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Victims of gay youth center attack visit Germany
Assaf Uni
Published: 25.08.10, 23:56
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1. The headline alone SHAMES Israel.
Israeli 2   (08.26.10)
2. The Nazis murdered homos too.
Rivka ,   Israel   (08.26.10)
3. #1 Two young people murdered in cold blood
aVI ,   Israel   (08.26.10)
Obvioulsy not enough for your homophobic lust ? The only shame here is people like you as it was that kind of attitude that lead to the cold blooded murder of two fine young people.
4. what antisemitism got to do with crime
ghostq   (08.26.10)
that attacker is unknown, kinda back ward, you r not even sure that it's hate crime, and if the gay community is so left winger it could be on political back ground, you got nothing, that is y none cares, so don't envolved other states in your backward logic, y because of nazism??? did occure to them that millions of jews died under the USSR regime, but since communists doesn't publsh exact numbers than they can get away with murder, try to mark in pogrom land thau name Russia.
5. There's still a murderer on the loose
Israel   (08.26.10)
What are the police waiting for? Another attack? Whoever murdered and injured these kids is enjoying freedom - that's not right.
6. To # 3 Avi
Ricardo Macher ,   Karnei Shomron IL   (08.26.10)
Please help me understand, since probably I'm a little dumb. You are fighting for equality, for being "regularĀ·" citizens, not being pointed because of you sexual preferences. Correct? Now, if that's so, why are you so worried about expressing your pride to be gay and demanding special care for your problems? If you are equal, then be equal, like all the working people who get up in the morning to pray and to work and don't keep bothering other people talking about discrimination and crying for everything!
7. #4 Ghostq FYI
Avi ,   Israel   (08.26.10)
An estimated 1.2 million men were homosexuals in Germany in 1928. Between 1933-45, an estimated 100,000 men were arrested as homosexuals, and of these, some 50,000 officially defined homosexuals were sentenced. Most of these men spent time in regular prisons, and an estimated 5,000 to 15,000 of the total sentenced were incarcerated in concentration camps. Surely one of the lessons from the Hollocaust is to respect your fellow human being , yes there are people who are different from your self. To suggest that the murders of these two young people who were gunned down in cold blood is political is an insult to their memory. Its pure homophobia in its ugliest form. Before the murders the gay community was subject of a vicious hate campaign by the Shas party. The killer will be found and brought to justice. We in the gay community hold Shas responsible as they have blood on their hands.
8. to #7 I know avi, hitler hated the fact that he
ghostq   (08.26.10)
himself was gay, that is the first thing he did, self hating people r the worse, you see Avi according to testimony during his militery service during ww1 he used to be intimate with other soldiers, so that is what really bothered him, he was married to Eva, in public they looked nice, but there is no photo or anydocumantion on intemacy at all, and what hitler did got nothing o do with the fact that two teens died on unclear background 67 years afterward especially when the murderer wasn't caught. shas got nothing to do with it AVI you r racist, you go something against non ashkenazis jews, you never made anysound when the europeene religious jews were in the gov. you r as guilty in rasism as the bigots you accuse.
9. #7 well said #4 its past your bedtime
bob ,   New Zealand   (08.26.10)
10. reply to # 6 Ricardo
Avi ,   Israel   (08.26.10)
First of all im sure you are not dumb at all but maybe a little less educated in such matters and i welcome your questions. Allow me to clairify. As a gay person we are still denied some basic human rights, including inheretence rights, death taxes, even hospital visitation rights as i am not officially recognised as my partners spouse ( 10 years & 2 kids) . We regually face discrimination on a daily basis ,which hetrosexual people take for granted, Regarding the issue of praying, sorry i am not a religious person and do not share your religious belifes, which after all is a persons basic right to belive or not to belive. I can not assosiate myself with the jewish religion who direct hatred at gay people for being different and therefore as jews we do not celebrate the chageem in our house. I was even told at the Beit Knesset that i am not welcome and was asked to leave. i always welcome sensible dialog and not blatent hatred based my sexual identity. I would like to think of my self as a good person, i lead a quite life, with my 2 children and partner, we contribute to many charaties and do what we can to help others who are less fortunate than we are. As an employer i also employ religious people and also have charideem workers, Maybe you should take some time to meet someone is gay to dismiss your fears and preducices to get a better understanding of what it is to be gay and the problems and predudices we face on a daily basis. i think you might be pleasenetly surprised , and discover we are not all screaming drag queens, gay people are everywhere, we are your doctors, lawyers, judges, dentisits and your work collegue and so on. In tehran today gay people are hanged in public , the gay community will not allow this to happen here in israel and will not be driven in to secrecy or hiding. I for one celbrate that israel is a democracy and respects the rights of the individual to lead his or her life in the way he sees fit. Let us not forget it was homophobic hatred that lead to the cold blooed murder of these two young people including my friends son who is now in a wheel chair for the rest of his life. Thankyou for your questions and like i said i respect you for that, but less of the sarcasism would be welcome if we are to have a sensible dialog. Chag semeach to you and your family - Avi
11. #reply to Ghostq
Avi ,   Israel   (08.26.10)
Dear Ghostq as someone who dosent live in this country it seems you are somewhat unaware of what we have put up with on a daily basis. Shas conducted a viscious hate campaing based on their religious belifes against gay people and i quote: "Gay people are responsible for earthquakes" the list is endless. Some of these comments came from MK Benizir and MK Nissim ZevIn June 2007 he compared homosexuals to drug addicts and suggested that rehabiliation centers be set up for them throughout Israel. to provide a "cure" MK Benizri ( currently serving 4 years for bribary and theft) publicly blamed gay people as the cause of earhquakes. Ask your self if a european Member of parlliament blamed jews for earthquakes, would this be tollerated ? Two young people were murdered in cold blood, we the gay community hold shass responisble of creating an enviornment of blatent hatred and homopphobia resulting in these murders, we will never forget and never forgive . So do tell us all when you will you be making aliah or do you just prefer to tell us how to run our lives from the comfort of your home , while you your self cannot commit to Israel by making aliah, I thought 2 wars for my country , where were you?
12. To #6
J ,   Tel Aviv   (08.26.10)
You're right, Ricardo. With your self-assessment.
13. #11
bob ,   NZ   (08.26.10)
That is a shocking story. There is a church in the US which preaches that God sends earthquakes to punish sinners. I am a 56 year old New Zealander and until I noticed the church ( Westboro Babtist ) on YouTube this year I had no idea that anyone anywhere still preached such garbage in the name of religion. Since reading Ynet talkbacks I've found that these superstitions are not restricted to members of the Westboro Babtist Church in America. Good luck to you.
14. Ricardo , @ 6
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.26.10)
"you are fighting for equality" you wrote . Then "if you are equal " ..... No Ricardo they are nopt egal yet , Avi told you some of those inegualities , and that''s why they have to "fight" for it , have parades . I'm not working anymore , i never pray , have no tefilin , siddour or talit , Am i egal ?
15. to 4 , ghostq
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.26.10)
"Millions of Jews died under the USSR regime" . You wrote , Please give this exact number of millions and your source
16. to #11 you diverting, in other gov's tearms
ghostq   (08.26.10)
you never cared what the ultra orthodox jews were(and still r) doing to your community, only now, because they r not from your kind, not a matter of polcy, cause from what I heard modesty squade r ashkenazis jews not shas people, and you hate Shas, for nothing, you wast so much energy in hating people who not going to be in the next gov which is 3 years from now, and to you, religious people all the same, you can't even tell which is which, much like there is more than one type of chritians there r more than one type of jews. if you got personal vendeta fine just don't hide behind tolerance sign it works for dumb people not to people who see your goal is for community in pretance of tolerance, if you realy cared about tolerance you would try by nice educational ways to explain the religious that you r just like them, you know built bridges but since you do everything in your power to add to the problem by going radicaly against them you don't think one the out come, you really believe there is place on earth there r no religious people in the gov? than you being unrealistic, in the most leberal states in europe there r religious people in the gov, but they got different atitude toward the gay community. just to let you know. (wow today I am... too much words... oh well)
17. #16 Ghostq still avioiding the question
Avi ,   Israel   (08.26.10)
I asked where do you live ? It is obvious you are not Israeli . We were targeted by Shas who before launched a vicious campaing at gay people here in Israel. Such behavior would not be tollerated in modern democratic coutries. MK Nissim Zeev has blood on his hands and we will never forget this. If you think donning a kippah gives you the moral highground i would suggest you think again. 7 Shas MKs so far jailed ,the very same people claiming to act on behalf of God. Flaunting the very values they were elected to maintain. Once again i ask you to state in which country you reside. I await your reply on that question ?
18. to #15 back off after stalin murdered 66 mmilion people
ghostq   (08.26.10)
among them jews it's hard to say, 66 million forign people, and yet none protest against communists.
19. to #17 does it matter where I live, I got relatives
ghostq   (08.26.10)
in more than 5 states holiday in my house looks like international convention and not from the same continent either, for real no joke as a child I thought every family is like that, anyway this isn't about me, no law or policy against the Israeli gay community was legislated, and before accuse someone in murder you better have evidences to back your claim it might get you into trouble, just a friendly advice, and no I am not shas supporter, the reason shas MK r in jaile is because they were stupid enough to get caught, don't think the europene ultra orthodox jews don't steal they just hide it well, and in behalf of god is forbitten even in chritianity, the only people who does that r muslim,
20. 18 , ghostq , give your sources !
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.26.10)
66 million is a number i did'nt see . Estimates go from a high of 50 to a low of around twenty million . But millions of Jews ? where did you find it ? . Google "deads by Stalin" .
21. 19 , stupid enough to get caught ?
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (08.26.10)
No , stupid ghostq , they were caught because they comitted offences , because they were dishonest . So for you someone who steals , and is not caught is a great smart guy ? Only a ghostq can issue such a stupidity . Are'nt you ashamed to always write such nonsense ?
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