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'Arabs won't forget October 2000 killings'
Sharon Roffe-Ofir
Published: 01.10.10, 11:50
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1. We also will NOT forget...
Marcelo ,   Berlin / DE   (10.01.10)
1) intifadas 2) buses blowing up 3) killing of teens at a disco 4) blowing of hotels 5) boycotts .... just to name a few...
2. Fair is fair
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.01.10)
The Arabs are perfectly entitled to never forget the deaths of members of their families who were rioting during the Second Intifada. The Jews are perfectly entitled to never forget the deaths of members of their families who were murdered by Palestinian terrorist suicide bombers. Fair is fair. Except, of course, for the fact that thousands of innocent Jews were murdered in suicide bombings, as opposed to thirteen Arabs illegally rioting. Do the math. YNet -- this REALLY isn't newsworthy.
3. And Jews won't forget
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (10.01.10)
The October Riots were preceded by negotiations where Ehud Barak agreed to Arafat's every demand, just begging that Arafat would declare an end to the Arab's plan to exterminate the Jews. Arafat rejected Ehud Barak and initiated the Second Intifada. Jews won't forget that the October Riots were about Arab Israeli citizens who joined Arafat's war. They marched on Jewish villages, declared public roads for Arab use only, and tried to murder Jewish motorists, in some cases with live fire. If the Israeli police was led by professionals, the 13 rioters would not have been killed, but arrested and deported to Gaza. Instead, Israel was led by the incompetent team of Barak and Ben Ami. The desperate police had no choice but to shoot. Everyone agrees that Ben Ami and Barak should be jailed for the deaths, but the rioters were no innocents but violent traitors who deserve severe punishment.
4. at no. 1
David ,   Haifa, Israel   (10.01.10)
i would add more but you did a good job...oh! you forgot airline hijackings. Kidnapping, stabbings, shootings and murdering pregnant women.
5. Adalah,Mosawa,Hadash,Balad must punish the police officers
Ivan ,   Haifa   (10.01.10)
They must try again to take the case to the international court,otherwise what r u doing there?
6. to marcelo
ivan ,   haifa   (10.01.10)
By blowing of hotels u mean the King David attempt?,and by killing teens u mean all the children killed for throwing stones or the children from Kfar Kassem?, by boycotts i think u mean the humanitarian blockade of Gaza,no?
7. #2 - you are wrong! Most Palestinians want to move on!
michael redbourn ,   Arad Israel   (10.01.10)
They want to work and they want peace. The Jews are our brothers; the statesmen are the ones trying to ruin this.". I have heard this from many Palestinians and one only has to hear the comments made by Palestinians that hurried to work on settlement building after the freeze to understand that Palestinians want to have a future, and they want jobs; employment and peace. Many Palestinians didn't work for 10 months because of the freeze! Lieberman is right! Stop teaching hatred and the next generation will have peace! I am right and not left of the political spectrum!
8. #6
(10.01.10)
King David hotel was a military target where only members of the British occupation forces who collaborated with the Arab genocide were killed. Even so, the Jews issued a warning to evacuate the building, but the British preferred to die . "Children" who leave their houses specifically to attack innocent motorists can hardly complain, although very few stone throwers have been shot, usually it is the far deadlier Molotov cocktails. Let's make a deal, I throw some rocks at you and then let's here you talk. The people responsible for Kfar Kassem were punished. When the Arabs punish anyone responsible for an attack on Jewish civilians, please call us. What "humanitarian blockade"? You mean the hundreds of Arabs who weekly leave Gaza for free medical treatment in Israel? Or do you mean how Egypt is blocking the crossing into Gaza? Maybe you did not know, but Israel does not control Egypt. Go complain to Mubarak.
9. at ivan- #5
David ,   Haifa, Israel   (10.01.10)
ivan, ivan, ivan... you do not like israel please PLEASE PLEASE go back to russia
10. Context: The Arabs joined with their brethren who initiated
Jehudah Ben-Israel ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (10.01.10)
the October 2000 campaign in the war-of-attrition-through-terror against the Jewish community of the country, one that commenced in 1920 but this time was led by one, an Egyptian born called Yasser Arafat who, couldn't accept the fact that he would have to accept a peace offer that included a recognition of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people and that would consider the peace treaty as the "end of the conflict". The Arabs in Israel who rioted - having blocked major roads in the country; making selections between Arabs and Jews and attacking the Jews with the recorded calls to erase Israel off the face of earth - alongside Arafat's boys, thus are far from being innocent people...!!! The people who should not forget and forgive are the Jews of Israel!!
11. Shame on you all
Laila ,   Sweden   (10.01.10)
Only coldhearted selfcentered israeli jews would take a tragedy like this and use it in their bullshit discussions about who'd to blame for what and how sorry we all should feel for the jews. What happened to your precious religion that teaches you to respect the dead? Or it only applies to yourself? Shame on you.
12. Arabs-forget
hebrew prophet ,   israel   (10.01.10)
Can the Arabs forget the Lockerbie Libyan bomber Al-Magrahi and his Islamic co-plotters responsible for blowing a Pan-Am jetliner out of the Scottish skies,under the orders of the Libyan dictator Colonel Ghaddafi ?
13. #11 Shame on you, Swedish witch!
Yossi G. ,   Jerusalem   (10.01.10)
Do you always put your nose in other people's affairs? Do us all a favor and stick to Scandinavia.
14. Liberman said what needs to be done
zionist forever   (10.01.10)
It was stupid to come out at this stage and tell the world Israel must carry out some kind of population transfer as part of any peace process but what he says is true. The arabs who want to be Israeli citizens are holding memorial services over an incident that happened 10 years ago. Arab MKs go on trips to india to encourage the Indian government not to buy Israeli weapons and to boycott Israel in general. The arab population cannot be trusted because their loyalty will never be to Israel and so we need to find a way to get rid of as many of them as possible. He is no diplomat and at times he says the wrong things at the wrong time but in general Liberman has brought a breath of fresh air to the stale Israeli political system than never changes and never gets anything worthwhile done.
15. 11# Shame on you
Rachel   (10.01.10)
Only coldhearted,selfcentered Arabs would dance in the streets and celebrate when people are blown up going to work and school on buses. Only depraved people with a nazi like additude would put on a play at a high school to celebrate a terrorist bombing at a Pizza Parlor that killed 15 innocent people. Only truly evil people would call the brutal murder of pregant woman and her 4 young daughters an act of "heroic martyrdom". Not one person in Palestinian society stood up and condemned this hatred and racism against Israelis. If you want to get angry at some Israelis indifference to Palestinian suffering, try looking in the mirror dear you have no one to blame but yourselves. And by the way,the comments on this messageboard do not reflect all of Israeli society. Ever heard of B'TSelem,Peace Now? In fact,sometimes I think these Israelis are more sympathetic to Palestinians than they are to their own people.
16. Bravo Rachel!
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.01.10)
17. To: No. 11
(10.01.10)
Oh, your crocodile tears for a handful of rioting Palestinians does not impress me in the least. I would like to know, however, where is your sorrow for the thousands of Jews who have died at the hands of Palestinian terrorists? You are a fraud. Shame on you!
18. To #17... You are right on the Money!
Israel ,   USA   (10.02.10)
Lets face it.....The Regional Arab Nations are Jealous of the Jewish people. Such a small country ranked per capaita in the higest leves of education, technology and other magnificant developments. The country fought wars on three diffrent fronts with three diffrent nations, against one nation Israel & won! The world allways hears about Israel and how well she blossomed in such little time. ...Jealousy is the root of all evils..... We shall stay strong.
19. Temple Mount
Maria ,   Katsrin, Israel   (10.02.10)
Why arab people were against A. Sharon visits Temple Mount? Can anybody explain to me?
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