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Yishai bans Jews from working at airport on Shabbat
Neta Sela
Published: 07.10.07, 22:02
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1. and I thought
AB ,   Switzerland   (10.07.07)
the Bible said the foreigner among us is also not allowed to work on shabbat
2. As idiotic as the old U.S. Sunday closing laws
Daniel ,   New York   (10.07.07)
3. Ignore this creep!
jason white ,   afula,israel   (10.07.07)
People need work.People need to work Shabbat to earn a salary. Not all of us are hara-di parasites. We have to work to pay taxes to support these free loaders. What Jews should do is to block entrances to hara-di places of worship and "yeshivot". We should demonstrate till the government stops funding shas and the other hara-dim.
4. Jobs for Druzim, I guess
Zvi   (10.07.07)
5. Excellent #1!!!
Solly ,   los angeles   (10.08.07)
All readers should focus on the point that #1 made.
6. #1 A foreigner in Hebrew is a Ger - meaning a Jewish convert
David ,   Har Nof, Israel   (10.08.07)
and not a Gentile/Goy, so your conclusion is incorrect. And next time, keep your mouth closed since you and others that think they are the Maran, a Halaha master you sound really stupid.
7. To no 1 and 5.
Rabbi Cohen ,   Sydney, Australia   (10.08.07)
If you read the article at said this was made after a halachik ruling. For someone who does not know to much about halacha, i would not say jump to any conclusions until i know all the detalis, and rulings.
8. I think Yishai ditched the glasses because ...
sk ,   USA   (10.08.07)
... they made him look gay.
9. But not a peep from this turkey about the Temple Mount ...
sk ,   USA   (10.08.07)
... desecration by Muslims in the past few weeks, in which they are digging up and destroying (without supervision) Temple remains.
10. What a crock of crap...
Elokim ,   Israel   (10.08.07)
What kind of dick-tatter-ship do they think they are running here. So it's we want the work done, but only by the "slaves" or goys in the country???!!! WT.... And 'Jews would only be allowed to hold managerial positions in the project'. LOL My oh my...can you say Hit...ler!!! Hmmm sounds that way to me!!! Should have known Rabbi Ovadia Yosef was behind this in some way!!!! For a democratic country...sure doesn't sound like a equality is on the board!!! I'm sure YNET will block my TB as they always do...they need to show only the one side of the story!!!
11. Forenger's-Let's leave all bananas 4 local monkey's...
Boris ,   Europe   (10.08.07)
12. and hospitals?
lol ,   israel   (10.08.07)
especially when SOME force other (also jewish!) staff to work more "hagim & shabatot" because they themselves are religious - and don't do their share. what about the sin to make another jew work on those days.....
13. Close The Airport On Shabbat
Yishai Kohen ,   YeShA, Israel   (10.08.07)
It should ONLY be available for flights that constitute "pikuach nefesh"- saving lives.
14. Yishai Kohen from Ayn
Michael ,   Haifa   (10.08.07)
...and close down Yishai Kohen for the rest of the week
15. My apologies to #6 and #7!!
Solly ,   los angeles   (10.08.07)
You are right. I am not learned in the talmud. Even the animals you possess should do no work on Shabbat - let alone a "non-Jewish laborer." How can a halachick ruling negate a deOraita command? #6: You are incorrect. Not every foreigner is a Ger. A "Ger" is a gentile who converted to Judaism.
16. "Jews would only be allowed.....................
AVROHOM BILGREI ,   ZION   (10.08.07)
to hold managerial positions" WHICH JUST GOES TO SHOW YOU WHAT SOME WHISKERS & A 10 SHECKLE YALMAKA MEANS ,NOTHING ! SINCE WHEN IS "MANAGEMENT" NOT A "OCCUPATION" IN TRANSGRESSION OF HALACHA ? IS THE CONTENT OF THE WORDS YOU HAVE READ NOT PRIMARILY A FUNCTION OF MANAGEMENT ? WOULD THAT MANAGEMENT FOREGO THEIR DAY OF REST ? DUPLICITY SEEMS TO BE THE OPERATIONAL WORD HERE. WITHOUT SPECIFIC DENOTATION OF STRAGEGIC OR "THREAT TO LIFE" RAMIFACATIONS; AND THE DESIGNATION THEREOF,THERE IS NO BASIS FOR SHABBAT LABOR ! THE QUESTION REMAINS................... WAS IT A QUINTESSENTIAL YNET SECULARIST OMMISION OF BIAS / INDOLENCE OR IGNORANCE ? FOR THE RECORD THE WORK IS SORELY NEEDED ! BENGURIAN ;ISRAEL'S CASH COW, COULDNT FIND A ALTERNATIVE ? NIGHT WORK,CLOSE DOWN ONE RUNWAY AT A TIME,ESTABLISH ALTERNATE SITE TO LAND TEMPORARILY ? WAS THIS NOT A FORSEABLE CONTINGENTCY REQUIREMENT ? SOMTHING HERE STINKS ! IF REPUTATION IS ANY INDICATION , YNET WILL NOT BRING TO THE FORE THE NECESSARY JOURNALISTIC DEPTH OF INQUIRY REQUIRIED TO EXPOSE ;IN THE LIGHT OF TRUTH, THE AUTHENTIC RAMIFICATIONS OF THIS ISSUE, OR WILL THEY ? IT'S ALWAYS EASIER TO SLOP AROUND SOME SHODY INUENDO AND DETAIL "FLUFF" TO BESMIRCH THE INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS & OBFUSCATE THE OBLIGATION TO DISCEARN THE CORE ISSUES & IDENTIFY THEM !
17. sabbath
fish   (10.08.07)
With all due respect to religious feeling and the unique position of Judaism in Israel, the religion mustn't define the way the country works and lives. Otherwise we'll turn to a Jewish Iran. If somebody wants to observe Sabbath, not work and pray - fine , but it can't be a law of the land that those who do work Sat-s are fined, or defined as "goyim" - this is outrageous. There's a lot of irony and hypocrisy in Sabbath elevator, observant people think about it - you don't actually start the fire and don't press the button, but it starts because of you going inside an elevator, so you don't start fire with your hand but with a presence of your very body.
18. lol- LOTS Of Religious Jews Work In Hospitals- On Shabbat
Yishai Kohen ,   YeShA, Israel   (10.08.07)
Because of pikuach nefesh- saving lives, which overrides even Shabbat. And the same is the case with the army, police, Magen David Adom, etc.
19. Typical Shas BS ....
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (10.08.07)
Olmert, Ramon, Livni, & Peres are in the process of destroying the country but Shas is worried about someone working on shabbat. Good to get your priorities straight.
20. Yasher Koach, Eli
Reuven Brauner ,   Raanana, Israel   (10.08.07)
21. Get a life!!!
Dovid ,   Tel Aviv   (10.08.07)
And care for important things. "...Judaism: Originally a trible cult of a single, fiercely unpleasant God, morbidly obsessed with [sexual] restrictions, with the smell of charred flesh, with his own superiority over rival Gods and the exclusiveness of his chosen desert tribe" Richard Dawkins: The God Delusion. London 2006. p. 58
22. #17 sabbath elevators
yitz   (10.08.07)
a sabbath elevator runs whether or not you're in it - it's not that going in is equivalent to pressing the button
23. Will you apologise
charles ,   petach tikva   (10.08.07)
if because of delays in the execution of this work , we will have not a quasy accident , but a true catastrophe ? You will maybe come and say some prayers , but will it make the victims alive again ? This work is urgently needed , there are no alternative solutions , so stop your BS , you and your alikes did already enough damage to our country .
24. fine,if everyone doesn't mind ridiculously expensive tickets
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (10.08.07)
shut down the airport, restrict flights to ben gurion is up to what everyone wants, assuming affordable airline fares is not a consideration. it seems that if one wants to be a faithful jew, one must also be rather wealthy.
25. WHERE'S THE BEEF?
David ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (10.14.07)
Yishai says nothing that we have non-Jews walking on and desecrating the Temple Mount? He says nothing when the Homos have their parade in Jerusalem? He says nothing when Olmert is offering the Arabs land that he has no right to give them? He's still in the government because?$$$ Yishai, where are your priorities? Will you ever saying anything when it is really important? Rot, rot, rot, atta tzarich lev tahor!!
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