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Tel Aviv: 'Price Tag' in Rabin memorial
Yoav Malka
Published: 14.10.11, 11:24
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31. Tel-Avivians: Call for Huldai's Resignation
Orly ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (10.14.11)
If the chief rabbi of Tel Aviv, or any other conservative polititian, called for the dismemberment of Arab vandals he would not serve his full term. This man reacted with such volatile hostility towards a man orphaned by the Peace Process war, his elected post should not be treated any differently. If he stays his term, the country will receive a freightening message about Tel Aviv's consituents.
32. No Different!
Steve B. ,   USA   (10.14.11)
The liberals agenda is more subtle in its implementation than the terrorists' overt attempts; and yet, the two are no different; both are evil and must be stopped! God bless Israel and His Jerusalem! A Christian Zionist
33. Dear Mayor Huldai
Moshe ,   Jerusalem   (10.14.11)
Rabin was murdered, five Schijveschuurders where murdered. Mr. Huldai, you think that Rabin is more sacred and important than the others to the people of Israel? Shame on you! Together with the Schijveschuurder family there are an other 1000 who are as sacred and important to say the least as mr Rabin!
34. His parents fault
Giliboy da dudey lad ,   dudin it around town   (10.14.11)
If there was ever a case for shortening a family name, surely this has to be it. My suggestion: Shivan. And whats up with the first name "Shvuel" I mean at least they could've called him Dave or Bill...! The odd name combined with ginger hair could well explain this whole situation.
35. Rabin"s Memorial
Ezra ,   Florida   (10.14.11)
Rabin was murdered by a Jew. It was one act of one Jew murdering another. The whole country and the world went abuzz over the reprehensible murder. So Israel and Tel Aviv appropriately erected a memorial for him. Now, here is a young man who at age 17 lost his parents and 3 of sibs to terror murderers and decided to "retaliate" 10 years later, by spilling paint on some "memorial" ,made of stones. Now his honor, the Mayor of Tel Aviv wants to cut off his hands. If I were in power , Mr. Mayor, I would cut off your tongue for saying something like this. Shame on you Huldai. Why didn"t ever suggest to cut off the hands of those murderers? And have it ever occur to you to erect individual memorials for those murdered by arab terrorists within the borders of your municipality? By saying what you said, Mr. Mayor, you have commited a CRIME, by inciting physical harm to anyone who mars public property. So, Mr. Mayor: RESIGN NOW. And who in the world but you, has ever declared that these neatly compiled rock are SACRED to us? This monument? please.... When were you appointed as the person who decides what is holy for the people?
36. #12 - like all liberals, Huldai's "humanity"...
William ,   Israel   (10.14.11)
is reserved only for those who agree with him. Liberal motto: equality and justice for all, except those we don't agree with or like.
37. #15 - which is why targeted hits are so necessary
William ,   Israel   (10.14.11)
take no more prisoners unless you need the intelligence from them. increase targeted hits of ALL terrorists in Gaza and the West Bank, and let it be known to Hamas - try it again, and you'll lose 200 people in a matter of minutes. We're not f****g playing around anymore. If Bibi did this....like a true protector of Israel and Statesman should....he'd have my 100% support.
38. #1 Gabriel, Mayor Huldai,
Borislava ,   Sofia, Bulgaria   (10.14.11)
This boy lives 10 years with the pain in his lost family. And the pain is only for him, it is normal to react instinctive and unreasonable. The fact is that Rabin was a remarkable man, he would to understand Shvuel. The fact is that Gilad Shalit must be rescued. I don’t want to know what is in age of 19 to fall into the hands of fanatical bandits. No dilemma there is only very, very difficult decision. The problem is much bigger. Excessive and unreasonable is tolerating by the UN of unbridled behavior of Hamas in Gaza, which, if not cooled (with a lot of resources from IDF) will kill in widespread violence and terrorism.
39. Say what?
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.14.11)
"Hands that allow themselves to hurt what is sacred and important to the people of Israel must be cut off" HIP HIP HOORAY! The next Arab boulder thrower or stone thrower better take heed. The Jewish people are the most sacred and important to the people of Israel. Hut one, you lose your hands. No prosthetic devices, either. You can spend the rest of your miserable lives feeding yourselves out of a trough.
40. #36 HULDAI IS A DREK
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (10.14.11)
41. A voice for the victim
Rachel   (10.14.11)
You forgot to mention he not only lost his beloved parents. He also lost his 2 year old baby sister, and his 4 year old little brother,and his 13 year old sister in the Sbarro bombing. They died horrible deaths. They were right next to the bomber, and had their limbs blown off,and were burned alive. This young man lives with this everyday of his life. The woman who perpertrated the atrocity,and is now set to go free, has never expressed one ounce of remorse. To the contrary, she smiled and gloated over the fact that she murdered his family and the other victims,in court in front of him, and the other victims relatives. She also smiled when she learned that 7 children had been killed in the attack ,rather than the 3 she had previously thought. What he did was certainly wrong. But you tell me what normal human being who lost their family under such horrific circumstances wouldn't be outraged if the unrepentant murderer of their loved ones was freed after only a decade in jail?
42. This guy needs a hair cut and a dentist
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (10.14.11)
43. LOL - this guy just added to this hideous "memorial"
Dan S. ,   USA   (10.14.11)
Anything is an improvement over this hideous example of why Israeli architects don't get anywhere in the world. Even a big block of granite with an Israel State menorah on it would have been better. It looks like there is graffiti everywhere around this mess along with garbage and other detritus. I say leave it as it is, or better yet, just level the whole thing and build something useful there.
44. IT'S JUST A CRAPPY MEMORIAL
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (10.14.11)
The vandalism of a two-bit memorial does not justify the " cutting off the hands" of the perpetrator.I suggest that mayor Huldai try to have more sympathy for a young man whose entire family was brutally murdered by an evil terrorist.
45. #42 and you need a brain transplant
Ezea ,   Florida   (10.14.11)
and a big supply of mouth wash. Maybe even to cut your hands off. Huldai would be proud of you, idiot.
46. # 45 brain transplant
J.K. ,   Brooklyn USA   (10.14.11)
not yours,in your homeland,saudi arabia,what do they use to cut off peoples hands ?.elecrical tools,or traditinal tools ?.
47. what the hell is wrong here?
irish girl ,   ashqelon   (10.14.11)
as far as i can see israel has just f***** itself. the mayor of telaviv? is he arab? really cause from where i stand i cant tell the difference,i thought you had to be israeli to be voted mayor of a city in israel or is there something im missing here. i thought i choose to live in A JEWISH STATE WITH MY JEWISH HUSBAND !!not syria, lybia or iran!
48. you amazing!!! welcome to israel....
david ,   ashqelon   (10.15.11)
you now more peple like you ? bring them over ...!!! to balance with all the fake jews !!! im prowd of you !!!! you amazing !!!!!!
49. Indeed,Mayor Ron Huldai is an idiot...
Keren ,   IL-BR   (10.16.11)
...and Rabin was a criminal and this monument should be ripped off because Rabin brought "Oslo"disaster to Israel,legitimizing so a monster that we have called "palestine"and his Munique assassinate mentor called Abbas-its "prime minister". This monument and "Oslo"should be destroyed as soon as possible in the name of sanity.
50. I agree 1000% with Lawrence in his #44!
Keren ,   IL-BR   (10.16.11)
Without mercy for a man like this young man,we can only conclude that ,indeed,Huldai is a crap.
51. Huldai says to cut of the hands
Herb ,   Herzlia   (10.16.11)
If the Mayor of Tel Aviv, Huldai, says to cut of the hands of somebody who sprays paint on a memorial stone of Rabin, what then did the mayor say about terrorists who damaged the GRAVE in Jericho of Joseph who is a forfather of two of the Jewish tribes?
52. Joe #23 wrong
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (10.17.11)
Bibi is just another gutless leftist. There is no one single thing that is remotely right wing about Bibi. He imposed apartheid laws on Jews in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria and it continues for years afterward. No Likud is just another bunch of moronic leftists. We NEED a real government that actually represents the vast majority.
53. INDEED TIKI # 4 - THE WORLD UPSIDE DOWN
FO ,   Belgium   (10.17.11)
I profoundly regret the vandalizing of Rabin's memorial, because he was a man with a firm vision. Today we would consider his ideology as situated at the right of Likud. He was opposed to negotiations with the PLO. He was opposed to the creation of a third state, a Palestinian state, that he considered as a time bomb, as well for Jordan as for Israel. He believed that the Palestinian issue would find its solution in a peace deal with Jordan in Jordan’s existing borders.(Quoted from an interview from Prime Minister Rabin in 1977.) Being pushed later in his back, he did things against his own ideology. The question remains: has Rabin been assassinated because he was too "left", or could it be that he has been assassinated because he was too "right" ???
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