Opinion  Giulio Meotti
Christians, Jews to unite against Islam?
Giulio Meotti
Published: 12.05.12, 17:48
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1. What did Tutu do about the slaughter of hundreds of thousand
PETER SM ,   MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA   (05.12.12)
of Christians in Sudan? What does the UN do about the Copts? Why are Mosques allowed to be built with Saudi millions in EU etc but no Churches in Saudi etc?
2. Rhetorical question
Doug ,   U.S.   (05.12.12)
If this wasn't authored by an evangelical than what was?
3. Good article
Galut ia ,   Selah   (05.12.12)
4. You must
Pete ,   UK   (05.12.12)
Read this article at least twice to savour the sheer scale of the lunatic narrative and to appreciate the butchery of the English language. From the sub saharan plateau to a docker's philosophy this is truly a masterpiece of sub culture literature
5. Scaremongering
Mary ,   Lon   (05.12.12)
What a load of mince! Ridiculous 'look at me' paranoia.
6. Wake up west christians and secularists
Olavi ,   Espoo, Finland   (05.12.12)
The common background of israeli and western civilization should guide for more cooperation between these free contries. The basics has generated technologically advanced societies. In islamic countries this is impossible. The future of advanced Israel is future of west too.
7. #2 Doug
David ,   USA   (05.12.12)
You have got to be kidding me! No Evangelical in the west who knows anything at all about Scripture would ever dare to call himself "Esav." The west is not "Esav." That is a Jewish myth. The west is primarily made up of the Northern Ten Tribes that the world calls "lost." Yoseph Lives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8. shame
dan ,   usa   (05.12.12)
Shame on ynet for posting such racist and bigoted nonsense, i can't believe any other respectable news outlet would post stories supporting a holy war. Ynet is starting to attract more crazies than Foxnews.
9. #5, Are you sure?
Mikey   (05.12.12)
Scaremongering or just a sad reality? The Christians are being persecuted in the Middle East, and things got much worse after the "Arab Spring". Take Lebanon for example. It's amazing, the population isn't growing in size because people are leaving the country. The Christians are doing their way out of the country to the Americans and Australia . Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and soon Syria to follow, etc etc. There's a religious cleanse (how awful is that) in the Middle East, and you, like many others, are simply ignoring it.
10. Impossible proposition
Tom W ,   USA   (05.12.12)
1. Christianity -- and religion in general -- is in retreat in Western societies. Those Christian denominations that still have sizable followers are split according to their political leaning: some are pro-Israel, many opposing Israel's statehood and arch-Catholics hate the Jews for the Jesus-affair. As for the highest order of the Christian clergy, -- like the Vatican -- it's more biased in favor of Islam while much cooler toward Judaism. 2.In brief: Christianity as a whole will not stand up to Islam. It will seek accommodation with it, even submit to it in extreme cases. (Archbishop of Canterbury) Secular, anti-Marxist, nationalist forces can stop the Islamic takeover. Only them.
11. #8. Fox News? Go to HuffPost or Haaretz
Tom W ,   USA   (05.12.12)
Sorry, bro you are on the wrong page: what race is Christianity? You can play the lefty race card on the N.Y. Times or Huffpost: they love your rich vocabulary over there.
12. Islam is on attack. Time to push it back!
Rio ,   New York   (05.12.12)
Their women should not be allowed to wear their black sacks over their heads in USA or Europe. Its disgusting! Are we in the 7th century? Throwbacks!!
13. Islam
Dennis Hibbard ,   Whittier, USA   (05.12.12)
For a HYH rejecting World, Conversion is the Only Cure. For those Deceived Love is the Only Defense, HHY will Avenge the Rest Rev 6:9,10
14. DOUBTS!
sk ,   USA   (05.12.12)
"Christians" loosely comprises Evangelicals and Catholics. Roman Catholicism the religion was mandated by the Roman Empire. The Roman Empire were responsible for the torturing and killing of thousands of early Christians and Jews and enslaved many. The Romans took both Christian and Jews to coliseums and other venues, fed them to wild beasts, made them fight each other to the death and did some other pretty gruesome things to them, all for entertainment. The Crusades were a series of religious expeditionary wars blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church. The Crusades which were in response to the growing Islamic threat also ended up killing thousands of Jews. True Christians DO NOT kill Jews. During WWII, the Roman Catholic Church aligned itself with the Nazis and even helped thousands of them escape to South America. One of the axis powers Italy, was and is Catholic, and Rome its capital is the head of the Roman Catholic Church. Also google 'Did The Vatican Create Islam' — eye opening and compelling. I hope the Roman Catholic Church is not a wolf in sheep's clothing!
15. What a vile and stupid article.
journalistjohnson ,   Turks & Caicos   (05.12.12)
Ynet be ashamed!
16. MOZEL TOV Finally Some Baitsum
(05.12.12)
Persay there is negativity to Truely peaceful people who want practice their faith,even though it was Written by a man in cave. However it is The DOCTRINE Of Hate and Intolerance of Non-moslems as well as Demanding to Respect their force fed will! Live and Let live that's All people want! Why is it I can't visit arab countries Without being looked at Cross Eyed and being thought of as Jew and not just someone Who wants to appreciate other cultures and foreign foods? I Am A Citizen of the World, and Ha Shem created this world for the Jewel Of HIS Crown, You All and me are the Jewel of HIS crown Do You People Understand This? One does not have to complicate things that are pretty simple? EMMES שבת שלום
17. #2, #4, & #5
Ben ,   Chutzlaaretz   (05.12.12)
Yes, of course, and those calling out the Nazi danger in the early 1930 were also just scare mongering! Meotti might have a sophomoric approach to writing about the topic, but nothing in his column is false. As the saying goes,"just because you are paranoid, doesn't mean people are not out to get you." Do any of you dare deny what is happening to the Copts in Egypt? Would either of you be brave enough to bring Bible to hand out in Riad? I Didn't think so! It is your kind of people that shouted down those that called out the danger of the Nazis and now you do the same with that sound the alarm about the Jihadists! You know what the Jihadist think of you? You are very useful tools, alas, disposable and to be discarded once they achieve their mission.
18. Yes and no
Eldar ,   Haifa   (05.12.12)
While I certainly don't agree with any global coalition against a whole religion, some of the talkbackers deriding the author amaze me. Are they completely ignorant to the fate of Christians in Egypt, Lebanon, Gaza, the West Bank? You can at once admit that Muslim countries are far from being bastions of tolerance and conclude that the only answer is a new Crusade.
19. The Christians stood by and watched 6 million Jews murdered!
David ,   Karmiel, Israel   (05.12.12)
The answer is no, they will help the Arabs kill more Jews, not because they love Islam or they are Islamaphobic, but because they just hate the Jews more than anything else. That is the way they were born and leopards don't change their spots. The Jew hating Jews of Europe, the USA, South Africa and Australasia should remember the Holocaust, supported by the Muslims and watched by the Christians and watch out for those will stab them in the back because they are still Jews!
20. Rubbish
Kenny ,   New Delhi, India   (05.12.12)
Such an idiotic article by a prized idiot. Ynet, u can surely do much better
21. unite ??? hahahahahah
basim ,   canada   (05.12.12)
all Christians, all Jews to unite against Islam? it will never happen , may be some blood suckers , and welthy leaders will , but 99% of christians know the truth about the jews, and the next war will be between both ,
22. Response to David In Karmiel
Jessica ,   USA   (05.12.12)
Hundreds of thousands of Americans died during World War II fighting Nazis and their allies. The number of Russians who died is far greater. Most of these people were Christian, at least in the cultural sense. It is a gross generalization to say that Christians did nothing while Jews died. While many powerful people did not do as much as they could have done, lots of ordinary people made heavy sacrifices. My own uncle, a Christian, lost a leg and an eye fighting the Nazis. He lived the rest of his short life with severe pain and disfigurement.
23. A few bigots who happen to be Jewish or Christian don't...
Persian CAT   (05.12.12)
speak for all Jews or Christians. These folks are mimicking their Muslim counter-parts. That's all. This gives ynet a chance to fill up its "pages" with statements of bigotry by a bunch of scumbags, and to excite a few bigots to post their trashy talkbacks. All in the name of passing time during the weekend.
24. Rise of the far right
Mary ,   London, UK   (05.12.12)
#17 As a European, I'm far more worried about the revival of the far-right, evidence of which can be seen in the preliminary French vote last month and last week's Greek general election. As for handing out bibles in Riyadh, I'm atheist and I think that evangelising be it by Muslims or Christians or anyone else, is abhorrent. Religion should be a private matter - it's none of anyone else's business what another person believes. I have worked in Tunisia and Turkey and I live in London now. No-one has ever tried to 'Islamify' me or my way of life and I have never found Islam to be a threat. It's all paranoid moonshine.
25. Thanks Meotti
Marcus Rosen ,   ny   (05.12.12)
finally the truth plain and bravely told
26. toda raba Meotti
Daniella ,   israel   (05.12.12)
27. Reply to post #19
Mariel ,   Los Alamos NM, USA   (05.12.12)
Yes, German Christians did not adequately interfere with Hitler's pogroms. This is NO excuse for Christians and Jews not aligning now against a common enemy which has sworn to wipe them both out. (an extreme statement, and of course there are exceptions, but that' s the overall picture.
28. #20 your feedback doesn't shine of intelligence
(05.12.12)
Its a classical rant, from an envious, greedy, impotent and hateful racist. Now crawl back to your hole and hope noody kicks your butt in the obvious "heaven" you must be living in.
29. #63 who let you out again?
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30. #24 still living in lala land, aren't we?
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