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ACRI 'mourns' Gaza fatalities: Children are everyone's soft spot
Anat Shalev
Published: 16.01.09, 13:11
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1. Oh please…
(01.16.09)
These people obviously have too much time on their hands
2. How touching
Mike Jefferson ,   Washington D.C.   (01.16.09)
To have compassion for your enemies children when they are sworn to killing yours. Simply, hoping that the Paleonazis will read your lovely little ad and suddenly have a change of heart is naive at best.
3. Amen... BUT
Jason ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (01.16.09)
I agree 100% with the sentiment of ACRI.... just wondering, has a similar ad by a Palestinian NGO ever appeared in the Arab media condeming attacks by Hamas. And moreover, would not ACRI's add be beter placed in the Palestinian press so they see we are not out to kill they're children.
4. Just a few questions
Montevideo Uruguay   (01.16.09)
Where is this group from? Sderot? Have they ever suffered a real attack?
5. Soft spot for Children
Matt ,   Birmingham, England   (01.16.09)
"Children are everyone's soft spot" Except when they are twelve-year-old children used as suicide bombers by fanatics.
6. children
Debbie ,   Tel Aviv   (01.16.09)
Everyone has a soft spot for children but do these same sft hearted groups have a soft spot for the children in the south that have been living in terror for the past eight years? Do they have any tears for the children that have been hurt or maimed ? Do they pray for the recovery of Orel ben Angela who was seriously hurt from a grad missile yesterday. I doubt it. Their misguided empathy is what put Israelis in the security situation that we are in now. They should be writing to Hamas and asking them why they put chilren into buildings and use them as human shields. Why do they hide they weapons in private homes and hospitals and by the way why does the U.N. allow Hamas to shoot from its buildings and then cry to the world?
7. didn't scream dye.....
oded   (01.16.09)
fo 8 eight years when kassams and rockets rained on the south terrorising israeli children... what is so wrong with these people? they love to hate their own!
8. One Sided Human Rights Organization
Michelle ,   Israel   (01.16.09)
ACRI only mourns arab deaths in Israel and has NEVER stood up to protest the death and injuries of JEWISH children in Israel! Why is that?? Why is it OK when JEWS DIE and are wounded but when an arab dies or is wounded then there is a huge outcry by sick one sided organizations like ACRI.
9. Curious
LH ,   Efrat, Israel   (01.16.09)
Let me get this straight. A terrorist guns down our Jewish children while they are studying Torah and then the people in Gaza pass out candy and celebrate the murders with these very same people for whom ACRI has a "soft spot". Did I miss the add the ACRI put out for our children? Where is their soft spot for their very own children?
10. What these clowns don't understand
Eduardo ,   Mexico   (01.16.09)
is that palestinian children are being killed by hamas through israeli hands. dead children's responsibility lies entirely on the hamas. even though its sad, because it is, israel needs to make sure a MILLION of its citizens sleep at night.
11. Freedom in Arabic Press
Ariel ,   São paulo - Brasil   (01.16.09)
I wish they publish a text with our killed person in the arabic press also.
12. I mourn the 30,000 children killed in Afganistan
Rafael - Sydney   (01.16.09)
Oops, sorry, they weren't killed by Israel - forget it.
13. They don't take out ads for their own people.
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (01.16.09)
But for our enemies, who want to kill us, they take out ads. I didn't know they still did lobotomies for the seriously mentally challenged. You can't imagine how little respect I have for these people.
14. to the "nice people"
efraim ,   tel aviv Israel   (01.16.09)
who pote you to be the moral justed on earth? your moral is not beter then mine, I shure of the the justes of this ware.
15. I'm more sensitive
יואל   (01.16.09)
I'm more sensitive concerning our children in Sderot, Ashqelon, and now from Beer Sheva... Thanks Ynet for advertizing leftist views
16. ACRI always on top of things
Arie ,   BaGolan   (01.16.09)
Except when Jews are the victims. Over 7000 rockets were fired at Israeli civilians by the terrorists who were FREELY put in authority by the residents of gaza, just like the nazis were by the Germans. Where was the ACRI when our citizens were being subjected to that daily onslaught - with casualties? As usual, with these so-called "civil rights" groups, they mean "civil rights" for arabs, NOT Jews!
17. History
Michel ,   Israel   (01.16.09)
Golda Meir said 40 years ago: We can forgive you for killing our sons. But we will never forgive you for making us kill yours. Every life is pressures and the children are definitely innocent. But war = innocent victims and it can not be avoided. Certainly access to underground bunkers in addition to the vast amount of underground tunnels would have helped to avoid death of innocent children. Golda Meir also said: We will have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us. This was over 40 years ago and no one has learned anything.
18. faux morality is chic?
Ilan ,   Ariel   (01.16.09)
After we've all seen the videos of Hamas gunmen grabbing children as they go into the open to use as shields from snipers, and pictures of them firing from schools it seems ACRI is misdirected in appealing to us and not to Hamas.
19. "More than 300 Palestinian children killed"
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (01.16.09)
How do we know this number? How is it verified?
20. Come on...Get Real !!!!!!!!
Eve   (01.16.09)
The doctrine of Hamas is to kill as many Jews children as possible. Do they care who they kill. IDF is risking the lives of their soldiers not to hit civilians. If Hamas would not be using children as human shields there would be NOT one child killed. ACRI wants to change the world. Let them begin with themselves and HAMAS and maybe they can change the world. If they would want to put an ad in a HAMAS newspaper that Hamas is killing children they would never be able to do that. ACRI your job is to change Hamas and their doctrine and you should be proud of Israel that you have a democratic country that is fighting to protect each and every citizen.
21. Hamas is responsible for all the deaths and injuries
Chaya ,   Bat Yam   (01.16.09)
22. THOSE TRAITORS NEVER DID THAT FOR JEWISH CHILDREN KILLED
(01.16.09)
I hope G-od will punish them
23. israel shame on you
masjnoe ,   netherland   (01.16.09)
you are aggressive and inhumane
24. We were told to kill Amalik.and leave no trace..
Sara ,   Israel   (01.16.09)
Hamas is Amalik
25. Israel mourn children in gaza
Sarah ,   Montreal   (01.16.09)
Israel has begin her publicity to show that they still human
26. So what is their solution?
SC ,   Australia   (01.16.09)
These people are quick to criticise yet offer no solution for the many countries being attacked by similar jihadi organisations. As well, Hamas has openly come out and said they want children targeted and attacked all over the world.
27. ACRI in Haaretz daily
Stefan - Atl ,   Atlanta USA   (01.16.09)
Many years ago my mother contributed to a full page ad in the New York times for something very similar. She wanted Israel to concede to the two state solution and felt the Israeli government was trying hard enough - Today she admits her mistake. Like ACRI, I too am saddened by the death of innocents but I'm not sorry. Israeli acted honorably and did not purposely target those children. Unfortunately there are innocent causalities in every war. Those children were sacrificed by Hamas and only Hamas bears the responsibility for their deaths. ACRI has misdirected their message, well meaning as it is.
28. #24 Sara
David ,   USA exile   (01.16.09)
An Israeli with spiritual insight! Your prayers will help. Tell your brothers T'shuvah!
29. Shame
observer ,   Melbourne   (01.16.09)
It looks that what the Israeli army is good at is killing civilians & destroying residential buildings, hospitals & U.N. buildings. They couldn't achieve any of their war objectives so far. Everybody knows that you have one of the strongest army in the world. Armed with the most modern & sophisticated weapons. Yet, you failed to achieve a real victory against poorly equiped small phalestenian enclave. Remember, victory will never be measured by the number of people you kill or the number of buildings you destroy. Terrorists only use that as a victory measure.
30. what is wrong with you all
Dave ,   USA   (01.16.09)
reading these comments by you all is greatly discouraging. Why do people no longer have compassion for human life? If 300 people, anywhere, are killed (especially children) you should feel remorse. if my enemies children die, i would feel remorse for them. if my own children die, i would feel remorse for them. if some stranger's children die, i would feel remorse for them. it is the right thing, it is what make us human. you are supposed to feel remorse for the loss of human life PERIOD. even for your enemies, especially for your enemies, because as you take the life of your enemy you have to remember to remorse their loss or you are nothing more than an animal. i would have thought that god's supposed chosen people would know this....
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