Don't you get it? That's their reasoning. Israelis must do this and must do that so the world will love them. Even if you gave shelter to every needy person in the world, you'd still be the target of hate. There are countries in Europe where they haven't seen a single Jew in their whole lives, so they go and desecrate Jewish graveyards. To accept these African economic migrants into the country is a very misguided idea. It will bring nothing but trouble for Israel in the future. And no matter how many you admit, the PR campaign against Israel will continue unrelented. Compassion begins at home. Take care of the needy, the Holocaust survivors, the Jews expelled from their homes.... there are so many. Find the money to protect your communities before the next war...Find the money to equip your troops, who risk their lives daily to protect you. My last paragraph on # 11 was also expressed as sarcasm, by the way.

Our borders should be closed to all. There should be orders to shoot all those who try to illegally enter Israel. We have enough problems of our own! How many Jews were given shelter in WWII? olmert's wife is more worried about the sudanese than she worries about Jews. Did she ever visit Sderot? How about the north during last summer's war?

Hey Alizala, from one humanitarian to another, let me inquire - how many hours, how many sleepless nights, and how many articles have you devoted to the 10,000 Jewish refugees which your husband helped create, & you also incited against? I know, I know, the Jews got 'compensation'. The problem is that the monies promised haven't yet materialized. Not only that, but they suffer the indignity, the inhumanity and the horror of knowing for the rest of their lives that their leaders made them homeless! Alizala, don't you even care??

B"H I can see how Jews can help these people East of Israel's Green Line. These can be resettled there not as part of Israel's population (since they originate in Sudan) as temporary refugees and return to Sudan once the bigotry ends there in Sudan. I am sure Abbas is not just allowed to have 80 immigrants from Iraq. Sudan is also a worthy country from which true refugees can settle East of the Green Line. There is no question of international law here that is problematic. These people volunteered to come to Israel and are not Israeli citizens forcing themselves on anyone. They are refugees. There are many willing and charittable Jews willing to help these unfotunate people East of the Green Line; as long as they are law abiding I see no problem there. It might even be worthy to issue a few building permits. Now if they get integrated into the IDF and remove the nametags, there could be concerns. But as ordinary people who would have to acknowledge that Sudan's sovereignty failed them and that Israeli Sovereignty saved them, it seems like a reasonable step to have the refugees settle so the Jewish residents east of the Green Line can be of assistance.

Sudan!

Let's take an unscientific poll. How many of you cannot stand the Olmerts, think that their policies are completely dangerous and self destructive to Israel, do not understand their obscene desire to help everyone but the Jews, and can't wait till they are gone? Please write in!

I'm afraid you're being a bit naive. When the Israelis brought in all of those Ethiopians or when they rescued Vietnamese boat people who nobody else could be bothered helping, it didn't earn them one goddamn bit of positive publicity. If you want to talk about the humanitarian aspect, that's one thing, but don't depend on the world viewing Israel any more kindly no matter how many suffering masses they let in.

To Benet No. 11 1. What about the suffering of Israelis, tired of hearing about Poor Palestinians. (2) Why dont the Arab countries help their brothers. (3) Our wealth was built on education, and hard work. (4) Go see a physiatrist if you think Olmert has done a good job, he is a poor leader who has no idea of what he is doing.

We need a solution for the Jews who were forced out of their homes in Gush katif. Charity and charitable acts begin at Home

" Where is the Leftists' compassion " why howie? clearly "real compassion" for fellow yidden -and "nooobody else" was left to rot in NYC.

Why can't we give these refugees an old kibbutz either dying or abandoned to live in and to work the fields and resusitate it. Maybe even along the border area in the south. Create a new sort of buffer zone with Gaza or with Egypt in the Negev/ Arava comprised of these foreign refugees who hate Egypt ;).

Because we know that you and your family are guilty of what happen to us, because we know that you and your husband have dirty hands, because ofakim or sderot children can't help you to build a media spin, because we know that YOUR children ,not ours, never ever ever served in israeli army, because WE DO KNOW who you, your husband and daughter ARE because there are among us a lot of nitzulei shoa whos money is in yours pockets, because you and your leftist friends hate poor jews but love poor muslims or so called, because here everybody knows WE ARE FEEDING and DRESSING YOU, because you know that, insteed of sudaneese poor people, WE DO KNOW YOU Then, you better SHUT UP. Shame on you and your "nice feelings"

and live outside of israel house some of these refugees? why dont u first show comassion for Isr kids being murdered in Sderot? why dont u puke when u go to sleep and wake up in the same bed with a man who is a thief and discusting human? why, why ,why.....????? so many whys so little answered

I'm sorry. The whole TB was nothing but sarcasm. I agree with everything you say. But there are some people who are advocating nothing less than admitting everyone who wants to go seek "refuge" in Israel, and who use the "shame" and "the Torah" and "the Holocaust" as excuses to manipulate Israelis into self-destructing.

Now, Mrs Olmert, now that you chose the media for a spin, you owe us the truth: Who`s behind that "Poor Sudanese' spin? Who let you enter your nose on Ynet for that? How come that all of a sudden your heart beats for the Sudanese? What about your children? Do they also feel like you for the Sudanese? What about the poor Aborigines of Australia? Will you write how sorry you feel for them also on Ynet? What a sickening family is leading Israel nowadays.

While we must show intelligent compassion for refugees from ethnic slaughter, we must also prevent Israel getting butchered.... get the Olmerts out of Israel. How many Sudanese could be fed with just the monthly expenses of Olmert's kids living high on the hog in Paris?

Actually, I became aware that your tallkback was meant to be sarcastic after I had already submitted mine. Sorry I didn't catch it the first time around.

You want to talk about hypocrisy - look in the mirror. Your attitude was that of the world's when Germany was murdering your ancestors. Shame on you!

Alas Israel is again expected take care of Muslim refugees. #1 was right. As long as they come to Israel , it becomes Israel's burden. Any other place the UN would be supporting them. But any excuse to get more Muslims into Israel proper and once there they will demand services and right to vote. Thereby becoming a majority in a Jewish land and another excuse to make Israel Palestine.--Why aren't their wealthy cousins ponying up and giving them refuge---for the same reason they never helped their Palestinian cousins. These refugees should be given only temporarty sanctuary and then moved on to more a permanet home. Israel by all news reports is getting smaller and smaller and does not have room for its own people.

You are so generous with Israel's funds. I suggest you pay to have these three million sent to UK. Surely you have more money than Israel has and surely you can find room in your apartment for a family or two.

Bring your children and eventual grandchildren back to Israel to accomplish the Army,will you? Blah,blah,blah! You don't like Jews!You like enemies!

BEHIND WVERY GOOD MAN THERE IS A GOOD WOMAN.WHAT IS SHE TELLING HIM

What a disgraceful way to address teh wife of the prime minister. "You don't like Jews! You like enemies" is what you said. I am personally appalled. Perhaps you can disagree but the low level of personal abuse to which you descend is abominable.

Benet, you have GOT to be kidding. Seems to me that I remember hearing how if ONLY Israel would withdraw from Gaza THEN the world would see them as seeking peace and the press stop their one-sided attacks. Well, Israel did it and what did they get? More shelling from both the north AND the south and media criticism for defending themselves. That is the answer. As far as Israel absorbing all of the Palestinian refugees who have been held hostage and used as pawns by the VERY WEALTHY Arab neighboring states -- if Israel were to absorb them it would be the END of Israel as they would far outnumber the Jewish population. How long do you think it would take until they fulfill their promised goal of "throwing the Jews into the sea"?!! Perhaps the question here should not be what MORE Israel should do but rather WHY virtually no other country in the world is doing anything substantial to address the refugee problem from Africa or its source? Perhaps you should direct some of your righteous indignation at the Arab states who have allowed their brethren to languish for decades in DP camps rather than act in a humane way toward their brothers. Seems to me that Israel is providing to complete strangers for whom they really have no responsibility (Sudanese refugees) what the Arab world should be providing to the refugees living within their borders.