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Jews urged to return to Sardinia
Itamar Eichner
Published: 30.09.13, 13:16
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1. Jews are asked to come back when Israel is born; a joke..
Anna M Sedda ,   Rome   (09.30.13)
Israel is born 60 years ago to gather all jews in exile,and now their killers are calling them back....this is a joke...
2. I would not mind a Sardinian summer home..
Dror ,   Haifa, Israel   (09.30.13)
Good for Sardinia.. Organize discount flights from Israel and I will galdly come to visit. I have been to Sicily and italy several times. Always wanted to visit Sardinia and that famous nature reserve in the north east of the island, Madallena Island i think it is called. Sardinia is a beautiful island better late than never to make ammends with the Jews for wrongs committed over 500 years ago. Good for them.
3. we to can apologize to the Pals 600 years later
jericho ,   causa   (09.30.13)
we to can apologize to the Pals 600 years later too and take the Euro lead in this emotionally moving crock. In the year 2534 we can just an invite them back for a visit. This is good enough for EU and the Jews and will good enough...too
4. You know what would really be a historic gesture?
Jacob E ,   Holon, Israel   (09.30.13)
Free vacation packages to random (me) Jewish (me) people (me) here in Israel.
5. Love that place
Amichai ,   Huntsville, US   (09.30.13)
I've been to Northern Sardinia (Palau), amd La Maddalena island, many times while in the Navy. The locals are uncannily nice and outgoing. Their festivals in the fall are really nice mesmerizing. I'd go back there even without the invite, but probably not to live.
6. Symbolic as in meaningless
Israel   (09.30.13)
Historic as in goodbye and thanks for all the fish
7. @5 i worked their in la madalena and also in olbia
dovdevan ,   ashdod   (09.30.13)
i used to pick up tourist who were coming to the club Med resort in la madalena so every day i was taking a small ferry to palau ! i saw the nato navy their ! it's a beautiful island with wonderful landscape i didn't even know that jews were banished from sardina
8. Do you know the eternal unemployment rate in Sardinia??
Anna M Sedda ,   Rome   (10.01.13)
This is a joke; the olbia mayor shoul tell not the jews,but the Sardinias,what jobs are coming in the next 5 years.Sardinias are working everywhere in the world,exept their island...Sardegna has the highest uneployment since 60 years...just read the local news....This is just a stupid joke...
9. @3 apologies to Rome for having colony... in India.
Miron ,   USA   (10.01.13)
10. Lovely island but ocean is freeeeezing
Sepharic Jew ,   New York, USA   (10.01.13)
Lovely island but ocean is freeeeezing. Lovely gesture though.
11. None
Curtis ,   USA   (10.01.13)
None of the people living in Sardinia today expelled even one Jewish person in 1492. Everyone is accountable only for his own actions, period.
12. Said to be; Punishment from G-d...
Beary White ,   Norway   (10.01.13)
Countries which expelled, harassed and murdered the jewish people have fallen into poverty..... The jewish people will never return to those countries, instead they deserve the destructive islamic.cult invasion which will tore the countries apart.
13. What if an offer like this came from the Khazars?
Michael ,   California, USA   (10.01.13)
Khazaria is in Southern Russia, between the Black and Caspian seas. The largest current city near the old Khazar Empire's capitol of Itil is Astrakhan. Putin just might surprise Israel.
14. very nice gesture from Italia !
(10.01.13)
15. Their economy is in the toilet...
Rob ,   USA   (10.01.13)
...So, now they want the Jews back. And after we build their wealth up again, they will once again turn on us and kill us. None of them can stand to see us back in our own land, self determining, and thriving. They need to kill that, too. It is amazing, but despite the best efforts among the worst of them, and oh how they tried....they can't kill who we are.
16. Poor economy - I know why they want the Jews back!!
Jonathan ,   USA   (10.01.13)
Antisemite says to Jew, "Is it true you control all the economies in the world?" The Jew answers, "All the successful ones." The Antisemite responds, "Great! Come work in OUR country - for a while..." Now I know this joke is rediculous. But think about how many time in the past 2000 years we were invited or recruited to a country with a failing economy, built it up, only to be used, despised and then persecuted and then thrown out. Let those people come learn how it's done by us and then pull themselves up by their own bootstraps!
17. I will only go if Berlusconi invites me to his Bunga Parties
Alan ,   SA   (10.01.13)
He has a fabulous Villa there where he has regular Bunga Bunga Parties
18. The only future for the Jew is Israel..the golus is poison
Al   (10.01.13)
Its time we grew up and realized the simple fact. We belong in Israel. I thank god everyday that my only legacy is in Israel today and to them I will leave my inheritance, The golus is bogus deadly and finite. Its done, its over. Get over it!
19. Why why why
Reuven ,   Netanya   (10.01.13)
I don't need anyone to apologyize for something that happened 500y ago. I am pretty sure this didn't came out of nowhere, probable some jewish lobbyist who nagged a bit too much and got what he wanted. Stop wasting energy on these things, this is utter stupidity. Maybe we deliver an apology to the Christians, with 2000 years an apology is way over due.
20. Anna, #1, the expulsion was ordered by the Spanish monarchs
Jake   (10.01.13)
not by the Sardinians or Italians. Sardinia and Sicily belonged to the Crown of Aragon, and when King Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castille issued their Edict of expulsion against the Spanish Jews in 1492, all the Jews in the overseas territories of Aragon were also affected. It is worth noting that most of the Jews expelled from Aragon's Italian possessions found refuge in other parts of Italy. Having said that, there is indeed no substitute for Israel.
21. thank you Mr Mayor of Alghero!
Rafi ,   US   (10.01.13)
Please ignore the ignorant rantings of typical bitter/ angry Talkbackers ... who wouldn't know a simple, pleasant, courteous gesture even when it is right in front of their faces...
22. The antisemitism come always from universities
Anna M Sedda ,   Rome   (10.01.13)
It must be noted that all antisemitism in any Nation or area,come always from universities,politics,teachers etc...The ordinary people next door sometimes,do not even know about the jews...The propaganda against Israel is made at school
23. The "beach of the jews" in Pula
Anna M Sedda ,   Rome   (10.01.13)
At about 40 minutes drive from Cagliari,Sardinia main city,there is a beach called " the beach of the Judeos"; nobody knows why and if this beach was used to kick the jews out,if they had a beach only for them,or if this beach was used for boats of jews coming from Spain and around north Africa to seek refugee....Sardinians the people,do not even know what a jew is...
24. Michael: the return offer is for Jews in general.
jdc ,   New York, US   (10.02.13)
So, if Putin proposes Astrakhan, are you moving ? I am sure there will be a huge rush of people :) Ah, imagine, Russia ! After all, just one Jewish region in Birobidjan is not enough.
25. They won't go back they never had it so good
lydia ,   Brisbane   (10.03.13)
Palestinian land to steal and Palestinians to murder.
26. It's a joke.
Martial ,   Wash DC   (10.09.13)
Spain made this offer. Remember? There have been over 2500 requests. Guess how many have been processed? ZERO.
27. The right idea
Darren Ben John ,   Townsville Australia   (10.27.13)
Sardinia had the right idea. Why not now, expel all the right wing jews and zionists from planet Earth? That would solve a lot of problems.
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