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Sad moment in Sweden
Andy Ram
Published: 08.03.09, 15:37
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1. Apardheidt
Jossi ,   Tel Aviv   (03.08.09)
Israel is an Apardheidt State and should be treated as a such ! JUST LIKE THE WOLRD AND CIVIL SOCEITYS DID WITH SOUTH AFRICA !!!!!!!
2. Number 1 is quite stupid
daniel ,   Cambridge U.K.   (03.08.09)
Israel as an apartheid state? Israel is one of the most ethnically diverse places on earth. People of varying colour and religion share all restaurants and walk the streets without constant harassment. Bahai friends just departed the U.K. for Israel to spend two weeks in Haifa - will they suffer from discrimination? A Palestinian Arab-Israeli friend just received an offer at a top Israeli University - apartheid state? Number 1 talkback must be completely stupid!
3. Israel Shall Reap What It Sows
World Citizen ,   the world   (03.08.09)
You cannot expect anything less after what you did in Lebanon two summers ago and in Gaza in December and January. As long as Israel pursues policies of apartheid towards the Palestinian people and aggression towards its neighbors in the Middle East this sort of reaction to all things Israeli will continue. You have no one to blame but yourselves.
4. Ram this is the pay for playing in Dubai
m   (03.08.09)
When Peer was banned if you had an ounce of self respect as a proud Israeli you wold not have played there. They accepted you as a token, never as an equal. They were surprised by the outrage in banning Peer and the response of the Tennis Organization. As for Yossi, why do you live in an appartheid country? Go live in Sweden, join the NeoNazis as fitting for a self hating Jew.
5. Yes, number one is right. Israel is an apartheid state
Jamie ,   London   (03.08.09)
Let's get rid of all the jews and christians, make it a purely Islamic state and it will no longer resemble apartheid. Just like saudi arabia. Moron.
6. Actually, russian in WW2 became stronger when fight in Nazi
Bob ,   Moscow   (03.08.09)
Camp, because they was FIGHTER...This shmak crying because he is looser & shame for Israel...
7. Why all this?
James ,   NY   (03.08.09)
8. Why all this?
James ,   NY   (03.08.09)
Just for killing hundreds of kids in Gaza !
9. Jossi, Ram you are both naive
bob ,   potomac md usa   (03.08.09)
If you watched the vidoes of the demonstration--you know that it was almost 100% Arab---and if you were'nt such ignorant fools you'dknow that the demonstration's slogans shouted hate against JEWS--not "just" Israelis--Khaybar Khyabar ya yahud, Jaish Muhammed sa-yaud--a shout of hate dating back to the Muhammed's war with Jews in Arabia--which he expelled from there--an early example of ethinic cleanising--but you stupid Israelis are so ignorant of the Arabs and Arab culture and language that you are easily duped into thinking that his is just a "civli rights" struggle--or just "anti-Israel" or just about "territories"---sorry--you are wrong--learn some Arabic and learn what peoiple are saying about you under you noses. JOssi--you are just a useful idot.
10. apartheid, Yossi
elimelech ,   shomron   (03.08.09)
Yossi - just as you could not be bothered to check how to spell apartheid; similarly you cannot be bothered to think about what it means. RSA had statutes declaring separate development of races - which statutes does Israel have? Sure there are security laws but where are there statutes saying arabs must have different bathrooms? You appear to be an angry person (about something provate, somthing lacking) and so take it out in a rage of ignorance and CAPTIAL LETTERS.
11. #3
Airborne ,   Jerusalem   (03.08.09)
Where were you when Hamas fired over 4k rockets from Gaza the past 6 years? Sorry but we are not like the Christians who "turn the other cheek". We will defend ourselves against Islamic terror.
12. WHAT????????
TO #1   (03.08.09)
MAYBE YOU SHOULD CHECK YOUR INFORMATION ABOUT THE SUBJECT BEFORE, SPOUTING THIS VILE LIE
13. YOUR ARE RIGHT
TO jamie # 5   (03.08.09)
YOU ARE A MORON, WHAT ELSE CAN BE SAID
14. just like the us ,
#8   (03.08.09)
they have never hurt anyone, carpet bombing is ok? Israel has had hundreds of deaths but no one is willing to look at those,only arabs lives seem to have value.
15. It Had to Happen
Shula ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (03.08.09)
Every now and then, such things need to happen: to remind us who we are and why we live in Israel.
16. Apartheid? War Crimes? no way!
Laura ,   St. Louis USA   (03.08.09)
None of the comments accusing Israel of war crimes and and apartheid have mentioned jihadism and terrorism as motivations for Israeli response. Arab Israelis are sent to Eurovision and the US as representatives of the country and receive education, free speech, and the right to vote. They have more freedoms than in any Arab country. A British army officer noted that Israel took more pains to avoid civilian casualties than any other army ever did. You are repeating slogans that have no basis in reality.
17. Below- flase misguided and inappropriate
UG ,   brooklyn, ny   (03.08.09)
this was a beautiful article.
18. a reminder
Fadi ,   Beirut   (03.08.09)
The US boycotted the russian Olympics in protest of the invasion of Afghanistan . Russia did the same for the US Olympics . south Africa situation is the same , Sports has been used throughout modern history for the people to express their feelings . Being Paranoid and feeling persecuted (the only one in the world ) qualifies you to be a mental case . Player Ram needs a reality check …What happened in Gaza was war crimes …It is documented (or being documented as we speak ) … Some of your leaders will be indicted . And finally ,fasten your seat bell,it is only going to get worse . So please ,stay in occupied Palestine" Israel " of now .
19. They're just trying to psyche you out, Andy.
Rivkah   (03.08.09)
Remember, God is on your side and the devil is on their side. Who wins? No brainer.
20. ?
john edmond ,   USA   (03.08.09)
Mr Ram you write in the article: "I have never seen the kind of security that we are receiving here"........I do not understand yu.... you are from Israel where SECURITY is the answer for every question....BUT ...i think you should try to go to East Jerusalem or to the West Bank...hmm??
21. #1 "Jossi, Tel Aviv"
Tahl ,   Ashdod, Israel   (03.08.09)
Either you're an Israeli Arab posing as a Jew (quite likely given your spelling errors), or you're not from Israel. Such idiocy like yours no sane Jew would write. You can shove your "Apartheid" BS you know where.
22. As expected, moron impostors posting hate...
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (03.08.09)
... their style, content and pathtic false names and locations expose how stupid these pompous racists are. Aren't you anything more than monkeys repeating lies and propaganda without using your brains? I guess you are not, but you know how to read good enough to read this: WHATEVER YOU DO AND SAY, ISRAEL IS HERE TO STAY, BACK ON ITS ANCESTRAL LANDS IN SPITE OF YOUR RACIST AND BARBARIC HATRED. The world is waking up and you will be pushed away back in your deserts and in your pathetic leftist holes. Indeed - YOU will pay what you sow - just like the Gazan terrorists and just as Teheran will. Our will and determination is stron enough to put you all to shame and to sleep. Enjoy your laughable "moments of glory" and so called "victories" while you can.
23. Proud of our athletes, regardless of what others think
Rachel ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (03.08.09)
Ram, we are truly sorry that you did not get to play your game to your best ability due to the distractions presented to you in Sweden. We take great pride in your achievements both with Yoni and with all the other players you partner with. If you let these morons distract you, they think they have won, but we are stronger than any protest any place in the world and you should know that we support you totally. Your courage to show up and play in Dubai only reaffirms our pride in you and all you have achieved in such a short period of time. We hope that you and Shahar and Dudi and all the other Israeli athletes appreciate how much pleasure and pride we get from seeing you beat the best that other nations send against you. Have a great season and keep swinging!
24. #1 Is right
Michael ,   Denmark   (03.08.09)
25. @3,world citizen
iyke ,   Nigeria   (03.08.09)
You are just an ignorant idiot
26. Davis cup for Eurabia...???
Franklin ,   Paris   (03.08.09)
Yeh....!!!
27.  #13. "YOUR ARE RIGHT"?
Mongo ,   Paris   (03.08.09)
Whose the moron here? Learn to spell moron.
28. #3 Islamic terrorists reap what they sow
Cynthia ,   USA   (03.08.09)
Lebanon and Gaza were two perfect examples of how Islamists under direction of Iran destroy the lives of others to pursue their regional control. Hamas and Hezbollah hid behind women and children to enact the maximum damage for PR purposes. Israel was provoked into both conflicts by people like you who want to cause conflict but hide to avoid responsibility.
29. 1 & 2 who sound like the same writer...
(03.08.09)
Everything thing people like you have done to the Jews, you have blamed the Jews for. We did this or that; or did not do this or that. We will not die quietly into the night. We will live. We are survivors. Though we would rather have peace we are not too afraid to fight...do not underestimate us.
30. "Jossi" #1 is a fake
Sue ,   Los Angeles   (03.08.09)
Any Jew from Tel Aviv knows that Yossi is spelled with a Y. #1 is no Jew.
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