Nothing wrong with what he has done,you don't expect him to wear a blue white emblem on his lapel.

Israel Channel 2 TV First Edition News has jsut screen a number of clips showing JEWS not singing the National Anthem! Among them: The Chief Sephardi Rabbi of Israel, Akadai Gaydemak, footballers, sports headsand others! Supreme Court Justice Salim Joubran stood respectfullyat attention during the anthem. Earlier today Lieut. Gen. (Ret) Moshe Boogie Yaalom pointed out on Israeli Radio that it could not be expect of a person who is no Jewish to sing an anthem containing "Nefesh Yehudi homiyah" (A Jewish spirit still sings). Would Jews in a Christian country sing an anthem exalting Jesus Christ?

This judge takes the 'freedom of expression to preside over the Israeli Supreme court of Justice, his Supreme court, but not to sing the National Anthem of that same country's, his country. This Jewish State gave him, the Israeli Arab, the opportunity of sending a Jewish President of Israel to jail, but he desides not to sing the National Anthem of the country he lives & works in, his home country. This Israeli Arab judge has some serious explaining to do! He should make up his mind a.s.a.p. and use his 'freedom of expression to express his motives, after which he should bear the consequences.

O Canada, land of our forefathers, whose arm bears the Cross...

Someone either loves their country or they don't. It is pointless to force people to act patriotic. It makes far more sense to watch peoples' actions, draw your own conclusions and act on them. The conduct of the Arab judge, and Israeli Arabs in general, leads to the conclusion they want Israel to be an Arab state. The question is: what are we going to do about it?

to expect this person, or any other person for that matter, irrespective of their ethnicity or beliefs, to sing the national anthem. Freedom of choice takes precedence over all other matters of accepted convention or general consensus.

The Haredim don't sing the anthem any its ridiculous to expect an Arab judge to sing this song.Don't like anthems anyway ought to sing medley of songs.

There is a HUGE problem when someone who's job is to uphold the law of the country has no respect for the country. There is NO WAY he should sit on the supreme court or any court if he has no respect for it. The same goes for the Rabbis or clergy that work for the state, for any army officers, Jews Druze or otherwise. The Supreme court is not the place for freedom of expression. If that's what he wants let him go be a beach bum and say whatever he wants.

An Israeli Supreme Court Justice who fails to sing Israel's National Anthem, can not be a fair judge because by his actions he has shown how bias he is against Israel.

Joubran showed respect towards the words "Jewish Soul" but to expect a non-Jew to identify with the concept would be an act of hypocrisy. I do not want to see hypocrites in our Supreme Court.

I disagree. If he feels that strongly about it, he should resign his position. If he feels no loyalty to the State of Israel, he has no business serving on the highest court in Israel.

#9. We can pretend that there is a separation between Israel and Jewishness. But we won't fool ourselves and we certainly won't fool our enemies. It's ALL about being Jewish. Like it or not. Israel was founded as the Jewish Homeland and that's all there is to it.

Almost 40 years ago Kahane realized the audacity of asking Arabs to sing a national anthem that states "nefesh yehudi homiah" - the soul of a Jew yearns. Israel is a JEWISH state. Pay reparations to the non-loyal Arabs and drive them to the border. They can seek their fortunes with their brethren.

is not jewish....but stands during the tikvah...that is honourable enough...

He is a HIGH COURT judge in Israel. He should show allegiance to the State which gave him the honour.

This is slap on our face, He knows that our idiots will not do anything

I disagree with the others. If I happen to be at a friend’s Christian ceremony, such as a wedding, and we are asked to rise, I will stand out of respect. If the [Christian] Lord’s Prayer is recited, I will stay silent. But I will continue standing out of respect. The same respect that Judaism is accorded when a non Jewish friend might accompany me to the synagogue ‘to see what it’s like’; I expect my friend to stand when we stand but not necessarily to say the prayers.

I too don't sing it or anything else in public because I have a really bad singing voice. I do it out of respect for other peoples' ears.

Judge is a hypocrite who most likely had to lie to get to his current position and as such he has no place on the bench.

anthem. However, as high ranking official he no longer has this luxury and must make a decision whether to stay and sing or to not sing and resign. . BTW, there is nothing wrong for Arab to realize and accept that "nefesh yehudi homiah".

"nefesh Yehudit ...." in the Hatikva .

You are offering private person as an example to explain/justify official representative of the highest court of a state.

It seems a little shaky to argue that "singing the national anthem is about national loyalty and not about Judaism" when the national anthem is specifically about Judaism...

of his country! Did any of you notice that we have people around here who are not loyal to our State and therefore won't be ministers, only deputy ministers?

It sounds as a conflict of interests. On the one hand he is anti Israel he is supposed to service and represent, on the other hand he is showing his Arab nationalism by rejecting Israel's symbol.

due respect to #3 as well as most of you, Hatikva although is the most beautiful anthem in the world, IT IS A JEWISH ONE, and for a muslim to sing "fro 2000 years we have not lost our hope" is HOPELESS !!!

No other country would allow a man like this to be part of its highest court!

The man is a Supreme Court judge and judges are supposed to be like ambassadors and have no political opinions of their own. If protocol says your supposed to sing Hatikvah then you sing it, the words don't matter, your personal political opinions don't matter only the obligations that come with the job. In the town where I used to live in the UK the head of the local council was well known for being a republican but when his duties required it he would sing God save the Queen, an anthem that praises royalty and wants a queen to reign. This guy doesn't believe in the institution of monarchy and wants to see the country become a republic but because its expected from him as a public servant he sings an anthem that conflicts with his own political beliefs. By refusing to sing he also puts the institution of the Supreme Court into question because people start asking well can I trust the Supreme Court if its judges put their own political views first if something conflicts with their beliefs. Time for him to decide does he want to be a politician or a judge because he can't have it both ways.