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Child's poem entitled 'Ahmed's Bunker' deemed racist
Moran Zelikovich
Published: 10.06.08, 22:39
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1. ARAB HYPOCRISY - UNBELIEVABLE
DOOMHAM   (06.11.08)
2. If over 75% of Israeli arabS support Suicide bombings
Brenda ,   Jerusalem   (06.10.08)
why do they consider it "RACIST" when Israeli Jews realize that the araB murderers are considered "martyrs" by that segment of the population? Why is it racist to acknowledge a FACT?
3. Would it be racist to say that in Israel, ALL suicide
Marcy ,   Israel   (06.10.08)
have been arabS?
4. How many arab child afraid from bombers? None?
Jean ,   Paris   (06.10.08)
5. Is Yuli Tamir rewriting history again?
Sam deRoot ,   Oklahoma   (06.10.08)
6. Israel can NOT win a war if it refuses to identify its
Martha ,   Washington   (06.10.08)
enemies.
7. The nerve of Ness Ziona children
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (06.10.08)
To write a poem about how a terrorist makes bombs to kill him. Doesn't he know how racist it is to say tha a terrorist wants to murder him? What is this world coming to when kids starts complaining about how he doesn't like people trying to kill him just because he is a Jew. He should be greatful that he was even allowed to live at all.
8. Arab textbooks glorify killing Jews
AJ ,   Tel Aviv   (06.10.08)
And what about the Pal textbooks that call Jews snakes, pigs and monkeys and that glorify killing Jews?! What about recalling those textbooks! This kid's poem is SPOT ON and our spineless left-wing, self-hating poephol leadership doesn't have the courage or self-respect to stand up to the terrorists in our midst. I fear for the future of Israel under this despicable regime.
9. The truth hurts
AJ ,   Tel Aviv   (06.10.08)
That's why Ahmed and co are getting their keffiyehs in a knot. The kid has it figured out and certainly has more moral and strategic clarity than do the geniuses who sit in the Knesset.
10. The child wrote when EVERYONE WORLDWIDE thinks
Miriam ,   Israel   (06.10.08)
The truth hurts but is it racist?
11. The other in their curricula
Ali ,   Ramallah-Falsteen   (06.10.08)
The Israelis complained so much about the new Palestinian curricula and they claimed that the other, the Israelis in this case, is not well-represented! I am wondering how they represent the Palestinians in the textbooks and curricula, this poem is an example of how they teach hatred and racism!!!!
12. But the Arab students can do a Nakba booklet?
GZLives   (06.11.08)
What in hell goes on there? What kind of idiotic nonsense is this? On the one hand you have your Israeli Arabs - whatever that means - publishing a book about their so called self inflicted Nakba of course blaming their entire misfortune - losing their attempted mass murder of us - on us. And this is allowed. But now when some kid writes a poem about reality - the constant attempt to murder Jews, oh my, we cannot hav e our Arabs be angry with us or have them think we don;t love them and cherish their every word and deed, and so out it goes. PEOPLE ... the only thing that needs to get tossed are these so called Israeli Arabs who really need to be put to the test. Are they citizens of the Jewish State or aren't they? Do they acknowledge and accept we are the Jewish State and will always be the Jewish State or don't they? My guess is they don't and would use weasel words to try and duck having to make any promises or vows and so ... they need to pack up and leave. Go and collect free medical care in Syria if you can.
13. When they had a commercial of a little girl wanting to blow
herself up to kill ,   us, was that racist?   (06.10.08)
14. Killing Jews, not racism. Poem about Killing Jews, racism.
Ben Hur ,   Manhattan, USA   (06.10.08)
They should only protest as much about the genocidal RACIST campaign to exterminate the Jews, not just about POEMS about the genocidal RACIST campaign to exterminate the Jews.
15. WHAT'S SAD IS THIS IS A 10 YEAR OLD JEWS REALITY IN ISRAEL
David P. ,   Santa Cruz, USA   (06.11.08)
Offensive to the Arab sector, they should be offended that their Arab brothers actually behave this way.
16. never call a sleeping dog a sleeping dog!
Mike ,   Jerusakem   (06.10.08)
Instead of yelling racist why don't the Arabs realize that this is the image they project? If they would clean up their act then there would be no need for the IDF to work so hard! Is it Jews who hijack planes, blow up buses, restaurants, etc. ? Is it Jews who are suicide bombers? Do Jews get caught at checkpoints with knives and bombs? Is it Jews who shoot rockets at arab cities? Is it Jews who kidnap arabs?
17. Hey, Arab...
Antonio ,   Haifa   (06.10.08)
We don't want to "bring people together". We want for you to leave and leave us alone, so that we can have peace. We want nothing to do with you or your, get it?
18. carry on
(06.10.08)
he has to fulfill his hobby, all the IAF' missile is already full of printed words of hate. A poem will not blast another child!
19. It's like living in the twilight zone
Matthew   (06.11.08)
I wonder if the "Arab sector" cries foul so loudly about the numerous children's programs on PA TV that depict Jews as murderers and thiefs. Do they cry racist when the Hamas led education system in Gaza teaches that the Jews perpatrated the Holocaust on themselves so the world would support their theft of "Palestinian" land? When an Arab child from Bethlehem draws a picture of the "evil wall" or of those "evil IDF soldiers" the leftist media jumps all over the story and declares it to be a sad reality of the the "evil occupation." A Jewish child writes a poem about an Arab terrorist and it's "racism." Look at this qoute from Ibrihim Abu Shindi: "all that Jewish children know from television is the Hamas man as a terrorist and a murderer." Notice that he did not say "Arab man as terrorist and a murderer." He said "Hamas man." So he does not think that the "Hamas man" that holds Gilad Shalit captive, that daily launches rockets at civilian targets, that trains, funds, and deploys suicide bombers, is a "terrorist and murderer." So, Mr. Abu Shindi, what is the Hamas man? Is he a freedom fighter? Is he a hero? Is he a mujahadeen, Islamic warrior and a role model for children? There are no doubt Israeli Arabs that are loyal to Israel and consider themselves to be a part of the nation fo Israel. However, it seems as though only people like this clown Abu Shindi are qouted in the media, and everytime one of them opens their mouth they push Jewish Israelis closer and closer to the belief that Arabs are simply not to be trusted. To all of you professing loyal Israeli Arabs who oppose terror I give you this advice: ignore the threat of the Islamists and speak up now, loudly and publically, and then put action to your words. Join the military, do National Service, condemn terrorists and Hamas apologists like Abu Shahidi, and prove that you are Israelis. The time may be running short.
20. ahmed
colin   (06.11.08)
THE TRUTH HURTS A child writes a poem from his heart and offended the Israeli arabs who read it. Mr Abu_Shindi must compliment the child for truthfullness and now work to find ways to correct the feelings with other childrern and not run to the muinicipality with complaints.
21. Whats racist about it? its the truth.
Sick of this Crud ,   World   (06.11.08)
Arabs/Muslims are responsible for 99.99% of terror attacks in the world. Not Buddhists Not Christians Not Jews and this kids gets in trouble for telling it as it is. Suggestion if Muslims / Arabs want a better perception of themselves...stop blowing people up.
22. Maybe if...
Gabriel ,   Brazil   (06.11.08)
Maybe if ahmed hadn't killed the little boy's friends in Sderot, the boy wouldn't be so sad. The arabs are right. Had the Central Government killed ahmed earlier there wouldn't be any need for this poem. Also, an interesting site that shows what's on young terrorists (sorry, I mean palies) books: http://www.pmw.org.il/
23. This is this 10 year old's reality
(06.11.08)
The poem doesn't feature any generalization nor does it denegrate an entire population. An example of racism would be the state-produced, month long dramitization of the Protocols of Zion by Egypt or Hamas' children's programming encouraging murder of Jewish people. Arabs are much too quick to cry racism. It almost seems to be their equivalent of the Hindu aum.
24. ironic
Just a guy ,   CA, USA   (06.11.08)
There is not one word in the poem that mentions "race" or people groups. Granted there are people groups that can be associated with 'Ahmed' but making that association is racist assumption. If the author's intention was to imply a a particular group of people are terrorists who attack another particular group of people, everyone who decries this poem as racist are aggreeing that the associations fit and are themselves racist. Racist folks don't mind racism as long as it isn't being directed their way. To the unracist among you - It has been said that all evil needs to succeed is for good men to do nothing. This is being done by getting good men to believe that resisting or speaking out against evil is evil. So, if we don't want evil (racism, sexism, murder, etc.) to triumph, we must reject standards of murderous, racist people without regard for the language they speak or people group they associate with (including our own).
25. There is only ONE religion that is so ugly it calls
Alice ,   Baltimore   (06.11.08)
for killing ANYONE who does NOT believe as they do. They believe and justify killing all infidels. Any guesses or is it racist to guess the truth?
26. A kid's poem is dropped while Arab MKs incite to murder!
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (06.11.08)
27. Good poem
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28. blogswarm
israeli ,   israel   (06.11.08)
Can all bloggers post this poem on their sites?
29. Is Ynet Haaretz in disguise?
Sidney ,   USA   (06.11.08)
following an appeal made by Ynet the municipality decided to remove it.
30. Poetry
Aidel ,   Sydney, Australia   (06.11.08)
I teach this age. It is a wonderful effort. I would give him an A plus plus. There was a young boy called Abdul Who decided to blow up a Shul His parents were so proud For he 'd go in a cloud To meet his 72 virgins in a spa-pool.
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