Opinion  Noah Klieger
The freedom to hate
Noah Klieger
Published: 20.12.17, 23:43
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1. But dear: these days most of Europe doesn't feel compelled
(12.21.17)
to hide their antisemitism!
Actually I feel better about it, at least I know I don't have to pretend I don't know & smile at them....
2. SAD TO KNOW THIS FACT ABOUT AUSTRIA.
IRANIAN JEW ,   LALA LAND   (12.21.17)
I undertand that there are lots of Jews living there & they help a lot of other Jews around the world migrate to safer places. It is sad that they will have to deal with this type of governement now. But anti-semetisim has always been in Asutria and will never go away.
3. And Bruno Kreisky gave them the fig leaf " Young Austrians
ab   (12.21.17)
aren't anti-Semites" he stated. Not surprisingly this putz was vehemently against "Israeli occupation" and Begin.
4. Islamonazis are hated by Austrians much more than Jews
Steve Benassi ,   Minneapolis USA   (12.21.17)
Freedom party gained its strength because of that, it has nothing to do with Jews.
5. Austria & Jew hate.
tiki ,   belgium   (12.21.17)
Not only in Austria but all over the European Union against Israel Antisemitism become respectable again under the denominator Palestinism.
6. Leftists at ynet are predictable
dmitry ,   Haifa   (12.21.17)
There's slightly more important things to worry about, like the 2 billion Muslims who want to kill us. But somehow that there were conservatives elected in Austria is what concerns these left-wing 'journalists'.
7. First deal with your domestic hate freedom
Avram Goldsmith ,   Toronto -Kiriat Gat   (12.21.17)
Legal measure against Israeli Arabs which use any opportunity to promote hate against Jews and Israel state .
8. hard to believe
earl   (12.21.17)
70 years from the holocaust and years before of sporadic oppression and pogrommes, the jewish people now have the national means to combat the antisemitic countries, even to the poiint of taking them out. however, some jews in israel and elsewhere tend to forget not deliberately. but forget, yes, they forget.

even beyond peace agreements, jews must control their own security by themselves, not with trump or europe, by themselves.

the media, the livnis, herzogs, lapid, those who want to share security even netanyahu forget that the jewish people cannot afford doublecrossed by partners. recall palsetinian police shooting israeli police on the temple area after oslo. jews cannot afford to do this.they cannot share security. they cannot have security arrangements with the jordanians within israel proper.

as for the haredi leaders, bloody shame on them. all haredi can be as divinely educated as can be, they have to be able to defend themselves, and they have to go into the army or police at a minimum. the haredi submissive manner generalizes to all jews so the bullies start persecuting all jews.

not so any more. all able bodied jews and israeli jews need to be armed with some weapon and not be afraid to use it if threatened. in fact, idf soldiers shoujld handle disruptions and not accept be slapped and kicked which only en encourages terror. peaceniks applauding israeli restraint in such circumstances would only please hitler.

and the media needs a wake up call becuse they trash israel at every opportunity. they prefer being the dzimmi under the sultan to an independent country.

jews have no right to forget the lessons of the holocaust. defense is number one, more than peace, equal to bread and water.

otherwise, you will repeat history once more.

antisemites stand back when they see israelis power, but pursue when they see weakness.
9. moishe rabeynu
moishe   (12.21.17)
Europeans are tribal. they hate outsiders. not unlike many other majority ethnic/religion countries. but with so few Jews left in Europe why single them out for hate? perhaps, an easy target. in time masses of nonconforming Moslems in EU will also feel wrath of 'the tribes'. history repeats.
10. Austria has always been worse than Germany
C   (12.21.17)
herr mustache was an uneducated austrian street urchin.

the anschluss was greeted by hysterical enthusiasm by the
austrians who pined after empire and pure aryan blood.
how stupid of them.
11. Mr.
Sammy Wahidy ,   Toledo   (12.21.17)
Isn't time that Jews in general and Israelis in particular stop and have soul search. You cannot be a bully for good. You have tried three times in the past, most recent of which in the 30's. Having the American will only alienate the US eventually. People are too wise for antisemitism cry, this cow has been milked for too long.
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