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Muslims boycott Paris book fair over Israel honor
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Published: 14.03.08, 00:18
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1. Backward bastards!
Keren ,   Israel-SP   (03.14.08)
Backward bastards is what they are and will ever be. They wish to live -and to obligate all the world to live-in the stone age. Animals!
2. Move their lips and have lots of ...
Gideon Reader   (03.14.08)
...trouble with big words. As if those savage putzim could or would read a book not plagerized from others in the 7th century.
3. As a celebrity actor I agree with this protest
Yaakov Suliivan ,   NYC   (03.14.08)
4. As Sullivan's mother and queen of the ocean I agree too
Begood ,   TA Israel   (03.14.08)
5. Yaakov Suliivan #3
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (03.14.08)
Racist Christian you support any and all boycotts of Israel. I think you should boycott ALL Israeli products. Start with your computer, since we designed the chips in it. Arabs are illiterate anyway. so who will notice that they aren't there?
6. Muslims don't appreciate literature anyway
Gary ,   Los Angeles   (03.14.08)
The UN reported that the country of Spain translates more foreign literature into Spanish in one year than the entire Islamic world translated into Arabic over the last thousand years.
7. Their Loss! Who cares...?
Enzo ,   london,uk   (03.14.08)
8. They had an appointment at the Camel Races
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9. Best way to stop hatespeech
David ,   Zichron Yaacov, IL   (03.14.08)
It seems to be a pretty good way to stop this hate speech and antisemitic rage in has come out these mentioned 'countries' in form of contemporary 'books'. Up next: Seven Muslim countries, including Iran and Saudi Arabia withdraw from UN, protest Israeli UN membership.
10. FOR THE ATTENTION OF THE "GRATE "CELEBRITY
ROLAND SEENER ,   LONDON ENGLAND   (03.14.08)
As a non-celebrity I recognise what unfriendly acts are all about.Being a celebrity lasts only whilst you have the tallent in the sphere of your acting capability....To me ,I have never heard of you,and if you are as modest as so many are in your profession,..Don't Forget. you can be "Washed Up" tomorrow. You who live in a "Cocooned world",Go and treat yourself to a good Zionist Book,at a discount at the Fair to justify your support for this boycott!
11. As a pro Israel advocated I support this boycott
Leo ,   TA   (03.14.08)
Just look at who they trying to boycott - Amos Oz and David Grossman...and even the presence of Peres has caused a ruckus. Oh the Irony of it all!! These are the very people who have tried so hard to bend over backwards tobe accepted on the "world stage," at the cost of betraying their own country and placing their people in life threatening danger. Ironically their desire to "fit in" has backfired and turned them... and worse their country into international pariahs and outcasts. Any pro-Israel advocate should and must support these boycotts against Oz, Grossman, leftwing Israel academics and journalists...sweet justice!
12. boycott
colin   (03.14.08)
Wonderful news.!!! At least the Islamists admit that they are so illiterate they are boycotting a book fair.Do these fools know what books are???Hope we never have to see them at any book fairs anywhere in the world.
13. #3
Madeleine ,   Rehovot Israel   (03.14.08)
Why don't you change your name to dissociate yourself from us poor raciist Zionists? Ah I get it, you want to show that as an Israeli you are sympathise and empathise with our enemies. Get back in the woodwork from where you crawled out.
14. Don't bother,these people read Mein Kampf and the Protocols
Stephen Erenberg ,   Maimi Florida   (03.14.08)
These illiterate people don't anything need more than Mein Kampf,and The Protocols Of Zion. They are not interested in anything that hasn't got in it, how to kill and blow up people.
15. No great loss,good riddance.
Ron Anderson ,   Fort Worth,Texas   (03.14.08)
16. Jack Sullivan
Hilda ,   US   (03.14.08)
You are showing your usual ignorance. Celebrety you? King of the fools.
17. As for Saudi Arabia...
Kudos to Israel ,   USA   (03.14.08)
When you don't educate your populace, you don't get chosen for literary honors. Idiots!
18. Israel's crimes against humanity?
Wallace Edward Brand ,   Alexandria, VA USA   (03.14.08)
Few subjects have been falsified so thoroughly as the recent history of the territories. The story that is still untold in all its detail, is of the astounding social and economic progress made by the Palestinian Arabs under Israeli "oppression." At the inception of the occupation, conditions in the territories were quite dire. Life expectancy was low; malnutrition, infectious diseases, and child mortality were rife; and the level of education was very poor. Prior to the 1967 war, fewer than 60 percent of all male adults had been employed, with unemployment among refugees running as high as 83 percent. Within a brief period after the war, Israeli occupation had led to dramatic improvements in increased longevity, decreased infant mortality, increase in education and in higher education, in running water in homes, in the availability of residential electricity and residential gas. It all ended with Oslo. Karsh, “What Occupation” www.aish.com/jewishissues/middleeast/What_Occupation$.asp
19. Arabs boycotting book fair.
Dementia Preacox ,   U.S.A..   (03.14.08)
SO WHAT,Most of the Arabs cant read anyways,and the ones that can write B.S. anyways.All this crimes against humanity talk is rediculous.I wonder if the Saudi king cares that he looks like a idiot half the time in the free world.And he should also know that the way he treats his own people is the real crime here.
20. THE muslimes BOYCOTT THEIR BEST FRIENDS, ANUS OZ AND PERES
hymie zoltsveis ,   NYC USA   (03.14.08)
The muslimes do another dumb thing---boycotting some of their BEST friends, ANUS OZ and PERES...the man who would free ANY terrorist. Next time, stick around. Maybe Peres and OZ will sign over the whole nation---as a gesture of peace, of course.
21. 100 years of Arab books = 1 year of Spain's output
Jake ,   Toronto, Canada   (03.14.08)
What a pathetic pile of jokers. Maybe they should read a few books and learn how to run a society instead of crying victim all day long. With all the oil money in the world at their disposal, their people remain uneducated, and filled with hate. Shame on them -hopefully the lefties of the world will wake up and stop defending them.
22. Displaying Their Customary Ignorance
Bill Foonman ,   Jacksonville, USA   (03.14.08)
The Arabs really are a lost cause. If they didn't have the oil they would be wallowing in their own squalor and illiteracy and the West would have given up on them long ago.
23. luzerim
Iova   (03.14.08)
24. #1
Johannes ,   Berlin, Germany   (03.14.08)
Calling fellow human beings animals isn't backwards, eh? We used to do that some sixty years ago over here. The result is the biggest shame in our history. Think about it.
25. Their loss!
Raoul ,   Israel   (03.14.08)
Anyway, they don't need books. They can always dip into their oil.
26. Only 7 out of 57 not bad
Eric ,   Tel Aviv   (03.14.08)
Given that yesterday the Leaders of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) met in Dakar, and they represent 57 countries. So only 7 boycotting is an actual improvement over the 100% that we usually see.
27. What can they offer ?
charles ,   petach tikva   (03.14.08)
"handbook for a suicide bomber" , "how to murder a sister or daughter" No much more , if anything . Not very interesting for sane people
28. Ah, Johannes
Cameron ,   USA   (03.14.08)
Might do you a great deal of good to start applying some real intellectual thought to such issues. Her honesty has a greater ring of truth to it than your pompous finger-wagging.
29. Isn't it funny how all the right winger bash Peres...
Aharon   (03.14.08)
You ignorant fools don't know anything about this history of this country. I'm a right winger and I still respect Peres for all that he has done for this country, even if I disagree with his current positions. You all should at the very least show some respect to the man who has dedicated his entire life to the service of our country. Undoubtedly, he has done more great things for it than you and your children put together will do for it in your entire lifetimes.
30. #29, Are you blind?
3Jay3 ,   Israel   (03.14.08)
What has Peres done for this country? Create the death of thousnads of Israelis through his grand plans of appeasement? Embark on Israels destruction through the Oslo accords? You claim he has dont great things.....then please tell me what they are? Helped Arafat get a Nobel Prize? You know the term "occupation" was created and used by Peres(during Oslo), which has since been a thorn in Israels side. I can honestly say that Peres has done more damage to Israels long term survival than anyone else. Aharon, you cannot deny any of these points......you are far from the right if you admire this self indulgent moron called Peres.
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