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The Arab you fear
Anas Abu Daabes
Published: 18.10.12, 10:50
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61. keeps his tv job in germany,
sweeter ,   far away   (10.19.12)
can't be bad. shows how multiculti they all are, by showing how multiculti everyone else needs to be. and all he has to do is spout glib platitudes. crapola deluxe. next time i see the like, i must remind myself to tug a forelock, and whisper, effendi. do you think he will see through me as i see through him?
62. To: No. 56
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (10.20.12)
Hey, riddle me this: When the IRA was blowing up people and things in the U.K., did you blame the French? No, of course not. We KNOW who is responsible for the vile terrorist attacks against Jews -- both in Israel and in the Diaspora. We do NOT "stereotype" perpetrators -- we do not have to. We know EXACTLY who is responsible for all the terror visited against the State of Israel and the People Israel. They happen to be Arab. Moslems. Christians, too, actually. So -- your plea for us to ignore the obvious will likely fall upon deaf ears. It isn't propaganda when it happens to be true, now, is it? Take your pious and pithy "contribution" and shove it. Where's your complaint against the "small, insular minds" of ersatz "Palestinian" terrorists?
63. To number22
Shimon ,   Poleg   (10.20.12)
Yes we are neighbours. I speak, read and write Arabic and my family come from an Arab country. I undertake business with Arabs including many trips to Arab countries due to the fact I have an EU passport. If an Arab citizen of Israel wants to identify as an Israeli and take on all of the responsibilities of dcitizenship such as sherut leumi or army services pay taxes and arnona then he is my equal and I am prepared to die for him! If such a citizen identifies with Israel's enemies and actively seeks to destroy Israel then he will suffer the consequences. |t appears that the man that wrote this article does not pay taxes has not undertaken army service or sherut leumi and encourages separatism and hate and not peace and reconciliation. By the way I have also lived in 'Western democracies' and their racism and hatred of Jews and Muslims is horrendous. We have nothing to be ashamed of in Israel.
64. The reason ignorance continues can be seen in post #62
esse ,   --   (10.20.12)
Her post perfectly exemplifies how some Israelis try to rationalise their hate and bigotry. The poster (Sarah B.) also totally ignores the points of the post she is replying to. Is anyone saying to ignore terrorist acts committed against Israel? Of course not. It's not surprising this topic upsets Sarah B. After all, the majority of her posts showcase her bigotry, stereotyping and hate (she regularly calls for Arabs living in Israel and the disputed territories to be forcibly removed to Jordan. In other words, she's calling for acts that are clearly war crimes. The fact that it's tolerated on this Israeli site for someone to promote ethnic cleansing is telling.) Sarah B. and her posts are excellent examples of everything that is wrong with Israel.
65. #64
Rose ,   Tulsa, USA   (10.20.12)
Sarah B is well educated on the subject. Truth is TRUTH.. This is where the people of the world err, they seem to believe in changing history, to what is non-truths. Sarah B. is correct. Old saying: If the shoe fits, wear it.
66. Education is key
SD Charger ,   San Diego   (10.20.12)
It is hard to have an "open mind" when you are taught to hate a specific people at an early age. Brainwashing 101 and it happens on EVERY continent on our Earth. It is up to each and every person to choose to live in peace, or not. Choose wisely.
67. Fear all religions but mostly your own.
Josh   (10.21.12)
The fact is the fact. Moses said "no adding" to "this book" I give you "this day". Thus in adding, you "choose death" which brings curses of war and death. My point is, one should fear their own bad choices.
68. Yes and No........
Jack Mehoff ,   ny ny   (10.21.12)
Habibi....while we appreciate your writing, opinions, and motivation, the majority of Arab Muslims are raised to hate Jews/Israel (Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, and the West in general),from birth. Until this type of negative culturalization ceases, and a positive one replaces it, there will always be justified suspicions of the followers of Islam. When Sunnis and Shiites stop killing each other with impunity...perhaps your article will be more credible. Until then my friend, you're a definite minority.
69. RE : #64 I tell you what I see a lot
jack bauer   (10.21.12)
TA leftniks saying its ok to dispossess and uproot Jews from Judea and Samaria, and throw them out of our ancestral land. I see lefties say with a straight face, "oh look at these right wingers, they want to keep all the land and kick out arabs..." They silently advocate throwing out JEWS!!! Lets not pretend to be the moral light. Until we say proudly to the world the truth that "the land from the river to the sea is ours, Forever! " we will never have peace
70. the Arabs we exposed, NOT FEAR
mary_of_bethany ,   singapore   (10.22.12)
Wrong vocab used. Not "FEAR"! But "identified" and "exposed" you as what you REALLY ARE. JEWS don't fear arabs, it's the last time JEWS will fear. Jews only FEAR GOD. while of cause secular Jews fear poverty whatsoever.....
71. #21 TaylorT
Phil ,   Ireland   (10.22.12)
I have not been fed anti-Muslim/Arab propaganda since I was very young or ever for that matter. I have read the Quran however and that, I have to say, is all that one needs to do to find that "anti-Muslim propaganda" has a lot of truth in it. Unfortunately you seem to be blinded by anti-Israel propaganda and make sweeping generalisations which expose your own true agenda.
72. No fear here.
Peter ,   Savannah Ga, USA   (10.23.12)
I do not fear a mad dog. I pity it, for it cannot help it's actions due to it's madness. I will, however, kill it with neither fear nor hatred to prevent it from harming another human being. I do not fear Islamists, either, for the same reason and with the same result.
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