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Israel occupation resembles apartheid, expert says
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Published: 22.02.07, 21:57
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31. Israelis Condemn the UN
Sunny ,   Washington, DC USA   (02.23.07)
When they are exposed for violating UN Resolutions, or when they are condemned by the UN. However, let me cite one example where Israel, and the US cite the UN. Hizbollah. The UN calls for the disarming of Hizbollah. Israel wants to cite this time and time again, and even used this argument when going into Lebanon this past summer. So now, when the coin is turned the other way, they want to say the UN is a joke. So, is it a joke, or is it worth citing when you have your own agenda ? You can't have it both ways, either it's a joke, or don't cite it at all.
32. Independent + U. N. & Israel = Oxymoron!
Yonatan Koss ,   Chi Town, OR. USA   (02.23.07)
Such things do not exist outside of Jimmy Peanut Carter’s senile mind.
33. #11 Papa Jay - UN in 1948 was not controlled by Arabs today!
Observer ,   USA   (02.23.07)
They were plenty useful when they had the brains and ability to speak up for what is right in 1948. Over the years the arab majority has grown in numbers and voice in the general assembly. They have sidetracked an organization with good intentions to push their anti-Israeli agenda. Luckily for us they do not have power in the Security Council (which is where the voice counts the most). Todays UN is not even respected by other arab nations such as Iran. So the idea that they are less useless today is supported by other countries oustide of Israel too:) Has the UN ever condemned palestinians in their suicide attacks in a resolution? No, of course not, but any chance they get they try to pass one condemning Israel's actions. It's one-sided and discriminatory - plain and simple.
34. UN SHOULD GO ON TOUR
Karen ,   Australia   (02.23.07)
The UN circus should go on tour to the middle east - Saudi Arabia & Jordan and let the world know how many churchs & synagogues there are. Also they should count how many Jewish/Christian representatives there are in government. It would be a very short fact finding mission.
35. Who is apartheid
Arul ,   Malaysia   (02.23.07)
The palis who left Israel to other Arab countries are still living there as refugees in such a horrible state. They don't have any rights there. Where as arabs living in Israel enjoy all the benefits of the land along with the fellow Israelis. They are even member of Parliment. What more they want ? These blind people call Israel as apartheid ?? Nonsense
36. JEWISH HUMAN RIGHT TO SELF-DEFENSE AND SECURITY
B ,   Us   (02.23.07)
Pal government and people committed to terror and the destruction of the ONE JEWISH state, and Jewish presence in ME. By their own founding documents their purpose is anti-Israel and destruction of ZIONISM-ISRAEL. The pal arabs have been a people at war with Jewish state for 60 years and have abused every kindness extended. UNtrue comparison, UNfair, UNbalanced domination of the UNorganization.
37. Human Rights?
Yonatan Koss ,   Chi Town, OR. USA   (02.23.07)
Through the history of Israel starting in the 1800’s and then to the 1929 attack on a large all Jewish city called Hebron is an unmistakable fact that Arabs have denied Jews simple human rights. Forces from what were parts of Lawrence of Arabia’s army attacked Hebron and sent the Jews fleeing. 69 Jews died where they fell but thousands were displaced. That’s when Hebron became partially Arab. All the older homes in that town had been Jewish residences for more than a thousand years! Now the Arabs claim owner ship with blood on their hands. The killing continued through 1935 when a new intifada broke out until 1939. Yassar Arafat’s uncle went to Adolph Hitler and received gold and guns to kill Jews in Palestine in 1939. So the Arabs of Palestine really do have the blood of the Shoah on their hands. Then through WW2 and until the war in 1948 Arabs took no prisoners if they were Jewish and surrendered. There has never been anytime in the long history of Jews in the now state of Israel when Arabs were not killing Jews. They have denied Jews Human rights for over one hundred years! Now they claim Israel denies them rights, by virtue of their abysmal Jew killing history they should be thrown out of all Israeli held land for their long standing crimes. Of course if you do not remember history you are doomed to repeat it. I bet the UN hired excretion knows nothing of the centuries old Arab custom of killing Jews.
38. #22
Marvin ,   San Francisco   (02.23.07)
You are so "right on"...
39. papa jay
toni ,   sabme   (02.23.07)
for one thing you didnt mention islam , and its open for debate who the agressors were. are there free arab citizens withn israel? so why not the so called palistinians intrgrating into the free state of israel. two problems islam and the nations around israel that may be at 'peace' with her .remember take not jews or christians as your friends.there is a solution israel accepted as it is and arabs letting go of the middle ages. and im not saying that israel and all it does is totlly righteous but at least they are cappable of knowing the difference. and thanx for your responce
40. IT IS TRUE!!
JASMIN   (02.23.07)
you guys are ignorants or what! of course, the guy is simply mentioninig facts on the ground! maybe u don't see or imagine how racists are these measures against pals in terretories cuz u all don't even try to hear and see facts! its so easy, go and see or ur self!! it has nothing to do with security measures it is pure humiliation on a daily bases! it is scandelous! i have many european and ameicans friends( many are jews) who visited west bank and gaza and were absolutely shocked by what they saw!! it is not difficult when u look for facts on the ground. u guys just don't wanna know, cuz its easier and more comforting to us human beings!what a shame
41. Extreme Zionist Jews as bad as Islamic Extremists
Shmuel Goldstein ,   midwest, USA   (02.23.07)
#15: "if you define apartheid as racial segregation and unequal treatment than that is true for whats going on...I do...believe that its justified...I don't know where its been determined that apartheid-in time of war is illegal." #29: "If Israel doesn’t rule these animals with an iron fist it will lose it’s Jewish identity." Instead of denying Israeli apartheid, we have one extremist defending it. How is such a thing possible? The next extremist refers to Palestinians as animals. To justify inhumane treatment requires the dehumanization of the oppressed. These two examples are not exceptions to the rule, they represent a widespread illness of hate among many Zionist Jews.
42. #1 & 13 Avraham
Grafted Wild Olive S ,   Sojourner   (02.23.07)
You are so wrong to think that there are only American gentiles who care about Israel and the Jews worldwide. I'm a gentile saved by the greatest Jew that ever lived, Messiah Yeshua. I love Israel and the Jewish people. I acknowledge that the whole world and I are deeply indebted to Israel. True Christianity as described in the Bible was never a gentile religion; the only true God, the God of Israel, brought it about. He used Jews to establish it. Jewish prophets prophesied it in the Tanak and it will be Jewish people who will soon promulgate it again to the whole world. This is TRUTH whether you accept it or not. Please don't put gentiles who support Israel in the category of these ungodly gentiles, Dugard and the rest of the UN. Baruch Hashem Adonai
43. #30: More retarded than Eric Cartman
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (02.23.07)
The Arab states declared a war of annihilation on Israel THREE TIMES. They had their asses handed to them. Who's the aggressor?
44. I vote #2 (Persion CAT) moron of the year.
Papagino   (02.23.07)
45. # 33 UN Controlled by Arabs????
papa jay   (02.23.07)
can i have some of what your smoking? your blaming UN criticism on 22 out of 400 world countries? not the mention the Veto happy US when it comes to criticizing israel. I’m cracking up here Nice try though!
46. Papa Jay (or Smurf) needs a plane
Joe ,   Ohio, USA   (02.23.07)
ticket to Iran. Donations being accepted! Bugger off jerk
47. It Is About Time The Truth Come Out.
1.5 Billion Muslims   (02.23.07)
Reality Check, world
48. to # 42 Shalom my friend
Jan ,   usa   (02.23.07)
I too am saved by the greatest Jew who ever lived. And I must say whether you live in America or not, you will never be a stranger from the covenant of promise. Baruch Hashem Adonai Shalom. Shalom
49. #41 Shmuel - many less extremist jews & much less hate
sheri ,   rockville maryland   (02.23.07)
If you spend any time in Israel, what is stricking is the incredible lack of hate of Arabs. Consider the number of wars they've started against Israel and it's amazing. The idea that extremist zionist jews are as many and as bad as islamic extremists is a far left wing idea adopted, amplifphed and spread by radical right arabs to undermine Israel, so be careful with your sources from which you get this view. A few bad apples does not make a countries whole agenda. Come up with a different security solution to the current set up, while we wait for a lasting compromise to be found, and Israel will jump on supporting it. Unlike apartheid, no one in Israel wants to continue this indefinitely. They just have varied views on what's safe, what will truly be a real solution, what's their right to own after a defensive war. To call is racially motivated is illogical. Arabs in Israel have equal rights (imperfectly so, but they are full citizens). Arabs outside Israel that have a g'vt devoted to destroying her do not have equal rights. Two groups of Arabs being treated differently because of their location and g'vt is not racism. That he goes to racism as the source, especially without mention of the war, leaves huge doubts to his ability to have any judgement on this whole matter.
50. dugard: only an old fool could believe that swill
dante ,   uk   (02.23.07)
would there be checkpoints, a security cordon, restrictions, etc. if there were no terrorists? there is an answer that can be empirically verified: the measures were adopted in response to terrorist attacks. do the Jews want to dominate the arabs? most Jews want nothing to do with the arabs and when Israel refused to allow them into Israel, there was a huge manifestation by the arabs. the Jews dont' want to kill the arabs. the Jews don't hate the arabs. the Jews don't vilify the arabs in their schools, their synagogues, their media. they just want to be left alone and be allowed to live in the Land of Israel. there are over 20 arab countries; the Jews have one small country that has been theirs for thousands of years, thousands of years before the first arab left the arabian peninsula.
51. Good report
Sam   (02.23.07)
It's a good report exposing the "true' humanity of israel
52. no fences in west bank before 2000
aaron ,   ra'anana   (02.23.07)
there was no fence around gaza either - and complete freedom of movement before the 1987 intifada. if there are issues with freedom of movement - they only arose as a result of the need to defend israel's civilian populace from murderous attacks
53. Still more to come guys .
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54. NOTHING is TRUE?
Flower ,   Stockholm   (02.23.07)
Is it ALL lies? Is it ever possible to critisize Israel?
55. United Nations
Jane ,   Czech Republic   (02.23.07)
Dear Zionists, when you so hate UN and nations in this institution, go out of it! Stay alone, when it is so awful, antisemitic and proislamic organisation! Why are you in that institution, when you feel there so bad? You can constitute own INTERNATIONAL organisation; surely you have so many friends in the World, it will be no problem constitute it. Or will be?
56. BottomLine:: Apartheid state in the world is SaudiArabia !!
KMR ,   Middle East   (02.23.07)
Atleast be truthful to ourself in saying that.....
57. UN belongs at the bottom of the East River
Johnson ,   USA   (02.23.07)
58. Dugard, long time enemy of Israel
Sidney ,   USA   (02.23.07)
Quote from an Arab website: VK: In May 2004, you called on the international community to impose an arms embargo on Israel in response to "Operation Rainbow" which resulted in numerous deaths and the destruction of civilian infrastructure, including a zoo and a number of refugee camps.
59. Apartheid
NYC Girl   (02.23.07)
If I were a black South African, I'd be outraged every time this loathsome comparison is made between Israel's attempts to keep its citizens from being slaughtered and the onerous apartheid regime of South Africa. Black South Africans didn't blow themselves up in restaurants and discotheques, nor did they conduct drive-by shootings of entire families or any of the other murderous acts of terror committed by the Palestinians. Blacks in South Africa suffered terribly under apartheid, but it probably would never even have occured to them to do something so horrific as encourage their children to turn themselves into human bombs in order to murder white civilians. There's just no comparison between the two situations, and Dugard either has an agenda or he's a bloody idiot...or both.
60. WELL, # 54 FLOWER & #55 JANE - IS IT AN APARTHEID STATE?
NudeNik   (02.23.07)
If you had'nt noticed - criticism is all Israel ever gets. Since you guys take exception to Israel's sensitivity about being continually assailed ... is it an apartheid state? OF COURSE ITS NOT!!! The comparision is absolutely ridiculous, and is served up each time by Jew haters who love the label. Just remember, the Islamists will take you out too.
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