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The Philadelphi-Tehran route
Hagai Segal
Published: 03.09.12, 11:11
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1. Where is a Rachie Corrie for the 26000 dead Syrians?
(09.03.12)
2. Well done, Hagai!
Avi ,   Israel   (09.03.12)
Those who defend terrorists with their bodies are terrorists too in their soul.
3. Ban Ki Moon
Moragh   (09.03.12)
I knew I wasn't far out when I made up my mind not to trust Ban Ki Moon. I only know him from newspaper photographs, but from day ONE I have always said "I wouldn't trust him as far as I can throw him". Where are my friends now to say I wasn't wrong. As I see him..... I see nothing more than a snake in the grass! Israel, be VERY VERY CAREFUL. Analyze very carefully who your friends are Israel, I do not believe that Ban Ki Moon should be counted as one of them. I would like to think I was wrong, but frankly I'd sooner trust a rattle snake!
4. Lol
Jamal ,   Qatar   (09.03.12)
It is an Israeli court not international court, what do we expect?
5. Islamist propaganda vehicles
American Hindu ,   USA   (09.03.12)
A lot of the Western Peace activists are propaganda mouthpieces for Islamist fanatics. The Saudi Arabians and others have spent a ton to convince the world that the Islamists are innocent victims. We all must do more to counter their propaganda.
6. translation of this piece
flagburner ,   JPN   (09.03.12)
1. DO NOT oppose Israeli government 2. DO NOT protest against Israeli government 3. DO NOT talk about activism
7. Bulldozing the truth, be it hundreds of villages, or a human
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN   (09.03.12)
...life. Look in the mirror Israel, look at the monster you have become.
8. Rachel Corrie will become a pinup
Sarah B   (09.03.12)
for anti Israeli activism the world over on the same lines as Che Guevara. Israel's biggest mistake was not paying hush money to Corrie's parents. This will be a running sore not just in people's perception of Israel but will energise the BDS campaign and alienate Americans against Israel. $2 million of hush money, is all it would have cost, and yet another monumental gaffe by Netanyahu.
9. Disappointment
Bertram ,   London, UK   (09.03.12)
I am fully aware that there those whose only goal is to use force to destroy Israel as the national home for the Jewish people. So, when I saw the headline to this article I was fully expecting an evidence-based exposé of the overt terrorist activities of Rachel Corrie. I was to be disappointed since the article turned out to be the usual - but mercifully brief - bundle of opinionated smears posing as facts. If the rulers of Israel, including the IDF, continue to place all and sundry in the firing line - or in this case, the bulldozer line - their credibility will count for nothing. Of course, one smear appears to be absent in this case: I hear no cries of 'leftist'being hurled at the judge.
10. Haigai what is a peace activist?
Gregg ,   Haifa IL   (09.03.12)
Someone who fights only for the rights of the Jews?
11. LOL
Frank Mazuca ,   Lakeland, Florida,US   (09.03.12)
Qatar, according to the free online encyclopedia, is ruled by an absolute monarchy since mid 19th century. This is something that Western Europe has dispensed with centuries ago- perhaps you should look in your own back yard and join the 21st Century then comment on other countries affairs.
12. 1. She's dead you imbecile.
Gavriel ,   Rehovot, Israel   (09.03.12)
13. @12 The freedom flotilla ISM human shields are not
PETER SM ,   AUSTRALIA   (09.03.12)
The ISM Arab front human shields in a war zone that protected weapons smuggling, weapons used to target Israeli civillians
14. 6. You 'translation' is skewed.
daniel ,   sydney, australia   (09.03.12)
you CAN oppose the israeli government, you CAN protest israeli government & you CAN be a PEACE activist. What you CANT do is put yourself in front of the israeli military during orders to bulldoze a criminals home. you MAY get hurt, accidents DO happen.
15. #4 Israel courts?
Eyal ,   USA Israel   (09.03.12)
Do you know how much the Palestinians gain from the Israeli court? Since you don't have a clue, I suggest you shut up, because you have no knowledge of what real democracy is. I'd like you to compare the court system when you are writing from to Israel's. Ignorance will never get you anywhere.
16. #12
(09.03.12)
#1 meant "where is THE Rachel Corrie". She's pointing out that Leftists care about Arabs only if it means attacking Jews. And the only imbecile is the person who stands in front of a moving bulldozer.
17. Beneath contempt Read Corries Lawyer@ Palestine Media Watch
PETER SM ,   MELBOURNE AUSTRALIA   (09.03.12)
18. My pity cup is empty
Henry from New York ,   Under the Tuscan Sun   (09.03.12)
A grown woman (a year my senior) who chose to put herself in front of a bulldozer where the driver can't see you doesn't deserve our pity. I'm sorry, but her parents should have done a better job of raising her.
19. Well said
Kevin ,   LAS VEGAS, NV   (09.03.12)
You hit the nail on the head! Stright to the point and accurate! We all want peace but, evil regimes like Iran have to be confronted. It saddens and deeply concerns me if America does not stand with Israel if an attack is launched. I defend Israel anytime I hear ignorant talk!! You are the apple of Gods eye! I stand with Israel!!
20. Failure
Dan ,   Florida - Tel Aviv   (09.03.12)
With all of our contributions to the world, our collective wealth, our collective intellect etc we have allowed medieval barbarians to control the narrative and propaganda. Certainly it is true that Jews have been almost universally hated throughout the centuries and here we have Corrie as a terrorist fighting for the rights of terrorists being portrayed as a hero. With people calling for the bombing of Iran and the winds of war growing stronger and more heated WE must reclaim the propaganda high ground, label Corrie as terrorist and turn the tables on Islamic terrorists in the media.
21. #7 look in the mirror
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (09.03.12)
beNazi - you try looking in the mirror. In the last 40 years the US has murdered over 2,000,000 civilians around the world. You occupy millions of square kilometers of other people's homeland and practice apartheid. Care to compare with a true democracy?
22. Gavriel # 12
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (09.03.12)
# 1 did not say Rachael Corrie, they said . "A " Rachael Corrie. It makes a big difference between what they said and what you think they said.
23. #22 - A common problem on this site.
Henry from New York ,   Under the Tuscan Sun   (09.03.12)
24. Alice says: Read Me
Ynot ,   Stateless   (09.03.12)
point 1 : Most of these activists should put their efforts into West Africa - where its really needed right now - but their great self-pride would justify their means. point 2 ; The UN chief denounced Iran's Human Rights record when he visited , with Larijani sitting right there. ' THE' point!! Read Torah (seriously - for a change) it will tell you all that will happen. . ps Vetching does nothing - except create more vetching.
25. To #4, Jamal from Qatar
marucho ,   Bs.Aires - Argentina   (09.03.12)
Hey Jamal, in israeli courts there are also arab judges. Do you have any courts in Qatar? If you do, how many jews are there as judges? By the way, how many jews are there in Qatar?
26. op-eds
Barry ,   USA   (09.03.12)
yet another israeli op-ed which sounds like it was written by a teenage girl. So emotional , illogical and sarcastic. Or is this guy actually a girl ?
27. This whole circus is Israel's fault
Tom W ,   USA   (09.04.12)
Please show us a country where somebody on tourist visa has the permission to engage in open hostility against the host nation - on behalf of an enemy entity - absolute freely. Everywhere the police would arrest and deport "tourist" troublemakers at once. The US even more strict: they have a "No fly list" and persons on the list are refused to disembark the plane. Israel is a magnet: she's open to all kind of pro-Palestine radicals and when the beans hit the fan Israel is the accused - rightly so but all the wrong reason.
28. Have there been other people who
SD Charger ,   San Diego   (09.04.12)
go out there and stand in front of Bulldozers since her death? Her death has brought attention to the demolition of housing there, whether you agree with her stance or not. Are they still bulldozing houses and are there protesters attending them?
29. Too long for the Truth to come out
ma nishma ,   modiin   (09.04.12)
anti peace activists are indeed people who use tactics that are press related to rally public sentiment for their side. Corrie was one of them and this whole trial only served her purpose. It is a shame it dragged on for the many years that it did.
30. Not Convinced
Lenya ,   Australia   (09.04.12)
I am not convinced when you say the terrorists and Israel haters are gone..as they are always lurking under the surface...the peace activists are just the wick on keg and the terrorists are the powder in the keg ready to explode.
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