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Alicia Keys refuses to cancel TA concert
David Shear
Published: 01.06.13, 08:13
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1. Alicia's soul is safe
dan   (06.01.13)
Ms. Walker should rather be worried about her own soul since she appears to be totally blinded by the anti-Israel ideology she is imbued with. Alicia Keys: you deserve much better than being manipulated by a petty movement that singles out and demonizes Israel in order to promote its own - and shared with the Arab Palestinians - anti-Zionist and anti-Jewish agenda. Keep you mind clean and enjoy your Israel journey!
2. Alice Walker for Amoz Oz Prize, pronto! Color Primitive.
tom ,   tel aviv   (06.01.13)
3. We have so many other artists coming,
Ben Ben ,   amazing Israel   (06.01.13)
those that its worth the ticket money to see. Who cares about another piano playing singer. She aint that great anyway, could never see what all the fuss was about. Alica...stay home, we really wont miss you! Do read up on Hamas!!!
4. Dear alice, you are the racist one. Learn the facts instead
Moshe ,   Usa   (06.01.13)
of following the fiction. your brain got drained & is filled with disdain, so take some time, because slander is a crime & learn the real facts, so you little brain can relax. P. S. Stop taking drugs will also help.
5. Walker needs to keep on walkin'...
LolaFalona ,   L.A / Isael   (06.01.13)
This is so typical of people that don't fully understand the dynamics of this country. It's so sad that people like Walker are so quick to make such severe judgments about Israel when in fact it is Israel that is surrounded by a billion Muslims that only seek to destroy the nation. I Truth is, the Palestinians are in the situation they are in because their Muslim leaders need them to remain in that situation in order to have an excuse to perpetuate their war against the Jewish Nation. There is plenty of land and Arabs have plenty of money... but they want the impossible... to return these poor people to houses that don't exist anymore, to cities that have been overly developed and to places where they would demographically not adjust well.
6. i guess the days when an author was expected to be...
oferdesade ,   israel   (06.01.13)
an intellectual are gone. if it didn't happen personally to you, you might have to (heavens, gasp) RESEARCH. actually read something someone else wrote. that's why for people like walker, all whites are slave keepers, all men are rapists, all jews are slum lords and all israelis are nazis. good luck to her and may she soon be cured of her single color mindedness.
7. To Alice Walker: Your soul is already lost
NudNik69   (06.01.13)
The world is not as you see it. Most definitely it is not.
8. #2: Amos Oz might be Left but HE IS A ZIONIST!
Dee Bee   (06.01.13)
He is also a proponent of the Two State Solution as does Prime Minister Netanyahu. He is against boycotts of Israel and supported the building of the "Great Wall of Israel" but said it should be on the Green Line! Unlike some "Black Coated" folk, he believes in the State of Israel, doesn't spit on little girls and call our soldiers Nazis! Regarding Alice Walker, racism and Antisemitism, which I prefer to be called Hatred of the Jewish People as Arabs are Semites, comes in number of colors, one purple and the others are both black and shades of darkness! Regarding her claims that she is not an Antisemite, she should read the words the the Late Dr. Martin Luther King who stated that Anti-Zionism is Antisemitism!
9. Thank you Ms Keyes for thinking for yourself!
Rhonda ,   Chicago, USA   (06.01.13)
Thank you to Ms.Keyes and to Ynet for reprinting the Walker letter. The later gave me a chance to see for myself it's contents. It's diatribe and her arrogance as some person talking down to another as if the later doesn't have a mind to think and evaluate the situation for herself. That letter is really something- such lies but especially her sense of self importance!! I know Ms. Keyes will have a wonderful time in Israel and she can evaluate for herself the situation on the ground and talk to a lot of different people to form her own conclusions. Thank you for coming and especially for having a mind of your own.
10.  Alice Walker .What a nerve !
ky   (06.01.13)
When one talks about civil rights Alice Walker so conveniently forgets the names of two young Jewish men Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner who gave their lives in Mississippi in 1964 to help the cause of oppressed black people. She also forgets the thousands and thousands of Jews who have fought against apartheid and further the cause of black people everywhere. I find it insulting and suspect that she is racially motivated against Jews when she comes out with such uncalled for vitriol against a nation that is the only home that Jews have.
11. Is Alice Walker a leftist jew??
Beary White ,   Norway   (06.01.13)
Then I would not be surprised.! She also did join a visit with a boat to gaza and must have seen by herself the apartheid, using binoculars. But someone should bring her to Israel, IDF.., she need brain surgery done by a robot, to remove the BSD-thing from her apartheid-brain. For the reference to the readers, to understand Walker better, she is an admirer of Malcom X, an earlier member of the Nation of Islam, which believes that white people were artificially created and are inherently evil, and blue eyed.. She is a result of living solitarily for years when she was younger, and her brain was developing. Today, her shoe size exceeds her IQ.
12. Alice Walker = anti-semite
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13. S.Spielberg has always helped black anti-semite people !
(06.01.13)
14. to 8 Amos Oz dedicated his book to Marwan Barghouti !
(06.01.13)
Amos Oz is not a Zionist !
15. Israel must fight back against evil people like A.Walker
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16. open letter to alice walker
joemoer ,   iSrael   (06.01.13)
to criticize Israel as an apartheid nation is to insult to millions of black people of south Africa who suffered under apartheid Israeli laws are not the same as south African laws were..in Israel you can find people of all religions and of all colours in all walks of life from judges to postmen, representing Israel in all facits of a modern society. to criticize the fact that Israel causes travel problems for citizens of gaza (another country) can only be proclaimed by a very naïve and childlike understanding of the complex situation in this area of the world. to keep silent while terrorists shoot rockets into Israel and attack our citizens is not something I would expect from a distinguished writer like yourself... knowledge is the greatest lesson of all and according to your writings reported here you have not even begun your journey I invite you and your like to come and see for yourself what Israel is like ,to experience a democratic country and then to embark on future letter writings
17. CONFUSED PSEUDOINTELLECTUAL
Ezekial Haim ,   LONDON UK   (06.01.13)
Alice Walker should read Joe Biden's recent speech about the American Jewry being a leading light in promoting liberal policies in the USA including non discrimination.Israeli Jews are also very liberal minded.Ms Walker should go to Israel to find out for herself.The problem with Walker is that she confuses ethical values with security.Israel and the Jews are the only people presently threatened with annihilation.If this genocidal threat is allowed to succeed( God Forbid) then the Afrocaribean race could be next in line .Jews and Blacks are in the same boat,just read Obama's speech in one of the Seders that he hosted.Wake up Walker ,it is you who is prejudiced against the Jews.Do not be a part of the new racists.
18. Another misinformed liberal!
Jake Stone ,   USA   (06.01.13)
The only soul that is in danger here is Walker's! Another liberal clown who has been duped by the leftist, media machine, of political correctness, that is built upon nothing but lies! Walker is too ignorant to see passed her own blatant anti-Semitism, which she so conveniently hides behind a facade as some nobel, liberal, social cause. Give me a break...call a spade a spade: she hates the Jews! At least have the courage to say what you really feel; but, courage and morality isn't a part of the liberal thinking process. God will judge these godless fools! God bless Israel; praying for the peace of Jerusalem!!! Christian Zionist
19. Why is it so hard for some to see
Ali ,   Palestine   (06.01.13)
that the continuing occupation of Palestine is a crime. Has been and will always until it ends. If you think otherwise, well see a doctor ! You can also be sure we are here to stay, more fiercely than you ever think. Long live Palestine... to hell Bigots, racists and supporters of occupation
20. 10 commandmants & false witness
Paul   (06.01.13)
One of the 10 command is: Thou shall not bear false witness. Alice Walker, who are you to challenge G-D? It's your sole that that will never find everlasting peace!
21. Dear Alicia Keys:
Maurice ,   Montreal   (06.01.13)
I am an admirer of your talent which I find amazing. I know a talented person like yourself has the mind to judge for herself the situation in Israel and not be manipulated by a Jew hater. I am Canadian, but visited Israel many times, and enjoyed it even more every time. First, there is no apartheid in Israel, Arabs can share the same buses as Jews, can go to the same restaurants, and live wherever they want. It is such an insult to people in South Africa who suffered so much to use the world apartheid to qualify the conflict between the Palestinians and Israel. The real problem is that the Palestinians, and in particular Hamas, which runs Gaza, do not want to accept the existence of Israel. They will not be satisfied until Israel is no more. That is entrenched in their charter! They don't hesitate sending random rockets on populated areas in Israel just to kill Jews. By boycotting Israel you would be offering your support to this kind of inhuman terror against Israeli children. Walker has been known for her antisemitism for a long time. I am sure your are above such ugliness, and that you will dismiss Walker's antisemitic lies and have a wonderful time in Israel. Keep up your wonderful work!
22. WELCOME TO ISRAEL
Fan ,   Israel, Haifa   (06.01.13)
WELCOME TO ISRAEL Mrs Keys! You'll be enjoying the warm and sincere welcome and hospitality, from the ONLY TRUE DEMOCRACY in the MIDDLE EAST! Ignore the racist calls to cancel your visit. That call actually exposes the real agenda of the BDI-related heap of clueless parrots who have no knowledge and no information beyond the one pumped by the extremist Islam to the superficial media, readers and politicians. They can smear and lie about Israel but cannot hide the fact that the Muslims they whitewash and support so much, murdered more than 600,000 fellow Muslims worldwide in race, greed and religion-related wars, conflicts and ethnic cleansing "activities" over the last 9 months. Ignore the so-called BDS "reports". They are just as baseless, hateful distortions of reality as their authors and supporters :)
23. All bloggers send Walker pics of Israeli toilet signs
Jonathan ,   Canada   (06.01.13)
Send pictures of Israeli Toilet signs to Alice Walker and Waters of Pink Floyd (all are in Hebrew & Arabic).The word apartheid means racial segregation and in SA & in US there were sign everywhere "No Blacks allowed". My last visit to Israel I saw Jews Muslims & Christians eating at the same restaurant going to the same hospitals and going to the same washroom. As with Hummus war with Hizbullah, Israel can win the media war if all Israelis; Jews,Muslim, Arabs, Christians and Drudes join together..
24. Alicia
Aaron ,   Toronto,canada   (06.01.13)
dear Alicia,don't forget to read of the tens of thousands of bombs that these WONDERFUL TERRORISTS hiding behind their women and children sent unto Israel trying to kill as many INNOCENT PEOPLE as they can.And while you're doing your research please find me a map that shows any history of Palestinian country prior to 1948.shame on you Alice Walker for siding with Terrorists and murderers,I guess you have a short memory who MARCHED WITH YOU AND DR.KING IN THE SIXTIES,it was the JEWS NOT A MUSLIM IN SIGHT.
25. Alice Walker please go to HELL!
Naftali G ,   Baltimore   (06.01.13)
Do us all a favor!
26. Wasn't walker married to a Jewish civil
jason white ,   afula,israel   (06.01.13)
rights lawyer? How many Jews were arrested and beaten in the south so walker can sit in the front of the bus or use a whites only water fountain? A decade before Jews went to fight for the civil rights of black Americans, they let 6,000,000 Jews die in the Holocaust. Whoever said "Jews are smart" must have been drunk or stoned. This is the thanks we get for helping others. What about buying African slaves in arab countries. What does this ugly and soul less troll have to say about that?
27. To #4: mr. Musa :)
(06.01.13)
You are as "Moshe" as I am "Fadel". You just proved that you don't have the balls to tell your real name. You just smear and run away. Pathetic for such a "champion" of freedom and truth. Really Pathetic!
28. A Keys visit to Israel
Robert Weinraub ,   USA   (06.01.13)
Ms Walker must be one the many BDS Ignorants that populate this earth. Ms Keys has already been to Israel and has seen by herself the reality there. Ignorance demonstrates what BDS is all about.
29. # 25
Eaglebeak ,   Left Coast, USA   (06.01.13)
Just be patient. It's probably only a matter of time.
30. Palestinians Blocked Escape
Zechariah   (06.01.13)
The Palestinians revolted and Murdered to prevent the right of Return of Jews so stopping Jewish escape from Genocide .Let that rest on the soul of Alice.
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