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Student's answer on civics test: Death to Arabs
Tomer Velmer
Published: 19.01.11, 10:52
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31. And while the Arabs taught their own to hate Jews...
manicdrummer ,   Madison, USA   (01.19.11)
...nobody said a word.
32. By Their Fruit Ye Shall Know Them
World Citizen ,   the world   (01.19.11)
Your country is headed in the wrong direction. Surely this will come to tragedy.
33. Racism
Baruch ,   Marin County, CA   (01.19.11)
I thought racism had been copyrighted by America, and nobody else could use that term to describe differences of opinion that are promoted as hate so as to attract viewers in the various media, which by the way sells advertising as a result. I guess I didn't get the memo that Israel had bought into this lie. Not everyone hates the Arabs. It's just that they have tried so many times for such a long time to wipe Israel off the face of the map and have failed that either one must laugh at them or feel sorry for them. Others, however, choose hatred as a form of expression, but that's not everyone. And anyway, there is only one race actually, which is the human race. Ah the media, they sure keep people arguing don't they. And guess who pays for that - the kids. Not just Jewish kids, Israeli kids, or Arab kids - but all kids suffer when adults play these stupid games.
34. So there is hope for our youth
jason white ,   afula,israel   (01.19.11)
Enough with leftists trying to brainwash our young. They can see the hate and terror of the arabs. They can see how the illegals are moving in and taking over neighborhoods. The teachers are trying to push their p.c. leftist agenda.Leave the students alone. We need a new generation that sees what the previous one did to help destroy Israel(oslo). We need political leaders who will lead and not follow orders of foreign politicians and n.g.o.s. If we have an enemy that hates us and wants to destroy us, then we should hate them back. You do not love your potential murderers. They also see how we are being bled by the draft dodging hara-dim.They do not want to work to support an anti Zionist group that will always avoid participating in society. How about the min of education trying to educate our children and not spread their leftist propaganda?
35. maybe
pini   (01.19.11)
62 years of terror leads to hatred?
36. Why is this news? It isn't new
john   (01.19.11)
There have always been young students saying "death to Arabs" or a "good Arab is a dead Arab". These are very, very old sentences - I heard them 20 years ago, at least . There will always be young minds that say things they truly don't understand at that age. It isn't right and it should be corrected....ironically through education. Controversial topics should not be avoided - they should be spoken about and dealt with. Ultimately, nothing new here.
37. Children learn from their reality. Schools don't provide
Harry Wright ,   UK   (01.19.11)
their only teachers. Sounds like the schools are trying to teach them something that is totally different from their reality. How do you teach an Israeli child goodwill, respect and acceptance towards Arabs when the TV is awash with reports of Arabs stoning Israelis, rockets fired into Israel, Arabs celebrating when an Israeli is killed, Arabs shouting "Death to Jews" at their rallies, Arabs caught with pipe bombs and knives at check-points, Arabs plowing into Israelis, kidnapped Shalit etc. What are Israeli children to think when they watch their older brothers and sisters going off to join the IDF etc when the topic in the home is protection from the Arabs who want them dead. What are they to think when they know from young that they are headed into the defence service to help protect the country from Arabs. They are more in touch with reality than the leftists. The Israeli children are learning from the ground while the Pals children are deliberately brainwashed / groomed in the classroom, via TV programs and the example of their elders to hate Jews. There is no attempt to teach otherwise. This situation is not surprising at all. Why should anyone be shocked!
38. #13 Me thinks you protest too much
nr ,   los angeles, usa   (01.19.11)
I doubt very much you left Israel because of racism - because you moved to Pasadena, long time home of the John Birch Society, a very conservative, very white organization and big time racists. you're a hypocrite - and sorry you came to my city (Pasadena is in Los Angeles County). You and yours are an unwelcome addition.
39. How about blamingg the TRUTH? Jews CAN'T walk in ARAB towns
Chaim ,   Israel   (01.19.11)
without putting their life in jeopardy...and only because they are Jews. Wake up all you PC pundits who have no value in reality but only mindnumbing mantras of delusion. You dont even understand the Koran or Arab nationalism. Now whos ignorant?
40. Young Jews are sick&tired of threats from murderous Muslims
Alan ,   SA   (01.19.11)
and Muslim states I am an older person and never in my life have experienced/heard of such hatred and threats to us Jews and Israel as in recent times ALL OVER the World!! It is horrific! I thought Hitler and Co died in Berlin's ruins. He is alive and well and the stormtroopers march on us again. Fair enough, they never exactly "loved" us but its now something extraordinary Its just like the thirties must have been when Fascist Europe poisoned the minds of millions and millions of Gentiles.This led to an easy mindset where it was OK to kill Jews . Thats just what the direction of hatred to us and Israel is taking .Its so bad that even many Jews are too frightened of their positions or businesses or whatever not to join in the hymns of hate, We must stay strong . We must resist. Our enemies should know that we will not roll over and die for their wicked aims
41. Hakam lehorgecha hashkem lehorgo!
Leah ,   Stockholm, Sweden   (01.19.11)
It's seems like we jews have forgotten one of the most important Mitzva from the Torah.
42. STOP blaming the wrong people
Juliana ,   Africa   (01.19.11)
Israel society today is very volatile, the Left thinks its only their ideas that should be taken as gospel truth, taught, understood and its final. Any thing one says when they are from the right you are called RACIST. Have the schools/civil ...... tried to find out why the children behave so? Do not jump to conclusion as this will solve nothing. Learn from first principles, find out what bothers the young ones and discuss (not dictate) how things can be made better. You then make them part of the change as opposed to pushing your ideas on to them. @ 7 & 25 leave you are so blaming the wrong person.
43. The sad truth
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (01.19.11)
Is that those same kids go home and turn on the radio, TV or internet and are bombarded every single day with thousands of messages from the Arabs how they are going to kill and rape and pillage the Jews. Then you have thousands of terrorist attacks to go along with this from those same Arabs. Then you have racists like Odumba telling us that Jews don't have equal rights even on our own lands. Then we have the leftists screaming how we have insulted the Arabs or that we haven't given them enough to stop their hatred and the kids see what is happening in S'derot and that we have had to build fences to keep these terrorists out and the world complains because of that. If you think that for one moment that over 62 years of these messages and actions are not getting through and having an adverse reaction by our youth then you have to be blind, deaf and dumb.
44. I've seen Jews in Arab towns
John ,   Chicago   (01.19.11)
What are you talking about? Jerusalem is full of Jews, Acre also full of Jews, etc. etc. Stop ignoring the ugly racism being spawned by ignorant adults like you.
45. nah #13 ran away coz hes an Oslo'id fantasist.
Yisraeli   (01.20.11)
46. Arab Antisemitism
kat ,   P   (01.20.11)
don't you get bored of this recorded message? Antisemitism is your key word to justify everything ??? It's Arab Antisemitism not Israeli Occupation, discrimination, land grab, settlements, massacres...etcetcetc?? Get real the world is getting sick of your rhetoric.
47. Confused
Confused in DC ,   Washington, DC   (02.13.11)
I'm lost. The Arabs are crying racism, yet they are amongst some of the most racist and hateful people in this world. Are they saying it's acceptable for them to be racist towards blacks and darker skinned Arabs (although most look like light skinned African Americans) and others must respect them? So sad, sounds suspect to me.
48. #5 No, You're Teaching Your Children to Hate
meena ,   New Yor, NY   (02.14.11)
Avigdor Lieberman is primarily to blame for that, but so are others. It's been years since the last time an Arab blew up a bus in Tel-Aviv, so don't blame Arabs for the hatred.
49. 14. Perfectly Understandable
Richard ,   Calgary, Canada   (02.14.11)
Sady, I would argue that one could make the same statement about children growing up and attending school in Gaza. Assuming that both Israeli and Palestinian children are growing up with such sentimens, any likelihood of peace in this region is laughable., Particularly given the fact that the Israeli stand has consistenly been "peace on our terms or no peace at all."
50. TO ALL "PEACELOVERS"
Jules   (03.05.11)
Read, with great attention, the PLO and HAMAS political charters, especially the parts related to the ultimate destiny of Israel. After that, you are welcome to continue the discussion
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