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Worldwide hatred of Israel
Manfred Gerstenfeld
Published: 18.10.10, 11:08
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31. #5 Dan, the wannabe war-criminal
BDS   (10.18.10)
"The Palestinians may return to their ancestral homeland of Jordan and we then we can have peace. " How many buses will you need to move 2.5 million Palestinians from the WB to Jordan, assuming they all peacefully obey orders? Don't you care that it would be a war-crime? Or would you settle for just keeping them there in Jim Crowland, like now? What a simpleton you are, Dan.
32. To26Alistair
ORA ,   Jerusalem   (10.18.10)
Unfortunately,the antisemitic media speaks louder than the actions.
33. 19 You should understand
Paqid Yirmeyahu ,   Ra'anana, Israel   (10.18.10)
That most Xns don't plan to achieve their goal of Yesh"u rule by force. Rather, they support a NON-Judaic democratic state of Israel, free of Muslim rule AND rabbinic rule that, they believe, will pave the way for their Yesh"u to rule. From Brod to Mike, you'll notice that they all Xns share the same agenda against BOTH Muslims and a Judaic state under Torah and Halakhah. They want a secular, democratic state that, with Muslims outlawed, would allow the world popularity of Xy to bring Xns here en masse to attain a Xn majority like the U.S.--but even more under Yesh"u. So the atheist, homos and misojudaic "Jews" who swallow their agenda are very popular with them while those of us who oppose Yesh"u and oppose any "un-Judaic" / Torahless / Halakhah-less state are always on their "hit list" obsession. Paqid Yirmeyahu Paqid 16, The Netzarim, Ra'anana, Israel Israeli Torah-reverer: Teimani, Baladi, Dor Dai Jew Advocate for Logic as Hermeneutic Halakhic Authority www.netzarim.co.il Welcoming All Torah-reverers (Jews & non-Jew geirim)
34. We are stupid!
John ,   Yafo, Israel   (10.18.10)
Of course Lieberman is right! We, Israeli, are stupid. We must stop demonizing Lieberman, european racist are taking care of that! Lieberman is a real patriot! He's smart and clever and this is he's biggest problem. When he meet Kouchner of Moratinos, they are too stupid to understand him... They just believe palestinian are always right! Regarding loyalty oath, not supporting it would be to have the same problem than France now... Muslim wispering during the Nation Antherm... But I have to admit, I would have ask ALL new immigrant to do it!
35. Nice, Jehuda # 24. UNHOLY TRINITY. A good description.
Nancy ,   Arlington, VA USA   (10.18.10)
36. #26-Illustrates the sneaky anti-semite!!!
Don Rosenberg ,   Palatine USA   (10.18.10)
Israel is held to a higher and different standard than anyone else. Gentiles, deep down ,want Jews to bepunished&put in a subservient position. Israeli's and Jews all over need to unite and aggressively speak and fight against these racists and first the self-hating cowardly Jews need to be outed and humiliated for their acts.
37. #20--Absolutely True !!
Don Rosenberg ,   Palatine USA   (10.18.10)
Jews need to tell this to the racist mooselims and christians. Lets put it directly to them on their jealousy and envy and that without Judaism the arabs would still be living in tents and christians in caves. Hit smack in the FACE with the truth !!!
38. The illogic of it all.
JMK ,   NYC   (10.18.10)
The religious based supersesssionist hatreds of Christianity and Islam to the modern hatreds based upon nationalism and race and the idealogoies of democracy and communism and just plain opportunism is not in any way logically justifiable. Examine each claim and in every case the knowledge, perspective and the argument is fallacious and tendentious. This is simply war to be fought as the modern state of Israel has fought and adapted to changing circumstances for decades and at great sacrifice.
39. Paqid #33
Brod ,   USA   (10.18.10)
You don't seem to know what you are talking about. Judeo-Christians worship the GOD of Israel. Judeo-Christians are also spiritual Israel. Galatians 3:29.
40. as long as
martine ,   ashdod   (10.18.10)
Israel don't do its job, we'll have them on our back. And I'm not talking about attacking iran or any other nation that hate us. Israel is the light of the world, the eye of the world, so be it. That's the reason why they hate us, they want to destroy us. As long as we look afraid of them, they'll continue. Our leaders should remember what Begin or Shamir did in the past and do the same. I mean they should tell to the nations : "go to hell and leave us alone to rule our country. we don't tell you how to rule yours, so leave us alone." And if they want to attack us, they can, to destroy us? Never again. Another shoah, just in their dreams this time! Have Faith in G-D and be strong in that faith and continue to be proud to be Jews living on our Earth. That's our strength, nothing else!
41. #14, Matty & self-reflection
Howard Immanuelson ,   US   (10.18.10)
Matty telling others to try a bit of self-reflection is the funniest thing I've read in weeks. Oh, the irony of this statement!
42. wordwide hatered????
les ,   canada   (10.18.10)
SO WHAT??? WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
43. Israel was respected when she was strong on enemies
Mark Bernadiner ,   Pearland, USA   (10.18.10)
Nobody likes weak people. this is a law of jungle. Show your strength, do not band to anybody demands, reclaim Israel land, including Jordan occupied, Nobody likes weak people. This is a law of jungle. Show your strength; do not bend to anybody demands; reclaim Israel land, including occupied by Jordan; finish enemies to the last one if a war is started and enemies decline peace talk; attack UN and EU for fascism.
44. Matty (#14). Try a bit of history.
flyingdoc57 ,   Florida, U.S.A.   (10.18.10)
We Jews have been hated since the beginning of recorded time by idiots like you, who never fail to come up with some half-baked excuse to fit the emotion. Long before there was an "occupation", we were hated. And long after the "occupation" is over, we will continue to be hated. From the time of the Pharoes (and before), through the Inquisitions, through W.W.II, we Jews have always been the pawns for people like you, who use your hatred of us to distract yourselves from seeing (and fixing) your own shortcomings. PREJUDICE, by its very definition, is an IRRATIONAL hatred that is unfounded in its origin. We Jews like to believe (as I do) that you hate us out of jealousy for our success and perseverence against all odds. But no matter the cause, and there may well not be one, do-nothings like you, who find fulfillment in 'living' on an Israeli newspaper's website, spewing criticism, condemnation and anti-semitic lies, rather than being productive members of society, will always look to us as the scapegoats for your own deficiencies and unhappiness. I would tell you to "get a life", but let's face it. You've proven that there is nothing more gratifying to you than sitting at your keyboard, night and day, wasting your life in hatred of Jews. Frankly, we Jews would expect nothing more from your likes.
45. We don't all hate you Israel - many of us LOVE YOU.
Lee ,   Manchester UK   (10.18.10)
notice the omission of any real logic in anti-Semitism? Israel is the new dawn and that dawn is drawing ever nearer, the victory and the glory belongs to Israel only. Shalom Yisrael, last year at this very time i was floating in the Dead Sea after a morning trek up Masada, Jerusalem i first viewed at dusk - what a sight for longing eyes. Truth and love is with Israel. I love you. G-d bless you.
46. To #43
M. Hartley ,   Atlanta, US   (10.18.10)
I agree with you. Instead of counting Qassams and mortars, Israel should turn Gaza into a parking lot and put an end to that sport. All the Alphabets, UN, EU, US, might spew their ususal, official BS, but most people would cheer and breathe a sigh of relief that Israel will no longer tolerate having its people threatened and/or put up with garbage from a bunch of a--hats, who have never contributed one positive thing to anyone, not even their own people.
47. #43 - no... it was, when its enemies were strong...
eporue ,   europe   (10.18.10)
and peter #21 is totally right...
48. Flyingdoc and Lee
Flyingdoc and Lee   (10.18.10)
Lee thank you. Flyingdoc- I do not read posts from certain talkbackers but was interested in your response ! You wrote it perfectly. Perfect perfect perfect!!! Thank you. My exact thoughts on such hateful and spiteful people.
49. #44 Like Henry said to Tommy ..
Noodles ,   Coney Island   (10.18.10)
in Goodfellas...."You're a funny guy".
50. #45 Lee, thank you for the sentiments.
Janice Cohen ,   ירושלים   (10.18.10)
51. Israel - ask yourselves why you are hated
Ares ,   Detroit, USA   (10.18.10)
Instead of blaming everyone else and riding your mythical "Chosen people" high horse, you need to ask yourselves why you are so hated and change your behavior and treatment towards others. Otherwise things will get worse for you. The problem is YOU, not everyone else, as your own Bernard Lazare stated in his book "Anti-Semitism" "Wherever the Jews settled after ceasing to be a nation ready to defend its liberty and independence, one observes the development of antisemitism, or rather anti-Judaism; for antisemitism is an ill chosen word, which has its raison d'etre only in our day, when it is sought to broaden this strife between the Jew and the Christians by supplying it with a philosophy and a metaphysical, rather than a material reason. If this hostility, this repugnance had been shown towards the Jews at one time or in one country only, it would be easy to account for the local causes of this sentiment. But this race has been the object of hatred with all the nations amidst whom it ever settled. Inasmuch as the enemies of the Jews belonged to divers races, as they dwelled far apart from one another, were ruled by different laws and governed by opposite principles; as they had not the same customs and differed in spirit from one another, so that they could not possibly judge alike of any subject, it must needs be that the general causes of antisemitism have always resided in Israel itself, and not in those who antagonized it. This does not mean that justice was always on the side of Israel's persecutors, or that they did not indulge in all the extremes born of hatred; it is merely asserted that the Jews were themselves, in part, at least, the cause of their own ills."
52. unfortaionatly there is also there other side,
Lior Shimon   (10.18.10)
did you ever stop to look from other prespective?
53. #14 Try a bit of realism
Ze'ev ,   Lod   (10.18.10)
Israel left Lebanon, yet it was harshly condemned by many after it retaliated for Lebanese provocation. How come? Israel wanted to leave completely Gaza, yet our enemies forced a conflict upon us and yet again we were condemned. Let's say we withdraw to 1967 borders tomorrow. What makes you think our enemies want force a conflict upon us once again going this time for 1947 borders? And funny thing, we will be condemned once again. There are many "self-righteous" people that hate Israel for being a modern country yet engaged in an ethnic conflict. These people have double standards towards Israel compared to any other country in the ME. These people usually live in safe places and are not in danger of sudden death/injury shall their government face an all-out war. And of course there are the jihadist, who just hate us for holding land in their Caliphate.
54. #51 Coming from muslim capital of US,
(10.18.10)
your comments are only appropriate.
55. anti-Israeli Feeling
Eugene Graczyk ,   Sausalito, CA USA   (10.18.10)
It is curious to me that so often any criticism of Israel's foreign policy, doctrine of pre-emtive attack or mistreatment of minorities is taken as anti-semitism. Israel is a sovereign state that must live among others in the world. An atitude that it is above criticism, free to do as it pleases to anyone, anywhere, at any time will naturally generate opposition. LIve among others or live alone.
56. Eugene #55
Brod ,   USA   (10.18.10)
Israel has a right to self-defense as other countries. When another country threatens to wipe off Israel, Israel has a right to defend itself against that country by not waiting as a sitting duck for its destruction. When Israel is being attacked by its enemies, Israel has a right to defend itself against them. What makes you think that Israel should wait like a sitting duck to external aggressions and threats and be destroyed by its enemies? Only an AntiSemite mind thinks Israel should be docile and be a sitting duck to its enemies' threats and attacks.
57. To #51
M. Hartley ,   Atlanta, US   (10.18.10)
I think, you missed the point of your paragraph 2. It's all in ",,,,after ceasing to be a nation ready to defend its liberty and independence..." Everything that follows is a drect result of no longer defending its liberty and independence. Yet, when Israel now even thinks of defending its liberty and independence, the BS flows from every direction, including from countries that wouldn't put up for one minute with any of what happens over there. Israel should stop "negotiating" with people, who have nothing to offer, except empty talk, and get busy defending its liberty and independence. Screw the world, who'll only end up hating and blaming Jews for not doing exactly that. Be that in little or big ways, the whimps always get bullied until they decide to fight back and those who try to please everybody end up despised and pleasing nobody. How far do you think the US would have gotten in '45 negotiating with Japan???
58. #55 Eugene, Eugene... Hello!!
Dallas ,   Canada   (10.18.10)
Have you not the ability to see an issue with greater depth than one exaggerated and plainly wrong narrative?
59. #51 Thanks for making a perfect example
Tahl ,   Ashdod   (10.18.10)
Of the Jew-haters I was refering to in my comment #2, and their hackneyed slogans.
60. #14 marry is a Poster Boy for the Problem
Dallas ,   Canada   (10.18.10)
With blithely no understanding of the complexities of the situation Israel faces, no understanding of the cultures involves, especially Israel's enemy neighbors who want them dead, no understanding of the history, no knowledge whatsoever of the nation of Israel, obviously no experience with the Middle East, this guy spews out the rhetoric which has a kindergarten-like level of sophistication. Leftists and totalitarian-apologists worldwide lap this propaganda up. Very sad.
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