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From a Jewish mother to an Arab one
Bambi Sheleg
Published: 21.06.14, 11:26
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1. Crucial difference
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (06.21.14)
Arab mothers have a long, storied and disgusting history of selling their children to be suicide bombers. There's no "connecting" with that.
2. What love? Muslim Arab son will easily honor kill his mother
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (06.21.14)
3. Some answers
Sheba Leah ,   Ashdod Israel   (06.21.14)
1. The background of these people is that they fed their children to the fire to their god of Moloch. 2. They value death, not life. 3. They are the personification of evil which comes out when the people of Israel are mean to each other. When we act as one and are kind to each other the enemy is weak. Read your Bible.
4. Oh Bambi, dear: what connection do you find with ideology
tom ,   tel aviv   (06.21.14)
that values death for Allah/Islam as the highest form of human essence?! Spare us this embarrassing musings and get some basic education in Middle East history& conflicts.
5. Sacrificing ones children
Volvi   (06.21.14)
Historically many ancient races sacrificed their children on the alter of their gods. This was one of the main calling of the Jewish people not to practice such evil acts, it was always considered abhorrent. Most of the world has evolved past that point all except one, that of the arabs they still cling to their ancient ways in many various ways, child sacrifice is just one of them. Only they are capable of accepting such acts in the name of their allah, jihad or shahid, no one else. They still belong to barbarism and savagery, same as they were 1400 yrs ago. Their religion keeps them there, their religion of Moloch.
6. Love for their Children
Joe Mevorah ,   Lincoln, USA   (06.21.14)
Perhaps Golda Meir summarized this situation when she said that she didn't hate Arabs but hated the fact that this conflict has caused Jewish children to go out and kill. Perhaps if Arab mothers changed their belief that it's better to sacrifice their children, and value life more than death then, maybe, things could change.
7. Not the Palestinian mothers' fault
PeaceMind   (06.22.14)
Even without Islam, the people of the Saudi Peninsula were a pretty wild bunch. Today, the Syrian, Iraqi, Iranian, Saudi leaders have faith in violence, and brainwash the ordinary population in the same way. Peace is not the mind of these leaders. They are motivated by greed, ambition, colonisation.
8. What Golda actually said
Dan Calic   (06.22.14)
“We can forgive the Arabs for killing our children. We cannot forgive them for forcing us to kill their children. We will only have peace with the Arabs when they love their children more than they hate us.”
9. 6&8 Amen........
Koose E Mack ,   NY USA   (06.22.14)
Golda summarized it all in a few words....that were true and on the mark!
10. To #8
Joe Mevorah ,   Lincoln, USA   (06.22.14)
Thanks for the clarification. The message is the same. The mindset needs to change if peace is going to occur.
11. Golda Meir, PM during war
Larry ,   LA (formerly)   (06.22.14)
so what have women done, probably plenty of women Queens during wars. Didn't seem to help. Feminists? Feh! Pie in the sky people.
12. #3 Cain killed Abel...neither were Arab...
Shachar ,   Eilat   (06.23.14)
or did you miss that part of the bible? People have killed each other since the beginning of time. One just needs to remember the good Jewish boy who killed his children to spite his ex-wife to understand how easy it is to kill. Bambi asks some interesting questions but the struggle for survival will constantly compel people into conflict and many of those conflicts will be deadly.
13. #8 Dan Calic
Michael ,   Haifa   (06.23.14)
Do you really take the PR statements of politicians seriously ?
14. The difference between Musilm and Jewish mothers
Martin ,   London   (07.10.14)
There are three main explanations for the differences. Hamas prepare their civilians for death and its honour. Jews prepare their people for life. The mothers may be fearful to stand up to their leaders principles of sacraficing children and adults. The majority live in abject poverty and see Israel as occupying their land and the mothers join in their struggle for a better life. for future generations. They see as a noble sacrafice. Israeli's enjoy their land and just have to fight look after it with a strong army. It is easier for Israeli's to want peace when they have most of the land that they want and have a country. All three reasons are interlinked and not so hard to understand. The solution is of course harder given the culture and personalities involved.
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