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Israel obsessed with Olympic medals
Raanan Shaked
Published: 10.08.12, 14:09
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91. Sarah, you gonna take that guff from #80?
Cameron ,   USA   (08.13.12)
92. No. 80: Well said
Birdi ,   Israel   (08.13.12)
I agree with some of her views, but dislike her ugly racism. On the whole, she makes us look bad.
93. To: Cameron at No. 91
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (08.13.12)
I didn't. See my post at No. 86.
94. To nr 89 Harold.
Istvan ,   BUDAPEST HUNGARY   (08.13.12)
If you are a jewish catholic, why not comment in the Observatore Romano ?
95. To: No 86
Bertram ,   London, UK   (08.13.12)
You state that the British "....shoved some of the bigger trouble-making tribes - mostly from the Hejaz in the Western Arabian desert...." into Palestine (since it was apparently at the behest of the British they could hardly be held responsible for their destiny as "marauders and plunderers"). Anyhow, be that as it may, your assertion of 'fact' seems curious in the light of official figures which document a total of 33,000 Arabs migrating to Palestine between 1920 and 1945 compared with the immigration of 367,000 Jews. Put against my earlier post (to which you still yet to respond) detailing that under the 1922 Legislative Election Order nearly 500,000 non-Jewish Palestinians (i.e. Arabs) became Palestinian citizens there would appear to be some discrepancy. Either the figures are wrong, in which case you should bring counter-evidence, or nearly half a million Arabs flooded into Palestine before the Mandate period began.
96. To: No. 83
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (08.13.12)
I guess it depends on what you think are noteworthy goals. How about this for Israeli achievement: STUXNET. DUQU. TILDED. FLAME. GAUSS. That's five gold medals right there, David. All won by Israel. In a realm that is far more significant than a basketball court or swimming pool. In other words -- in a forum that actually really, truly matters. To those who are intellectually inclined (obviously, that does not include you), it's made MORE than a favorable impression. It has made the world sit up and take notice far more than an Olympic gold medal would. PR value? Oh, honey, you have no idea.
97. For Harold (not on the subject of
miri ,   israel   (08.13.12)
winning medals !) However did you become a Jewish Catholic ???
98. No doubt, winning a medal in a world competition
miri ,   israel   (08.13.12)
is an honor. However, just competing in a sports event is an honor as well. In case you didn't notice, most of those athletes Israel sent to London were originally from Russia !
99. Sarah of #93
Cameron ,   USA   (08.13.12)
So I did! Valid points expressed by both. Just the usual grumble & glare moment on YNET. Always interesting to mull over.
100. to #96
yakov ,   nahariya/london   (08.13.12)
Sarah you seem to be quite rattled by the lack of Israeli medals. You can't make up for that by trumpeting how many Nobel prizes we have won or how many computer viruses we have invented. No medals is no medals. You might as well admit it. Where is your racial superiority now?
101. To: No. 100
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (08.13.12)
What on earth are you babbling about? Racial superiority? Oh, my goodness, you really need to get back on your meds. But I grant you that you are indeed a medal winner -- congratulations! You win the gold for sheer stupidity and psychopathy! Is this where I'm supposed to stand up for "G-d save the queen?" Don't count on it, boychik.
102. Sarah B.'s bigotry makes us look bad
ZionistBill ,   Israel   (08.13.12)
Our pleas for Europeans to stop their endemic antisemitism would not fall on deaf ears if we would confront the bigots in our midst. If Sarah is not stereotyping the entire Arab/Muslim world, she's dredging up low-brow generalizations about various European nations. There should be no tolerance for overt bigotry as we, of all people, know where it can lead to.
103. 95 ,...
split ,   US   (08.13.12)
"According to Alexander Scholch, Palestine in 1850 had about 350,000 inhabitants, 30% of whom lived in 13 towns; roughly 85% were Muslims, 11% were Christians and 4% Jews" For more google "Demographics of Palestine" on Wiki ,...
104. # 96...No ...it's only in your mind & you've proven nothing!
Edithann ,   USA   (08.13.12)
What will the contributions of SUTUXNET, UQU, TILDED, FLAME, GAUSS, do for mankind? What will it do for Jews? Will it make mankind respect Jews more? Does it now? Will it later? Will it ever? Would you, if circumstances were reversed? Having to be the most hated and feared are the ravings of diseased minds... From all your racist and hate-filled posts, it's obvious you are experiencing a mental crisis of some sort and it's also obviouls you're not getting any help for it... I'm wondering if Israel needs another lunatic on their hands? However, before you leave for Greater Israel, please make sure you give up your American Passport for good. I dare Ynet to post this comment!... TATA
105. To: No. 102
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (08.13.12)
Just stating the obvious. I'm sorry you consider it bigotry -- it isn't; it is merely stating the truth. Have events such as the Holocaust taught you nothing? What about seven decades of unremitting ersatz "Palestinian" terror, visited against Jews both in Israel and in the Diaspora? Has that not taught you anything, either? You're a fool.
106. 102 ,...
split ,   US   (08.13.12)
With a reps like Sarah you don't need an enemy ;) ,...
107. Olympics
Harold ,   USA   (08.13.12)
The Olympics is over but some are still commenting about Sarah Bul's rotten comments.
108. Sarah of #105
Cameron ,   USA   (08.14.12)
Oh for God's sake, ease up on the snarling shrew routine, and sweeten up a bit.
109. To: No. 108
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (08.14.12)
No. Besides, I'm a very sweet and caring person. To people who deserve it. And speaking the truth is hardly being a "snarling shrew," is it? Well, not in my world, anyway. Perhaps in yours.
110. To: No. 104
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (08.14.12)
You're the one with the diseased mind, chica. Do you think that the Iranians are going to step back from their characterization of the United States as the "great Satan?" Have you forgotten the fact that Iran invaded the United States Embassy in Teheran (U.S. soil, in case you didn't know, and you probably did not)? Have you forogtten that they took hostages, who were kept in deplorable conditions for over a year? Have you forgotten those despicable scenes of Iranian mullahs desecrating the corpses of the American servicemen that perished in Carter's pathetic attempt to rescue the hostages? Those bodies were never returned to the United States, by the way. They were left in the desert -- food for the vultures, jackals and hyenas. I'm thinking you are the lunatic. You are certainly disloyal, if the routine burning of United States flags in cities throughout Iran doesn't bother you. I'll tell you exactly what you are: a chronic underachiever, whose anti-Semitism and hatred of Israel stems from depths which are far too disgusting to plumb. I'm not going to give up my U.S. passport. But you might want to consider relinquishing yours, given the anti-American tenor of the content of your posts. You're a pathetic loser, Idiotann. The sooner you come to grips with that, the faster you can find help for your disease. If it isn't already too late.
111. To: No. 107
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (08.14.12)
Oh, crawl back under your rock, Harold the Barrel. No one is interested in your uneducated and pathetic ramblings. By the way -- it's Sarah the Brilliant. You're just Harold the Has-been Hash. Too bad for you. Of course, if you actually learned how to spell and could manage to employ proper English usage, you might raise yourself to the level of cretin.
112. Sarah the mouth ,...
split ,   US   (08.14.12)
Still waiting for your response to my request @ 78 ,... Not even one, why? because there's nothing or no one to steal from ? ,...
113. Medals
DARK STAR ,   Manchester Pa.   (08.15.12)
It's not Americans that won the swimming medals it was United States nationals. Canadians and Mexicans are Americans also.
114. # 113....They were AMERICANS who won the
Edithann ,   USA   (08.15.12)
most medals, not Canadians or Mexicans....You had better learn civics...as the US, Canada and Mexico are 3 different countries and nations in their own right...They do not share nationality...Civics, dear boy, Civics! ... TATA
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