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'Israeli prison 5-star hotel compared to Syria jail'
Roi Kais
Published: 15.05.12, 17:35
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1. how about we staty away from comparing anyone to syria
abdalla   (05.15.12)
try putting the bar higher
2. @1 Abdalla, I agree 100%
deavman ,   Acco, Israel   (05.15.12)
Syria can't be used as a reference for any other country. Israel prides itself in fair and human treatment of prisoners. In fact being an inmate in Israel is by far preferable than being one in the great US of A .
3. To #1
MnEd ,   USA   (05.15.12)
You miss the point Abdalla. Yes, we don’t want to compare ourselves to Syria (or Saudi Arabia, or Egypt, or Yemen, or Hamas, or Fatah, or Russia, or China, or ......) but it is the bloody HYPOCRISY of the UN, world leaders, leftist NGOs, etc which makes your blood boil as they ignore far worse offenses yet will harangue Israel for any real or perceived fault.
4. Israeli Prison better then Dan Cesarea
Alexander Scheiner ,   Seldwyla   (05.15.12)
This hotel is a real dump! Dirty and unhygienic.
5. Prison menu
goyman ,   USA   (05.15.12)
Since we all enjoy food, the article should have delved into the menu items in both prisons.
6. Israeli prisons 5 star hotel # 4
Adam ,   London   (05.15.12)
Your right about hat number 4, and the Friday night dinner is hugely overpriced crap. Someone should tell Isrotel
7. to #6 I taught for a few months in an
jason white ,   afula, israel   (05.15.12)
Israeli prison. The food is excellent and most people do not eat like this at home. They also had a work out room for the inmates with an instructor and a very nice synagogue. And there were basketball courts with lighting for playing in the evening.
8. I AGREE W/ #5!
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9. Oh yeah? Enjoy your holiday and do come back again.
Harry Wright ,   UK   (05.15.12)
10. Standards
WIZ ,   Canada   (05.15.12)
I am tired of hearing Israel compare itself to some of these non democratic nations to justify short commings. If you truly believe your country is democratic and westernized then higher your standards. You are supposed to be setting an example for the rest of the middle east
11. compare
anton ,   istanbul   (05.15.12)
israel with norway and see in this case you are syrian side ;)
12. Too the Turks remember the movie
Dyslexic.... ,   Israel...   (05.15.12)
Midnight Express.Too this day Turkish prisons are the same as the movie.
13. jailhouse rock by an experienced jail goer.
tiki ,   belgium   (05.15.12)
Now do we understand why the so called Palestinians will do everything to get there. Can't blame them, it's better than to live in their real jail in Gaza or under Abbas rule!
14. #10
(05.15.12)
read the article. It wasn't Israelis comparing, it was a Turk.
15. @10
Cheerios ,   Canada   (05.15.12)
Some advice: If you are tired of "hearing", stop placing yourself in places where you will hear. You are seeking confrontation.
16. #10..Israel has very high standards. It's just that
Abraham ben Jacob ,   Canada   (05.15.12)
there are other people, the U.N., E.U. etc. who hold. Israel to unusually high standards. and tend to criticise Israel unfairly.
17. 5 star hotel
Rabbi Yakov Lazaros ,   USA   (05.15.12)
That is the problem. The arabs have it so good there. They are not afraid to be arrested. They go on hunger strikes and the Govt caves in to their demands. What a Govt.
18. Jail & prison critiques from a Turk?
Cameron ,   USA   (05.15.12)
Hilarious! Turkey set the standard for nightmare prisons.
19. To: No. 10
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (05.15.12)
Correct me if I am wrong, but wasn't it a Turkish national who was making the comparison? Don't lecture us on what we are "supposed" to be doing. We're way too busy trying to keep from being massacred by Arab terrorists and criminal thugs.
20. #16 The UN & EU hold Israel to high standards to ENSURE that
Harry Wright ,   UK   (05.15.12)
the criminal and terrorist Arabs enjoy 5 star treatment. They just love scum. But in truth and in fact, Israel should use the Turkish model for its prisons so that the record for the region remains unblemished.
21. that was a good PR in our favor coming from the other side
ygalg ,   israel   (05.15.12)
I don't know if god exist and probably not but damn miracles seems do happen. what a turn over for the guy who is anti israeli ...
22. Norway is not surrounded by Arabs and Terrorists
Ron ,   Melbourne, Australia   (05.16.12)
23. #10 WIZ
Moshe of Rockville ,   Rockville,MD USA   (05.16.12)
Israel certainly has some "short commings(sic),"as do other countries,such as Canada,the UK, and Switzerland. But none of the Arab countries has a history of being a democracy. Amazingly, Israel has been in a state of defensive war for over 64 years with its neighbors, and it still maintains its democracy and equal protection under the law.
24. #1, how about Maricopa, AZ, USA?
R ,   Israel   (05.16.12)
Israeli prisons are 5 stars compared to that U.S. jail also.
25. #11
R ,   Israel   (05.16.12)
We're comparing prisons to prisons, Considering that mass murderers in Norway get a maximum sentence of 21 years, I can only imagine that those prisons are jokes (Hope I'm wrong). If that monster isn't insane, then the system over there is.
26. HOtel 5 stars
X   (05.16.12)
The hotel is probably build on a stolen land and it is likely that the owner is jailed inside.
27. Crime
X   (05.16.12)
Most of the syrian prisoners are there because they want demcracy on their country, and most of the prisoners in isareli jails, are there simply because they are palestinians.
28. Five stars
X   (05.16.12)
Why don't you send the bill of this 5 stars hotels to their families and of they refuse to pay put in the 5 stars. Or send the bill to Obama. Why do jews allways pay ?
29. #1 - it's called "putting things in perspective"
William ,   Israel   (05.16.12)
You're so used to cuddly treatment by Israel and the UN that you've forgotten how nasty real life is. Perhaps a bit of hard knocks will help wake you up from your selfish, welfare slumber.
30. #10 - if Israel is setting an example for the ME
William ,   Israel   (05.16.12)
why would they compare themselves to the Western world? It's best to compare itself to the slop of the ME to show what can be achieved as a democracy and equal rights. Besides, wasn't it the Turkish journalist that made the comparison here?
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