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Rabbis: Act modestly to stop anti-Semitism
Kobi Nachshoni
Published: 23.04.13, 13:52
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1. I've seen anti-Semites from the inside
Former Christian ,   Christian South USA   (04.23.13)
I've never seen such extreme xenophobic pure hate as these rabbis preach. Certainly, there is anti-Semitism out there. But these rabbis conjure it up where it doesn't exist to feed pure xenophobic bile to their followers.
2. What a complet load of male cow droppings
Gadi ,   Hertzaliya   (04.23.13)
3. Jews should always Act modestly, and
jrebecca ,   modiin   (04.23.13)
us3 'refined language' and 'without provocation, to honour Hashem. The rest, possibly taken out of context here, can be taken the wrong way, but should at least be taken into consideration.
4. This idea
Avi ,   Belgium   (04.23.13)
these ideas of those rabbi's has lead us to the gas chambers of Aushwitz, begging for mercy it's the totall opposite of what a jew should be like. Aside from the fact who is he to tell us how to face anti semtisim, let him live in Paris for a few months and walk in the streets there than see how he'll react
5. True shetl mentality.
A Jerusalemite ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (04.23.13)
6. Rabbis are RIGHT ON! (I'm NOT Haredi)
Rosetta   (04.23.13)
1) Many anti semites say they hate Jews as Jews are wealthy or flash their wealth; 2) While they SHOULD always act modestly, NOW it is even more impt. than usual 3) Jean Paul Sartre wrote that the hatred, by the anti-semite MAKES the Jew; reminds him that he is Jewish. That when the Jew is accepted, he disappears. This is not begging for mercy, but trying to deal with difficult times. So why all this Rabbi bashing?
7. Rabbi article
Former Jew ,   EastJewIsland USA   (04.23.13)
I know realise these 'rabbi's' are the illuminati leaders, they speak in code such as this as to not be found out. They don't wan to lift the veil on what they really mean and what they are really talking about. They created the word anti-semetic to trick the public into not using critical thinking skills towards them. They look at us goyim, their Talmud says all goyim needs to be killed, they are not really jews they are khasar's, an ancient war tribe from asia who got kicked out of asia and into east Europe by the asiastics as they were too violent. they are a phallic religion, that's why they are obsessed with circumcision and sucking the infants penis' blood in the name of 'religion'. they are pagan in nature in their beliefs, ask Madonna, she is a kabala girl, really part of the 'cabal' it's all bs, what they say regarding us and jealousy. they like to keep the divide so as to be able to continue their devious plans and use the anti semetic word in everything they talk about so we don't question them in 'fear' we might be called racist.. what bs. the old saying goes, you can never argue with a jew because they play the victim card. then they turn around and snicker when your gone. They are the devil's workers.
8. End occupation, end antisemetism
James   (04.23.13)
9. Antarctica is still not settled ,...
split ,   US   (04.23.13)
These freaks are not capable to take look in the mirror or do some soul searching but they're good at pointing a finger at others ,... Here's a good one, to make sure that tribe won't disappear and to secure their control and role forever they outsourced the Jewish ID to mothers exclusively treating the fathers like a nature's freaks unable to defend their nest and decide what's in it ,...
10. thanks #7 & #8
yosef ,   williamsburg US   (04.24.13)
I was OTD for a couple years and remarks like yours motivated me to return to Hashem's path!!
11. #8 the holocaust happed b4 israel was created
mira ,   israel   (04.24.13)
12. 7#Glad you are no longer of our tribe
norbus ,   Jerusalem   (04.24.13)
Mentally disturbed by the sound of what you say. I hope you found peace now Majority of Jews disagree with the extremes these polarised rabbis represent, but do not feel the poison you spout
13. Not True
John W ,   San Diego   (04.23.13)
Anti-Semitism has nothing to do with jealousy. That is their way of saying they think they are superior and have something to be jealous of. Anti-Semitism has to do with disagreements in culture and biased hatred.
14. Hungarian Jews should leave Hungary
J   (04.24.13)
There is no future for Jews in Hungary.
15. #9 sounds like you have a chip on your shoulder
(04.24.13)
Get over it. If you marry a shiksa, your kids are goyim. You decided what was in your nest when you appointed the mother-bird. You can decide that all red lights were devised by "freaks" when you get a ticket for running through one, but it doen't change the law.
16. How do you defend the "occupation" assertion rabbis?
(04.24.13)
Any considerations given to "Esau" (Palestine) or loving the people living in the land as your own? Any execution of Mosaic Law?
17. The beard does not make a goat rabbi.
Yon ,   Haifa   (04.24.13)
The beard does not make a goat rabbi. (My Granny, a real rabbi!)
18. #15 "If you marry a shiksa..."
Charles M. ,   California, USA   (04.24.13)
Well, so much for improving the image of Judea with your "refined language". Thanks for "Helping".
19. No other people on EARTH...
Cyberbrain ,   Israel   (04.24.13)
are so arrogant as to presume to know what gentiles and Christians think better than the gentiles and Christians, AND defiantly TELL the gentiles and Christians what gentiles and Christians think and believe despite the fact that Jews haven't the foggiest idea what gentiles and Christians think, or believe or why. You are ignorant, arrogant beyond belief and in constant denial of reality.
20. #15 ,...
split ,   US   (04.24.13)
If that's the case then why do the Jews look just like the rest of the population in places where they live especially those in Central Asia with Mongol features ? ,...
21. Reacting to anti-Semitism
Syd Chaden ,   Palermo Calif USA   (04.24.13)
The fact that Jews are even living, provokes anti-Semites But, the anti-Semitic Europeans will have their day. Population growth projections indicate that European countries will have Muslim majorities within 20 years. When that happens, the non-Muslim Europeans can choose between being subject to the Islamic doctrine of death to infidels, or, they can convert to Islam. Even those who convert to Islam will not be safe, since Sunnis and Shiites each consider the other to be infidels, and have been killing each other for centuries for that reason. In the meantime, of course, Jews should heed the Rabbis' caution to not provoke any anti-Semites, and should leave Europe.
22. The causes for anti-Semitism....
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (04.24.13)
...are the anti-Semites themselves since they made a choice to hate Jews. If all people have a free will, it is extremely childish and immature of for example of nr 19 to blame Jews for many Gentiles' hatred of Jews. Since both Jews and Gentiles are gifted with a free will, it means that you can be held responsible for your own behavior but you cannot be held responsible for anyone else's behavior. And nr 13 is partially right and wrong. Jealousy DOES play an important role here. The first instances of anti-Semitism took place in Hellenistic/Greek Alexandria in Egypt more than 2000 years ago - BEFORE the existence of Christianity, and the Greeks were engaged in anti-Semitic beliefs and actions since the Jewish traders vastly outperformed their Greek counterparts in Alexandria and the local Greeks were afraid that they as a result of Jewish competitiveness would make the Greeks jobless. The same hatred and jealousy exists even today as we speak against ethnic Chinese in Asia outside of mainland China. But the hostility to Jews in Islamic and European cultures are based on the fact that pagan gods promise success in war, life and trade, but once this success doesn't exist, the faith of pagans collapse, and their will to reproduce or to procreate vanished as indicated by historical records. The closing of the womb and the demographic crisis of ancient Greece and Rome were a result of faith crisis. The Jewish faith doesn't promise success in life, war or trade, but eternal life and immortality - that is life after death, God's unconditional love, a divine covenant with people guaranteeing people their God given inalienable rights and a personal relationship of every individual Jew to God. Christians wanted to emulate this and expand this idea for all nations on earth embracing Christianity - not just Israel of the Flesh, however many Christians misunderstood the notion of Jews being the Chosen People and distorted the idea of God's Chosen People teaching God's words and teachings to mankind, into a pagan parody of "being chosen" as a pretext to have power and dominance over other nations in earthly life. Muslims distorted as well the true meaning of being chosen. Arabs want to see themselves as the chosen people instead of the Jews. And since the Jews were Chosen, and the Europeans and Muslims were not, they wanted to become what the Jews were/are, and in order to become "chosen" themselves, they wanted to destroy the Jewish nation, as the Jewish nation's existence reminded the Gentiles that they were not Chosen by God.
23. not enough
Norman Gellman ,   Rehovot   (04.25.13)
Unfortunately anti-Semitism is not caused by behavior alone. It is deep rooted and had a strong start with the teachings of the early catholic church. We Jews have been persecuted through out history and is now fuelled by Muslim hatred of Jews. Vigorous opposition to all forms of anti-Semitism is required.
24. Semitism, collusion of Jews against non-Jews is the problem
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (04.25.13)
For example, Hollywood is dominated by Jews. Most movies have a Jewish lead, supporting actor, producer, distributor, writer. AMPAS, Academy Awards, are dominated by Jews. Are Jews better actors than non-Jews?
25. To nr 24 - Regarding Hollywood
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (04.25.13)
Even if we assume that what you stated is "true", why is that a problem and why does that bother you if you are not an anti-Semite? Your obession with Jews and what Jews do or don't do is your personal problem. Go and seek help I suggest. Obessions are mental diseases. An industry is dominated by those who perform best independently of what the industry may be. Bringing ethnicity into it is racism and since you do just that you are a racist. 30% of Nobel Prize Winners have so far been Jewish and much of the technology in use today such as Google, Youtube, bluetooth, cell phones, ICQ, intel processors, the computer itself, nuclear weapons and fighter jets were all invented by Jews either in Israel or abroad. You are ironically using a Jewish invention - the computer (invented by the Hungarian Jew John Von Neumann) and you are using a personal computer that contains intel processors developed by and in Israel and you use cell phones invented by Israel to express your animosity against the very people whose technology you use. To answer your last question: Are non Jews better actors than Jews?
26. To nr 20 -pinhead
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (04.25.13)
If Jews have Mongol features then they can't possibly be Jewish and then you don't need to hate them since they are not Jewish. However hardly any Jews live in Central Asia and most Jews live in Israel, Europe, USA and Canada and are still recognizable as the good looking people they are - namely white skinned dark haired people blending in among peoples of the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. Many Arabs in Israel are as white skinned as Jews, people of the Mediterranean region and indeed Europe, so I'd suggest split that you quit your Nazi pseudo-scientific analysis of our racial stock because we are experts on who we are - not you. And you have used 2 main arguments as to why a particular nation can claim a land: 1) racial purity and 2) historical connection to the land. Questions: Are Catholic Poles somehow related to Native Americans....? Are you native to the American continent? Are the Poles "racially pure"? I have been to Poland several times and many Poles can look like Turks and Jews (meaning dark hair and Mediterranean features) whereas other Poles are similar in appearance to Scandinavians. Poles are ANYTHING but "racially pure". Modern day Poland's political territory doesn't match that of historical Poland. And Wroclaw is actually a German city called Breslau. Using your arguments split, Poland has no right to exist.
27. #22 - More finger pointing ,...
split ,   US   (04.25.13)
... and hopelessly blind to your own flaws,... Needless to say but the rest of you do to others of what you accuse and hate the Haredim do to you in Israel - To start with, every one of you here deplore Haredim for extorting handouts from you but see nothing wrong of milking others like Uncle Sam and Helmut. Nepotism, corruption, selfishness, delusions of supremacy, a vindictive and tribal mentality, lack of loyalty, under representation where your ass is on the line with over representation in ruling cast, ripping off the taxpayer utilising hundreds of tax exempted, government subsidised organisations, repulsion to certain jobs are your trademark ... This list is much longer but you don't give a damn ,... There's no accident that there're as twice as many US Jews serving in IDF than US Marines and that's a statement about your loyalty, devotion and gratefulness to the nation that gave you a chance ,...
28. 25 - 30% of Nobel Prize Winners have so far been Jewish
split ,   US   (04.25.13)
Not one born, educated or for his/her work in Israel - Why? Maybe because there's nothing or no one to steal from ;) ,... Cell phone - Martin Cooper, an American ,... Vinod Dham is the inventor and a father Pentium chip, Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore are the fathers of Pentium processor. Konrad Zuse is the inventor of modern computer ,... Google creators didn't invent anything they incorporated and utilised other's inventions in their idea ,... You on the other hand are full of crap and lousy hasbara goon ,... John von Neumann never claimed to be a Jew, his father didn't change his name to German Johann von Neumann to be called or remind by schmuck like you that he's or was one.
29. 26 ,...
split ,   US   (04.25.13)
Where and when did the Poles ever claim that they're some selected, genetically distinguished or chosen nation or segment of human race ? Unlike you they never did ,... You on the other hand despite that region was and still is a place with the bloodiest conflicts in history, wars, expulsions, exiles, migrations, famines and other calamities despite that the peasants weren't the ones that moved or being forced to move, the ruling cast, leaders and clergy like the ones exiled to Babylon were. The invaders or who ever took their place had to eat to survive and rule and to do that they had to rely on native plowman, an orchard keeper, the baker, or fisherman to feed them and the craftsman to keep the wheel turning. Almost all of them converted like the peasants (well recorded) during Seleucid rule. Needles to mention to the point that the Maccabees had to implement forced circumcision of Hellenised Hebrews because among mentioned class there were no observing Judaism Hebrews or identifying with them folks. Those always stayed there, mingling with new rulers, adopting new customs and culture, assimilating and making babies, they're still there, the Palis and few Samaritans at Mount Gerizim what's left of ancient Hebrews in Palestine. You on the other hand can claim that you are the natives and the Palis are not but it doesn't make you a one because you're just another invader/marauder and episode in their history that's going to disappear into oblivion just like all the other invaders in the past ,...
30. To nr 27 - Fingerpointing against those who are guilty
Alexander ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (04.25.13)
What are my flaws? I can mention several of yours, but unlike you I am not a racist genocidal ideologist demonizing an entire race of people and denying them the right to exist. You on the other hand do just that. Who is hating who? Who threatens who? Who is spreading racism in here? All the negative traits that you have mentioned can be found in every single nation on this earth - including the Poles who aided the Germans in massacring 3 million Polish Jews, stealing Jewish property and discriminating Jews for 1000 years and treating Jews as foreigners. Isn't this tribal mentality? Can you statistically prove that Jews have collectively and individually all those negative destructive traits you have ascribed them? What particular gene would cause such behavior? When you would find such negative and destructive traits among other nations, would you collectively demonize them and espouse their destruction? Probably not. You don't even believe your own lies. These are your pretexts - not reasons, to hate Jews. Racism is when you ascribe an entire racial stock collective negative traits and doing so indiscriminately. That's precisely what you do against Jews and that's what makes you a racist. Of course there are more Jews in the Israeli army - its our army and Israel is our country! You're funny guy split... How many American Poles serve the US Marines? Do you serve the US Marines? No, you're busy hating Jews and spreading racism on the Internet. Herod was an Idumean from Edom. Edom has nothing to do with Arabs. Edomites/Idumeans spoke no Arabic, were no Arabs and did not come from Arabia. Herod ruled Israel/Judah centuries prior to the Arab conquest of Israel 636 CE. Herod was a foreigner acting as the king of the kingdom of Judah and the Jewish people. He built Herodium and Masada with ancient Jewish presence - and your point is? Israel's GDP is more than 250 billion, American "aid" is roughly 3 billion which is 1.2% of Israel's GDP and Israel borrows 0.75 billion to purchase American weapons and 0.75 billion is roughly 0.3% of Israel's GDP. Not only are you a lying and hateful racist, you don't even know simple mathematics.
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