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PM: Infiltrators pull us towards Third World
Tani Goldstein
Published: 21.01.10, 12:02
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1. third world
Philip ,   Afula ,Israel   (01.21.10)
Bibi baby ,get it through you thick head already ,we are the third world untill we separate religion from politics and that you stop wasting billions on you stupid special deals with SHAS and their like.[Bribery or prostitution whatever] Time to get real .....perhaps a new and realistic leader with balls and not ballons.
2. Some of our greatest achievements are humanitarian too!
vered ,   israel   (01.21.10)
3. heavy fines? they come with just the clothes on their backs!
Talula ,   Israel   (01.21.10)
So, how's that going to work then?
4. Where the h_ll have you been while anti-Semitic Soviets pile
5th generation ,   Israel   (01.21.10)
in, steal funds, and dismantle the social and cultural fabric of the state? Never took you for an ignorant racist before, but maybe? Or you're just bent over. Rethink your priorities or you're no Jew.
5. Make a law punishing with 5 years prison those who hire
Keren ,   IL-BR   (01.21.10)
these people,without the possibility of bail. Create incentives for such cases to be dennounced anonimously by neighbors who see other neighbors infringing the law. Emergency,we treat as emergency ,with tough acts and not with light words.
6. #4 You're wrong.
Tahl ,   Ashdod, Israel   (01.21.10)
Please do not generalize. Most of the immigrants from the former Soviet Union are productive to the state of Israel. They are educated, they serve in the military, they work, they pay taxes, and they contribute to society. Yes, a minority of them may not be Jewish. It doesn't matter though, as their next generations here will be Jewish. And while some of those non-Jews are indeed antisemitic and should be kicked out, they are but a small fraction, so at the bottom line we could say that the immigration from the former Soviet Union, for the most part, has been good for us. In contrast, this cannot be said about the African refugees, who have made very little contribution, if any, to Israel. The only thing they do is consume the state's resources, keep our police busy, and in the long run pose a major social and economic threat. If their immigration tide and birth rates continue like this, very soon we'll have the same slums here like the cities in Europe. This has nothing to do with racism, this is simply the facts speaking.
7. He is lying!
Student   (01.21.10)
No Israeli does these jobs. He wants to save them for the Palestinians. His plan for "economic stability" for the Palestinians is well known, and it comes at the expence of the Sudanese refugees.
8. the path before us
(01.21.10)
didnt moses and co come from that direction, or maybe they snook in over the jordan / anyway they walked .
9. PM is 100% right ! we see what is happening in Europe !
(01.21.10)
Africans sell drug and destroyed the frenc h and italinan soc iety. They are racists and dangerous
10. # 8 very funnnny but true
Jack. A   (01.21.10)
11. damage Jewishness, Okay!, but how they damage democracy?
observer   (01.21.10)
Like Judaism, Jewishness survived for centuries. But, democracy is a new thing to the Jews.
12. not on foot? by sea?
observer   (01.21.10)
13. theocracies often are
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14. PM - Infiltrators
debbie ,   israel   (01.21.10)
As much as our hearts tell us we should be generous and gracious to refugees, the truth is laid out in the article. I agree with TAHL, not regarding the Russian immigrants - I don't know what the statistics are on their success - that the refugees cause more problems than advantages. I'm not sure Israel can afford to absorb them in the education and social welfare system. The public schools are already horribly over-crowded and lacking resources, and not just in lower-economic areas, but in upper class areas too. These people are also raising the crime level here, and straining an already strained to the limit police dept. I believe something must be done to send many of them back to their countries, and keep others from coming. It is true as many people say that a people that experienced terrible anti semitism and went through horrible experiences must have more compassion, but I am not sure that Israel has the resources to take these people in.
15. 3rd world
Gregg ,   Haifa, IL   (01.21.10)
Israel is already a 3rd world country and all its politico-religious heads are too living in this middled-aged-third world country....
16. # 5
observer   (01.21.10)
Jewish slaves from Egypt used the same direction
17. "An ounce of prevention...
Robert ,   USA   (01.21.10)
...is worth a pound of cure." It is wise for Israel to do whatever must be done to prevent ILLEGAL immigration. If Israel chooses to open her doors to refuges, it should be by law not by porous borders. Do it before it is too late as it now is in Europe and the US.
18. #16 Although you have a quite awkward reasoning,
Keren ,   IL-BR   (01.21.10)
I will answer you. Israelites ex-slaves IN EGYPT ,who came from EGYPT, were Israelites and came with silver and gold.They didn't need to take anyones jobs and were not invaders.They came commanded by G-d. We are not obligated to take in anything and anyone who want to come in. It seems obvious for any normal person.
19. He is 100% right
Lioness ,   Israel   (01.21.10)
20. Phew thought it was bigotry that did that, carry on..
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21. You get what you give
Clive ,   Karmiel, Israel   (01.21.10)
You can spend hours debating the pluses and minus of accepting refugees, but in the end, when it comes to any form of charity, you get back 10 times more than you give! So we can fine them, build a big fence to keep them out, beat them with sticks or whatever we are capable of. We will suffer for it.
22. The Southern Italians applaud our PM
zelkha ,   Israel   (01.21.10)
23. #16
Keren ,   IL-BR   (01.21.10)
Israelites ex-slaves in Egypt ,who came from Egypt, were Israelites and came with silver and gold.They didn't need to take anyones jobs and were not invaders.They came commanded by G-d ,and there were great signs showing that,signs that the whole humanity could see,signs that persist untill nowadays through Hebrews history and Torah to the modern State of Israel ,passing through Christianhood and Muslimhood,all of them related and with roots in Israelite’s History. I don’t see any special sign by now related to these Sudanese refugees. We are not obligated to take in anything and anyone who want to come in. It seems obvious .
24. :: Sounds familiar
Matty Groves ,   Fairport   (01.21.10)
I am sure that similar sentiments were expressed by the Arabs/Palestinians before the 1940’s
25. First World Country???
Ali ,   Washington DC   (01.21.10)
Being a civilized 1st world country is not about having fewer blacks of African origin. A wealthy racist high-tech biggot is anything but civilized.
26. #11 In this one you're right.
Keren ,   IL-BR   (01.21.10)
27. #18
(01.21.10)
Tell that to the Canannites
28. Scapegoat the hapless foreigners
Rich ,   Toronto, Canada   (01.21.10)
against the Jews. It's the old divide and conquer method, and it's working beautiful. Foreigners sneeking into the Jewish paradise is the cause of all of Israel's problems. Yeah, right!
29. 4#, 5th generation "nutcase"
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (01.21.10)
African refugees crossing into Israel are 100% not Jewish and many are Muslim too. They do not pay taxes and do not serve in the army. The one million "Russian" immigrants since 1970 are 70% Jewish and over 1000 convert to Judiasm a year. They pay taxes and serve in the army. Only a very small percentage are anti-semtic thugs. Bibi. is right and the fence MUST be built immediately!
30. to #25 I see, that you like
Dana Rothschild ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (01.21.10)
living in the USA... 1st civilized world country, who builds a fence to stop the mexican immigrants flooding into USA.... when you will leave this wealthy racist high-tech country for your native country, which for sure allows everybody in?
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