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S. African politicians 'beaten up by IDF'
Ronen Medzini
Published: 17.12.10, 12:52
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1. Haters go home
(12.17.10)
2. Israelis will only have the German as friends in the world
Jack   (12.17.10)
3. Ban foreign propagandists
Brod ,   USA   (12.17.10)
Israel should ban foreign propagandists from entering the Land of Israel and supporting Israel's enemies-the Islamist-Jihadists and spewing their anti-Israel crap. The elements who have entered should be deported to where they come from. Israel should not tolerate anti-Israel elements from putting more gasoline into the Middle East cauldron.
4. Why can't the Headline reflect the truth?
David ,   BS Israel   (12.17.10)
The Headline should read: "SA MPs participate in provacative and violent protest against Israel" The MPs from SA participate in a protest with an unruly mob and then protest being treated accordingly. It is nothing more than a provacation by a country the seems to think that it is on some moral high ground.
5. MP's what MP's?
JJ ,   Bloemfo,South Africa   (12.17.10)
Your report is incorrect - we do not have MP's in south Africa, thiefs, fraudsters, murderers, rapists etc, but MP's like every other country, no we do not have those! You should have shot the bastards - for old times sake! Shalom.
6. What could we expect...................
Jan Strydom ,   Tel Aviv Israel   (12.17.10)
This is so typical of the new SA .....falling into their own hole...............
7. #2, Wikileaks proves Germany is fedup with settlements too
Hostage ,   USA   (12.17.10)
8. Durban gave me an ear-ache
Jon ,   USA   (12.17.10)
9. #2 and #7 rofl, heres a list of countries supporting Israel:
Omri ,   Israel   (12.17.10)
1.USA 2.India 3. Georgia 4. Germany 5. Holland (This is were you should start feeling stupid) 6. Sari lanka 7. Nigeria 8. Serbia 9. Greece 10. Cyprus 11. Denmark 12. Italy 13. Mexico 14. Canada Many many more but this list should be enough.
10. Ynet misleading caption, as usual the mouthpiece of Arabs
m   (12.17.10)
11. Perhaps they came to take some of the Sudanese infiltrators
ab   (12.17.10)
to SA with them ? No ?
12. Just like on Marmara
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (12.17.10)
Just like on the Marmara, the IDF made a grave mistake by physically contacting these people and endangering the soldiers. They specifically came from a foreign country to participate in Jew baiting. They should have been shot in the legs and then deported to Jordan for medical treatment.
13. no-one believes that there is an army for bashing activists
observer   (12.17.10)
that's why they said: "attacked with tear gas and stun grenades and shoved by the Israeli police in Ramallah," Look!, if the were indifferent whether it was army or police, they would have told their story before leaving Israel.
14. SA MP incident
jo moor   (12.17.10)
When in another country obey the law even if you have no respect for your own laws back home. Try to act "civilised" when away from home....your mother should have taught you that! And the Youth Conference back home in SA - what happened to it? What happened to the multi-millions (approx $10m) donated to the organisers? Where is the money? Where is the conference? Maybe the SA MP's can answer that when they return to SA. What nonsense politicians around the world can generate without accountability!
15. In SA it is obvious under white rule was much better
Norman   (12.17.10)
What you have today is corruption lies and incompetence. They have nothing in leadership to show in their own country so they join up with other losers the palestenians trying top provoke Israel.
16. Incitement from Diplomats Forfeits Immunity
David P. ,   Capitola, CA   (12.17.10)
the S. African parliament members masquerade as a diplomats when its convenient
17. diplomats join rioters?
Golan ,   Modiin   (12.17.10)
diplomatic immunity does not negate common sense. When you join a violent demonstration you might get hurt. I would not mind you getting shot in true IDF fashion, in the leg so two of your co-conspirators can take you off the field.
18. Israeli assistance
B.Adania ,   Sweden   (12.17.10)
Israel's FO knows whom her friendly and unfriendly countries are. Or ought to know. There is no ned to be helpful to countries like S.A., Sweden, or Norway and their diplomates and privately visiting politicians. The soon new head of the important Green Party in SWEDEN is likely to be GUSTAV FRIDOLIN. He is an active member of ISM, the Union of the Anarcko-Syndicalist's. He was i 2004 deported from Israel for participating against the IDF in closed military area, and a spearhead in the Arab-lobby here in Sweden. To "convert" him in the future, when/if he knocks at the gate of Israel is NOT the task of the Foreign Office in Jerusalem.
19. S.A. MP'S
Boer Jood ,   SA   (12.17.10)
When the apartheid government was in power in South Africa, South Africa and Israel were good allies. Don't forget a schwartzer blywen a schwartzer .......Shabbat Shalom.
20. MR. JACOB ZUMA calls it the “Israeli-Palestinian conflict ”
observer   (12.17.10)
Was that his belief in the 1970’s and 80’s; that there were “two-sides” to the South African “conflict”? Were there two equal parties, namely White and Black, with equal claim to the land and equal historical responsibility for the-then status quo? No doubt, this sounds like a bizarre interpretation of South African history. Mr. President, these words of yours are even more disturbing, given your own involvement in the commendable struggle against the brutal, anti-human apartheid system and the notion of “independent homelands” which were based on the separation of human beings.
21. SA MP's shady business
Alexander ,   NJ USA/Israel   (12.17.10)
Even if your the Queen of England and you come to a foreign country to specifically be anti that country, then you have no right to complain how they treat you. These people weren't just protesting because they don't like Israel's policies, they were specifically protesting as anti-Israel that's why they didn't want to meet with Israeli officials. These MP's were mere puppets for the PA and as such got the treatment they deserve. They should be banned from entering for a few years...
22. Some friends of Goldstone ?
Michel ,   Jerusalem   (12.17.10)
23. SOUTH AFRICAN MP's
Roy Chweidan ,   Netanya. Israel   (12.17.10)
Well done Israeli soldiers. The ANC govt in S Africa is extremely anti Israel and pro Moslem. Most of the Jews living in S Africa during the White regime were against discrimination against the Black people. In spite of this, when Mandela and his ANC came to power in 1994, he almost at once turned violently against Israel and in 1995 he invited terrorists from Hizbullah in Lebanon to S Africa. He then ordered officers in the elite SADF Recce unit to train and equip these terrorists in the use and remote control ignition of the deadly claymore anti-personnel mines, with which the SADF were expert. One of my personal friends in the SADF advised me of this. Subsequently many Israeli soldiers were killed and wounded by these mines while operating in the security belt in S Lebanon. This belt was necessary to prevent terrorist infiltration into Israel. South Africa, my former country ( but no longer ) is an enemy of Israel and we must treat it as an enemy Roy Chweidan, Israel
24. well done idf
alexi   (12.17.10)
good work idf. Israel, yoiu are one heck of a country. Now, Israelis listen up. military power by itself with arrogance is no good and usually leads to some setbacks, though they are temporary in nature. Eli zeira and dan halutz were the most guilty of such parties with one dimensional thinking like egypt and syria would not attack or halutz where he felt bombing alone could submit hezbollah and even when ground game was implemented, it was dribbled into hezbollah gunsights by the weakling olmert with approval of halutz. Nonetheless, holocaust taught self defense and don't take crap. Modern israel cannot insult the holocaust dead by yet having beilin,ben ami, ramon, olmert, verter,levy and barnea, oren and even livni whose weakness and fear is evidence to all and only encourages arab intransigence. Why is hamas more cautious and why do they launch less rockets? Because they got wacked by the idf and if it was up to me, for every rocket fired, I would knock out 10 gas stations and transformers. Who do 1 million israelis prefer in the south--bibi and lieberman or olmert? Of course bibi and lieberman. Israel load your guns, and don't take any crap from anyone including turkey.
25. Respect both ways
Oren ,   Canada   (12.17.10)
Why is it that everybody thinks that they can do as they please in our house? Why are officials elected by South African voters participating (interfering) actively in Israel's affairs? Shame on the SA embassy for not managing this unacceptable behaviour.
26. s. african mp's
moron ,   galut   (12.17.10)
idf defends israel from hostile foreigners as well as some hostile locals--i will drink israeli wine now as the africans do not need my help and besides it is better-worth cost
27. Well done "IDF" !
Salma ,   Palestine   (12.17.10)
Let the world see how "IDF" handles with Palestine guests, let alone with the Palestinians themselves. Being polite is a good thing! If "IDF" can't handle it, it's on them, AND IT IS A GOOD THING TOO : )
28. To number 27.
Moshe ,   ISRAEL.   (12.17.10)
You have a brain of an ant.
29. HASN'T ANYONE PROTESTED THE S.A. KILLINGS?
Schreiber ,     (12.17.10)
Hasn't anyone protested the mass murder of foreign African infiltrators in South Africa? The former oppressed became not only the new oppressors but murderers as well. For those who have been to planet Mars in the last few years: South Africa has its own problem with African refugees (from Mozambique, Congo and other countries), and the way people deal with them is by slaughtering and burning them in outbursts of rage. Much effort was done to hide this reality during the Soccer World Cup. And should such behavior surprise us, when information regarding black-on-black and black-on-white violence during the fight against Apartheid has been mostly supressed? These S.A. MPs have much to answer for and lack the moral authority to censure Israel. All that aside from the fact that their status as foreigners and diplomats do not permit them to participate in violent demonstrations against the state hosting them.
30. Clean up your own crime cesspool first
Tahl ,   Ashdod   (12.17.10)
If these MPs cared to visit the streets of their own cities like Johannesburg or Pretoria, they'd not only be shoved, but probably mugged, killed or raped as well.
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