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Demonizing Israel in Spain
Monica Cooper
Published: 14.03.10, 11:09
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31. Face the truth
Ghandi ,   Saudi Arabia   (03.14.10)
as a matter of truth, zionists hate the truth; simply. Whenever you are faced with the naked truth of your state, you start to whine until you come into power and then you kill or destory that truth teller.
32. Come to KSA
Anon ,   KSA   (03.14.10)
Please come to KSA and report what you see. I wonder just how long you will live---possibly until the next public beheading
33. The world finds it difficult to cope with
Vardina   (03.14.10)
a non submissive Israel. They will have to get used to it.
34. simple: ban el pais and munoz from israel as any muslim ...
bernard ross ,   st anns bay   (03.14.10)
...country would do
35. It's not new.
Guess it ,   Spain   (03.14.10)
Spain is full of contrast. While a judge tried to enforce some israeli's soldiers due to the operation over Gaza Strip on December 2008, state workers of Ministry of justice were on strike ("Secretarios judiciales" and even judges). While Spanish educational system goes down in terms of educational quality an university expelled an israeli's university from a contest of architecture. A lot of insults have been made in spain against israel, and all of that had been done by those who want an excuse to introduce themselves as the good ones and then do what they want. It's all to do with propaganda. I think that's the reason why that journalist has not been fired in spite of his ignorance.
36. The same process
Marcelo ,   Barcelona   (03.14.10)
The author of this article uses the same methods she is accusing the el Pais reportert of. She is selecting facts and specific newspaper. What she didn't mention was that Catalan girl, was arrested in the West Band, in territory administered by the PA, where the army has no jurisdiction over there, so Israeli visa doesn't apply there. The army arrested her, and forced her to sign a paper mentioning that she is leaving Israel willingly. There are others reported from Spain, like Henry Sinnerman,who is rather neutral.
37. #29 - Yes, you don't get it.
Tahl ,   Ashdod, Israel   (03.14.10)
And the reason you don't get it, is because you never bother to read beyond the title. The substance of this column, if you'd care to read it, contains ample facts to prove the anti-Israel bias of your favorite "liberal" newspaper. And if you disagree, I dare you to come up with substantive counter-arguments rather than empty slogans like you did in #14 and #29. Or is this too much of a challenge for a title-reading-slogan-recycler like yourself?
38. Anti-Israel & Anti-Jewish Spain
Samir S. Halabi ,   Geneve, Suisse   (03.14.10)
A large majority of Spaniards are still living in a medieval Spain, they have not yet progressed woken up from their evil hatred against everything jewish which originally emanated from their catholic teachings by the church and has contaminated these uneducated peasants eversince. No jews should visit Spain, until such times as they change their ideas concerning the jewish people. If the non-spanish Jewish citizens of other countries would only have the guts, they should all sell up their villas and appartments in Spain and instead by property in israel.
39. The Children of the Inquisition
Sami ,   New York, USA   (03.14.10)
They are the Children of the Inquisition.
40. to #31
Michael ,   new york   (03.15.10)
It's quite an Oxymoron, Ghandi in Saudi Arabia. Ghandi a man of peace and political change in a backwater of wahabism and fundamentalist terror caves. Birthing place of Osama Bin Laden and 15 of the 19 terrorists of 9/11 fame. Hey Mr. Saudi, you could NEVER have the freedom of any kind of talkback in your country, so thankfully you take advantage of the freedom of Israel's press to spout you disinformation.
41. Now, Armando @14, 21
Inyaki ,   Bilbao, Basque   (03.15.10)
Now, Armando, I think you've been tought a nice lesson by Tahl from a provincial litle port town of Ashdod. He's right, the slogans are good for Spanish "progressive" newspapers, here you should rather explain yourself. The article gives the facts, not the slogans. You would do better participating in the judeophobic forums of El Pais, there your slogans would be great.
42. wonderful article,el pais has been anti israel for years
hal tripp ,   la paz, bolivia   (03.15.10)
el pais doesnt mention the muslim takeover of south of spain,in drugs ,robberies and murders,its time to expel this fat slob from israel.
43. New blog tracking "Spain, Israel & the Jews"
Zvi   (03.15.10)
Here: http://spain-israel-jews.blogspot.com/
44. #1
(03.15.10)
and don't forget to also subscribe to der shtrumer, white power, etc... in line with your fascist way of thinking peter pierce n.y.
45. Spain
Ringo Retek ,   Santa Fe. Argentina   (03.15.10)
Spain was,is and will be an antisemitic country. That's the legacy of Franco that will always remain with then.
46. Spain.
Ron B. ,   Lod   (03.15.10)
Spain still occupies parts of Morocco where, despite long standing protests from the Moroccan government, the Spanish occupied cities of Ceuta and Melilla remain under Madrid’s sovereignty. It’s quite acceptable for the US, to say nothing of Spain whose need to bar entry into Spanish Sahara goes unchallenged. Nobody minds that European Spain still has territory in Africa, which it still refuses to cede. However, an appeal to reason and logic may miss the point when engaging with anti-Zionist bigotry.As to the honesty of Spain : http://xrl.us/bfnv7z
47. THE DEMON OF SPAIN -
Arn. ,   SWEDEN.   (03.15.10)
HAS COME FORWARD, TRYING TO POINT IN THE OPPOSIT DIRECTION. GO TO HELL WITH SPAIN !!!. Arn.
48. #41 - I agree that
Antonio ,   Spain   (03.15.10)
Not only in the judeophobic forums of El Pais. He should find a lot more in Spain, starting with the spanish Church, wich for a long long time they have educated us in the idea of 'Jews killed Jesus'; of course, Romans dind't anything about that ... :-P That idea is the seed of the current antisemitic mayority, feeded with 'liberals' like Armando.
49. Not true
Maria ,   Spain   (03.15.10)
I have read several articles about Spain against Israel and I wonder if there is not a campaign by Israel against Spain. Spain does not demonizes Israel, maybe some isolated cases, some insensitive person, but not many. On the contrary, we admire the Jews and feel a little descendants of them. Please do not judge a whole by a few.
50. you made you bed now lie in it
(03.15.10)
51. Not different...
Ariel ,   Spain   (03.15.10)
I don't know why you pick on Spain, El Pais here is as biased against Israel as most of the European media (have you watched the BBC lately?). I don't consider people in Spain to be particularly antisemitic, on the contrary they're quite curious about jews and know close to ZERO when it comes down to Israel, whether is past or present facts. They are also somehow pro-palestinians because they see them as the weakest part an because of nothing else. I've seen hardcore antisemitism, the real scary one, multiplied by 10 in other parts of Europe, 99% of the Spaniards have never met or seen a Jew, they're simply disinformed, I'd never say they're antisemitic like some Hungarians, Russians or Romanians I've met, who live side by side with them and express views which are downright nazis.
52. probably paid for by the State of Israel.
Anders Droud ,   Barcelona, Catalunya   (03.15.10)
Ha ha ha ha ha , that was sooooooo funny. Check your facts before making stupid assumptions.
53. THE UNHOLY TRINITY is live and well in Spain too. It ...
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (03.15.10)
... consists of the Classic Anti-Semites, the "Progressive" Anti-Jewish Racists and the 7th Century Based Islamists. The collaboration of the three amounts to the new "religion": THE UNHOLY TRINITY.
54. Spain
Hal ,   Usa   (03.16.10)
With all due respect to the posters from Spain, I find it more than in interesting that they, regardless of politics, have opinions on Israel and nothing is ever mentioned about Spain's brutal colonial past. Israel is not perfect by any means, but nobody could ever compare it to Spain and the barbarity that it unleashed on the Americas and every place they set foot in the world. The Church undoubtedly poisoned your minds over centurys about Jews, but your own history is an indictment of crimes against humanity and you all post here as if butter wouldn't melt in your mouths. If you worked for a thousand years, you couldn't undo the damage that was inflicted on the world by your ancestors. Before you remove the splinter from my eye, remove the boulder from your own!
55. # 54
Oliver ,   Ramat Gan   (03.17.10)
Are you implying Hal that anyone coming from a country with a brutal past is not allowed to have an opinion here? So as a native German I'd better not open my mouth then, huh? (Apart from this, I agree with #2 that I observe an anti-Israel bias in many (not all) media in Germany.)
56. #55 Oliver
Hal ,   Usa   (03.18.10)
Quite the contrary Oliver. I was speaking to the almost predictable posts from Spanish posters the have a certitude of smugness that implys that they live in homes made from silica. The constant references to Israel's oppresive and brutal actions in regards to Arabs. Germany has since the end of WW2 made great efforts to come to grips with it's horrendous Nazi period. The Spanish never have as evidensed by the ignorant comments and poisoned attitudes. Don't play the contrarian here Oliver!
57. mmisinformed, biased- and this is not Spain
Lisa   (04.22.10)
and I notice most of the TBs are from Americans who come here to watch bullfights- jerks...if it wasn't for tourists- bullfights would have gone the way of the dinosaurs . Spain was one of the few countries during WW2 who took in Jews, fed them, helped them escape - how long before the 'sainted' Americans finally stopped refusing Jews- your memories are very selective! El Pais is a trashy paper- who reads it anyway? We use it to wrap garbage. By the way: where are most consulates and embassies in Israel? safely in Tel Aviv- not Jerusalem where certain extreme religious groups riot periodically.... Jews call Jerusalem their capital city- which half? As long as this issue is not settled don't hold your breath. How many other countries do not call Jerusalem the capital city of Israel? The American Embassy is -where?
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