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MKs slam PM over treatment of Falashmura
Yael Branovsky
Published: 08.03.10, 16:03
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1. I say, just for sake of substituting
Inyaki ,   Bilbao, Basque   (03.08.10)
those Shasniks who spend time in yeshivas instead of being drafted to TZAHAL, bring the falashmura to Israel.
2. Those that left Judaism, even a few
jason white ,   afula,israel   (03.08.10)
generations ago should not be allowed to make alyah, falasha mura or messanic "jews" from the west. Color means nothing, but we had tens of thousands of Jews that died, but refused to become goyim. These others willingly left Judaism. Do not allow them to make alyah.
3. Jason's input (#2)
Robert Haymond ,   Ashdod, Israel   (03.08.10)
There is a long history of "Conversos" from Spain and Portugal. This occurred under dire threats to their (Jewish) lives. One name applied to them, if they continued to practice Judaism secretly, was "Marranos". Rather than condemn such people, as you have, I would honour them. There were also Jews, especially children, who hid from the German police by adopting (temporarily) Christian identities. Unless you yourself have been placed in such dire conditions, it would be better not to condemn such unfortunate people. The will to survive and survive as Jews was very strong. I would say the same for the Falashmura. I would ask you to rethink your (harsh) position on the subject.
4. Subtle and Open Racism
Beit Israel ,   Addis, Ethiopia   (03.10.10)
The whole system has failed Ethiopians. Even this website doesn't want to do a proper reporting ... Just look at the image that shows the three Ethiopians ... Under the photo, it says, "Ethiopian Community representatives in Monday discussion" - no names of the people has been mentioned. Hey, who cares about these people, eh? That is the attitude. I look forward to such kind of image captions and descriptions, when Israelis are shown, "The Israeli community reps discussing". You might not see such subtle arrogance, but that is the way it is in Israel and Israeli media.
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