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City-wide strike in Umm al-Fahm set to protest 'police brutality, racism'
Sharon Roffe-Ofir
Published: 28.10.10, 00:00
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1. Israel no longer rules Israel
Marcel ,   Florida   (10.28.10)
The fifth column know that with threats and intimidation Israel's leftist, secular cowards will back down.They rule in Israel as Sheikh Saleh and his Islamic Movement have learned. Israel always backs down under minimal pressure. This is the curse of secular Jewish leadership which stands for nothing and capitulates to everyone and everything for nothing in return but lies.
2. Right wing thugs fan the flames of hatred
Avi ,   Israel   (10.28.10)
lets just remind ourselves why this riot started> The likes of Rightist Itamar Ben-Gvir ,and MK Michael Ben-Ari, Baruch Marzel who have nothing else to do than fan the flames of hatred who went to UMM AL-FARHM to deliberatly provoke the local population by chanting "death to Arabs" in this otherwise peaceful town. naturally not a scratch on the right wing thug. MK Michael Ben Ari is paid from our tax money, this freedom and democracy he is so keen to promote i presume works both ways so therefore when the Arabs march through his home town shouting " death to Jews" he will acknowledge that it is their democratic right. Yesterday it was the arabs previously it was Israels gay population , whose next ? Ethoiopians, single mothers ?
3. jews and islam
jews and islam   (10.28.10)
There is plenty of land in the Arab countries. wishful thinking : let the Arabs in Israel and all the left wing Jewish rabble move to Gaza or Jordan
4. "unfortunate..leadership didn't control overexcited crowd"
(10.28.10)
Who do you think "over-excited" the crowd in the first place?? It was their leaders - the morally-deficit group of Arabs acting as MKs and those of the Higher Committee who stoke these emotions in order to create a violent situation and blame Israel for the outcome. Had no one showed up to see Marzel's march, it would have passed and life would go on as usual.
5. "Umm al-Faqm witnessing new era of racism"
William ,   Israel   (10.28.10)
quick...quick....have the entire triangle region join the PA in a land swap before its too late. No peace-loving Arab should have to live under this "new era of racism". end sarcasm.
6. Yeah. That's it. Police brutality.
Brad ,   USA   (10.28.10)
And all of the cutting off of hands, feet, nipples, clitorises, and heads in front of the internet camera, don't count. All of the starvation, murder, and mayhem inflicted on non-muslims, and former muslims, don't count either. Obviously, islam is a pride filled crybaby death cult, which is populated with cowards. When muslims leave islam, they get their minds back, and cease being crybabies and cowards.
7. Islam isn't alone.
Brad ,   USA   (10.28.10)
Arab muslims are not the only Arabs that think Israel is an occupier. Christian (so called) Arabs largely think the same thing. Arabs who call themselves Christian, as well as all who call themselves Christian, need to realize that if they are against Israel, they are against the Biblical God, who chose Israel. That means they are against Jesus Christ. Jesus said that either you are for Him or against Him. That's it. There is no middle ground. So, if anyone thinks that they can be for Jesus Christ and against Israel, they need to think again. The devil is against Israel. Which side are you on?
8. Maybe police response an indication of ARAB RIOTING....jeeze
Wild Bill ,   Travis County, Texas   (10.28.10)
9. stone throwing
lazer ,   jerusalem   (10.28.10)
If you ever have had an Arab rock thrown at you, you know that it is not a pebble, but a heavy stone capable of not just making a serious cut in the skull, but also of maiming and even killing. If the Israeli police are rough, the Arabs are rougher and deserve it. Israel should have passed laws years ago that it is legal to shoot to kill a stone thrower!!
10. don't have an argument? shout "racism"
(10.28.10)
and people will fold like napkins.
11. Try to protest in any Arab country
Super Cholo ,   Florida   (10.28.10)
It is impossible to protest against anything in any Arab country or in the PA. You are much better off in the "racist" Israel than with your Arab brothers
12. :: Arabs still live in denial
Matty Groves ,   Fairport   (10.28.10)
Arabs keep denying that they are the worst violent criminals in the world.
13. :: It's about time - #2
Matty Groves ,   Fairport   (10.28.10)
Up until now the left and Arabs claimed the exclusive right to conduct unrestricted violent, hateful and racist protests. Now the right wing thugs are waking up and begin peaceful marches anywhere in Israel. Unless you want to exclude Arab inhabited areas from the jurisdiction of the State of Israel why shouldn't they have the same right? What is fair and equal is fair and equal to everybody in a democratic country. Do you agree or you want to remain a fascist leftist Avi?
14. photo: blinding the detainees, or had-cuffing
observer   (10.28.10)
that would hold the security forces accountable for full protection of the detainee. That makes easy the job of the human rights groups in case of any harm happened to the detainee. Can Israel afford it? Yes!, it can, but not for too long.
15. We Jews should protest also. The police
jason white ,   afula,israel   (10.28.10)
should have used more force. When the arabs threw rocks, there should have been police snipers used. Unless Israel starts to use deadly force with these rioters and makes sure that no police are tried for it, we will lose our country to these terrorists. The leaders of these rioters should be thrown into prison for ten years. The town of umm al fa-ham should b cut off from the rest of the country for a few months.
16. #14 - which makes Arabs liable for lynching of IDF soldier
William ,   Israel   (10.28.10)
several years back. Remember that Observer? After the IDF soldier was disarmed and handcuffed, the crowd still violently attacked him and lynched him in cold-blood. The Arabs claimed it was self-defense (the same they claim when they shoot pregnant civilians at point-blank range), and Israel largely holds your opinion - that the IDF soldier was no longer a threat. So it was a monumental crimes by the Arabs, yet they claim their guilt is really "racism" by the State. Question - if it is so easy for Human Rights groups to point out such crimes, why have they been silent on this one?
17. #14 Policemen should have arrested the Jewish terrorist,
observer   (10.28.10)
not detained him to be released later, maximal to house arrest, the usual thing. Protesters aren't terrorists, are they!
18. #16 Policemen should have arrested the Jewish terrorist,
observer   (10.28.10)
not detained him to be released later, maximal to house arrest, the usual thing. Protesters aren't terrorists, are they!
19. #16 Policemen should have arrested the Jewish terrorist,
observer   (10.28.10)
not detained him to be released later, maximal to house arrest, the usual thing. Protesters aren't terrorists, are they! if they were not able to protect the killer soldier after he had shot dead so many, why the human rights organizations did investigate them and remained silent? because they were the Jews?
20. arabs are pins in your eyes.
Lee ,   Manchester UK   (10.29.10)
Israel must repatriate all it's arabs living BEHIND the 1949 Armistice lines to the so called west bank. They have no place in the Jewish state, as they hate it so much, let them go live with their loving brethren in any future so called 'palestinian' state. Bibi must begin this process.
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