Opinion  Ben-Dror Yemini
'Human rights activists' at Hamas' service
Ben-Dror Yemini
Published: 15.07.14, 01:05
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1. Cast Lead
(07.15.14)
Israel could have won Cast Lead. The NIF-funded Israeli Left (Shovrim Shtika, Shalom Achsav) and the supranational international community (UN, European Union, Goldstone) together prevented a Hamas military defeat, used lawfare to attack Israel and fake humanitarian arguments to rearm Hamas.
2. Jewish and israeli "human rights activists"
Alexander Scheiner ,   Israel   (07.15.14)
Israel and Jews are also opposed to a pro-Palestinian lobby. They are: Btselem, Breaking the Silence, Rabies for Human Rites=RHR, the global NIF and its propaganda arm "Shatil", the old men's club Jstreet, the infamous JVJP.CH. All of them claim "human rights", but in fact they are against Jewish values, against Judaism, against Zionism and try to destruct our social and political achievements. rememberamalek.blogspot
3. Well said!
Alexander ,   Dublin, Ireland   (07.15.14)
4. No excuse... Irgun telephoned King David Hotel, blew it up
Steve Benassi ,   Silver Bay, MN USA   (07.15.14)
...a terrorist act. Calling someone, taunting them, before killing them is called psychological warfare, a form of torture... like "Arbeit Macht Frei".
5. where were those activists in 1938-45?
jew ,   europe   (07.15.14)
just ignore them , sick antisemitic people no more world has pleasure to see destruction of the jews they have strong urge to assist as we saw through whole history why we should care, just ignore them all We have G-d , He will show on who side He is in the End they will perish as all the nations did and we will live forever !
6. Only an idiot with huge CHUTZPA would write this!
tom ,   tel aviv   (07.15.14)
7. To: No. 4
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (07.15.14)
Again, you lie. The British were given advance warning - one hour - to evacuate the King David Hotel. The call was made by none other than Geulah Cohen. The British chose to ignore the warning. It wasn't a taunt. It was a warning delivered to the British -- whose high military command was housed in the King David Hotel -- that they had one hour to evacuate. A hell of a lot more warning than the Allies ever issued to Germany. Or Italy. Or Japan. And very definitely more of a warning than NATO ever issued in Kosovo, or in Afghanistan, or in Iraq. The Marks Drive Martyrs will not get a warning at all. No roof knock. Just a massive explosion. Does that make you happy? No? Too bad.
8. BEN ASS
Yaron ,   USA   (07.15.14)
I have a one way ticket for you to Gaza....let me know if you can get off work because my friend belong there under the scope of an IAF plane. You are a vile human being who if I saw would smack like the bitch you are!
9. All this is true, fine, and dandy but:
Yossi ,   Jerusalem   (07.15.14)
it amounts to little more than preaching to the choir. Yemini is one of a handful of Israeli journalist with integrity, but unfortunately this counts for very little in the vicious propaganda war being conducted against the Jewish state. What difference does this wonderful article make when the Israeli rendition of Al-Jezeera - Haaretz in English online - is the undisputed king of the waves? It's not that Yemini makes himself heard, it's that his audience is already convinced of what he preaches. His efforts are all misguided - he should devote all his energies to fashion a true loudspeaker to be heard all over the cyberspace. Sorry, but articles in ynet in English or his miserable appearances in broken English abroad - his appearances in Boston and in Ireland made me cringe - it would be better not to appear at all than stage such pitiful performances. He seems to think that he can do it all by himself, but obviously he is not the right man for the job. Start getting help, Yemini, otherwise it's little more than background noise, including translations of your articles into English and several other languages. And if you DO want to go at it alone - start learning from the masters of the trade - Pat Condell wouldn't be a bad place for starters. Cheers, though mildly subdued.....
10. No excuse
T ,   UK   (07.15.14)
Don't think it's to taunt them - to give them a chance to get out of harm's way - not the same thing. Your comparison to psychological warfare and death camps is invalid.
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