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Jews flee Venezuela amid security fears
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Published: 31.01.14, 09:12
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1. Return home, sisters/brothers, to Israel!!!!!
N.L.Katz ,   Qatzrin, Israel   (01.31.14)
2. What are they waiting for? Holocuast 2?
Jim Yakamoto ,   My Country   (01.31.14)
Chavez was ALLIED with Iran's Ahmadinejad. Maduro was his poodle and anti-Israel. Jew and Israel Hating, some prefer to call it Antisemitism and some, even Jews, say we over play that word, is rampant and very much in vogue using the Palestinian issue as an excuse. Does any more have to be said?
3. Its not about antisemitism
DanielP ,   Beer Sheba   (01.31.14)
the main problem that causes the people to leave the country is insecurity, then you have scarcity and inflation, government's fault of course, which is full of corruption, it isnt about "growing antisemitism" because that's false.
4. Anti-Semitism is rampant
(01.31.14)
in Latin America. As staunch Catholics they firmly believe Jews must pay for killing their savior.
5. # 3 So, every expert says it is and YOU say it isn't?
BUILD BABY BUILD!!!! ,   United States   (02.01.14)
I'm pretty sure these people know what is and what isn't anti semitism. As you weren't there I assume you don't. KEEP BUILDING MORE JEWS ARE COMING HOME !!!
6. # 4 Not only S. America
BUILD BABY BUILD!!!! ,   United States   (02.01.14)
Europe, Ukraine, what is a fact is that when the economy goes south anti semitism awakens like hordes of locusts. KEEP BUILDING HOMES FOR FLEEING JEWS !!!
7. It'll be Venezuela's loss
Conroy ,   Toronto   (02.02.14)
For generations Venezuela's Jewish citizens have made major contributions to the country's economy and culture. Now they're being driven out - good for those Jews who will no doubt find MUCH greener pastures, while the Venezuelian nation sinks deeper and deeper into crime and corruption. Why in the world would any Jew stay?
8. to #4 true but nowdays antisemitism also
lili   (02.02.14)
manifest itself as socialism get momentum around the world, as long as jews keep their faith and not lose their identity they will be hated, that is why socialists go after Karl Marx, he lost his jewish identity that is not far from what the chatholics did in the past.
9. #7 - Tell me something ,...
split ,   US   (02.02.14)
How come the countries with the lowest number of Jews in their population do prosper and the ones with highiest are sinking? ,...
10. #9, yeah, just compare USA with Pakistan
Jake   (02.02.14)
11.  Jake @ 10 - Why Pakistan ...
split ,   US   (02.02.14)
... why not with Finland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Singapore or Hong Kong? ,... US is sinking since 1973 started with it's support for a little bully ,...
12. #11, Say what?
Jake   (02.02.14)
Sweden, doing well? Try buying a 2014 model Saab. I see you moved the goal post and put "support for Israel" into the equation. Have it your way then. Just look at the list of countries which have full diplomatic ties and good relations with Israel, and compare it with the list of countries which have no diplomatic ties with Israel and are hostile to it. US sinking since 1973? I guess you missed a minor detail called the Reagan era, which determined the outcome of the Cold War, in America's favor. The "negative vibes" in 1973 might have something to do with a another detail called the Vietnam War era, which had nothing to do with Israel.
13. #12 - Saab it's not just the cars ,...
split ,   US   (02.02.14)
Reagan era did nothing good for an average six pack Joe and taxpayer, as a matter of fact it got away with the sales tax deduction. It doesn't mean I didn't like the Gipper ,... US demise started with US saving your a$$ in '73 and an oil embargo as a result of it. US auto industry never recovered from it's impact.
14. By the way, Jake ,...
split ,   US   (02.02.14)
Do you think that Poles were better off prior to WW II with 3.5 million Jews around them or they're today with just few thousand? ,... Ask them ;) ,...
15. #9 I think your head is split
Conroy ,   Toronto   (02.02.14)
"How come the countries with the lowest number of Jews in their population do prosper and the ones with highiest are sinking?" Oh you mean like the US, Canada, Australia, Germany, Netherlands ISRAEL, and others with high Jewish populations are "sinking". Yes yes, I'd rather live in countries with small or no Jewish citizens like, well, practically every third world country. Boy are you stupid.
16. # 15 ,...
split ,   US   (02.03.14)
US, Canada, Australia is sinking in national dept, don't manufacture enough to reduce the trade deficit. Germany's Jewish population is 0.305% after 'russian' influx prior to that during the German economic miracle almost non-existent ,... Netherland's even less 0.299% that hardly refutes my argument. Israel wouldn't survive a month without US support ,...
17. Conroy @15 ,...
split ,   US   (02.03.14)
Now check how the countries with a significant Jewish population like France, Hungary, Argentina or Uruguay are doing and call me ,...
18. split, get a clue.
Jake   (02.03.14)
1. Are you kidding? 1973? Israel was forced to wait for the initial Arab hit, as the US had applied pressure on Israel not to launch a pre-emptive strike. Israel then fought for 9 days without American assistance, during which time they repelled the Syrian attack and were mounting a largely successful invasion of the Egyptian mainland from the Sinai. It was American intervention that extricated the Egyptian 3rd Army from encirclement by the IDF. 2. Embargo? Japan was also targeted by the oil embargo of 1973, and yet their car industry has been successful. Japan, unlike USA, has no petroleum reserves of its own. It doesn't take a fortune teller to predict that in the end, fuel efficient vehicles would win out over gas guzzlers. 3. What about Poland during the 1945-1990 years? There were less Jews in that time than at any other time in 100s of years, and it wasn't exactly a golden age in Polish history. 4. A lot of America's troubles today originate in a brainchild of Zbigniew Brzezinski, namely the arming of the Mujahideen in Afghanistan to fight the Soviets. It didn't take long for the US to lose control of that Frankenstein, and a major component of the Mujahideen morphed into the Taliban and al-Qaeda. 5. Israel wouldn't survive one month without American aid? They won several wars prior to Camp David and the US aid package. Today, US aid amounts to 1% of Israel's annual budget.
19. Jake @18 ,...
split ,   US   (02.03.14)
1) If it wasn't for US re-supply airlift you wouldn't be bragging today about your 'victories' ,... 2) Japan and Europe didn't make big cars consuming oceans of cheap gas, didn't have to re-design their cars, re-tool their plants. It takes time to change the attitude of the industry and society. 3) Poland was run by Stalin's commie Jews 'till '56, then by the more liberal branch 'till '68 but still Jewish commies pushing commie system alien to Polish soul. Some of their descendants are still at the steering wheel but not as "in your face" and blood thirsty as their fathers and grandfathers. Although they hide under Polish names you can recognise them by their hard to hide dedication to Israel or marrying their genetic soul mates. 4) The crap America is facing today started in '73 and continues due to our unconditional support of little bully, accelerated by neo-con politics supported by zionist a$$ kissers on Capitol Hill. 5) I said 'support' not 'aid' don't try this crap with me. Anyway it's not only the military aid but loan guarantees that are written off every year, tax deductible donations that must be replaced by additional taxes imposed on six-pack-joe to replace that amount missing in government coffers, political umbrella, so called 'technological cooperation, etc.* By the way even if that was just 1% it looks like you can't survive without it. * For more google "Stealing Success Tel Aviv Style" and knock yourself out ,...
20. Come to Israel! Now
milwaukeebroad ,   Haifa, Israel   (02.03.14)
21. #19 split
Jake   (02.04.14)
1. I'm not "bragging". I'm just stating a fact. 9 days into the war, without external assistance, Israel was beating back a two-pronged Arab invasion. Syria and Egypt were being supplied by the Soviet Union all along. The result of the 1973 war was VERY favorable to the US, especially within the context of the Cold War. Not only the Soviet clients were beaten, but Egypt - the leader of the Arab world - flipped to the American side. 2. The Middle East has always been a region of instablity. Counting on cheap oil forever and not planning for a "rainy day" is just bad management, particularly for a country that itself has vast reserves of oil. 3. The "Commie Jews" you speak about were wiped out by Stalin in the 30s purges, and further targeted and marginalized in the "show trials" of the 50s. the Polish Communist government then directed its own antisemitic campaigns of persecution in the 60s. 4. You claim "the crap started in '73". Others claim it started in '91 during the Gulf War, yet no conspiracy theorists are pinning the blame for American decline on the Kuwaitis. 5. Loan guarantees are just that ...guarantees. They are NOT loans to be "written off", and Israel has never defaulted on a loan. 6. You and others like you should learn that American patriotism is one thing, and bombarding the internet with a neverending barrage of antisemitic anti-Israel propaganda is something different entirely.
22. #18. Golden ages and jews
Peter ,   Jerusalem   (02.08.14)
Plenty of countries prosper without jews. Spain had a golden age for about 2 centuries after the discovery of the americans (1500s-1700s). They were the strongest and richer country in Europe until eclipsed by England. Germany prospered right after ww2, no jews there. Poland is prosper now and was relatively fine during the cold war years. As fine as a soviet state was, full of grey buildings, well fed, well educated, well housed and very bored people. Fact is that Jews dont make prosper countries. Jews move to prosper countries and leave if things go down, as everyone else does. Nobody likes living in shitholes.
23. Theres no antisemitism in Venezuela
Peter ,   Jerusalem   (02.08.14)
The problem there is out of control, insane violence but it affects everybody equally. Right about the worst act of antisemitism Chavez ever did was closing the Israeli embassy. Venezuelan jews are not persecuted for being jews. They are persecuted for being rich and on tha regards they have it as bad or as good as anyone else with money in Venezuela. The thing is that they like to say there is antisemitism as it has a certain cache, appeal to their fellow jews. There is no tradition of antisemitism in Venezuela. Most of them dont even know the difference between a jew or an arab and have never even seen a jew, unless they move in the right Caracas social circles.
24. Legacy of Spying Follows Israel
jared ,   Los Angeles   (02.25.14)
Venezuela has had to combat U.S. covert activities and numerous assassinations for many years. A standard tactic of U.S. foreign policy is to fund opposition movements to subvert elections of candidates deemed unfriendly to its interests. Practically every country in Central America has suffered this interference. The extensive network of Israeli espionage and spying on Americans is well established, as well as their drug and arms trafficking activities in cooperation with U.S. intelligence during Iran-Contra decade of the 80's. There is every reason for them to be concerned given their historical trail.
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