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Police summon Safed rabbi over racist letter
Kobi Nahshoni
Published: 31.12.10, 12:19
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1. Police
Ricardo Macher ,   Karnei Shomron IL   (12.31.10)
Our police is a shameful force serving the leftist interests of Dudu Cohen.
2. Rabbi makes valid point
Avi Steinson ,   Tel Aviv   (12.31.10)
hypocrisy
3. so he can break the law if he perceives others did too?
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (12.31.10)
fine example of a religious leader there. i suppose he expects his followers to not do like he is doing when he decrees something they don't like.
4. Don't give in!
pinchas ,   jerusalem   (12.31.10)
5. ZEFAT POLICE
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (12.31.10)
KISH MEIN TUCHUS.
6. Is telling the truth a crime?
Menachem Ben Yakov ,   Yerushalayim, Israel   (12.31.10)
They harass our women, burn our forests, stone our worshippers, celebrate our tragedies and support our murder. Would you want people who treated you that way as YOUR neighbors? The facile and ignorant comparison of barring rentals and sales to a peaceful community because they are of a different faith with a community of barbarians that seek the destruction of everyone different around them is evil. The Rabbis exhibited not only profound wisdom but a common sense that is lacking in those with a knee-jerk reaction to their position.
7. Ynet #5's comment violates Israeli Law
(12.31.10)
The law I am referring to is the law which states that it is illegal to address an officer of the law and any civil servant of the state of Israel in an impolite, derogatory or abusive manner. The offense is punishable by fine and imprisonment. May I request that you remove comment #5, Thank you
8. #1 I believe we have a fine police force
(12.31.10)
worthy of honor and respect from all the citizens of the State.
9. #3 who do you work for?
yoni ,   tel aviv   (12.31.10)
It's about the police creating the law against the right - nothing to do with breaking the law.
10. This rabbi is a civil servant he should be called in....
(12.31.10)
for a review of what he wrote and if it is found that it violates the civil servant code of the State of Israel he should be fired. No real need to involve the police it is actually an administrative matter.
11. A very selective understanding of democracy
olim hadashim ,   tel aviv/israel   (12.31.10)
Why can this dear rabbi not speak his mind out when others are permitted to do so ?
12. 7#, you need to go out on police patrol
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (12.31.10)
Every two weeks I am a volunteer with the local police. You have no idea how many people swear and yell at us. Lawrence from Safed saying that they should kiss my tuchus is mild and should not be removed by Ynet.
13. Goebles would be proud of the honorable rabbi
The Last Zionist ,   Eilat   (12.31.10)
14. 9 - and rabbis don't create laws?
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (12.31.10)
so discrimination is perfectly legal? ok, then they should have no problem with the police discriminating against the "right", right?
15. #3
IZL   (12.31.10)
Actually the Rabbi is correct, although I have absolutely no opinion on the letter he issued, as such is "just another day in the middle east". If the "other" side uses a dirty advantage should be not use it as well? There are many quotes in religion that would say to take the perceived higher ground, and many that would say to defend oneself in these special circumstances. If you wish to criticize do so objectively. The just solution is to bring Aloni and the rest in, along with him. Justice for all, or justice for none.
16. #7
IZL   (12.31.10)
Are you a civil servant or police officer? If not, then please allow me to charm you with a stream of "endearments"
17. rabbi not racist
moron ,   galut   (12.31.10)
arabs want judenrein palestine but that's negotiable to seculars
18. THE LETTTER WAS NOT HALACHA... IT WAS RACIST INCITEMENT.
stude ham   (12.31.10)
just because this man parades as 'rabbi' does not mean his every word is 'halacha'. in this situation his written and spoken words do constitute racism and incitement to racism. the police are to be encouraged in outing this kind of nefarious and insiduous masquerades.
19. Racist!
Jer. ,   Jerusalem   (12.31.10)
20. racist rabbis should be fired immediatly
david   (12.31.10)
21. ANTI -JEW POGROMS SAFED 1929
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (12.31.10)
We had arabs murdering innocent jews in 1929 ,we do not want a repetition .As for arab students living here now ,they should be respected and left to live in peace .While anti -arab comments make me cringe ,they should be seen in historical context and the Rabbi has the right to his opinion .
22. ISRAEL IS AN IMMATURE, INSECURE
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (12.31.10)
Paranoid dictatorship , not so different from Syria nor Iran where free speech and freedom of opinion is not tolerated.The only difference is we are jews.
23. 15 - then you are worse than them
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (12.31.10)
"just another day in the middle east" - who can say if those losers know any better? but if you know better and choose to do what's wrong, you are a bigger loser than those idiots. congratulations!
24. Interrogation
Aaron ,   Spartanburg, SC, USA   (12.31.10)
In a truly free nation, the people do not have to answer to the authorities when the authorities question their beliefs. It is time for the State of Israel to make a decision about where it stands on freedom of expression.
25. NEW YEAR WISH FOR 2011
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (12.31.10)
I sincerely wish peace to all men .May all nations be blessed through Israel .I do not especially agree with the views or sentiments of the Rabbi of Safed ,but prosecuting/ persecuting him is not the solution to the worlds' ills.
26. Man up!
Christian Hart ,   USA   (12.31.10)
The thought police at work. There is no panacea for this social problem, but add to that the inability to speak...or discuss the problem and its solutions...for fear of being 'racist' is completely disheartening. I can see the states position that there is no 'racism' in the stabbing and murdering of people...but if the Jewish people or Rabbis speak out the hammer will descend on you to 'keep you in line'? The problem is that the state is NOT doing its job to protect people...so the Rabbi's step in to propose a solution to protect their people. This makes the state look ineffective...so the state gets upset and 'punishes' the Rabbi's instead of DOING their job to protect the people. Whatever...its so predictable its boring...DO YOUR JOB STATE, and if you can't protect the people, man up and say so or back off the people who are trying to make safe communities, you can't have it both ways and why are the Jewish people ALWAYS less important than everyone else!?!
27. 1000 cheers for the rabbi. Arabs hate Jews and want them
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (12.31.10)
out of the arab countries and away from them. Let the arabs go to any one of 22 arab states or anywhere else, let the Jews live arab free, that is violence free, terrorism free.
28. YOU CAN'T PROSECUTE SOMEONE
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (12.31.10)
Because you don't agree with his / her views .(unless your name is Stalin ).
29. We have political police here only
jason white ,   afula,israel   (12.31.10)
They fight against Jews at every right wing demonstration, yet do nothing to the leftist and little to the arabs. There is freedom of speech here, if you spout the leftist, defeatist line. Zionists are muzzled and the media is against them. Someday we will have a government that will call the police in for questioning along with the border patrol and the shin bet. We will someday end the war against the Jews by the leftists.
30. police summond rabi
DANY - דני ,   Toronto Canada   (12.31.10)
EVERYTHING IS CORRECT AGAINST these ARABS - Murderers, Occupiers, ETC.
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