Opinion  Ben-Dror Yemini
The world is helpless against jihad
Ben-Dror Yemini
Published: 04.02.15, 11:21
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1. Helpless is a wrong word...
Beary White ,   Norway   (02.04.15)
The problem is the western civilized countries does NOT DARE to say in public, that the problem is ISLAM itself. They are too afraid of loosing voters, and their political job-position. Western politicians should publicly admit ISLAM is the problem, and that's why humans are butchered in Islamic countries in the most gruesome way.
2. Our hands tied by "humanrights" with every response we give
Alan ,   SA   (02.04.15)
called racist. They on other hand operate freely and openly with no obligation to observe any rule of law Look how Israel is being dragged thru every lawfare facility. Hamas and Hez have no problem.
3. who's selling and who's paying?
keren tzafon ,   Tzafon Israel   (02.04.15)
In this video the masked soldiers look very spic and span, not like a rag-tag army of terrorists who have a hopeless lot in life. In other photos they are travelling in 4x4's with lots of modern weapons, and new flags not the old blunderbuss or grandpa's sword and grandmas bloomers. The situation needs an accountant to audit the books - see who's weaving those nice uniforms, who is making those nice guns, which toyota dealer is selling those 4 x 4's. As much as the western world is horrified, someone is selling to these people. Ask them who is paying their invoices and dismantle it from there.
4. To nr. 1.
Sjoerd van der Velde ,   Hoorn, Holland   (02.04.15)
Very right. PROHIBID/FORBID "islam" NOW and everything that has to do with it, EVERYWHERE AND ALWAYS!
5. Yeah, well ...
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (02.04.15)
... how do we contain it? All the meetings, discussion groups and United Nations resolutions expressing shock and horror aren't helping. A nuclear warhead, or two, or ten, or fifteen -- however many it takes -- will send civilization's message to these knuckle-draggers. We are REALLY not interested in stepping back dozens of centuries in time. They want to. We don't. The rest is easy. Kill them ALL. Let their precious Allah sort it out. Helped, of course, by their paedophile "prophet." Islam is a disease. Civilization is in the business of eradicating disease. Can anyone name anything that Islam has contributed to humankind? Not since the tenth century. Islam is a useless appendage. Just like an appendix. Contributes absolutely nothing, and is totally superfluous. Islam is just as vestigial as an appendix. Noncontributory; potentially lethal. Get rid of the adherents of Islam, and the world will fix itself. Burning people to death? Even the uncivilized Catholics put an end to that. We need to do what needs to be done. Hey -- Israel is safe. We'll make certain of that. How badly does the rest of the world want to wear burqas and get their limbs lopped off? The world needs to decide if it is content marching backward to a primitive flute -- or if it wishes to move forward. We all know who is standing in the way. If they MAKE themselves expendable, then they ARE expendable. That's just fact.
6. Just end times
(02.04.15)
Wickedness that abounding. The world choses to hate Israel and supported Muslims and Islamic religion. Broad road versus narrow road and those on narrow road need not fear nothing.
7. SARA B. - In the mouche, BRAVO
Pedro ,   Maputo - Mozambique   (02.04.15)
8. Where is the evidence for your contention?
Mevin ,   Brooklyn   (02.04.15)
9. Still, you Mr.Yemini remain just as clueless! Why, I wonder?
(02.04.15)
10. Danger to world peace ? no, danger to CIVILIZATION .
barbara ,   Haifa   (02.04.15)
11. #5 Sarah B
Albrecht Klein ,   Germany   (02.04.15)
And what would you suggest as targets for those nuclear warheads?
12. zionist israel no different...
John ,   CT SA   (02.04.15)
World is also HELPLESS when zionist terrorist state of israel massacres innocent women and children. Bombing a child into pieces from high up in the air is the worst BRUTALITY which ISIS doesn't even commit!
13. #3 - you are right - take away finances + a chance
barbara ,   Haifa   (02.04.15)
ISIS etc will crumble. But I have a sneaky feeling that Iran and Qatar are behind the money. World is afraid to take on these two. Sooner or later world will decide that survival is more important . As for bombing them all to hell - I'm all for it. Just not chemicals, nuclear or atom bombs - no control over collateral damage.
14. Jihad
ky   (02.04.15)
They used to say fiction mimics reality. Now the cyber world mimics reality . Jihad is now changing into the name for a bug that is planted in all Arab states like a computer worm that is slowly destroying them from the inside. What new reality will ISIS bring to replace the reality that already exists. The question needs to be asked will it make Islam more powerful? The result may not be what those who promote it quite expect. Should one apply a philosophical analysis to a future outcome of the growth of Jihadic trends one can see a tremendous clash of interests in all the states affected in which the outcome will be a continuous state of conflict.In reality it is simply not possible for Jihadists to have an outright and permanent victory anywhere. In the same way as one can fix computer bugs but they will keep recurring so will it be will it be with ISIS . The net result of JIhad will only end up weakening all Arab states and further creating more misery for their populations.
15. Europe in particular is helpless
Avi L.   (02.04.15)
Until Europe quits its politically correctness and start explaining where jihad, Abu Bakr, sex, genre, religion, opinion discrimination come from (guess where from), european citizens will tread opaque waters, unable to understand anything, torn between self explaining reality and the politically correct wool pulled over their eyes. Until the racist stygma is limited to right wings movements and not to the islamic variant (but in the end it is the same), until then there will be miniature islamic states ruling whole neighborhoods, there won't be any possibility to win. Thirty years ago it was the matter of the islamic veil in schools, now the burqa is a current affair. Whole neighborhood are under self appointed religious police control, no alcohol, no women skin exposed, no smoking, no gays, no show of affection between sexes. The caliphate is already in europeans cities. If governments refuse to say it clearly, they will push more and more outraged citizens into Jews and freedom haters, Putin financed, far right parties.
16. Until Europe quits its politically correctness
Avi L.   (02.04.15)
Until Europe quits its politically correctness and start explaining where jihad, Abu Bakr, sex, genre, religion, opinion discrimination come from (guess where from), european citizens will tread opaque waters, unable to understand anything, torn between self explaining reality and the politically correct wool pulled over their eyes. Until the racist stygma is limited to right wings movements and not to the islamic variant (but in the end it is the same), until then there will be miniature islamic states ruling whole neighborhoods, there won't be any possibility to win. Thirty years ago it was the matter of the islamic veil in schools, now the burqa is a current affair. Whole neighborhood are under self appointed religious police control, no alcohol, no women skin exposed, no smoking, no gays, no show of affection between sexes. The caliphate is already in europeans cities. If governments refuse to say it clearly, they will push more and more outraged citizens into Jews and freedom haters, Putin financed, far right parties.
17. Free World "helpless" if we fight by the enemies' rules
Chaim ,   Israel   (02.04.15)
The Free World is only "helpless" if we fight by our enemies' rules. If the Free World starts destroying terrorists' financial resources and wiping out their camps, the game is over for the terrorists. Just as Israel is "helpless" if Israel fights according to "Palestinian" rules. Israel need merely end all lunatic support for "Palestine"; say "timber" and watch it collapse.
18. Extreme disease... extreme remedy
ORA ,   JERUSALEM   (02.04.15)
19. makes no sense
(02.04.15)
Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan were far more powerful than Jihad, and they were squashed like bugs. The reason the world looks helpless against Jihad is because someone is helping them instead of fighting them. Who saved Hamas and Hezbollah from being destroyed by IDF? What happened that allowed Boko Haram and the Brotherhood to have access to unlimited arms from Libyan weapon depots, and who made it happen? Why did no one take action against Jihadi genocide of Christians, Yazidi and Kurds until the Jihadis consolidated their power and control of territory? Who incited revolution in Ukraine because the Russians were "anti-gay", forcing them to encourage turmoil in the Middle East?
20. #12 john - no different is
solomon ,   bklyn   (02.05.15)
Hamas and Hezbollah, massacring innocent women and children, or trying to. Hiding behind their own in order to make them targets. Shooting missles indiscriminately that fall from high up in the air is brutality itself. ISIS does not do this; what they do is far worse. You ignore facts, but they are still there to prove the lie to your post.
21. #19 ???
solomon ,   bklyn   (02.05.15)
You trivialize WW2, and all the horrors and death it brought to the world, with the one sentence that "Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan...were squashed like bugs"? You make it sound so simple, but it wasn't. Get real.
22. #21
(02.05.15)
No one is trivializing the effort that it took to squash Japan and the Germans, but they were squashed. Their industry and agriculture was eliminated. Their civilian support was killed. Their lands were occupied. Their religion and culture were forcibly changed.
23. #15
NilsG ,   Helsingborg, Sweden   (02.05.15)
Oh dear. Been watching Fox lately, have we?
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