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Darkening clouds over Europe
Riccardo Dugulin
Published: 13.12.12, 18:02
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1. Dark clouds over Israel
(12.13.12)
Israel being more and more racist and radical
2. Europe
Arie ,   Sderot   (12.13.12)
The Europe of today is no different then the Europe of 1939, 1965, 1800, 1500 or................. They are always one step shy of a pogrom, Shoah, and genocide. All they need is the spark de jour. Difference is that for the first time in 2000 years, the Jews are armed and prepared to fight back
3. Peace/war cycle
Zechariah   (12.13.12)
Conflict /peace has been on for years and the phenomenon is quite Darwinian.luckily the USA is the most powerful superpower with Russia especially fearing Islamic Jihadi.Denmark dropped their guard before Nazi Germany as did the Dutch French many nations only Britain survived because of its ocean and Nazi desire to destroy and enslave the slavs Poland Ukraine russia and obtain their living room by mass genocide and enslavement.So Israel needs to make itself a very nasty state if attacked but humane in peace.as for a Palestinian state it can hold no jihadi only people's that have the capacity to live in peace with their neighbours.
4. This endless anti Europe propaganda is tiring. Its just same
Ezra ,   Israel   (12.13.12)
articles with the words shuffled around. Europe, to any moaners or haters, you cant live with the place and cant live without it. Tough..
5. Now that the EU has a Nobel Peace Prize
steve from raleigh   (12.13.12)
The pogroms will begin. Everyone knows that. This is fairly standard European behavior.
6. Here we go again, pointing a finger and blaming others ,...
split ,   US   (12.13.12)
I wonder how my dad would act if I tried to present to him my universally falling school grades report and how many times I would get away with this crap by pointing my finger at teachers and others blaming them for my obvious stupidity and shortcomings?,...
7. UK census:indigenous population shrinking massively
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8. It's funny how Israelis keep criticizing Europe
Gregg ,   Haifa Il   (12.13.12)
And yet they keep traveling there and love it!
9. Split # 6
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (12.13.12)
You have a dad?
10. Too Many Israelis and Other Jews Get Confused Between
Doug ,   Rochester, USA   (12.14.12)
1. Anti-Semitic or Anti-Jew which means you are against someone simply because they are jewish 2. Anti-Israel which means you are against the actions of the nation of Israel, due to their policies and practices, such as war mongering, bullying, illegal occupation, illegal colonization, land and water theft and Apartheid regime in the occupied territories, and in illicit, uninspected nuclear weapons industry.. 3. Anti-Zionism which means you are against the belief that Jews arey are god's chosen people with special rights, including the right to steal land and murder those that get in their way. Any moral person would be anti-Israel and anti-Zionist. Only an immoral person would be anti-Jewish.
11. #6 - Speaking of Calling the Kettle Black
Doug ,   Rochester, USA   (12.14.12)
UK's population is 86% indigenous, 1% Irish, 5% other Europeans, 0.5% Jewish and 7.5% other. Israel's population is only about 20% indigenous.
12. Dark clouds over Europe
The European ,   Dublin Ireland   (12.14.12)
The only anti-semitic violent incidents are by Islamists. It is not comparable to the 1940s. Secondly, my generation and country were not involved in the Holocaust and never persecuted the Jews. So I don't see why I should have to keep sturm where I disagree with the settlements and heavy handed racial oppression of Palestinians. I will support Israel when they grant Palestinians self-determination. Religion should not determine matters of war and peace. It did during the Crusades which were disasterous for the Jews.
13. A cursed continent
Mahlon Drumgoole ,   Newark NJ USA   (12.14.12)
Europe has shown time and again that Israel's demise would be met with joy in that cursed continent of so many murdered Jews. Lest anybody forget, that during the 1973 Yom Kippur war, Israel was in desperate straits and needed an immediate airlift of weapons, planes, and ammunition from the U.S.. President Nixon, realizing the gravity of the situation, ordered the airforce to conduct a massive resupply of Israel's arsenal via an airlift. Even though all of the European nations including England, France etc knew of the emergency, all refused landing rights for the American planes to refuel except for Portugal. In other words, these genetic antisemites would rather see Israel destroyed than to allow american planes to bring weapons to Israel. In more recent times, Europe has denied Israel the right of self-defense. European leaders attack Israel for crimes against humanity when it atttempts to defend itself from terrorists. European newspapeers such as the Guardian, are hostile to Israel and publish slanted stories and outright lies in order to influence public opinion against the Jewish state. With the influx of muslims into Europe, a bad situation will only become worse. All European Jews should be very afraid.
14. #10
Peter ,   Perth/Australia   (12.14.12)
1. correct 2. shows how you are political leaned 3. shows your ignorance and please don't distort facts with wishful fiction. Zionismus is nothing more and nothing less than a fight for the Jews to re establish their homeland. But you seem to be too ignorant for that fact. And you seem to have answered your own definition in your last sentence where you belong. Have a nice mate!
15. # 12
Peter ,   Perth, Australia   (12.14.12)
I personally like the Irish and their humor, very much like the Jewish one but I dislike your government policy now and in the past. Please do some reading and do some research mate!
16. #13 well said, thank you.
Peter ,   Perth, Australia   (12.14.12)
And the rivers of flood will one day flow in Europe and you know what mate? I wait for that day when the Muslims the enemies of the Jews will destroy Europe as we know it. Europe is cursed!
17. #10 And some...
Amichai ,   Huntsville, US   (12.14.12)
And some are just anti-idiot and disregard your posts for the drivel they are.
18. For heavens sake, Jews come home to Israel!
Chaim ,   Israel   (12.14.12)
It is becoming clearer every day that Europe is doomed. However, Europe will not go down without indulging in it's 2,000 year old past time of persecuting Jews. For heavens sake, Jews come home to Israel! Be wise this time. Don't wait for another Hitler clone.
19.  Many people forget the past and relavent historical facts
Abraham ben Jacob ,   Canada   (12.14.12)
In 1973 : Yom Kippur War. It is a fact that the European countries did not allow U.S. planes bringing military aid to Israel to land on their territory in 1973 after the Arab surprise attack on Israel. At that time, in 1973, there were no false complaints about " settlements or Israeli aparthied and BDS " etc. In 1973 European countries were supposedly afraid of the Arab threats of oil boycotts if U.S. planes were allowed to land in European countries. Even European countries with U.S. military bases were not allowed to re-supply Israel. Only Portugal allowed U.S. planes to stop on their way to Israel.
20. Napoleon established the rule that prevails
Tom W ,   USA   (12.14.12)
Napoleon emancipated the French Jewry with this caveat: "’As a nation the Jews must be denied everything, as individuals they must be granted everything" Individual Jews can be accepted or rejected at whim by the Europeans but Jews as nation considered as an affront to Europe.
21. 13 - U.S. President Nixon, realizing the gravity ,...
split ,   US   (12.14.12)
He took the hook the sink and whole nine yards of line duped to it by Israel firsters believing that Israel would invoke it's 'samson option' and start WW III which was not the case or ever will be due to your desire to survive by any means and lack of balls. A long history of your sheepish attitude when push comes to shove it's not some fairy tale created by your enemy but a proven fact ,...
22. Dugulin
Horst ,   Ge   (12.14.12)
Looks like JP hasvunearhed another Meotti. Another right wing Eytie loon. Expect to see a few more copy pastes befores like Meotti he is moved over to Op Eds on Arse Shaving
23. Not heard that particular Napoleonic line before, #20
Cameron ,   USA   (12.14.12)
No one was better at laying down the cynical comment than the Emperor. My personal favorite is: "The French want someone to take them robbing abroad, and I will!"
24. #21 Proven fact is we've won 6 defensive wars, pinhead
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (12.14.12)
25. #7 and UK Jewish population growing.. hmmmm
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26. #18 why? I made aliyah and it was BIGGEST MISTAKE of my life
lior ,   tel aviv   (12.14.12)
27. #16 you may be sitting pretty in Perth, but east coast OZ?!
Melanie ,   NZ   (12.14.12)
different story, Lebos, Chinese.. mosques opening all the time. Enjoy xx
28. Is this anti Israel smear campaign pure Jew hate?
tiki ,   belgium   (12.14.12)
Yes it is! Do we care what every John & Amy think? No, we don't! Will there be another European anti Jewish hatefest in the future? Probably, because the average European just can't help himself and with Caliphate-West taking shape in Europe, it's not a guestion if, but when! If you can't live with it, stop moaning and move to Israel and leave the Jew haters choking in their new continent: CALIPHATE-WEST!
29. america is a bad place for thejews!
@ 26   (12.14.12)
30. # Chaim, Israel
Angela ,   Frankfurt, Germany   (12.14.12)
You sound paranoid too.
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