Opinion  Sever Plocker
Islam vs. West: An ongoing clash of civilizations
Sever Plocker
Published: 09.01.15, 00:02
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1. Hysterical Fanatics versus Depraved Sa,tirists
Zechariah   (01.09.15)
Its good to have Jokes but they are often Depraved and cruel.By no means is the Penalty a Physical attack but civil compensation seems Just ..Holocaust denial is Rampant in Islam as is Genocide of The Jews approval. The Nazis are highly admired for their treatment of Jews so mutated has Islamic jihadism evolved .Such Murder Attacks are Bad Crimes and in great danger of creating cycles of Brutality .
2. Correction: islam VERS WORLD
(01.09.15)
Wake People. The Signs are all around, Open Your Eyes, islam is Incompatable With The Free World/Civilized !!! Where is the Condomnation From The So-Called moderate moslems??? The Silence Is DEAFING !!!
3. Bush was correct 14 years ago
eddieE ,   SA   (01.09.15)
In 2001 President Bush stated " A CLASH OF CIVILASIONS" and he was laughed at for saying it.------ now who's laughing ????
4. Similar view as Plocker since college days
Cameron ,   USA   (01.09.15)
How could I not given the unending flow of murder & mayhem involving Muslims every week, year after year? Without a doubt, an element of profound darkness and malevolence forever lurks in the Muslim psyche.
5. To nr. 2.
Sjoerd van der Velde ,   Hoorn, Holland   (01.09.15)
Yes, unfortunately "islam" versis/against the open, free and democratic world.
6. French police are not even armed
CJK   (01.09.15)
the police who were "guarding" charlie hebdo were not even armed. the legal system is in shambles. islamist terrorists get ridiculously low sentences everywhere in europe. the eu is pro-muslim and its court does not allow long sentences in any cases. deportations of proven islamists is almost impossible from eu member states. these two islamist terrorist brothers were known to the french authorities as was mohammed mehar who had murdered jewish children and soldiers in toulouse. european governments and eu authorities are confused, weak and paralysed. they are slaves to the blackmail of muslim states who threaten them with more terror and withholding of intelligence information. they are also afraid of being labelled as racists. the west needs to recognise that political islam is an enemy. political islam, be it sunni or shia, wants to destroy the west, including western values which include freedom of speech. all that said, everyone must realise that not all muslims are extremists. soldiers and a policeman murdered were muslims. however, many muslims do support political islam. they recruit in mosques and in prisons without any restrictions put on them. members of the muslim brotherhood visit the white house and some are members of the obama administration.
7. reply to Plocker
Joya   (01.09.15)
- Jyllands Posten, Danish cartoons caused also controversy: withdrawal of ambassadors of Lybia, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Syria and Egypt from Denmark.(2005-2006) and the Boycott of Danish goods by Arab countries.- not to mention the Palestinians reaction to the Danish cartoons, now they are requesting to be recognized as a State by Europeans, one decade ago they stormed the European Union offices in Gaza. Of course it wasn't to defend freedom of press or expression. I haven't read opinion articles writen by Plocker holding a message saying " I am Israel, I am Har Nof Synagogue" where killed American-Israelis Rabbi Moshe Twersky, Rabbi Calman Levine, Rabbi Aryeh Kopinsky and British-Israeli Rabbi Avraham Shmuel Goldberg, and other seven worshipers were wounded by the attackers. Or you simply don't care because they were not cartoonists or journalists?
8. Mo was radical?Yes or no?
Joe ,   Vienna   (01.09.15)
So Mohammed and all the first muslims where radical?
9. Reform of Islam can only come from within
EZEKIAL HAIM ,   LONDON UK   (01.09.15)
The Islamic states and republics are giving the Imams who preach violence the power of the machine gun and the bomb.Christianity used to be violent as manifested by the crusaders.Christianity went through a long process of reform and it all came from within.Violent Islam will not take over the world but will trigger a long process of internal reform which will take centuries to purge the religion from violence.In the meantime it has to be ensured that the Islamic states and republics do not get weapons of mass destruction otherwise they will destroy the west.The recent shootings illustrate the mentality of violent Islam.
10. islam v west
John T. ,   south africa   (01.09.15)
Take a world map and mark all the areas of conflict. Nigeria, Somalia, Pakistan, Afganistan, Chechniya (is that how you spell it?) Indonesia, Tunisia, Palestine and so on. Most areas are on the borders of the Muslim territories. It is a war of conversion or death!
11. It's good to see people going to the Parisian streets
Isac   (01.09.15)
and expressing their disgust against those savage killings in Paris. But where was the outrage (and not just a few comforting words from the politicians) in France and other parts of Europe by the regular folks when French Jewish school kids in Toulouse were slaughtered by a Muslim individual? Was it because the killed persons were Jewish and therefore less worth? Where is the outrage of the regular folks when a Jewish persons in Paris , London, Berlin or Jerusalem are being badly beaten by Muslims just for being Jewish? I am so tired of that f@*&ing Muslim s@#$!!!!! ENOUGH!!!!
12. to 6 CJK
Joya   (01.09.15)
Don't you think that instead of deportations of Islamists troublemakers, it could be appropriate to close arab embassies in france? I believe France haves the right to protes, they are not ruled by Pakistan, Argelia, Yemen, Syria, Iraq Lybia or Saudi laws.
13. There is NO INEVITABILITY for any so called
Sammy ,   Newcastle   (01.09.15)
Clash of Civilisations Yes there are and have been differences, mistrust, resentment on both sides and Mainstream Islam particularly has pandered to extremists only for them to bite Mainstream Islam back I have though an unshakeable belief based on years of grief and experience that it is Israel and Palestine and beyond to Egypt and Jordan that the seeds of the new Islam will be created A new Islam based on fundamental principles of mutual respect and coexistence and religious freedom and tolerance and the rule of law
14. Clash of Civilizations Also in Land of Israel
Andi Ziegelman ,   Haifa, Israel   (01.09.15)
Plocker peered through a window to Europe, but he failed to first look in his own mirror. Had he looked in his mirror he would have seen that here in Israel, we face the same clash. Hamas in Gaza is dedicated to destroying Israel. In the West Bank, a recent public opinion survey by Mr. Shikaki found that were elections to be held now, the Palestinian population there would chose Hamas, with its Destroy Israel policy. Hamas wants an all Muslim country in all Palestina.
15. he will try to purge the muslim introducing
S.S ,   Australia   (01.09.15)
the prophecy of day of judgement never believe him until he comes to visit israel
16. Sam #13....
Koose E Mack ,   NY US   (01.09.15)
I hope that your aspirations become reality. I believe that the only way to avoid a world wide conflict between Islam and the rest of the world, is for the Moderates to reform Islam and deny the extremist/fundamentalists any support.
17. Palestineins are Muslim work immigrents
Jack ,   London   (02.16.15)
The Muslims currntly in the Holly land of Israel are Muslim work Immigrants. in 1850 there where only 30,000 Muslims in Israel and 70,000 Jews. When Jews started to return to Israel and develop this reagon Muslims came to look for work You can see what shit Jews eat from Muslims in Israel, The Muslims decided that this cuntry is thiers, Invented false history, and Inventred false nation "Palestine" who nowone knew it exist Same will happen in Europ - Muslims will behave in violence, steal rape cheat and become ileological chriminals Then they will say this land is ours and fight Eropeans like they do in Israel Lear from Israel don't let this cancer spread fight it before it is too late!
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