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The man who saved the Negev
David Hacohen
Published: 23.04.07, 23:48
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1. Real human interest story
Steve ,   USA   (04.24.07)
B"H I have to say this is one of YNET's finest pieces of recent writing. Nice job YNET. Thank you.
2. A Wonderful Story
semsem ,   New York, USA   (04.24.07)
I knew the story but the whole thing. Wonderful.
3. Truman 's blackmail
Rami   (04.24.07)
truman succumed to the jewish agency pressure and blackmail against the advice of all smart sane advisore such as General George Marshal. Some historians think he injected his own biblical view into this conflict thus distroying the lives of millions in ME when he recognized israel. May he burn in HELL.
4. # 3 Rami
Josef Matamoros ,   Finland   (04.24.07)
Citation from you: "May he burn in HELL." Wishing this to another person doing good, the wished fate is reserved for you. About Bible: it clearly states Israel is the apple of the eye of God. Who curses Israel, him/her will God curse. Your own words state that you don't have any future.
5. Rami #3. Palestinians Never made effort to remake lives
semsem ,   New York, USA   (04.24.07)
Rami #3; The Palestinian lives were not the only ones turned upside down by the establishment of Israel. One million Jews were chased out of the Arab countries. We remade our lives while the Palestinians made no effort to remake theirs.
6. THEY TAKE WHAT THEY WANT & WE HAVE TO BEG & PRAY TO H-SHEM !
MOSHE ,   US   (04.24.07)
AND IF WE WANT TO REQUEST SOMETHING, WE HAVE TO BEG TO BE HEARD. WHEN IT COMES TO THE JEW, WHAT IS OBVIOUS, APPROPRIATE & RIGHT NEVER DAWNS ON THEM. THEY LISTEN ONLY TO THEIR OWN HEARTS. AND WHEN THEY STEAL OUR LIVES & OUR PROPERTY, THEY ARE ALWAYS JUST & WE ARE ALWAYS MONEY GRUBBERS. WE ARE ALWAYS ALONE. ONLY THE RARE KIND-HEARTEDNESS DO WE RECEIVE, EVEN THOUGH WE BOUGHT LAND FROM THE TURKS, DRAINED THE SWAMPS, CULTIVATED THE SOIL & ESTABLISHED THE VIABLE ECONOMY & EVEN THOUGH THE arabs MIGRATED THERE BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMY WE CREATED & THE arabs DID NOT SETTLE THE NEGEV, WE HAD TO BEG. ITS ENOUGH TO BELIEVE THAT ONLY H-SHEM CAN HELP US, ISN'T IT ? MOSHE
7. Rami
israeli   (04.24.07)
You might as well be gratefull to the Almighty you are living in a Jewish modern tolerant state, rather that in Arabia Iran Afgnistan Jordan or Egypt Be tue to yoursef !
8. But Rami -
Andrew ,   San Francisco, USA   (04.24.07)
All infidels and Jews will burn in hell according to Islam. Unlike every other nation or religion in the world - Jews do not covet other people's lands or properties. The Jews only want historical Israel. Nothing more, nothing less. Compare that to Muslims who want the entire world and kill every day in a sick effort to get it. Whether it is the Phillipines, Thailand, Iraq, Egypt, Morocco, France - Muslims murder and terrorize non-muslims. So who should burn in hell?
9. Mightier than the sword
Stevo ,   Tel Aviv   (04.24.07)
Superb story!
10. Tulsa, Oklahoma/The Man Who Saved the Negev
Yael Taubman ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (04.24.07)
Tulsa had the highest per capita donation rate to the Jewish Federation other Israel emergency funds over the 40's, 50's 60's into the 70's of all the American cities. It was considered so important that Ben Gurion stopped there in the middle of the night on the way from the East Coast to the West Coast on fund raising missions and Golda especially loved the Taubman family of Tulsa, from the first generation J.P Taubman to his Jerusalemite son, Micha. So did Golda!
11. Tulsa, Oklahoma/The Man Who Saved the Negev
Yael Taubman ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (04.24.07)
Tulsa had the highest per capita donation rate to the Jewish Federation other Israel emergency funds over the 40's, 50's 60's into the 70's of all the American cities. It was considered so important that Ben Gurion stopped there in the middle of the night on the way from the East Coast to the West Coast on fund raising missions and Golda especially loved the Taubman family of Tulsa, from the first generation J.P Taubman to his Jerusalemite son, Micha. So did Golda!
12. Eddie Jacobson Family
george roth ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (04.25.07)
Gloria and her 10-year younger sister, Elinor Borenstein, were Eddie and Bluma's only children. Elinor's husband Joe was our family pediatrician when we lived in Kansas City, Missouri. At Eddie's funeral in 1955 former president Harry Truman agreed to serve as honorary chairman of the newly conceived Eddie Jacobson Memorial Foundation. I was its first treasurer and later became president of the organization. The Foundation hosted a monthly luncheon group for Eddie's and Harry"s friends in downtown Kansas City. It also sponsored the annual May 8th birthday celebration for Mr Truman with hundreds of distinguihed guests in attendance. President Truman and I were the trustees of the annual Eddie Jacobson Memorial Fellowship given to two Israels at Brandeis University.
13. Harry Truman and Eddie Jacobson
Ora Leshem ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (04.25.07)
Thank you Y-net for a wonderful story and thank you to the author for bringing it to our attention. We need to hear more of these important stories. Ora.
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