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Bubble gum with Nazi sticker sold in Israel
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Published: 14.08.07, 08:21
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1. Bubble gum with Nazi sticker
Marlene ,   Israel   (08.14.07)
What bad taste on the part of the importer. What is the name of this bubble gum so I can make sure my family and I do not buy it
2. This is a police case and should be treatead so by Israel
Keren ,   Israel-SP   (08.14.07)
There are certain things one should not pretend he/she is not seeing. Here's another example: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3432536,00.html comment #1
3. gum
yaakov starr ,   jerusalem israel   (08.14.07)
WAS IT "KOSHER" GUM?
4. next they'll be selling "peace now" gum
(08.14.07)
5. Travesty
Hymie ,   Jewton, USA   (08.14.07)
Oy!!!
6. Do not buy food made in China
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (08.14.07)
Did they check the gum for cardboard residue or melamine?
7. So what? He's a BAD GUY!
Mike ,   Boston, USA   (08.14.07)
The Captain America comic series began in 1941 by Steve Rogers who tried to enlist in WW2 but was turned away because of bad health. Fighting nazis in a comic book was the next best thing he could do. And yes, the nazis in the comic book wore swastikas just like the real ones that murdered millions of Jews and others. It's history, Jews of all people shouldn't try to change it or obscure it in ANY way! Lord knows there are enough evil people trying to do just that.
8. Gum
M. Hartley ,   Atlanta, US   (08.14.07)
Unless it's sugar-free, why would anyone let their kids eat that stuff, regardless of enclosed pictures? It only will ruin kids' teeth.
9. He's a WW2 comic book villian
Stan ,   Eugene, USA   (08.14.07)
"Some" have suggested?? He's an evil comic book villian with a red skull for a head. "Travesty"??
10. Red Skull was the bad guy
IDF Supporter ,   Phoenix, Az   (08.14.07)
Red Skull was the enemy of Captain American and he did wear the Nazi symbol. A agree with Mike, its not an attempt to be offensive. They are only playing to identity of the evil character from the Captain America series and by doing so that symbol will always be attached to evil men.
11. Chinese bubblegum - GROSS!
Scot ,   New Orleans, LA USA   (08.14.07)
Why would anyone other than Chinese citizens eat food from china?! They have no FDA or other testing/safety agency thats on par with western standards. People need to stick to trusted NAME Brands, made in their own country
12. Just a cartoon character
Pete Tosh ,   USA   (08.14.07)
Yeah thats like bannin Colonial Reb @ Ole Miss itz just a figure in history. I'm a black man from the south and it doesn't bother me. If you don't learn history itz doomed to change and could possibly be repeated.
13. Nice hype-y headline but the devil's in the details...
Fielding Melish ,   LA,CA   (08.14.07)
I'd have to agree with Mike and IDF. It's a plastic comic book VILLIAN freebie, not an anti semetic sugary promotion. READ THE DETAILS PEOPLE and not the sensationalist headlines of the Drudge Report.
14. bubble gum wrapper
janis ,   richmond, va, usa   (08.14.07)
horrific! there are no words to describe the holocaust...and to 'play games' w/bubble gum wrappers...no words for that, either. sick, sad world we are living in. Jesus is coming soon and will 'take care of this business' and more!
15. nazi gum
mark ,   chicago   (08.14.07)
Why on earth was she buying gum from China? After all that has come out about China and poison toothpaste etc.
16. Chinese bubble gum bad for health
Reuben ,   Philadelphia PA USA   (08.14.07)
Regardless of the fact of the rather tasteless trading card pics inside, I would not buy any food of any kind imported from China. The PRC has an ongoing terrible record for product safety. Examples are lead in the colorants used to make toys and FDA banned chemicals in imported fish. Do the right thing, read the labels and purchase products from people and suppliers which are trustworthy to ensure your health.
17. Bubblegum
Big George ,   Ogden UT   (08.14.07)
As a cartoonist, I have to agree with all those who say, "Hey, its just a cartoon!" If this upsets anybody, they better hadn't watch Hogan's Heros re-runs!
18. Pull this crap off the shelves.
Avraham ,   Netivot   (08.14.07)
19. Swastika
Lior ,   Karmiel, Israel   (08.14.07)
try going to the central bus station in Jerusalem. They sell swastikas there
20. The swastika long predated the Nazis and is also a symbol of
Rivkah   (08.15.07)
some American Indian tribes who put it on hand loomed carpets and blankets for tourists. The swastika was an established symbol BEFORE Hitler chose it for the Nazis. It may be an innocent enclosure if it is an American Indian symbol being promoted in the packaging.
21. FDA?
sstriker ,   california   (08.15.07)
scot from new orleans i think the FDA is great but they aint the best out there. they fail alot these days and its making alot of people out in this country sick.. so i dont think its the gr8est thing in the world but compared to other nations... i do think its a good thing.
22. it's not ONLY a nazi symbol.
(08.15.07)
But every one see what he wants to see... Anyway, it's not proper to send this enclose in to Israel where people so sensitive to WW2.
23. as bad as nazi symbols are....
andy ,   london   (08.15.07)
when there's an opportunity to make a few shekels, you gotta do whatcha gotta do..........
24. In China, Japan, andIndia,a swastika isa symbolof good luck.
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25. Bubble Gum
George ,   Washington D.C.   (08.16.07)
Just shows that the Chinese know what God's "Chosen" are really like.
26. nazi bubble gum
dirty ,   us   (08.16.07)
I'm still laughing about this. Outrage over bubblegum. Nevermind the starvation and hunger and death and persecution just miles from your home. Bubblegum upsets you. HAH!
27. To # 14
Semper Fi! ,   San Diego, USA   (08.16.07)
While we wait for Jesus or the Messiah or whoever is supposed to save us from ourselves coming down here, and I guess we should sit because we're going to be very tired waiting for them, why Israelis, Jews and Americans don't just get along and face the barbarians as one. Watch what the 300 Spartans did at the Battle of Thermopilae !
28. Hitlerian Gum
Martin Aubut ,   Sherbrooke, Canada   (08.16.07)
First of all, don't wait for the Messiah! European Jews waited for him and unhappily the worst happened to them... So don't take this symbol like a joke, because now it is the icone of revival destructive powers who rage around the World. I recall that is not only Jews who were aimed by the lethal ideology, but also others non-germanic groups, homosexuals, handicaped people, opponents to the nazi ideology... etc. That bubble is as funny as the The Terrorist Mickey Mouse... Do you found this mouse funny ?
29. she could have bought plain gum without bubble
(08.17.07)
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