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Racist abuse drives 6-year-old to suicide attempt
Meirav Shlomo-Melamed
Published: 23.06.13, 17:31
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31. Golda Meier quote
sonia ,   london england   (06.24.13)
''Just because Jews were victims of the Holocaust, does not make them decent''
32. Abuse
Alex ,   Tel Aviv Israel   (06.24.13)
Besides the school bullying, it is very important to check for sexual abuse within her own family. She is too traumatized to be only a product of school
33. May I suggest what worked for Atlanta
r ,   Atlanta   (06.24.13)
Atlanta " the city too busy to hate" changed to "Israel a country too busy to hate".
34. 27,30: The Lord rebuke you both.
Rivkah   (06.24.13)
35. title ia missleading
ghostq   (06.24.13)
sound like the girl had other psychological problems before she entered school only they weren't diagnosted, the voises she makes and the crawling can indicate pathological psychiatric problems. 6 years old is too young to attempt sucide, usually it's done by children with schyzophrenia whic also indicate the violant tantrums.
36. To: No. 10
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.24.13)
Why are you so determined to convince everyone that the ancient Hebrews were black? They weren't! Stop with your nonsense! Believe whatever it is you may wish to believe, but I assure you that only Africans and south Asians were black -- the Hebrews and the Canaanites were not. You could try writing a letter to Alice Walker. Given the level of her hatred of Jews, I suspect you'll find a ready and willing ear to your virulent Jew hatred. Go for it. It's high time you stopped making a fool of yourself here. Yes, I have blue eyes. I am also a Cohen. My father's DNA proved it. He had blue eyes, too.
37. To: No. 12
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.24.13)
But the principal did deal with it immediately. What the article fails to state is how the child allegedly tried to commit suicide. Are there any adult male relatives about? Most cutters are the victims of childhood sexual abuse. "Kushit" is not a derogatory term in Israel; never has been. Those wishing to be derogatory use the word "peham." Stop lying.
38. To: Simon at No. 19
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.24.13)
I'll go out on a limb here and suggest that if you look hard enough into this child's background, you'll find sexual abuse. I did some reading this weekend after I saw this article. That correlates directly with six year olds cutting themselves. Most cutters don't start until they are ten years old. I do not think that this child was sexually abused by her six year old classmates. Someone needs to take a good, long look at the home environment. Moreover, children that age tend to parrot what they hear at home. Kushit is NOT derogatory, it is merely an identifier, much the way "Tzarfatit," "Americait," "Russit" and "Israelit" are. You're looking for blame in all the wrong places. This little girl needs to be removed from the home and given a complete psychiatric and physical workup. Problems of her nature stem from the home; not school.
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