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Muslims' sensitive issue
Yaron Friedman
Published: 14.09.12, 12:51
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1. Worshippers of Godess Cali strangled upwards million people
ab   (09.14.12)
before General Slieman put an end to it-and them.Luckily Victorian Brits hadn't been as compassionate about hurting religious feeling of followeres of Cali as everybody seems about Holy Muslim feelings
2. Messy-Washy prespectives.
Buskila ,   South America   (09.14.12)
In all due respects for the Prof. learnings and intelligences, one has to admit that he has been drinking to much wishy-washy Arabic literature written by French writers. Unlike the Anglo-Saxon academic and general work, the assessment of the Muslim sensitivity in the matter is far more practical and less romantic as in the Latin countries. One observation, though, about the unecessary assissination of the USA Ambassador to Libya and three of his staff: the event has been prepared way before July 1, 2012 when the film in question was shown publicly to coincide with the 811 commeration: We have won, cried a leader of Al Dai'da in Al Jezira. I am not a religious Jew, but I wish some of the vociferant critics against the "extreme" Jewish Relious Segment of Israel society, will benefit from the extreme sensitivity brought to the Islamic one, by the esteem professor. Shana Tova.
3. Demonstration in Benghazi
QUDS AL YAHUDI ,   QUDS HAKA AL YAHUD   (09.14.12)
One of the demonstrator is carrying piece of cloth which is saying as follows ''NO INSULT OUR PROPHET NO INSULT ISLAM NO TERRORISM Ok, no one will insult your prophet or Islam, but then Islam must not Insult Jews, Christians, Hindus, Buddist, You stop we stop which will be fair deal
4. No - Muslims are the guilty ones who blur their lines
Brian Cohen ,   Judean Peoples Front   (09.14.12)
The allegedly peace loving 1.4 billion Muslims are not doing enough to counter the extremists. Who are the extremists killing? Mostly tens of thousands of other Muslims.
5. The Only Sensitivity To This Issue Falls
(09.14.12)
Squarely on the OVER REACTION by their followers, Their Violent Response is fanned by their SO-CALLED religious leaders, immams, mullahs. Period End Of Story. The Madrassa's and the like SPREAD and Perpetuate Lies and Myths. Jews Have ALWAYS WANTED TO LIVE IN PEACE FOR MILLINEA, Jews Have Had To Defend Their Land, Shuls, Schools and People since the 2nd Century!!!!! The World Believes Israel Has A Nuclear Arsenal? Yet They Have Never Threatened or Used Such Supposed Weapons NOT EVEN ONCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unlike saddam, chemical ali Gassed The Kurds On northern iraq, or the Butcher of syria using thermobaric explosives ON THEIR OWN People????????????????? Yet The arabs Are Not Offended???? You arabs will get the respect You Give NON- moslems, and will NOT get the benifit of doubt, Your Violence deserves NOTHING ANYMORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shabat Shalom/Baruch Ha Shem
6. Blaming the innocent.
Jusanz77. ,   Vzla.   (09.14.12)
Blaming the innocent. Reviewing the history of the last century and the present. Muslims do not need any film, play, book, cartoon, to express their special form of hate the infidels. Maybe the movie just gave them a chance, excuse. Wanting to make a circumstantial situation like this in the focus of the problem. This does not fit more than a century of conflict.
7. blaming the innocent.
Jusanz77. ,   Vzla.   (09.14.12)
blaming the innocent. Reviewing the history of the last century and the present. Muslims do not need any film, play, book, cartoon, to express their special form of hate the infidels. Maybe the movie just gave them a chance, excuse. Wanting to make a circumstantial situation like this in the focus of the problem. This does not fit more than a century of conflict.
8. no no no, not about al-Queda
Gabor ,   Budapest, Hungary   (09.14.12)
"The riots in Benghazi exposed the alarming presence of al-Qaeda elements in Libya" ???? No, they didn't. What is happening in many muslim countries has nothing to do with al-Qaeda. The majority of muslims think violence is justified against "infidels". And these riots aren't about this film. It's just used as an excuse. The islamists don't accept any other reiligons. And even the so-called moderate muslims back them.
9. The Brotherhood Moderate?
Moose Zoobree ,   NY NY   (09.14.12)
Calling the Brotherhood "Moderate" is like calling a hooker a Nun. Every extremist group in the ME was an offshoot of the Brotherhood: Fattah, PLO, Hamass, Fedayin....etc. The only difference between Al Qaeda and the Brotherhood is the source of funding!!
10. Muslims have never got their act together
zionist forever   (09.14.12)
Shia & Sunni Muslims don't like each other and their reason is they couldn't agree on who should sucseed Mohammed after he died. They riot and murder people worldwide because some nobody makes a film that they see as insulting to Mohammed or somebody draws a cartoon which they see as an insult to Mohammed. An idiot in America decided to burn the Koran and they were up in arms. Somebody destroys a Torah scroll it will anger and upset alot of Jews but nobody will take to the streets over it. Some teenagers graffitied a monestary in Jerusalem wrote Jesus was a monkey it upset and angered alot of Christians but how many took to the streets? Muslims seem to think the world revolves around them and their beliefs. What we need now is a movie saying Islam is just one of many faiths in the world and its no more or less special than any of the others and so time for Muslims to grow up ane learn to handle it when individuals say or do things they find insulting to Islam.
11. Mohammad the greatest man ever
A proud Muslim ,   Kufur Qasem   (09.14.12)
We as Muslims will keep defend our beloved prophet and all the prophets peace be upon them all because Jews and Christians have abandoned their prophets' messages and deformed it. Moses and Jesus peace be upon them believed in Mohammad peace be upon him before he even was born and they will never support any other religion but Islam. All the prophets were muslims and we love and believe in them all. Victory will be in Islam's side always because God is it's protector and the prophet's protector. I pray that God will forgive the wrong actions and the violent actions which Muslims are committing because they are misleading the world of the true essence of Islam and they are ignoring every thing that our prophet had came with and taught us.
12. Since Mohammed & Jesus never existed who cares?
Jeffrey Korman ,   Little Neck, NY   (09.14.12)
The Torah,Christian Bible, Koran are fictions total lies and nonsense. To say otherwise requires a mental corruption and travesty of mind.
13. Respect & Acceptance are Simple & Basic
Baruch ,   Israel/Houston   (09.14.12)
It is true that religion is the most convenient weapon and shield. When it belongs to the other person, a small amount or respect will go a very long way toward preventing abuse. Lets face it, the very many Mulsims who are stunned and reflective in the face of the callous movie are appropriately and probably deeply troubled. In many respects this moment offers an opportunity for Jews and Muslims to interact constructively and with sincere humanity. The spoiled children who attack the police and embassies were just given an excuse to do what they do best, create hatred, anarchy, and a path toward justifying their own inadequacies. My guess is that if one is trowing rocks at police, one is also not feeding their children, teaching their children, now accepting respibility for their lives
14. Question, just 1 Question
Libby ,   U.S.   (09.14.12)
Do Jews love Jesus? This is my question, do Jews love Jesus? Is there any honor in the life of Jesus the Hebrew Prpohet, one of the greatest personages that ever lived.
15. Not even close
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (09.14.12)
The designation of "Moderate" vs. "Extremist" is the problem. The two types of Muslims are Extremist and Secular. The later is extremely rare and silent. Anybody that commits violence of an insult, anybody that threatens violence over an insult, anybody who calls for criminal charges over an insult is an extremist period. They are a vast majority in the Arab world
16. It is amazing
(09.14.12)
Tens of thousands Muslims are dying in Syria and there's hardly any protest in the Muslim world, but a 15 minute long YouTube video makes them go wild.
17. Is ISLAM using WINDOW of opportunity to DETOTALITARIZE?
Jerry ,   The Netherlands   (09.14.12)
18. Western obsession: "reengineering" the world
Tom W ,   USA   (09.14.12)
The Western minds are constantly conjuring up schemes to "re-engineer" societies for the benefit of the "Ultimate Good" and to establish "paradisaic" condition on earth. In order to do that, people "must be re-educated", their society re-formulated according the latest trend in the Western elite universities and salons. "H" did it with the SS, uncle Joe with the KGB, and now Obamao does it with his drone arsenal. It cannot be done but they won't give it up and blood will run like rivers.
19. Why not an investigation on rumor that a Jew was to blame?
Tracy W   (09.14.12)
Writers are covering all angles to this issue except one: Someone among those involved with the movie tried to place the blame on an "Israeli Jew". So far there is absolutely no evidence that any Jew, Israeli or not, was involved in the production of that movie. Jewish lives could have been lost as a result of that lie. Please ask Jewish organizations to initiate an investigation to find out who started this rumor. This is extremely important. If nothing is done, next time they want to provoke Muslims into violent demonstrations, they will again place the blame for their anti-Islam acts on Jews.
20. #14 NO!!!
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (09.14.12)
We do not love or hate or anything else anybody called Jesus. That is your religion - not ours. We have the L-rd, that is sufficient for us.
21. Blurred line?
Syd Chaden ,   Palermo Calif USA   (09.14.12)
The only blur is in the vision of the leaders of the Western World. Sunnis have been killing Shiites for more than a thousand years. Shiites have been killing Sunnis for more than a thousand years. Both have been killing infidels for more than a thousand years.The blur seems to only affect infidels.
22. #14, No they don't and they have good reasons
Yossef   (09.14.12)
23. Islam insults too
KMS ,   Socal, USA   (09.14.12)
Look, Islam doesn't abide by its own rules. Every time a prayer goes up saying: no partners, never begotten, it insults Christianity. Do you see Christians rioting? No. You learn to live with it. It is called 'freedom of speech'. It exists or a reason. Every time, someone's speech is insulting to someone else.
24. Obviously you're wrong.
KMS ,   SoCal, USA   (09.14.12)
Or this situation wouldn't be the epicenter of the shaking of the world.
25. #11 Save Your BULLSHIT
(09.14.12)
Nobody Abandoned Our Savior Or Prophets, Judaism And Christianity Were Here Way Before your prophet Like 1400 years, so saved haji. Yell Inshallah. Shabat Shalom/Baruch Hashem
26. To: No. 14
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (09.14.12)
Why should we? We do not consider him divine, nor do we consider him a prophet. He was a hedge priest, is all. Sorry if that offends you. You don't see us burning down churches because Christianity was directly responsible for the murder of hundreds of millions of Jews, though, do you? Wish the same could be said for the destruction of Jewish houses of worship by Christians.
27. To: Tracy at No. 19
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (09.14.12)
The African who made the film initiated the rumor. He is not an American student; he is not even a permanent resident. He is, however, responsible for the deaths of three Americans in Benghazi, and countless property damage to American embassies in several Arab and Moslem nations. I think he should be held accountable.
28. Obviously you're wrong is re:#12
kms ,   Socal USA   (09.14.12)
My remark wasin response to #12
29. to Sarah #14
Arul   (09.15.12)
Now you don't accept. But a day will come when you will kneel before him and confess He is Lord, for every knee shall bow and every tongue confess that He is Lord for the Glory of GOD. But unfortunately that will be too late.
30. The so called great prophet was violent like his followers
John ,   NZ   (09.15.12)
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