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Terror victim's son: We won't seek revenge, we're Jews
Efrat Weiss
Published: 25.12.09, 13:09
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1. Baruch Dayan HaEmett
Shalom Hartman   (12.25.09)
May G-d give you the family the strength to continue.
2. Palestinians are humans also
Palestinian   (12.25.09)
Every day Palestinians land being confiscated and given to settlers who come from nowhere. God gave us the land, God took the land, God gave the land to Palestinians, God ask us to take the land and water God told us to force Palestinians out of their homes because we are humans
3. Marlene N.
Marlene N. ,   New York City   (12.25.09)
I can feel the pain of losing any member of one's family, but here we go again...with Arabs are not humans. Of course, only Jews are human who never do anything wrong even when they oppress, destroy, steal, and kill. That must always be justified.. These people live in the West Bank illegally and the lives of all Palestinians must revolve around them, their oppressors, and yet, they have the audacity to say who is human. As he said, the interest is only in continuing to building the country and settling in it, while making the lives miserable for every Palestinian, regardless of age or gender. Everyone has the right to resist invaders of their land who seek to enslave them, destroy them, or dispossess them..
4. Extremely sad.Actions speak louder than words
Roland Seener ,   London England   (12.25.09)
5. He did not say Palestinians are not human
David ,   Jerusalem   (12.25.09)
I was at the funeral and just got back from there 2 hours ago. He said that the people who killed his father are not human, and at the same time said that we will not take revenge, since that is not the way to accomplish things. He said that we are humans and do not take revenge even when a loved one is killed. Rather, we should pray that they (the attackers) should correct their ways. It was a very sad story and a dear loss for everyone.
6. no revenge ,How about justice ?
Marcel ,   Florida   (12.25.09)
Isn't it time to hold the politicians who make these deadly decision to be held accountable and charged with malfeasance along with accessory to murder ? They know they can get away with their rewarding of evil and punishing the good because you do not hold them accountable. Netanyahu and Barak behind bars !
7. Humans
LH ,   Efrat, Israel   (12.25.09)
To #2 and #3. The son did not say that palestinians are not human. He just said that we Jews should not kill indiscriminately because we are human. Since palestinians continue to kill indiscriminately, and rejoice in it to boot, , you can draw you're own conclusions...
8. A terrible crime of murder
Muriel ,   israel   (12.25.09)
I was very saddened by this news - a fine and respected human being shot in the head. Marlene in NYC may you go to h--l.
9. this is murder out of hatred
Ilana   (12.25.09)
It is nothing more than hatred and jealousy inspired by lies and propaganda. The fact that people like Marlene believe it blindly without searching for the truth makes each murder like this the murder of thousands because that is what causes the murder and the nexrt one and the next one.
10. Who Cares? Not Efrat Weiss.
Brana Lobel ,   Israel   (12.25.09)
you guys just don't want to print this, do you? Efrat, why do you keep on writing these articles? Is it to separate the "settlers" from the rest of Israel? Why is the whole of Israel not mourning the death of this rabbi, and why are not all of us consolidated in anger about it? The death of each Jew is the death of us all, and if you have not learned that lesson yet I pray that you will learn it in your lifetime. In your rush to make your career moves, satisfy Ynet, and the rest of your life, remember first and foremost that you are a Jew, a Jew, a Jew. That's it; that's what Barak, Netanyahu, Ashkenazi and the rest of them forget. Does it seem a little odd to you that a rabbi, whose name was Light and Life, was snuffed out by the dark forces of Al Aksa, the wannabee mosque people? How much more in-your-face does this message have to be?
11. #2 born human, but where is the humanity now?
Ilan ,   Ariel   (12.25.09)
We are all born with the potential to be either righteous or wicked. Meir Hai chose to be righteous. What do you choose?
12. The legacy and culture of the palestinians
Johnny ,   Stockholm Sweden   (12.25.09)
It will not be the nicest of stories.
13. Isn't it your leaders that say: "we love death"
Johnny ,   Stockholm Sweden   (12.25.09)
I have seen multiple news clips where your leaders openly confess that the palestinian people love death as much as the Israeli people love life. In what way is showing the human spirit?
14. We never seek bloodshed but....
Nader ,   Nablus   (12.25.09)
We feel sorry for this sad incedent in the same level we feel sad for settlers to confiescate our land. If you consider the west bank as s land of Torah then, sadly, the war will continue. Let us go to peace, leave the west bank and let us live our live peacfully and same for you.
15. #2: WRONG!
emanon ,   uSA   (12.25.09)
16. Arabs are not human beings? Hmmm...
BBSNews ,   Charlotte, NC   (12.25.09)
...I wonder why the grief of Jews over loved ones shot for no reason summons up such hatred... And yet those same Jews feel nothing for the Palestinians who die in numbers far greater, and of far greater heinous acts at the hands of the occupier. I guess the violence will end when Jews realize that Arabs are human beings, and they grieve in the same way when four or five of their family members are killed by Jews as compared to one in almost every case.
17. won't seek revenge, unless
observer   (12.25.09)
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, the Islamic Jihad, or Hizbullah is NOT the perpetrator. Meir Avshalom Hai!, there is no proof that it was NOT criminal act by Jew.
18. there were 3 people responsible for this death
zionist forever   (12.25.09)
1) The arab who did the shooting. 2) Barak Obama who has pushed Bibi into removing security checkpoints allowing the arabs access to this jew. 3) Netanyahu himself for putting security second to appease Obama. This is why the peace process will never work, the more concessions we make the more dangerous the situation becomes. Oslo didn't bring peace it brought more civilian deaths on a scale never seen before. Bibi is also all set now to release another 1000+ terrorists including murderers for a single soldier possibly the single most irresponsible deal with the devil that any PM has ever made before.
19. Bibi & Barak, HIS BLOOD IS ON YOUR HAND.
(12.25.09)
Thank you Bibi and Barak for removing the checkpoint causing terrorists to kill an innocent Jew.
20. NETANYAHU & BARAK BEHIND BARS !
(12.25.09)
21. human beings- murder of rabbi chai
lenise ,   israel   (12.25.09)
Why is this article written to make it appear as if the Rabbi's son does not believe Arabs are human - this is not accurate reporting - he said they do not behave like humane human beings, not that they were animals. Also he said that Jews should behave differently, and not ill treat any other people simply because they are different - not to beat them with sticks or shoot them in the head - if they are not the same race, religion, culture or ideology as you. Please report accurately and do not cause ill feeling between human beings because of verbal jmisunderstanding.,
22. #3: Equally WRONG!
emanon ,   uSA   (12.25.09)
23. Brana Lobel, occupations brought this death...
BBSNews ,   Charlotte, NC   (12.25.09)
...the sooner you learn this, the sooner the deaths will cease. What is so hard to understand? Stealing land and resources results in violent resistance. You reap what you sow, and the colonists have done so much to the Palestinians whilst the IDF and the Israeli police laugh... Don't whine about it. Y'all brought it on to yourselves, every stinking bit of it. "Holy people" my foot. Your just regular people stealing from others and now whining because someone fights back. Tough. End the occupations and maybe you won't have the violence. It ain't rocket science.
24. zionist forever, blames Bibi and President Obama, FOOL!
BBSNews ,   Charlotte, NC   (12.25.09)
Perhaps you should put the blame where it really belongs: The illegal colonists who run rampant over the rights and lives of Palestinians on a daily grueling basis. Don't you dare try to pin this on President Obama. You and yours have been illegally occupying Arab Palestinian land and resources since Barack Obama was in elementary school you fool. Stop trying to shift the blame from yourselves. That's been the main problem since day one when a people puts itself above all others and above all laws. Reality bites you back.
25. Excuse me, but we STILL do not know who attacker is?
John ,   Europe   (12.25.09)
It seems that an Arab is automatically proclaimed a murderer. Although it is established it is a DRIVE BY and it COULD be something that Hai did but we still do not know about. What if it turns out that he had shady deals his children did not know anything about? Also - please note that his SON refused to uphold Torah. If Hai is so reighteous, how come this happened to him? Isn't it logical and proven that "If you uphold my commands, you will have rain on time..." (Shma)? There are unclean details about this case and I would be so fast to judge. Of course, politicians are having a field day, parading with a dead body. "Political necrophilia", nothing new.
26. no doubt
Barney ,   USA   (12.25.09)
sweets are being handed out in some pali area. there is no "occupation" . if Jews want to live there so be it. Do palis live in Israeli cities? why is that ok but not ok for Jews to live in "west bank" which is really Israel. is there some double standard here or is it an extension of the Jews should be in ghetto mentality. Jews should live wherever they want to-even Saudi Arabia but the arab mentality demands their countries be free of Jews and Christians now for that matter. totally intolerant, backward, fanatics have taken over Islam
27. If not revenge ...
Abraham Lincoln ,   USA   (12.25.09)
Then what is the thinking behind "Price Tag"
28. :: The difference between us and them
Matty Groves ,   Fairport   (12.25.09)
"The difference between us and them is that we are human beings. We won't shoot them in the head for no reason. We are Jews, holy people, human beings." Mustafa Muhammad Sabri Wadi, 15 years old, was shot in the head by the IDF while traveling near the Gaza perimeter fence (13 Nov 2009). I have come across many, many cases of Palestinian children shot in the head for no justifiable reason. There is no difference between Israelis and Palestinians when it comes to senseless killings. Both sides have blood on their hands.
29. B.S.News, the star of "As the wingnut turns"
flyingdoc57 ,   Florida, U.S.A.   (12.25.09)
"And yet those same Jews feel nothing for the Palestinians who die in numbers far greater, and of far greater heinous acts at the hands of the occupier." [B.S.News] Who says Jews feel "nothing" for the Palestinians? A rabid anti-semite like you now claims to know what Jews feel or don't feel? Furthermore, as if you haven't been told this a million times...the "occupation" was the RESULT of 20 years of Arab attacks on Israel. For you to turn this around, and make the "occupation" the 'cause' of current violence serves only to prove what everyone here already knows about you....that you are an anti-semite who refuses to consider the history of Israel between 1948 and 1967. "Brana Lobel, occupations brought this death...the sooner you learn this, the sooner the deaths will cease. What is so hard to understand? Stealing land and resources results in violent resistance...End the occupations and maybe you won't have the violence" [B.S.News] Once again, you're just a broken record, day after day, week after week, month after month, and year after year, never stopping to educate yourself as to how the so-called "occupation" came about. Where has this repetitive drivel gotten you? Nowhere. For the million and one time, the "occupation" was the RESULT of 20 years of Arab attacks on Israel. Your baseless theory is handily disproved by the 20-year history of Arab attacks on Israel BEFORE the "occupation". This latest attack on Jews was not the result of "occupation". Quite the opposite. It was the direct result of the closing of a checkpoint. Just as the years of rocket attacks from Gaza were the direct result of Israel leaving Gaza. Your Arab terrorist friends are wild vicious animals who have no other interest in life but to kill Jews. You, of all haters, should understand this concept. Do YOU have any other interest in life but to cruise the Israeli/Jewish internet sites 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, for the purpose of spewing the same inane anti-semitic propoganda? Of course not. Clearly, you have no job, no hobbies, no other interests at all...just like the maniacs that surround Israel. "The illegal colonists who run rampant over the rights and lives of Palestinians on a daily grueling basis...You and yours have been illegally occupying Arab Palestinian land and resources since Barack Obama was in elementary school you fool" [B.S.News] Always more of the same. It's always the same old "illegal occupation, this" and "illegal occupation, that". It's always the same insult-flinging toward anyone who supports Israel. If it's not "wingnut", it's "useful idiot". It it's not "useful idiot", it's "fool". If it's not "fool", it's something else. Day after day, for months and years on end, you devote your life to spewing hateful insults upon Jews. You literally live your life on every Israeli/Jewish website who will post your vile, issuing your ridiculous threats ("I'm sending a copy of your comment to President Obama" or "I'm filing a law suit against you and WSJ for slander and libel", etc., etc., etc.). Don't you know that we know who and what you are, Michael? As if your 100 comments per day on a half dozen or more websites don't reveal you for what you are, your picture posted alongside each of your postings on Wall Street Journal tells it all. You could be Adolf Hitler's grandson. Just look at that photo of an angry, bitter little S.O.B., a piece of human debris without a soul. Admit it. You have absolutely no life outside of anti-semitism. Enjoy the misery. Nobody has earned it and deserves it more than you.
30. #3 Marlene N-Are you still around??
Keren ,   IL-BR   (12.25.09)
Are you still around with your old obssessed blablabla ,running like a mad dog after its tail,like a mad person revolving in his little darkness without seeing light? What is that? Haven't you find your cure yet?
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