they want, but if the law says differently, THEY have a problem....
45. #36, When you stop denying the Holocaust and lynching those
Mitch ,   Ashdod   (12.20.06)
who sell property to Jews, we will be more than happy to heed your gracious advice.
46. This is oK
atmawi   (12.20.06)
It has nothing to do with RACIST??
47. GOOD
Zev ,   USA   (12.20.06)
48. #35 before you preach your nonsense make peace in Leb first
Lizz ,   USA   (12.20.06)
49. We should all shut up
near Pardes Katz   (12.20.06)
Only those who go through this hell in PARDESS KATZ IN ISRAEL and have to deal with its consequences should talk here . Rest, just stuff it. Loud mouths AND ignorant, usual Ynut profile.
50. Bnei Brak Rabbis are sick racists
Richard ,   New York, USA   (12.20.06)
Hashem created all people to live together, and to love each other.
51. Yediot's support of racist views
motti ,   beer sheva, israel   (12.20.06)
The "social deterioration" you mention in your home page lead in about r abbis urging the public not to rent to Arabs is nothing more than a euphemism. To avoid accusations of Yediot's complicity in this discrimatory (and racist) declaration) you chose "social deterioration." That phrase does not exonerate the paper in anyway. Actually, it does the opposite. Or is the problem a poor translation from hebrew? I doubt it. You simply want to avoid offending a large percentage of your readers. It's transparent and insulting to any intleligent reader. Motti
52. Take a look how the Arabs treat the Arabs in Iraq or Gaza
William ,   USA   (12.20.06)
There is nothing more important than preserving the state Jewish. How can the Arabs get along with the Jews or Kurds when the Arabs do not get along with the Arabs? The Haredim should be very careful of the advice they receive from the Beilin types. When the Beilin types destroy Israel they will move on to America. They have nothing to lose. The Jewish land of Israel is not of great importance to them but the love parades are.
53. The Arabs have 22 Arab states plus Palestinian areas
Steph ,   USA   (12.20.06)
Why then they prefer to live together with the Jews? What is the matter, the Arabs do not give them the first-rate education, welfare checks and excellent medical care so they prefer to live together with the Jews? Divorce is the only answer.
54. why go as far as Bnei-Brak...GO TO GaZa...
Sorry but ,   This is the TRUTH   (12.20.06)
and see how arabs kill each other.... and GAZA is a 100% arab ( with not a single Jew around to provoke or arson altercation ) !!!!!
55. Arabs are culturaly very diferent from Jews.
Keren ,   SP-now in Israel   (12.20.06)
Where is writen that they HAVE to live together with Jews? Why Jews have to be called racists if they don't want to live with those who hate them? Actually,arabs don't want to live with Jews too;their purpose in Israel is not to interact with Jews,but to get rid of them.Why not to see reality? What I really think is that Israel should take more care of ITS OWN PEOPLE,for them to be more commited one to each other and with the Land.And I mean ALL Jews,religious and not religious. I think it has lacked memory to our people and their governors.
56. Bne brak
charles ,   petach tikva   (12.20.06)
But who are the fools who want to live in such charidi neighborhouds ? Are there not better places , with normal people in the streets ?
57. #56
(12.20.06)
Not to even mention their jew hating jews neighbours in Petach Tikva
58. ane # 57
charles ,   petach tikva   (12.20.06)
Well , anonymous of nowhere , can you tell me what those charidim have done we , GOOD JEWS , should like them ? Throwing stones ? or separate sidewalks ? or beating a woman in a bus ? or going to teheran ? or boycotting EL Al ? or living on the , what you call , Jews hatings , money ? or not contributing anything to the country ? If they want to be respected , they have to do something for this .
59. #56 #58Chareidim in Petach Tikva
Diana ,   PT   (12.20.06)
Gd forbid you should need them, but Hatzalah (in Petach Tikva)is run by chareidim, are on call 24/7,saves Jews day and night, looks for missing Jews and children day and night, looks for (including Petach Tikva )Alzheimer sufferers. Zaka is run by chareidim too. So you need to wash your mouth out, monsewer, and apologize to Gd and man, but you won't, we know that. I still hope for you that you should never need them, but if you do, they will be there for you, even though you hate loathe and despise them. That's the enormous difference between them and you.
60. Diana PT # 59
charles ,   petach tikva   (12.20.06)
Diana , first of all thank you for your wishes , i suppose they are sincere . I know that there are Fantastic GOOD Charidi people . They deserve the biggest respect , KOL HAKAVOD LAHEM for their noble actions . Sad to say , there are other charidim , not only in Petach tikva , who are not those you are talking about , and i do respect and support , but those who act in a very different way . The first are TRUE religious people , In hart and in their deeds . For them it is also a Mitzwa , but this "avantage" do not diminish their merits . I have even Charidi friends , whom i respect fully , they are very tolerant , are behaving as TRUE believing people, and i'm trying not to hurt them . You see Diana , far from a Jew hater . Only the behaviour of some , sadly to say not so nice , infuriates me .
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