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Pro-Palestinian groups threaten Israeli water company's activity in Scotland
Anat Tzipkin
Published: 28.11.07, 17:12
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1. What a joke!
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (11.28.07)
Jews were using the Eden spring 2,000 years in nearbye ancient Kastrin. At the time the people who now live in Scotland were just barbarians.
2. I will gladly send the scotch my piss
Al   (11.28.07)
They deserve it for their scotch is no better.
3. Why do you sell it anyway?????
Geographer ,   Israel   (11.28.07)
Do you think you've got so much of it that you could sell it all over the world? Every year there is this whinging and whining over the water ressoures, but here we sell flowers, fruits and even the water itself to all four corners of the world. every foreigner should "boycott" at least the water. It's for Israel's own good.
4. ridiculous !!!
european   (11.28.07)
It's better to boycott Hamas and Syria because of their terrorist activities and their attitude towards Israel.Israel was able to capture the disputed areas because of aggression from Arab nations.
5. Very good, Thank you!!!
Sayid ,   Sweden   (11.28.07)
We Syrian Arabs thank you Mr.Napier for standing up against the israelis stealing our Syrian water resources!
6. why are they called "pro palestinian"?
(11.28.07)
it's pretty obvious they they aren't "pro" anything, they're just anti-israel, regardless of reason.
7. It WOULD be a bit strange
Damir ,   Russia   (11.28.07)
to haul all the waters across whole Europe.
8. Pity their ignorance and moral obtuseness
Raymond from DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (11.28.07)
Judah in the Golan is absolutely correct. Evidence of historic Jewish settlement in the Golan is plentiful - maybe Eden Springs should show them a few pictures. Moreover, Israel has *legal* claim on the Golan based on the League of Nations Mandate of 1922. It was the British who illegally granted that territory to the French Mandate governing Syria. Israel is the rightful owner.
9. Jews should boycott Scotch Whisky!
David ,   Karmiel, Israel   (11.28.07)
I wonder what the effect on the Scottish economy would be if Jews and their friends all over the world decided to serve American or Canadian whiskey at their functions and family celebrations instead of Scotch. Those behind this call for boycotting Eden Mineral Water are the same as those who want to boycott Israeli Universities and probably sympathize with Britons like David Irwing and deny the Holocaust! Anti-Semitism has many faces and all of them are very ugly. It appears that the Scots are hiding their hatred of Jews under their kilts!
10. Boycott
gabriela ben ari ,   jerusalem   (11.28.07)
Better to boycott all of IFAURA's bottled products such as EIN GEDI, spring, ect . Ifaura is responsible for almost drying up the Ein gedi spring in the Judean desert. As it is the dead sea level droped already by some 15 meters below its natural level, and the ecological implications are bad as best....
11. No water, no Scotch Whiskey!
D   (11.28.07)
12. To David: Let's US Buy Edan Springs
Dave Levy ,   Burbank. CAUSA   (11.28.07)
To David: This infuriates me to no end. If the boycott goes ahead, we (US Jews) should buy the water product by the barrel fulls. I know, I will..gallons and gallons. This is the way to stop this nonsense by the pro-Palis jerks (I thought Syria attacked Israel, thus Israel's occupation of the Heights?). We can hit the boycotters hard, where it hurts, beneath their ridiculous kilts..and the you know where. If I had my way, that's exactly what I would do, no mercy. I don't buy whiskey..so buying Israeli water will have to do. Norway tried to boycott Caterpiller due to Isael's use of bulldozers to destroy homes of terrorists (rather than killing them). I would change that immediately. Hows about beheading (like in Saudi Arabia)
13. Water
Joseph ,   Canada   (11.28.07)
Water is a rare asset , if the scotties do not wish to buy the water from Israel, they may have problem looking for an other supplier...since a lot of countries a relunctant to sell water.
14. #3 - Ummmm......
Andy ,   ramat hasharon   (11.28.07)
Can you read? What part of "the water is sourced from the UK" do you not understand? Geography may be your thing, but reading comprehension clearly is not.
15. HMM - I DONT REMEBER BLOWING UP ENGLISH BUSSES
andrew ,   miami,fl   (11.28.07)
16. SYRIAN ARAB IN SWEDEN
Brant ,   Hilton Head, USA   (11.28.07)
In 1967,you can pouring over the Heights in an attempt to destroy the Jews and you had your asses kicked. You used Yom KIppur in 1973 to try to do it again but had your asses kicked again.I am one of the few who saw the horrific axe mutilations your glorious Army did to some of the Israeli soldiers you killed. Hey friend, you start something and you lose, it's noone else's fault. You want the Golan back? Negotiate for it. Promise no more threats. Promise no soldiers shooting down on Israel from above as happened regularly until 1967. Then maybe someone will listen to your bleating.
17. A Scots Reply To All
MairiT ,   Glasgow   (11.28.07)
As a Scot and not Scotch (whisky or sticking tape) I find this article to be the latest load of rubbish. Firstly, we have enough water in this country to sink a battle ship (Possibly an Iranian one), secondly, the water is sourced in the UK. Take it from me folks, these are narrow minded people with nothing better to do than stir unneccesary trouble. There is also the possible loss of work for 200 employees of this company but that does not bother this idiot. As far as I am concerned its nick picking and nothing else. 19: YOU ARE AS BAD AS THE AUTHOR OF THIS ARTICLE. WE SCOTS DO NOT HIDE ANY FORM OF HATRED TOWARDS THE JEWISH NATION......DONT TAR THE ENTIRE SCOTS NATION WITH THE STANDARDS OF ONE STUPID NUMPTY!!!!!
18. Eden Water Article
MairiT ,   Glasgow   (11.28.07)
Here is the link to the article in question as you may note there are many defending Israel and I am one of them!!!!!!!!! http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=1855312007
19. Sayid #5
JB ,   Canada   (11.28.07)
Hey Sayid, don't forget all that Syrian air the Jews are breathing too! All you people and your running dog enablers can do is whine. Why dont you do what the King of Spain advised your chum in Venezuela and shut up! Get a job, do an honest days work instead of trying to destroy Israel and the West!
20. Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign
Cameron ,   USA   (11.28.07)
Alas, even the Scots seem to be afflicted with the Euro-asskiss syndrome. Yet more empty Progressive symbolism.
21. Sick Racists, send the water to US. I will buy!
David ,   Boston, USA   (11.28.07)
Support Israel. Defeat the racists.
22. There Are Consequences for Being a Belligerent Occupier
Mr. Knowitall ,   Frostbite Falls, MN   (11.28.07)
Like it or not, there are consequences for operating a business from a regime that is occupying land belonging to others and this is just one of them. Just because the company produces water locally, it in no way absolves itself of being guilty for the crimes it commits in the occupied Golan Heights or distances itself from the crimes of the state. Besides, there are far too many law abiding companies that are based in more respectable countries who can sell them the water.
23. Never a better reason to drink Bourbon!(end)
JPS ,   Efrat   (11.28.07)
24. Bad scotch
martin aubut ,   sherbrooke   (11.28.07)
Better try Canadian whisky !
25. More water for us
Yoni ,   Ashkelon   (11.28.07)
It's good for Israel, It will be more water for us ! Why we sell water abroad, we even have not enough water for our own need ! and we export it ?!? Mei Eden will find customer in Israel, Kineret will be happy to raise a little bit more and the scottish will be sick because they will have only their scotch to drink.
26. Cancel Palestine, 2 states, not 3
David ,   Boston, USA   (11.28.07)
Israel and Jordan Palestine, end this fake place called Palestine. Nobody wants it, nobody needs it. Arabs already have more of so called Palestine than they deserve. they just dont want to admit that Jews and Israel were there first. So many made up Arab countries that dont belong in the middle east. Israel belongs. Jordan doesn't. Iraq doesnt. British and French screwed up much of the world. UN is doing a pretty good job of screwing it up now. Best solution is to let countries FINISH wars! Everyone ends up better off, even the losers, much better than this perpetual state of war EU and UN seem to prefer. They are cruel indeed.
27. Sayid
Steve ,   UK   (11.28.07)
Either you were born in syria and now live in sweden, which means someone in your family thought syrian life is rubbish, OR, you were born in sweden and are just using syrian nationality as an excuse to mouth off. Either way, your credibility is suspect. "Pillaging resources." If it were so important to syria, why have they let it go on for so long without yet another war? Oh right - YOU KEEP LOSING.
28. blatant antisemitism
arthur ,   jersey City   (11.28.07)
It is time to take off the gloves. These people cry about collective punishment but it is OK to kill Israelis indiscriminantly just because they are Israelis. They have no problem with kassems fired on Sderot. They have no problem with Syria invading Lebanon or supplying Hezbouleh
29. Anti-Semitism ??
Chanalau, Tova ,   London, UK   (11.29.07)
Is it anti-Semitic to loath Israel's racist policies? Is it anti-Semitic to hate the racist settlers? Is it anti-Semitic to want a better life for the Palestinians? Only ignorant US Zionists of the neo-con persuasion would say so, but then who cares what those imbeciles say.
30. #1
mark ,   ca   (11.29.07)
Barbarians? No! Monkeys..:-))
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