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Anti-Semitism in Goa
Ami Ginsburg
Published: 13.06.12, 15:13
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1. Israel will become
aiman ,   jersey   (06.13.12)
GOG and Mgog building a wall around itself till the end times. No one wants to deal with you it's very unfortunate.
2. Israel and India
kumara42 ,   India   (06.13.12)
There is no problem in india. Christian missionaries are doing propraganda against hindus also. jews are always welcome.
3. 1
(06.13.12)
in the mean time, india just signed huge water and agricultural deals with israel and israeli tourists such as myself who visited goa was welcomed so warmly by all indian goa residenrs. even the hotel we stayed in was called juddah and another one was celled zion and macabbi. the catholic church has always been antisemitic to the core. so, no surprise here. most of the world is sick of muslims and their violence, not of israel. you should really hear what both muslims and christian indians say about arabs and muslims in arab lands. they consider them barbaric animals that give islam a bad name. avi jerusalem
4. to #1
Israella   (06.13.12)
You build walls of hatred, we build defenses to survive that hatred.
5. catholic church
avner ,   tel aviv, israel   (06.13.12)
what to expect from the catholic church, honestly!!
6. Here we go again..........
Mike Carmel ,   Rishon le Zion   (06.13.12)
The bleating and screaming has started again........."antisemitism, antisemitism, antisemitism"..........YAWN.......... This really is PATHETIC. We all know how some backpackers behave. Can't they take a bit of criticism?
7. Just don't go to Goa!
Yakov ,   Tel Aviv   (06.13.12)
The Indian economy has slowed significantly, in the last quarter. We Israeli's spend a lot of money there. Just stop going. Let's see how quickly they change their tune. We as Israeli's need to exercise our global clout. We bring money into India, and we can stop. We invest in India (mostly High-Tech), and we can stop that too. There are plenty of other places, that will appreciate our money.
8. Kashmir and burning widows
bob   (06.13.12)
I suggest that India deal with it's vicious repression in Kashmir and human rights issues such as burning widows before it starts preaching to the rest of the world.
9. For having been in Goa
Gregg ,   Haifa, IL   (06.13.12)
And India, I can tell they are just telling a fact that is real. Young Israelis are indeed awful in India (most of them, but not all of them). Their behavior towards locals lacks respect and tolerance. Call me an antisemitic, I won't care much since I do not stand by the Anti Semitic Victim Card that Israel likes to often play
10. Sad commentary
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (06.13.12)
Not on us - but Catholics. Appeasing Muslim terrorists in hopes of being killed last is nothing to be proud of.
11. catholic antisemtism at its best
Ja ,   France   (06.13.12)
if there was no catholic church, there would be no antisemitism. 2000 years of antisemitism by christians and this is not over and will probably never stop. We all know what is the official policy of the church was for 2000y and still very well present in some circles: roughly it is "to scatter the jews for eternity and never allow them back to their homeland so that jews wander around the world for the end of time for their ""sins""" (which is not accepting "Jesus" (ps ...that is jewish too...lol) how twisted catholic church can be...
12. Goa was headquarter
Istvan ,   BUDAPEST HUNGARY   (06.13.12)
of the portugese inquisition for centuries. Maybe the jew haters have some nostalgy dreaming about those times when jews were burned alive daily.
13. On the contrary #1
shrinkDave ,   Miami USA   (06.13.12)
Many people want to deal with the Jews and Israelis: Hezbollah, Nazis, Syrians, Egyptians, and now the Catholic Church of India. Watch the Catholic Church of India go the same direction as the rest of the list.
14. Anti-Semitism in Goa
joe ,   uk   (06.13.12)
a new angle for the pro palistinians P R propaganda and they are good at it
15. #5, avner, EXACTLY this !
Chris Rettenmoser ,   Bayerisch Gmain Germ   (06.13.12)
16. I, Philo-semitic!
Pradhan ,   Palakkad, India.   (06.13.12)
I have met about a 100 Israelis so far, and everyone have come across as being more polite and friendly than Christians/Muslims. I do believe such stupidity on behalf of Churches/Islamic authorities in India will create an image problem for the nation.. I also believe Catholic Christianity/Islam still need lots of reforms..
17. #9 Then leave!
Jake   (06.13.12)
18. another nail in the coffin of christians in arab countries
ralph   (06.13.12)
19. Catholicism isn't native to India
BEN JABO (MACHAL) ,   ISRAEL   (06.13.12)
The Catholic Church shoved their religion down the throats of unwilling Indians Dear old Catholic Church, responsible for Crusades, Spanish Inquisition, Pogroms in Europe, the invasion of South & Central America, forcing their natives to accept a church they knew nothing about Let's not forget the Holocaust, while the Church stood by why our Six Million Jews were killed, while the Pope stood aside, doing nothing to prevent it
20. The colonialists in Goa have no right to criticize
Scott ,   Ramat Gan, Israel   (06.13.12)
The Catholihc church is so anti-semitic because they are corrupt pedophiles so they attack Jews because they are an easy target.
21. Not so long ago
Li ,   USA   (06.13.12)
the Indian government was doing targeted killings on a scale far beyond anything Israel has done. Killings in Jammu and Kashmir were daily and coldblooded. Pot, kettle etc. Of course many Israelis did not mind that because it was Muslims being killed.
22. The Goan document was drafted ....
Gideon Reader   (06.13.12)
...and signed by the noted Goan Catholic Prelate Father F.N.Savage, who still has earth moving personal hands on experiences several times each day whilst dreaming of the Inquisition of 1492. It should be noted that Father F.N. Savage IS subject to increasingly poor vision but still will continue his self ministrations even after warnings of potential sightlessness.
23. Some truth, some antisemetism
JewishHeart ,   Israel   (06.13.12)
What it sounds like to me is a couple of Indian Catholics were shocked at the behavior of Israeli drug and rave parties in Goa. Its true Israelis loose their mind, just like you see Israelis coming back from India walking like a chicken in downtown Tel Aviv and other weird behaviors they pick up while they are there. There are Israelis in mental hospitals after returning from Goa. But if the Catholic church had more compassion they would use the lostness of these Israelis to reach out to them rather than stir up antisemetism.
24. Goa
Rochel ,   Los Angeles, USA   (06.13.12)
The residents of Goa have been smoking too much ganja.
25. Every day Christians are murdered
Raphael ,   Netanya   (06.13.12)
In Irak, Nigeria, Afghanistan, Syria, and even in India. And all these cassock wearing bigots find is to blame jewish tourists for being unpolite.
26. #4 Israella - Beautifully said
Tracy W   (06.13.12)
27. # 4
Birdi ,   Israel   (06.13.12)
Kudos, Israella, well said.
28. Goa was Catholic Portuguese Overseas province till 1960s..
Alan ,   SA   (06.13.12)
Hindus dont like Christian Conversion campaigns...or Moslem ones either. Hindus always liked Jews as they never ever tried to convert Hindus to Jewish Religion..Hence Hindus one of trhe few religions of world that have no history of jew abuse....unlike catholic europe over the ages Cheers to India for tha\t
29. As an Israel loving Indian, I am appalled
Siddhartha kumar ,   San Francisco, USA   (06.13.12)
Shalom my Israeli friends, The Goan catholic church is full of it and is no different from Islam who spew out hatred against anyone who is not catholic or muslim. The catholic church is still stuck in medieval times like their muslim cousins. Most Israelis I have met in India or the US have been wonderful, intelligent, cultured people which is why I like Israelis a lot. I have had even the good fortune to date a couple of beautiful, intelligent Israeli women I met while travelling in India and also here in the US. Boy, did I fall for those beauties ! Sure, there are a few of them who misbehave but all foreign tourists have a few bad apples among them. To single out boorish Israelis as opposed to boorish Americans or boorish Brits or boorish Russians or boorish Aussies smacks of anti-semitism! By and large most Indians whether they be Hindus or Sikhs or Buddhists or Jains or Christians ( and even muslims) like having israelis in india. The Israeli, indian relationship is an ongoing and enriching relationship and will be the relationship of the future in Asia as the world confronts a turbulent muslim world and rising China I just saw the hilarious documentary, hummus curry. I loved it ! Shalom and lehitraot, A sincere Indian Judaeophile and friend of Israel
30. Goa
Green Baron ,   Bethesda, MD USA   (06.14.12)
I remember when Goa, which was Portuguese (and Catholic, given its colonization) was taken over by India under the aegis of then-defense minister V.K. Krishna Menon, during early 1960s. Since that time, he was characterized as a "Goa constrictor".
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