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Israeli student joins other side of conflict
Itamar Eichner
Published: 23.11.10, 21:31
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31. Really, you want to know she is behaving like that?...
Physician ,   Los Angeles, USA   (11.24.10)
Are you really intrested to know why Maya is reacting like that... those who do not receive love and attention within first three years of theri life, would develop Neurotic personality, ie. i do not love, because i have never been shown what is love, but i have "to behave loving"..."i am more complete, more progressed, more loving, more ...than the rest of people, that i deeply hate" observe closely about the life of this type of people, and read about neurosis, you undrestand what i am saying... take my word as a professional, i am serious
32. I know her...
Nick Sporek ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (11.24.10)
... She wants to be an actress but couldn't get anyone to take her seriously in the mainstream entertainment world, so she made this demo tape for "Pallywood".
33. If this treatment equals zero or minimal suicide bombers
Nick Sporek ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (11.24.10)
... I'm all for it. This isn't a game you know. Peoples lives are at stake. Although some of you guys out there may not consider Jewish/Israeli lives valid, we do, so deal with it.
34. why the surprise? half of israeli government is on arab side
chaim.s ,   brooklyn ny   (11.24.10)
Peres ,Livni,Barak,and the rest of the insane self hating leftist cabal,are all on the palestinian side,so why should we be surprised if some jewish students in ny are sicking up for our enemies
35. # 8 graczek
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (11.24.10)
graczek ! this woman is a bad weed,she is not enlightened,but you are living in the dark ages,you are full of hatred toward Jews,and i don't believe that Jesus loves you.
36. Looks better than actual footage of IDF
Legal Eagle ,   USA   (11.24.10)
Do Israelis really think Americans aren't aware of the stuff on Youtube and Facebook? Get real, you've delegitimized yourselves.
37. Checkpoints are a good idea, but don't treat people badly
Alexander ,   NJ, USA/Israel   (11.24.10)
She has a good point, but she doesn't seem to understand that although she is trying to do good she is actually making more harm. Instead of trying to work with her government for the betterment of her nation she is instead trying to undermine it and is contributing to the demonization efforts of her nation. Her protest does little to further her cause and only wets the appetite of the Arab. I like Lynn's idea and I would suggest having people dressed as paramedics and just walk around talk about how they can't do anything except pick-up body parts now that the check points are gone.
38. to #8
Alexander ,   NJ, USA/Israel   (11.24.10)
I never thought I'd hear the words "I don't associate with Jewish people" and "Jesus love you!" in the same text. Boy will you be surprised when you meet Jesus for the first time.
39. its ok
pini ,   usrael   (11.24.10)
like many before her one day she will wake up and realize what she is doing. I dont get why the israelis didnt set up a show where fake bombs go off and israelis are standing around screaming with out their arms, baby parts on the floor etc. Wind you lost your soul, it is unfortunate. By disgracing Israelis you are only furtherting the problem not helping it. If Pallys dont want to be subjected than they should set up their own schools in Gaza.
40. Israeli student joins THIS side of the 'conflict'
Sydney Levy ,   San Francisco   (11.24.10)
The article pretends to divide the 'conflict' between Israelis and Palestinians. And here is a red line, and this Israeli student crossed it. Nonsense. The so-called 'conflict' is a military occupation. What you saw in Columbia is a scene repeated in other campuses, in Sheikh Jarrah, in Bil'in, and elsewhere. Jews, Muslims, Christians, and other people of conscience standing together -- on the same side -- against the occupation. Three cheers for Maya and for the other SJPers in the video.
41. BREAKING NEWS!
Gabor Frankl   (11.24.10)
Maya Wind is a notorious publicity seeking, who was many times the subject of various Israeli dailies, most of all, the Jerusalem Post with her obnoxious ideology. she is an anarchist extremist who wears a disgusting piercing in his nose. Need I say more? Now draw your own conclusions.
42. #8 Jesus was Jewish..so were Mary and Joseph
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (11.24.10)
Bigoted and confused you are, graczek
43. Her name is Wind...... Howa in Arabic
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (11.24.10)
....and hot air she blows.....
44. I agree with Jeff (#1) about occupation
Kate ,   London, UK   (11.24.10)
And I expect him to leave "Canada" at the very earliest opportunity and return his house to its rightful owners.
45. This person who signs himself "graczek"
Robert Haymond ,   Israel/Canada   (11.24.10)
shows up in Haaretz, JPost and, of course, Ynet see google), but nowhere else, always, always, damning Israel and now admitting that he has nothing to do with Jews, just another Jew hater.
46. Am I accepted yet?
Rachmiel ,   MbuegUSA   (11.24.10)
Now all this her X-ian friends will accept her a bit more. Still not too much though, after all, she IS a Jew.
47. Anti Israeli Student
Enoch ,   Toronto   (11.24.10)
She is in training for a position at Haaretz.
48. What Israel needs
EZ   (11.24.10)
Is some Islamic terrorism to go global. Then every country will need to subject people to long waits at sensitive places (borders, airports, etc.) Then everyone in the world will understand the Israeli position. Wait a minute...That's already happened. This protest is going nowhere. Students at Columbia know that they have to show up an extra hour early at the airport and be frisked, etc. If they are paying attention, they would know that it's because of Islamic terror.
49. how did they get IDF pictures, isn't that illegal to
ghostq   (11.24.10)
film or show picturs of someone without his conssent, oh smell law suit coming up. and I hope these dumb lefties will have the money for a trial.
50. to #28 save you long speach, did she got permit from
ghostq   (11.24.10)
the athorities to make protest? no, than send her to jail, simple, you see in democrachy permits to demostration r given easily, but since this was done without one and could have desrupted the peace in the cumpus in which security had to be involved than jail time, no philosophy no hiden masseges no anything.
51. Millions of Israelis, one disenchanted kid who moved to NYC
Brian Cohen ,   Judean Peoples Front   (11.24.10)
So she got herself on the news showing how she can play pretend. I'm not impressed. She's not going to change the world, nor is she going to solve the Israeli-Arab problem. Looks like she's one of the few who decides to add fuel to the fire instead of working with others to put it out. Pretty dumb for a supposedly smart rich kid.
52. Made me smile, Enoch, and what you
Robert Haymond ,   Israel/Canada   (11.24.10)
write possesses more than a modicum of truth.
53. Arab apologists and completely clueless about Jewish History
American Sabrah ,   Givas Shmilkeh   (11.24.10)
Perhaps this Maya character should enroll in Gaza University and see the kind of warm welcome she will be getting there.To those who accuse Israel as being intolerant and ruthless towards the Arabs, I would suggest they take a couple years off to live in these Arab controlled territories and discover how tolerant they really are towards non Arab/Muslim foreigners.Just look how women,gays,Christians,and Muslim dissents are being treated with the "utmost respect" by the PA. I bet Maya wouldn't last for 2 weeks if she is lucky. Give sympathy where its due.Her grandparents(or great grandparents)who fled from these Arab countries would be appalled by her cause.
54. very sad
djay ,   UK   (11.24.10)
Jews are damageing Israel. 2000 years praying for our homeland to be back and now we are betrayed by our own people... How sad is that? What happened to unity? Our enemies are united, through terror I admit, but nevertheless united and causing us to fight each other rather than fighting the idea of our destruction
55. Gabor No. 41
Ibolya Olah ,   Budapest   (11.24.10)
If she is seeking publicity maybe she should be represented by Celebrities Media Ltd?
56. Sad, Sad girl!
Paul ,   NY   (11.24.10)
I'm a shame she calles her self Israeli. She should give up her Israeli citiziship and become "Pally". I spit on you !
57. Wind Power: The future is here!!! You rock, girl!
Raf ,   Athens   (11.24.10)
58. Israeli hasbara redux
Mikesailor ,   Miami, FL   (11.24.10)
Basic Israeli response to the student's actions follw the same old tired line: First: Deny the humiliation and brutality exhibited daily at the checkpoints. Even when pictures, documentaries and human reports from those same checkpoints show waht is going on daily. Including, but not limited to, reports from Machsom Watch, Peace Now, Breaking the Silence. B'tselem and scores of independent observers. Second: Excuse the humiliation on 'security' grounds. It doesn't matter how unjust or arbitrary the treatment is, 'it keeps us safe'. Of course internal checkpoints within Palestinian areas don't matter, neither do the other apartheid restrictions on an oppressed and occupied population. After all oppression of the Palestinians through evictions, settlements, stealing harvests, taking land and other natural resources is all fair for these Jewish ubermenschen. It makes Israelis 'feel' good and therefore is acceptable. Third: Attack the messenger. She must be 'sick', a 'self-hating Jew', a 'leftist' or pick any other ad hominem attack on her character or truthfulness, and therefore is undeserving of belief. It doesn't matter whether or not her words and actions are truthful, she must be discredited for who she is. As long as Israeli Jews refuse to see the hatred and injustice their actions engender, and instead rely on the old hoary cry of 'antisemitism' whenever their perpetration of unjust actions are uncovered, publicized and/or criticized, their credibility is diminished. At one time, such a whine would dissuade critics. No more. Kudos to the students, especially Ms. Wind for publicizing and demonstrating against, this 'dirty secret' which all Israelis know of and approve.
59. Israeli students: Here's the best counterdemo
Lee ,   Berkeley, USA   (11.24.10)
These "checkpoint" displays are the same and organized on campuses all across America. Pro-Israel students should dress up to look like suicide bombers and other terrorists and wear keffiyahs then cross their "checkpoints" continually all day to show why they are needed. This worked great in Berkeley and Florida. Get a burka and have some girls cross to deferring to the keffiyah clad males. Hit them with the truth.
60. "Mikesailor" & the term "redux": We
Robert Haymond ,   Israel/Canada   (11.24.10)
see the recent use of this term by intellectual "Mike" used constantly. The term means "brought back" or "revived". After using the term so often and constantly "bringing back" his anti-Israeli briefs, "Mike's" show is getting a little tiresome. He's "revivifying" nothing as demonizing Israel and all things Israeli is his constant "brief". Of course "Mike" is an intellectual "wannabe" so we can allow him some sailor's rope.
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