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Israel tells Facebook: Remove Intifada page
Elior Levy
Published: 23.03.11, 19:28
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31. The best response to hate speech is more good speech
Joey ,   NYC   (03.24.11)
not censorship.
32. #10, #14, #27, #28
solomon ,   bklyn   (03.24.11)
#10- Threatening to kill is NOT the same as 'being negative'. #14- They couldn't go to the other arab countries as their 'brother arabs' would not accept them, as they have not accepted them for 62 years. The Jews that were kicked out of arab countries ( who numbered more than the arabs who left Israel) were welcomed into Israel. THAT is a BIG difference, that shows your true character. #27- Even in the US you cannot plan to kill someone. #28- Garbage! The arabs back away the closer they get to peace. Arafat got too close to peace for his own comfort; erego the intifada. Abbas got too close to peace for his own comfort; erego the attempt to establish a state unilaterally. Add to that a refusal to both accept the existence of Israel and state that any agreement will end all demands, shows that Israel never had a chance for peace as the "Pals" don't really want it.
33. ANSWER #10
Deb ,   SA   (03.24.11)
Well free when Sharia law comes to you we will see how free you will be lol
34. Because the first two worked out so well
William ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
35. #10 - take this test - reverse the roles
William ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
will you support it as free speech or consider it incitement and racism? I can guess just based on your post in the first place. Which only makes you a racist yourself, entrapped within "hatred" in your own mind. Sad.
36. #15 - they will because it's incitement and bad for business
William ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
and what's bad for business is bad for Facebook. Even at his tender age, Zuckerberg is smart enough to know this.
37. to #10
The Mad Zionist ,   SF, CA   (03.24.11)
Us whining? If the zionists set up a page calling for the destruction of any country it would be unthinkable. How can they incite and threaten violence? And the zionists say they will boycott facebook if they take it down? Free you hate israel and anything good or bad done you will have something negative to say. Kinda why nobody with a drip of common sense will ever take you seriousley, except for the chomsky anarchists and influential college students that think its cool to wear a kafiyeh and hate on israel. Usually it comes down to one thing. If so many people are constantly focusing on something whether negative or positive, its just one thing, jealousy. The whole world seems jealous when it comes to israel. And by the way, it was never the palis land. They never ever had control, they were always ruled, along with jews. And in 48 they had their chance to be sorveign. You can't turn down an offer, try to anhialate you and then when you lose, go try and get that offer again. Sorry, too late, and also don't you think that for everything facebook did for their brothers in egypt, tunisia, jordan, libya, yemen etc that the arabs would have one little smidgen of gratitude? Never, if one thing does not go their way, they will incite, and threaten and intimidate until they get everything they want. Free I hope muslims take over wherever you're living and they impose sharia law. Let's see how happy you are and how highly you speak of them then. Unless you're muslim, than anyways I wish you the best and I hope you have a wonderful life like everyone should endure. Jake
38. #16 - is violence and racism the only connection...
William ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
between 300 mm Arabs? Sounds like it, Nour. Although, one thing for sure, there has never been a "non-violent" anything when the "Palestinians" are involved. In the case of revenue, first, the ME doesn't generate that much of it for Facebook. Second, by allowing this obvious inciteful and racist page Facebook has opened itself up to legal issues in many countries. Now, would Facebook's investors, now looking at a $49 Billion valuation, turn their backs on the countries producing the largest revenue for those who produce very little? I doubt it.
39. #18 - you really have to ask that question?
William ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
Here's a clue - CONTEXT! In other Arab revolution pages, they call only for peaceful uprisings against THEIR OWN regimes to gain freedom. It's a call to change leaders, not destroy the State or kill an ethnic group they dislike. In your case, you're calling for another intifada, which is inherently violent, including the result in destroying a sovereign State and its people. That's racism and its also banned in many countries around the world (except the Arab world where its celebrated). That's the difference. Best you create FB revolutions against the PA and Hamas - they're the source of your problems (now).
40. #21 - probably most are from MoveOn.org and ISM
William ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
I doubt highly most are from Arabs who have their own problems these days. Naqba Day - is that the day when Israel overcame the Arab attempt at genocide and destroying the nascent State which was a manifestation of the Jewish human right of self-determination? or is that the day the Arab leaders led you down the path of war and greed based on racism and Arab hegemony? Either way - gotta love the outcome.
41. Why is the world still putting up with Muslims?
Thor ,   Sweden   (03.24.11)
So tired of this culture of hate, aggression. Really hope Israel raises these idiots to the ground. They are like high school bullies across the world. Who created this craziness? How do you root this evil out?
42. #25 - how about one calling for 100M Mexicans march on Texas
William ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
They will be greeted with the same warm welcome, I suppose. Since there are less than 10,000 Arabs (non-Israeli) who have an ID card to be in Jerusalem, the remaining will be considered illegal immigrants (much like in the 1930s), trying to cross into a sovereign nation, with ill-intent.
43. #27 - actually, Zuckerberg believes in revenue
William ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
and so do his investors, to the tune of $49 Billion. However, they can't support hate-speech nor calls to violence. It's on thing to voice your opinion on a matter you dislike, it's quite another to call for violence and destruction of other people. I believe that is even covered under the Geneva Convention, and many countries, including France, have strict laws about that.
44. #28 - when were Arabs denied right to pray in holy places?
William ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
You had free access to the Dome of the Rock, to Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, and many traveled to the Hajj each year. However, it was the "Palestinians" who often stoned Jews as they prayed at the Western Wall, with your leaders and Imams claiming that it was never holy to Jews, then you tried to rename the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron and told the UN it was really a mosque, despite your own Koran claiming it was tied to Jews and they worshiped there. Finally, you and I both know the settlements are a paper tiger. It's an excuse for you to avoid peace. A peace that you never wanted, even before the first settlement was built. And a peace you destroyed even after being offered 99.99999% of your demands - with many settlements planned for disband. We left Gaza in 2005, uprooting settlements. We received....rockets and threats of destruction by Hamas, who's goal is an Islamist State in our (and your) place. So stuff it. You're a liar and the recent attacks show you for who you are.
45. #41 - OIL OIL OIL OIL OIL
William ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
No other reason. There is not a single contribution they are bringing to this world sans terror and oil. Which is why it is so very important to end our thirst for oil and build a renewable energy-based economy. We bring jobs back to the West, keep our money instead of transferring it to unfriendly people, and the Arabs can go back to hording their oil (since some radicals claim its being stolen from them....at $112/barrel).
46. #39 Hamas & Fateh are created because of the occupation
Westbanker ,   West Bank   (03.24.11)
Thats the truth. No Occupation = No Hamas neither Fateh and FYI Palestinians respect both organisations for their great action against the occupation even if they blame them for the current separation situation between Gaza & West bank
47. William
R ,   Israel   (03.24.11)
Love your responses, good job!
48. don't mess with the best
jew bear ,   israel   (03.24.11)
let me just say to all the arabs out there, you shouldn't mess with the israeli army- it will end badly on your part.
49. #45 Doublespeak
solomon ,   bklyn   (03.24.11)
You speak of the "occupation". Which "occupation"? Do you wish us to understand you mean of Judea and Samaria (aka WB)? You may hope liberals may interpret it that way, but what you really mean is all of Israel. Hamas and Fatah were therefore created to destroy Israel. Because there is no "occupation" except of you in Judea and Samaria. But it is they who are destroying their own people and will, in turn, be destroyed.
50. And so what?
Salma ,   Palestine   (03.24.11)
mind you in the first and the second intifada there was NO facebook !
51. to #14 even the name is justifies
ghostq   (03.24.11)
arabs from Saudi Arabia peninsula.
52. to #50 salma, the iliteracy phenomena
ghostq   (03.24.11)
realy rule in the arabs world, than the only conclution is that you just got violent nature.
53. #50 Result of 1st & 2nd intifada
Cynthia ,   USA   (03.24.11)
No Palestinian state. Increased poverty, unemployment and dependence on foreign aid and welfare. Arafat conned the world and stole the Palestinians blind. That's what. We see how the brave Palestinian jihadists fire rockets then hide behind their mothers and pregnant wives.
54. Create new group "Nakba 2: Coming May 2012""?
Oren ,   Ramat HaSharon   (03.24.11)
55. Inciting violence on Isreal
John Overstreet ,   Bradenton USA   (03.24.11)
At this moment we are allied with Isreal. Given the leadership or the lack thereof in the White House, it may be a huge problem for this nation. I pray that our nation will support them. I find it troubling that Facebook would allow such a site however and hope the would reconsider that decision
56. Expell yourself from New York
Amiram Barak ,   Haifa, Israel   (03.24.11)
Easy enough to sit in New York and give stupid and racist "advise" which could lead to disaster for Israel
57. edelstein ain't the brightest candle on a menorah
tadzio ,   usa   (03.24.11)
Edelstein does not understand the Internet or free speech. He thinks like 6th century talmudic rabbi. He is 1) wasting his time; 2) giving the site free publicity; and, 3) holding himself and Israel up to public ridicule. Boobissus maximus Bibius secures his high status by surrounding himslef with mere boobs.
58. boycott
Efim   (03.24.11)
This is not a social resource, this is resource of terror
59. The violent Palestinians/Arabs.
Fred ,   River Vale   (03.24.11)
Pretty strange to me that the Palestinians are so violent and yet they have not been able to chase the Israelis from their lands. The PEACEFUL Israelis, therefore, will always triumph.
60. Agree
Sevrouk ,   Haifa   (03.24.11)
I cant understand why this page is not removed yet
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