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West Bank youth see Israel with 'Birthright' tour
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Published: 23.08.09, 08:07
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1. This Encourages War
Yishai Kohen ,   YeShA, Israel   (08.23.09)
Carter encourages war.
2. confusing
Matt   (08.23.09)
"Before 1948 there were Jews and Arabs and they lived in peace," he says. "It could happen again." I guess this kid has not heard of the Arab massacres of Jews in 1920, '29, 36' etc. etc. or the thousand years of dhimmini status of Jews prior to that.
3. wrong there was no peace between jews
ghostq   (08.23.09)
and arabs before 1948, haven't they heard on the 30's riots and how muslims kicked out jews from Jaffa and tell aviv with the help of the Turks? gees the build their dreams on something that never existed.
4. This is like showing a thief the contents
jason white ,   afula,israel   (08.23.09)
of a safe filled with jewels. Just makes himor her want to try to steal it. Keep the arabs from the west bank out of Israel.Keep carter and his center from interfering in our affairs. After all carter was the next to worst president of the U.S. b.o. took the bottom position in a couple of months.
5. Ancestors? Arabs arent from Eretz Yisrael
David ,   Boston, USA   (08.24.09)
They are migrants, not native to the region. Some of the Beduins may be native like Jews, but not most Arabs.
6. Stop the occupation
(08.24.09)
7. The truth about Birthright Unplugged
Tomy ,   Serbia   (08.24.09)
I just visited the offitial veb site of this group and their aims are wery different then presented here in this artickle. Their aim is openly to promote the idea of the destruction of the state of Israel The children are teached about Naqba and this are wrriten as the main aim of this group ''. Israel has denied Palestinians the internationally recognized right of return for refugees, instead creating a "Law of Return” that extends citizenship benefits to any person of Jewish heritage, thereby excluding millions of Palestinians from living in their land-Palestine"
8. As usual YNET promotes propaganda for the enemy
m   (08.24.09)
It's like the lemmings, they just come in droves to kill themselves, so does the Israeli leftist media, pushes, pushes to destroy their own country.
9. israil do not let children from west bank to inter israil or
NORMA ,   jerusalem   (08.24.09)
they asked for birth cirtificate as long as the child can talk
10. Tomy, you're just confirming what I sensed from this article
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (08.25.09)
Birthright Replugged is a means of firing up the fantasy of return, not of promoting coexistence. It's not surprising that Israeli leftists support this program.
11. Who teaches these kids? Hamas TV? Before 1948 jews and Arabs
Jae ,   Lynn US   (08.25.09)
did NOT live in peace" Its shameful what deletion of facts occur in the Muslim world. First its switching Sarah and Isaac with hagar and ishmael, now its turining history upside down. There were thousands of jews murdered or injured by arab terrorists before the RE creation of Israel, before any Jewish town in Judea (aka west bank)... the source is arab rejectionism influenced by islam and arab culture. In their culture they can not coexist as equals, just like they cant with their women,....with non muslims, either they dominate or they die trying. hence the rejection in 1948 of their own state, because "there would be a jewish one next to it.
12. What Birthright? What Right of Return?
Ginette Golden ,   Toronto, Canada   (08.25.09)
Until today after reading this filth, I did not think I had it in me to hate people like that. It turns out I hate the left in Israel. Bogi is only half right, they are not a virus. They are a cancer in need of a lot of radiation to eradicate it from Israel. This is sick! Such trips only fuel the hatred the Arabs have for us. It only make their need to destroy Israel that much greater. It only increases their level of utter jealousy because let's face it, they are so jealous of Israel that they only want to destroy its people but keep the buildings, the hospitals, the university (for what I wonder!), the irrigated crops. They want it all minus the Jews in it. And that's the simple truth.
13. but their grams left by will, the one who gives
ghostq   (08.25.09)
up on his land by will doesn't have any right to return further more his family has never bought the land only conquered it from Chritians. in other words those kids were born in the west bank and that is the place of their birth right.
14. Incorrect
Rafi ,   Israel   (08.25.09)
This article is incorrect. Birthright Unplugged is anti-Israel and promotes the destruction of the Jewish State.
15. Two quotes that show ignorance of Palestinians
William ,   Israel   (08.26.09)
"Before 1948 there were Jews and Arabs and they lived in peace" Really? Where? Because it appears they DO NOT teach the Arab massacres of Jewish civilians in 1920, 1929, the mid-1930s when most Arabs were illegal immigrants in the region, and again in 1948 when the entire Arab population stood up publicly and declared a war of extermination of Jews. Begin to teach this in Arab schools and you'll have peace, you'll have justice....because you'll see how Arabs have a very real part in the entire conflict from the start. "Now I understand what it's like to live under occupation" You don't live under occupation of Israel, you live under occupation of racist Islamists who use your population to launch attacks on Israeli civilians. You Pals CAN have the same open travel and relaxed conditions as you saw in Israel...all you need to do is replicate Israel - invest in infrastructure, a stable govt, laws that provide equality to all citizens, focus on an economy and not weapons, and receive and settle ALL refugees in your land. After that, you'll have so much freedom and a State you'll hardly know what to do with yourselves.
16. Didn't they ever ask why Arabs still live in Lod?
William ,   Israel   (08.26.09)
If I were this child, the first question I would have for my family is "If there are so many Arabs in Lod, why did grandpa run away from the Jews?" Funny if they insist he was forced out by the IDF when the family next to him was ignored.
17. distorting the birthright program
miriam sofer ,   miami/ tel aviv   (08.26.09)
leave it to carter the old peanut farmer to take a beutiful Jewish idea and turn it into a farce.
18. Were they told that more Jews fled Arab countries than Arabs
Sharona ,   Jerusalem Israel   (08.26.09)
More Jews fled Arab countries than Arabs fled Israel. And they have no right of return. Were they told they could have had a state too 60 years ago? Were they told they got the Jerusalem airport back, but they shot at the first plane to take off so it closed. I am certain they were not. They have no rights in Israel. They have the right to build where they are instead of phony dreams of stealing more land and property from Jews!
19. To Ahmawd Ghazawy
Sharona ,   Jerusalem Israel   (08.26.09)
Arabs and Jews didn't "live in peace." Before 1948 there was no "occupation" and their were massacres of Jews by Arabs in 1929 and 1936-anyone mention that to him? Anyone mention that all the Jews were thrown out of the Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem? And all the Jewish institutions destroyed? Anyone mention that Jews were denied access the their holiest place-the Western Wall by the occupying Jordanians? They live as do because they chose terror.
20. to #19 until this very day there is a mark of the
ghostq   (08.26.09)
brother grave of jews that the arabs killed befor 67, jews didn't even given the chance to beried their families in Jerusalem with dignity, they were in a hury so they baried them in one grave and it's lockated in the old city of jerusalem. monuments from stone don't lie, but palis brainwash do.
21. I think Saudi Arabia is a better choice
Mikki ,   New York, AMERICA   (08.27.09)
the Arabs who came to Eretz Israel came from Arabia. Maybe they should go back and reclaim it from those Sauds. This is a sad encouragement to war. Why doesn't Israel BAN this kind of thing already?
22. why on earth is Israel letting them do this?
rina ,   rockville, md   (08.27.09)
democracy or not, we have the right to allow people to enter the country or not - this would be a good one to NOT allow! how crazy can we be to allow our enemy give even more fodder to the next generation?
23. Ol' friend Carter funding this & count on Reuters for this.
L ,   Israel   (08.27.09)
"They don't ever seem to think about if there is going to be a checkpoint ahead or not...We're always worrying and calculating those kinds of things." See? That's why they've got to get these younger under-15 kids with the program. They aren't traceable yet and SHOULD be "calculating" how they could strap bomb-belts on without "worrying" about the paperwork and ID cards yet. They are an untapped RESOURCE who need to be instilled with the proper attitude of hatred ("come see: all of this could be yours 'AGAIN' " ...you thought all Israelis were armed? Don't be puzzled: see all of those unarmed Israelis? Sitting ducks.
24. the truth here
shamia ,   jerusalem   (08.28.09)
is in the photo . these arab youths are not believe on what the guide message it apears from their looking and their hands also i have no faith in this guide from his standing and his hands but okey to have a trip in any village .nature is so fine in palastine or israil it is so beutifull naturally not by any one hands
25. # so as you!!!
Sam ,   ME   (08.28.09)
You took the land from the Canaanites as your Torah says. So it was never your land in the first place. You were occupiers of the land. So what makes you different than Romans, Arabs, Egyptians all can claim the land???? Suppose it was your land if you live, in a place for hundreds of years this makes you a citizen with full rights of that country, most of the Arabs who are there satisfy that. And finally how do you know that the people there are not from the original Canaanites doesn't this is give them the right? It is a fallacy that you have "Historical or religious right in the land" . Just say we want the land because we are stronger stop lying at yourselves.
26. #4 Jason: "showing a thief the contents"????!!!!!!!
dumbfounded ,   Amsterdam   (08.30.09)
My goodness man!!???? A joke? Right? You surely meant to say, it's like a thief showing the previous owner the contents just to torment him, right? Otherwise you have no clue.
27. Israel is suicidal and hell bent on self destruction
Jack ,   San Diego   (08.31.09)
28. Sane Israely?
Yousuf ,   Pakistan   (09.10.09)
Is there no one in Israel or outside who can counter #25 and #26 , hahaha. Just admit that you all are racist and hypocryists
29. #25 and #26
Yousuf ,   Pakistan   (09.10.09)
Is there no one in Israel or outside who is capable of countering what these two common sense people are saying. Or Just say you people are powerfull so the land is yours , or sing "Dont drink the water" by dave mathews band,it would suit you.
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