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UN official: Israel engaging in ethnic cleansing
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Published: 21.03.11, 18:55
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31. falk is.....
ed from atl   (03.21.11)
falking wrong...as usually is the case with these"academics", who have nothing better to do with their time and soros- induced funds..... better condem arab barbarism towards innocent civilains,rather then building in jeruslaem.
32. JEWS LIKE FALK...
ANDREW ,   Miami,FL   (03.21.11)
Jews like falk are the lowest among us - they know nothing nor care about - their own history or future. This man cares more about recognition from ivy league type ngo's - Amy Goodman (from Democrasy Now) is his female counterpart
33. #15 And UN want to Judenfrei rest of Israel
David ,   Shiloh Israel   (03.21.11)
Spot on Moishe! It makes one think if there was no word as 'settler', would that stop these bigots trying to deligitimize & evict us from our rightful homeland?
34. If He Had Any Honour...
Michael ,   Eilat, Isreal   (03.21.11)
...he would resign due to Israel not allowing him into Israel. If he is an honest and impartial investigator, then either side rejecting him invalidates him. That he persists, after being caught out inflating numbers, fabricating facts and his many glaring omissions, all in favour of one side, says everything one needs to know about his biases. The UNHRC has an inglorious history of parading exactly these agenda driven hate mongers and it reinforces my thinking that, after the Qadaffi debacle and the UNHCR's members, there is no future for this body at all. The UNHCR is guilty of accessory to mass murder and crimes against humanity by solely focusing on Israel while many parts of the world experiencing real human rights abuses are ignored. Time to call for the arrest for the members of the UNHCR to show the world that human rights are important.
35. split, us
john   (03.21.11)
it's people like you and richard falk are delusional freaks
36. GO FALK YOURSELF
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (03.21.11)
37. #7 that was less Yawwwwn & more felony Stupid!
Miriam Katz   (03.21.11)
you are fast losing brain cells!
38. if like the emperor's wife we (Israel) was above reproach...
Vered B ,   Katzrin Golan Hts IL   (03.21.11)
then we won't have to pull out the "he's an anti-semite" defense! We (Israel) are not above reproach we (Israel) repeatedly behave in an unpleasant and discriminatory manner to those who are not Jews and who are different from us. Don't believe me? Just read the TBs here!
39. wow! Y-net where did u find all of these ignorant righties?
(03.21.11)
like they are a totally rag tag bunch of typical right wing silliness! So very sad that there are no intelligent TBers engaging in real and serious commentary just a whole lot of swirling verbal sewage...some if it is even nuclear level verbal sewage!
40. #4 See what happens when Jews assimilate?
Moshe   (03.21.11)
We end up getting such self-hating Jewish anti-Semites like Falk, Goldston, Thomas L. Friedman
41. Richard Falk is totally right
Dave ,   EU Commission   (03.21.11)
I think Richard Falk is totally right. Please come to East Jerusalem and see what is happening on the ground. You can also log on into the internet and see by your own eyes what the settlers have done to East Jerusalem and with the help of the Israeli security establishment.
42. To: No. 12
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (03.21.11)
Correct! Maybe you are NOT as dumb as I thought .... no, you are. Never mind.
43. israel "cleansing" nowhere near as efficient as palestinians
mike ,   israel (formerly usa   (03.21.11)
the future palestinian state will be virtually 100% judenrein, nothing compared to the arab population of israel lands. if anyone is actively ethnically-cleansing anything, it's our neighbors the palestinians.
44. Sarah , East Jerusalem has bee REUNITED
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (03.21.11)
with west Jerusalem . Not "annexed"
45. Mothers everywhere should be
Gideon Reader ,   USA   (03.21.11)
explaining to their children that the inane and insane mewlings of Senor falk is what happens to those little boys who abuse their private parts to excess. In Herr Falks specific case that poor hygiene has continued late. About ten minutes prior to his latest dumbassed pronouncments.
46. #41 terrorist falk is wrong
Jorge ,   Israel/USA/Argentina   (03.21.11)
Let see, Jewish are not allowed in Saudi Arabia. In arab and muslim countries Jewish are persecuted. In GAZA there is one Jew left Shallit. In Europe they are helping terrorist muslim killing Jews by no protecting. In Venezuela the synagogues are vandalized. In USA the Jewish student are attacked by arabs immigrants in colleges. Dave, do you see ethnic cleansing so far against the Jewish? Dave: you, Goldstone and Falk should concentrate in REAL problems facing the world the expansion of the arabs and the islamism. By the way Israel supposed to be according to the 1923 San Remo treaty and the whole Jerusalem part of it including Samaria and Judea. The real settlers are the arabs coming from Arab peninsula settling in Israel. What happening in the ground is a natural growing from State of Israel at the original Jewish home (1923).
47. Has Mr. Falk asked himself: Why was the West Bank empty of
Jehudah   (03.21.11)
Jews when Israel captured it in June 1967 during the defensive Six-Day War? And, has he ever considered the fact that eastern Jerusalem, including the old city, historically the capital of the Jewish people, was empty of Jews? If any "ethnic cleansing" has taken place in Eretz Israel (Land of Israel) it has been the "cleansing" of the country of its Jews, but Falk wouldn't care about that, since Falk, like Goldstone before him, is eager to harm the Jewish people and its national home of Israel.
48. there should be no ethnic cleansing
Barney ,   USA   (03.21.11)
just leaving. transferring. similar to what happened to Jews in all the arab muslim countries. Jerusalem is the united capital of Israel and as such should be overflowing with Jews and Jews should feel safe to be and live anywhere in Jerusalem.
49. Richard Falk claimed George Bush let the 9/11 attacks happen
Dan Kelso   (03.21.11)
Falk is a loony Israel hater. He's claimed George Bush knew about the 9/11 attacks and let them happen. Falk said in 1979 how Ayatollah Khomeini was a moderate leader and not a fanatic. Do a google search of Richard Falk, "Trusting Khomeini
50. Falk & goldstone, the epitome of a decadent UN
jo   (03.21.11)
Why should palestinians condemn the slaughter?. It's one of their prime specialty. They invented it and are very proud of it. As far as Falk is concerned, a name no one can forget, it makes his family very proud to have one of those in it's midst. Speaking to the UN's HRC, where Gaddafi was the most honored member,including many other Gaddafis, thugs, criminals, does raise the standard of this "auguste" den of scorpions to new hights.-----PS: Falk's picture reminds me of an orang- outang --- if you look closely.
51. Psychological war against Jewish people
Tomi Weiss ,   Serbia   (03.21.11)
There were barely 70 000 Arabs in 1967, when Israel liberated Jerusalem in 1967,today there are more than 270 000.There were barely 20% Arabs in Jerusalem in 1967,today there are 37%. Every year more than 17000 Jews are leaving Jerusalem,and every year Arabs are increasing their share in Jlem for 0,5%.There were 80% Jews in 1967 and 62% in 2011. All of this is part of psychological war against Jewish people.Falk is part of neo liberal-Nazi-Islamic alliance that knows that withouth Jerusalem,there will be no Israel. Therfore unite Am Israel and demographicaly protect your capital. Your existance is at stake!
52. UN instigator
Yishai   (03.21.11)
53. Jerusalem, be srong
Salma ,   Palestine   (03.21.11)
We say it very loudly: We will never give up you.
54. Unjust Falk
JUDAH THE LION   (03.21.11)
Mr.Falk,this our land for thousands of years,even before Islam was invented. In1948 War,unfortunately the Jortdanian have occupied East Jerusalem illegally. They have burnt down all the SYNAGOGUES,killed the Jews in East Jerusalem,and didf not allowed one single Jew.All the Jewish properties were taken. Mr.Falk JUDEA & SAMARIA areJewish names,Judea stands for JUDAH,JUDAH STANDS FOR JEWS The land of the Arabs are in Arabia,ands this is the reason they are called ARABS. Stop appeasing the Arabs andkissing their asses .Read your BIBLE and found out more.
55. Falk
A ,   Belgium   (03.21.11)
Is this jerk married to Helen Thomas by any chance? If not, it might make a nice shiduch. They could have a kid and name him Muammar or Adolf or something.
56. Falk is well known bigot and idiot
Mark from Georgia ,   USA   (03.21.11)
You have to remember who this moron is, and his past judgments. For instance in 1979 his view of Khomeini, when Khomeini was referred to as crude theologian and antisemitic guy and a theological fascist. Falk's assessment of the K-man was this, and I quote: In October, 1973 NYT's OP-ED Falk wrote: "Arguing Khomeini was being judged unfairly, he concluded “the depiction of Khomeini as fanatical, reactionary and the bearer of crude prejudices seems certainly and happily false ... To suppose that Ayatollah Khomeini is dissembling seems almost beyond belief. ... Having created a new model of popular revolution based, for the most part, on nonviolent tactics, Iran may yet provide us with a desperately-needed model of humane governance for a third-world country.” Gee, looks like he missed that one by 180 degrees.Falk is also a 9/11 conspiracy nut, he believe's what the nut jobs believe, that the USA did it to themselves or are hiding something, even after Bin-Laden admitted he did it? BOTTOM LINE: He is only taken seriously by the anti-Israel and Pro-Arab groups. Most people find him and his remarks provably false and he has no respect from many Middle East experts. So of course the UN likes him just like Goldstone.
57. Serbian nationalists said the same
Basil ,   Morgantown, USA   (03.21.11)
They tried to use various historical arguments to justify that innocent Croatioan and Muslim Slavic families were uprooted. It's clear that some on the talk backs don't want to see the racism behind their comments. These are people, too, not just you.
58. Weak on Facts
Jake in Jerusalem ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (03.21.11)
Falk and his Pali apologists are weak on facts. As usual. 1) Under Israeli rule there is NO ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem (which is in stark contrast to the racism under Jordanian rule). Israeli courts are simply enforcing standard property law, as courts do anywhere else. Arab squatters are treated more GENTLY in Israel than Arab squatters are treated in Michigan. Ethnic cleansing in Michigan, perhaps? 2) The Balestinian envoy who said that the recent massacre in Itamar is not part of his people's culture but "rather, it is the culture of the occupying power" is trying to mock a very grave incident. Is he really trying to convince us that Palestinian terrorism is not part of Palestinian culture??? PLO leader Yasser Arafat himself INVENTED all the tools and techniques of modern international terrorism!!! Hey, it's the UN. Don't expect facts or logic. UN - home of antisemitism and Islamo-Aplogia!
59. hey a ...Hole
real vision ,   usa   (03.21.11)
go to all the islamic countries and talk with the jewish communities and ask them, if you can find them, how they like living amongst the muslims. Most likely you won't find them cause they have been forced out. You are an id 10 88
60. #41 EU Commission - that must hurt!
David ,   Shiloh Israel   (03.21.11)
At least I can tell you that settlers have something worth fighting for.
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