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Crime and punishment, Palestinian-style
Elior Levy
Published: 21.01.11, 19:09
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1. Where is Ahmed Tibi to complain about "diguisting racism"?
(01.21.11)
2. Why Bibi?
Shlomo Kamera   (01.21.11)
Speaking to foreign correspondents, Netanyahu noted that only 10 minutes away from the briefing there is a regime in place that sentences people who sell land to Jews to death. "How many of you reported this?" the prime minister asked the journalists during the briefing. Because, people hate jews. OK?
3. But Israel is the racist and apartheid state Jimmy Carter?
Cynic ,   USA   (01.21.11)
4. This is worse than South Africa ever was
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (01.21.11)
And we have a peace treaty with another Arab country with this exact same law. The Arab Empire is much more racist than South Africa ever dreamed of.
5. NOT THE SAME THING
James   (01.21.11)
If ISRAELIS can buy lands in the Palestinian territories, then WEST BANK PALESTINIANS must be allowed to purchase and build INSIDE of Israel (including in Jerusalem). That is the issue...Israelis being able to buy Palestinian lands, but West Bank Palestinians aren't allowed to buy and build in Israel. That is the unfairness.
6. I want to buy land in Tel Aviv
Raed ,   Palestine   (01.21.11)
I'm a wealthy Palestinian living in the west bank and i would like to buy some land in Tel Aviv. Preferably next to the beach, i love to sun tan so i looked into it seems as a Palestinian i cannot own land in the Jewish state. apparently they also want to confiscate my current land where my home is as well and have me kicked out so some Jewish settler from new york can come to live. it seems the deed to my land was revoked by God no less. unfortunately God did not notify me or any other Palestinian of any eviction notice, but the Jews say we just have to trust them on this one.
7. #6, your people tried to exterminate the Jews
Mike ,   Atlanta USA   (01.21.11)
So you forfeit ALL rights to the end. And one day, you will leave the Judea for Jordan, possibly without your wealth.
8. #5, punishable by death. nice to see you silent on that!
Mike ,   Atlanta USA   (01.21.11)
9. #4 and 5, the main problem with this:
Mike ,   Atlanta USA   (01.21.11)
Is not reverse racism. It is that the PLO prevents a solution to the land issue through direct compensation to landowners. Ideally, all the Arabs would sell their land to Israelis, so we can resolve this issue once and for all. But Palestinian intransigence keeps us searching for new (and possibly militant) options.
10. Re: 6. I want to buy land in Tel Aviv
J in Oregon ,   Salem Oregon, USA   (01.21.11)
I am an American, and not a Jew. I am informed that I can buy land in Tel Aviv because there is a small chance that I will commit some atrocity in the name of Islam. IE - I can pass a background check. To the rest of your argument I say: "'to the victor belong the spoils"
11. to#6 Raed
Marcelo ,   Berlin   (01.21.11)
at the time you should have notified, you were in Jordan, the true palestine, that is why you didn't hear anything about the land you stole. You prefered to kill and go to war instead of having a country, back in the 67 you neither dreamed of a land, only after you lost a war again and again and again and again.... You are the biggest liers ever existed...Go Liberman !
12. #5 James
Marcelo ,   Berlin   (01.21.11)
tell me why should be a problem that jews live in the PA with pali-ID card? why should all jews in the PA be kicked out if they want to live there as jews in the new-invented-country PA? why are arabs allowed to live in the jew state of Israel and jews are not allowed to live the muslim state of PA? just questions....
13. Who knew you could get arrested 15 years after the fact
William ,   Israel   (01.21.11)
before the law making it illegal was even in effect. Better watch out if the PA makes honor killings illegal - 1/4 of the population will suddenly be criminals overnight.
14. #6 - sure, just be an Israeli citizen
William ,   Israel   (01.21.11)
oh, darn. You're a Jordanian citizen so you can only buy land in Jordan and don't really have rights to land in the WB. Raed, the property you're on right now...do you have the deed for it, or perhaps you just received it from the Jordanians when they ethnically cleansed Jews from the West Bank and stole their property. You might be getting an eviction order sooner than later.
15. Sell to Jews = Death
Steve R S.A ,   Johannesburg RSA   (01.21.11)
South Africa at the height of Apartheid could have taken a leaf out of PA book...
16. B'Tselem? Any reaction? No? Thought so! Racists!
(01.21.11)
17. #6 A heap of crap Raed! I want to live in Ramallah!
(01.21.11)
but of course, as a Jew I will be considered a dihmi - a second class citizen and subjected to "special" treatment from Hamas and the POA cronies. Come to think of it, even before that, your beloved human rights champion, Abbas said on the record that "no Israelis will be allowed in the future state of Palestine", so it seems that I have to put my plans on hold (for now). So don't give us that pathetic crappy moan - if you care to read YOUR Quran, you will learn that your beloved Mohammad decreed that God gave these lands to the Jews and that you should respect the People of the Book. So you should have known this without listening to any Jew. But as expected, you listen only to your crazed and illiterate clerics who will gladly send anyone to die, but themselves. these facts seem that don't prevent you from seeking our destruction and eying our ancestral lands, after squatting on them and practically doing NOTHING to grow anything. Are you an Apostate going against the Quran and Mohammad's word? Now go take a hike and moan your demagogies on Haaretz whose morons may be receiving your lies more willingly.
18. #5 Arabs buy property in NY! It IS the same thing!
(01.21.11)
but nobody is allowed to buy land in Saudi Arabia! James - deal with you own problems! Don't tell US how to live OUR lives! Who the heck do you think you are?
19. #6 IF anybody sells to you, he will not go to jail, or worse
(01.21.11)
While in the PA or Gaza he will be sentence to death! So take your cretin argument and shove it!
20. #5 Who are you? God? Get lost arrogant prick!
(01.21.11)
21. #6 - Raed - you are a LIAR.
Riki ,   Tel Aviv   (01.21.11)
22. Racist rabbis! Racist right wingers! Oops!
Yossi ,   Tel Aviv   (01.21.11)
I thought you were reporting about the rabbis. No, the Arabs are perfectly justified in whatever they do. They're being occupied after all. They are an oppressed minority. They suffer so much! They need our understanding, our compassion and our forgiveness.
23. James & Raed - that is exactly why
Jamila ,   here and there   (01.21.11)
PA is not to be trusted when they call themselves "democratic" or claim to have freedom among the PA - who are they kidding? punishing someone who do business with any Jew is in itself a crime and this law should be banned! then they can claim to be civilized and democratic. As for buying land in Tel Aviv, welcome just prove that you will not create a chaos. Jews who buy land in anywhere in Israel is their birthright in their true homeland. Jordan has wonderful beaches did you ever try there?
24. #6, you'd HAVE to be wealthy to own a land in TA.
(01.21.11)
25. And Israel gets slammed
Paul   (01.21.11)
when the rabbis make a decision not to sell flats to Arabs! Personally, I abhor this decision by the Rabbis as I think it IS racist, but the Arab decision is even worse - their's holds a death penalty. Funny thing about hypocrisy, though: Noone is criticising the Palestinians about their "law".
26. Tibi? Aloni? Amnesty?... Your reaction to this Arab racism?
Tahl ,   Ashdod   (01.21.11)
How very unsurprising that we don't hear anything from these ilk now.
27. Where are those bleeding hearts ?
tejas ,   India   (01.22.11)
Who organizes rallies in TA and Jerusalem about racism. Where are they hiding their faces now. Especially the ARDC-israel loonies who always accuse of Jewish people of being racist.
28. #5 - 15 years ago the PA didn't really exist
William ,   Israel   (01.22.11)
and it was under the control of Israel who won the land during a war. Infact, the land won already belonged to Israel but was stolen through an Arab war of extermination. Since most West Bank Arabs immigrated under the urging of Jordan, that makes them illegal under the Geneva Convention. Most Arabs in WB hold Jordanian citizenship and Jordan has renounced any claim (as if they had a legal claim to it) thus creating a situation where these Arabs are residing in disputed areas illegally. No reason they should be able to buy land in a sovereign country outside of Jordan.
29. ahmed tibi give me talkback ,if you have on
Texan   (01.22.11)
Ahmed Tibi we waiting for you respond you comment ...You lost you voice or you mind ...or the writing skills, Voice you thouth....
30. #5 your right it's not the same
Dummies ,   idiotsville   (01.22.11)
the issue is not if Israeli's can buy land it's if Jews can buy land. If a Arab-Israeli's want to buy land in the PA they can do so freely even though they are an Israeli. If a Jew wants to buy land then not only is he not allowed to do so, but the person who should violate that law is sentenced to death. This is racist to Jews and cruel punishment to Arabs. As for Palestinians not buying land in Israel what do you call the 1 million Palestinian Arabs living in Israel as Israeli's purchasing and buying land all the time? Your absolutely right in saying it's not the same thing. PA is racist towards Jews. If I was a Jew from Germany and I'm a German national without Israeli citizenship can I purchase land in the PA? No, and if I do the guy that sells it to me gets the death penalty.
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