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Neturei Karta: IDF Purim costumes worse than Nazi uniforms
Kobi Nahshoni
Published: 25.02.10, 07:37
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1. If they hate it here so much then leave
Avi ,   Israel   (02.25.10)
Thats what we call taking out the garbage here in Israel.
2. Scaring me away from Judaism!
Ira ,   Caesarea, Israel   (02.25.10)
Every time I read an article like this it chases me further from the synagogue. Haval. Anyway isn't it time for a exorcism od Dovid Weiss the Neo Nazi that keeps his group in the valley of darkness?
3. Abbas' friends
Ilan ,   Ariel   (02.25.10)
Neturei Karta, Shalom Achshav and PLO. A Purim classic.
4. Two thurds of my father's family had been
Ilona   (02.25.10)
murdered by the Nazis, including infants. They were all innocent good hearted Jewush people. I wish God took evil Neturei Karta instead.
5. Nazi Uniforms and alleged religious
Stan ,   Sydney   (02.25.10)
It's plain that these fruitloops have not taken their medication!
6. They should be deported just like any other enemy of Israel
(02.25.10)
They can go live with their friends in Iran.
7. the injunction against getting drunk?
golan ,   modiin   (02.25.10)
ok men can;t dress like women because it is forbidden in the torah and (holy molly it still) applies in Purim....BUT the "toyroh" observants can throw away the parts of the torah where is is forbidden to get stinking drunk! Sounds like reform Judaism to me... (actually conservative Judaism but no one here in Israel knows what that is. The reform might get dressed up, they might even eat a triangle cookie) but these haredim... wow. Tzadik tzadik.
8. The Knesset should proclaim the neutri nuts deportable
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (02.25.10)
non-Jews and send them to australia where they can live in a muslum refugee camp.
9. #2 what a pathetic excuse. blame others for your
(02.25.10)
shortcomings. grow up!!
10. Kick them out
Linichka ,   Gdynia, Poland   (02.25.10)
They are not Jews. They are swine - sick, sinister, perverted jokes.
11. Don't Mistake Jews For Judaism
Hesh   (02.25.10)
The Netura Karte are a small group of a few hundred families world wide. There are over 700,000 Haredim in Israel alone, about 1 million in the world. The Netura Karte are not in any way representative of Haredim or Jewish people in general. Nothing they do should be taken as normal, or be thought to be accepted by any other Jews. Don't let what these peopel do scare you away from true Judaism.
12. Netura Karta Wackos
rht ,   Jerusalem   (02.25.10)
I don't really care (for a long list of reasons) whether they are in favor of the State of Israel or not. What is unconscionalbe is that they could even consider gloryifying the Nazis. These guys have gone too far and all Schools shold kick their kids and grandkids out until they get mental help.
13. Uniting those distant
Paul ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (02.25.10)
At least this is one thing Haredim and Secularists have in common. They both rightfully hate and find repulsive the deranged mentality of this repulsive sect.
14. Nutarei Karta
Proud Israeli Jew ,   Jerusalem   (02.25.10)
They are sick and should be expelled from the Jewish People. If Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, David, Solomon,etc returned to life, the Nutarei Karta would not accept them as Jews!!!
15. Surreal
Cameron ,   USA   (02.25.10)
Think any of these Haredi kooks show up to collect their monthly, dole check sporting an SS uniform? And I thought we Christians & Muslims produced some weird groups! Dark & trippy stuff, YNET.
16. Purim will be a very very sad day
Ilana   (02.25.10)
when jews are able to dress up as mass murderers of elderly, women, children and men then it is surely a sad day for any person and certainly for God. I would arrest anyone wearing such costumes. They do not belong in this society.
17. HAHA!! I love Naturei Karta!
meir ,   tela aviv   (02.25.10)
They are so funny! They look so happy when the can shake hands with our enemies. that's better than cabaret. great. At least the live as jews in israel. many "zionists" don't. if like the "state", well, we have a freedom of speech. And I don't feel threatened by this jokers.
18. Why is Ynet giving any space to this sick sect?
Roy Doliner ,   Rome, Italy   (02.25.10)
The NK have been ostracized from the Jewish world by cherem, pronounced by rabbis across the entire spectrum of the Jewish world. More importantly, by their non-stop support of terrorists and Jew-killers, they have willingly become rod'fim, pursuers of Jewish blood, and have cut off their own souls from Am Yisrael. Ynet has no problem labeling proud Zionists as "right-wingers" or "nationalists" - why can't you write the truth and say that NK is a small, sick sect, rejected by the Jewish world and decent folk everywhere? Please repeat after me: NK ARE NOT JEWS. They have rejected the entire rest of the Jewish world, and support the destruction of 5.5 million Jews at the hands of terrorists. The NK do not miss a single opportunity to rush in front of any camera to hug and kiss the most evil anti-Semites on the planet. They certainly do not need Ynet to help them in their eternal quest for more PR. In the future, if you still feel the need to give them any attention, please do NOT refer to them as Jews. Todah, Thank You, Grazie. Roy Doliner, co-author of The Sistine Secrets
19. Umm...Shmuel Eliyahu is not the.....
Eliyahu ,   Yrushalayim   (02.25.10)
only one that can read Hebrew. It does not take a halachic ruling to understand Devarim 22:5. But it is good to see some of us are literally on the same page. If you are a man don't dress like a woman even for Purim.
20. Paul , only antisemites appreciate them
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (02.25.10)
For me , they can all go to their "heaven" , be it Gaza or tehran . But not pollute our country , not even be buried here .
21. Godwin's Law strikes again
Modemac ,   Boston, Massachusett   (02.25.10)
Look up the term "Godwin's Law" on Wikipedia and you'll see how ridiculous accusations of this sort can be.
22. Haman is also neturie karta
Moshe ,   Monsey, USA   (02.25.10)
Haman is also neturie karta.
23. I've ordered my Purim costume
Steve G ,   Kew Gardens, NYC   (02.25.10)
I've decided to go as a "Neturei Karta". This year I am aiming for high comedy.
24. #2. These people are to Judaism what feces is to a soccer fi
Jae ,   Lynn US   (02.25.10)
field. Dont get caughyt up in the hype. They number about 00.0001% of the Jewish population Like a zit on the face it makes itself known but 99.9999% of the body is zit-free. Hoefully these people get popped.lol.
25. where's the line?
tom ,   toronto, canada   (02.25.10)
the naturei karta have been despised but tolerated by mainstream jews for a long time. a free and democratic society can and should tolerate differing points of view. unfortunately, "tolerance" is often seen as weakness, and now the naturei karta are "pushing the envelope" into what can only be described as active treason (embracing hamas and ahmadinejad), and hillul hashem (describing nazis as "better" than zionist jews). the torah clearly commands us to establish judges and police, to maintain law and order. so where do we draw the line, and start prosecuting and jailing the naturei karta for their highly publicized criminal actions?
26. Shame on you Neturei Karta
Proud Zionist, ,   Haifa, Israel   (02.25.10)
How dare you to allege that "sinner (Zionists) is worse than the killer (Nazis)." Ten of thousands of Jews and Israelis gave their lives, so Schmocks like you can live in Israel, feeling protected and able to be Jews. Enough is enough with your hatred for Zionists Jews and Israelis! You have no right to call yourself Jews! Real Jews, do not hate other Jews and do not compare them to the Nazis. If anything, it is your alliances with the enemies of Israel, the burning of Israeli flags and your ongoing actions against Jews who disgaree with you, that make it more probable to compare you to the Nazis! If you are unhappy then leave Israel.
27. I resent that I have to share the banner "Haredi" w/ them
L ,   Elad, Israel   (02.25.10)
They're out of their minds to come up with garbage like this. This is beyond shaking hands with Ahmedinejad and the "Shabbos in Gaza" sickness. All of the other Chasidim are disgusted by them. This is just too far.
28. #18: Don't you get it?
Can't Fool Everyone ,   Jerusalem   (02.25.10)
The name of the game on the Web is traffic ("hits"). Scandalous trash always makes good copy. You know, it's possible to diss someone with lies too. Especially if they look like, sound like -- even if they have been ostracized from all religious communities. After all, who cares, as long as it draws people to the website?
29. I f the basis for wearing or banning certain clothing styles
EST ,   Miami USA   (02.25.10)
is Deuteronomy 22:5 "neither shall a man put on woman's clothes..." what are men doing wearing pants???? The rabbis themselves are breaking this injuction ... historically, males wore tunics, etc. and it is women who first began wearing the predecessor of today's pants for modesty's sake! If the rabbi wants to base his decision on a ruling from that long ago then he needs to accept the clothing mores of that lifetime!!! I find this one of the most ridiculous rulings applied today. Never mind the Naturei Karta, they are just plain sick!!! and traitors to the state ... they should be treated as such! no benefits, etc., etc. they are not just leeches but ill-willed ones!
30. They are the "Westboro Baptists" of Judaism
Kyle ,   Southpark, CO, USA   (02.25.10)
They have as much to do with Judaism as the Phelps hate cult has to do with Christianity.
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