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Israeli expert forced to cancel lecture in Jordan
Roi Kais
Published: 09.03.12, 00:01
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31. newsflash for #3
EZ   (03.09.12)
if by "acting normal" you mean capitulation to Arab demands, then you can forget about it. also, keep up this behavior and Israel will send home the >80,000 guest workers who come to work in Southern Israel every year. http://www.haaretz.com/news/number-of-palestinians-crossing-into-jordan-from-west-bank-up-20-1.237221 Why don't you "act normal"?
32. I agree with 1: why teach them anything?
an Israeli   (03.09.12)
There's a lot we can teach them, not much they can teach us. Why should we bother to contribute anything to the knowledge of these hateful barbarics?
33. well they dont need mental health experts. they are all sane
jack bauer ,   im joking obviously   (03.09.12)
34. abdalla # 3
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (03.09.12)
That's pretty funny coming from a muslim. You go beserk over cartoons and teddy bears and point a finger at Jews. You wouldn't know normal if it bit you on your rear.
35. I apologize
Faisal ,   Amman, Jordan   (03.09.12)
This is unacceptable. In my youth I may have joined such a protest but the beauty of youth is that you are supposed to grow up and let go of your ignorance. I have been to Israel several times for business and I am not ashamed to say I have many friends there. Israel has many advanced breakthroughs in many disciplines of science. Many people could have learned from this man's lecture. This is our loss for allowing this kind of extremism within our country.
36. do not get angry
hami_jo ,   amman   (03.09.12)
Dr. Anholt, please do not get angry, we just wanted to give you a practical lesson in 'anxiety and depression' ! Waiting for your return to complete the course!
37. Who are these 'students'?
Carsten Schmidt ,   Germany   (03.09.12)
Is ist possible to get their names so that we can exclude them whenever they apply for studies at my university or apply for scholarships here? Moreover, who are the university officials from the Jordan universities? It would be good to know so that we can exclude them from conferences and cooperation here in Germany? I urge Israeli institution to be more outspoken in such instances and don't hesitate to publish names and affiliations of such 'activists'. Carsten Schmidt, Germany
38. Alot of Jordanians don't agree with this behavior
friend of Jordan   (03.09.12)
It is easy for people there to take out their frustruations on Israelis rather than Syrians, who are even today killing fellow Muslims. Many Jordanian academics would like to maintain ties with Israelis but they are prevented from doing so or even speaking about it because they fear the Palestinian mobs and the Salafis. There are many good people in Jordan and they deserve the benefit of the doubt.
39. yes forced
Ayham Jadallah ,   Ammam   (03.09.12)
we can't hear to the killers
40. Silly
Sam M ,   UK   (03.09.12)
This is the same behaviour seen in the stone age when one cave dweller seeing his neighbour approaching would rush out with his club swinging ready for battle! Sadly many arabs don't seem to have progressed beyond this point though to be fair like the jordanian contributors who have posted in response to the cancelling of the Israeli academics visit some see the absurdity of the situation and the loss to a relatively backward society that would benefit greatly from the expertise so widely prevalent in Israel in so many fields.
41. The Arab intelligentia of the future!
tiki ,   belgium   (03.09.12)
This student mob threw out a person who could have helped them, whom they could learn something from, because he's Israeli. These students (this is already the "intelligentia) decided to let their primitivism get the upperhand. If they are not mentally retarded, than who is. Small bush tribes in Africa might be more simple, but much more civilized than this bunch of wild hysteric animals. Does anyone wonder why Arab societies are still in the stone age? One could start to feel sorry for them, for they are their own worst enemy.
42. (25) Doctor ??? teebi
tiki ,   belgium   (03.09.12)
I think that YOU are one of those who could do with a good lecture of the Israeli Professor, despite all the scietific ''geniusses, Arab Giants & professors you have in Amman/ Palestine
43. This was done by Jordanian Intelligence
Palestinian Jordania ,   Amman   (03.09.12)
We know this was done by the Jordanian Intelligence Department and its students operatives at the Univesity, they want to send Israel a message: if the Hashemite go, the Palestinians will eat you alive....not true and this was all staged by the Jordanian government, please discover the truth....we the Palestinians Hate the Hashemites ruling our country, and NOT you.
44.  This was staged by Jordanian Intelligence
Palestinian ,   Amman   (03.09.12)
You need to understand....We know this was done by the Jordanian Intelligence Department and its students operatives at the Univesity, they want to send Israel a message: if the Hashemite go, the Palestinians will eat you alive....not true and this was all staged by the Jordanian government, please discover the truth....we the Palestinians Hate the Hashemites ruling our country, and NOT you.
45. Oh, I see
Tom ,   Gainesville, FL US   (03.09.12)
So Ali, you must be one of those not so secret secret agents to have such knowledge of clandestine operations. Either that or you're an idiot.
46. two words
Tom ,   Gainesville, FL, US   (03.09.12)
I've got two words for you doctor sir: BLACK SEPTEMBER
47. It's their loss
Matityahu ,   Slovenia   (03.09.12)
Their scientific achievements mostly result in bomb making anyhow.
48. as long as you think we still ride camels and live in tents
muslim and proud   (03.09.12)
as long as you think we still ride camels and live in tents you have no right to accuse Islam and Arabs of racism and mental illness !! if you live on the other side of the world go educate yourself with the real truth not just the planned movie your governments are playing for you !
49. Probably not Jordanian
Rod ,   Fargo N.Dakota   (03.09.12)
Bedouins but the usual suspects
50. Palestinians of Jordan= Cowards!!!!!!!
selman   (03.09.12)
You are 80 % of the population of Jordan. You also see all the uprising in Tunisia, Syria, Egypt , Libya etc, rising their head, fighting, struggling against the dictators, and you dont know to deal with a Hachemite occupier. Cowards and cowards i would say. You prefer to hide under the skirts of Israeli, take free meals as "REFUGEES", seat and wait, but what? You expect your expectations be brought on a silver plate ? Go and take your country back from this Hachemite. But do you have enough balls? I doubt, because you are cowards, you only know to cry to the world and eat the bread of Israel, coz she is so stupid to be pity of you...
51. a mental health hypothesis
E. G. Marsch ,   Nahariya, Israel   (03.09.12)
Being part of a non-Muslim, non-Arab people that has a sovereign state in the heart of the Middle East is STRESSFUL--even after you've signed lots of peace treaties!
52. addendum to hypothesis
E. G. Marsch ,   Nahariya, Israel   (03.09.12)
If Dr. Anholt thinks the people who wrecked his lecture were just "radicals," he should read Pew opinion surveys on Jordanian and other Arab attitudes toward JEWS (not just Israelis).
53. Dear #7 and #9
Diane ,   Amman,Jordan   (03.09.12)
Just FIY there are Christian Palestinians and Jordanians.They do exist I swear.So unless you physically went to the protest and personally asked each protestor what religion they believed in.Please, do NOT go around and accuse Muslims for being racists/psychos/what other rude,cruel thing you can come up with, when clearly you need to look at yourselves.it's a shame that such ignorence exists in our world today.I'd suggest to go and do your homework about Islam and about what Israel has done to the region since 1948!!!!!
54. Stupid to have gone. Very naive. Who needs them?
EgyptianJewishRefuge ,   Ex. Cairo, Egypt   (03.09.12)
Stupid to have gone. Very naive. Who needs them?
55. #53. Had Arabs accepted Israel in 1948 there would not have
EgyptianJewRefugee ,   Ex. Cairo, Egypt   (03.09.12)
#53. Had Arabs accepted Israel in 1948 there would not have been this mess. You have only yourselves to blame.
56. Mosques teach hate and racism and supremacy
GZLives   (03.09.12)
Way to coexist is first the incitement and KKK style education that teaches Jews are descended from pigs and apes and Christians, Buddhists, Hindu and all other faiths inferior to Islam must be exposed to wider public for what it really is - vile and shameful. It must be discussed and confronted and cleric must be challenged. Let them issue Fatwas against clerics who refuse to stop and close mosques that continue. When this hate indoctrination finally ends, it will take a while longer but then coexistence will become possible and that will grow into real peace. Failing to confront the Islamic KKK will mean continuation of the status quo ...
57. Farcical mental health conference protesters
flo ,   miami, usa   (03.09.12)
These protesters need a checkup from the neck up!
58. Dear Diane # 53 Let me tell you...
ari ,   Romania   (03.09.12)
It is a pitty yuu only know the Arab revisionist part of the History since 1948. When you go arround in the world and you watch how shiite kill sunnys or viceversa. And here I am not even talking about Isreal. I am pointing ti Islamic societies. When you see how elements of the MUslim and Salfic movement have taken the Arab spring to promote their fanatism then you have t o question weather Islam is peace or not. While not every Islamist is a terrorist, today 99% of terrorist are fanatical islamists. Coincidense? It seem you might be a moderate but on the other side you have drunk the lies that have been told to you since 1948. If you would come to Israel and watch for yourselve how Israeli arabs live here including the women you might start thinking a little different. The if you come and see and learn how many NObel prices the jews have won on scentific research medecine,physycs chemistry literature etc etce that is if you wish to understand better an different the reality from the wrong knowledge you have received about the real issues even from the ME. Arabs have some power in the world today because of their Oil. When the world develops other alternative to OIl you will see the arabs sunk in a different reality Lets not go far, how many palestinians did king Hussein had to kill not to get overthrown ? 15.000 in black september? that is not even one third of the arabs killed in the Israeli arab wars. Look at Syria who is killing it's own brothers? the zionists? Probably in a few years the arab narrative will say that Zionism was guilty of Assads government behaviour. I could go on here saying many truths but until you dont investigate what was the truth and untill you dont shut your eyes and your mind to reality you will be part of the ignorance of the ME reality. Even though you have computers, and cars and some sort of modernity your minds are still in the 7th century. . Specially the bad behaviour of arab society against their women who are treated like objects. Are Isrealies also guilty of this? Do you know how women are treated in Israel? I guess you dont know that reality, do you? Go to internet investigate for yourself, because if you read only what the Joradanians and arab lecturers tell you about what is going on, you will remain in the dark Peace be with you.
59. #25
(03.09.12)
if the way you wrote and the way you spell is [roof of your successes in medical advancements", i would hate to be one of your patients. your medical advancements in the arab world is nil, zero, zilch! show me one advancement in any journal of medicine from a jordanian doctor and i will show you the golden gate bridge is for sale. please, do not try to convince us all here with lies about arab achievements. there are none, sir. none. but when you look at israeli high tech, advancememtn in medications and medical care and medical bio technology and surgical procedures, you arabs should turn green with envy. if you made so many breakthroughs in medicine, WHERE ARE YOUR ARAB MEDICAL AWARDS AND WHERE ARE YOUR SCIENTIFIC NOBEL PRIZES? ISRAEL HAS 10 IN MEDICINE, CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS. YOU HAVE NONE IN JORDAN. so, please, stop the most used practice in arab states...lies. hameed aboughaze, iranian
60. INTERESTING ,VELLY INTERESTING
SIGMUND FREUND ,   SAFED OPERA HOUSE   (03.09.12)
These peasants are against learning ,enlightenment and progress.Should make an interesting case for us to study.
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