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French children's magazine removed over 'mistake' on Israel
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Published: 26.12.17, 21:59
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1. How come I can read it dfferently
(12.27.17)
"There are some more (countries)Sic. but all other countries of the world disagree that these are real countries, such as the state of Israel and North Korea."

The editor recognises that there is a State of Israel, however other countries don't. 56 muslim states, the European Union recognises Israel, but with two fingers crossed behind their back. Same for the majority of Latin American countries and Africa.
What he is saying is that there are countries that exist, but many other countries deny their existence. Voila
2. Youpi for Israel
annie ,   jerusalem   (12.26.17)

I know this magazine .I read French and believe me, there was no mistake ,the text was explicit and deliberate ..in language very clear to children .Apologies ! WHAT A JOKE ! ,
3. Actually the sentence is correct
French Jew ,   Netanyah   (12.27.17)
There’s no mistake in what is written in the magazine.
It says « there are [other] countries in the world that NOT EVERYONE agrees they are reach such as the state of Israel and North Korea »
It’s a fact that not all countries in the world agrees to the legitimacy of Israel.
4. Only a patented idiot would believe this "apology".
(12.27.17)
5. It is never a mistake
Tova   (12.27.17)
It was deliberate. Each time a country makes an apology about to Israel concerning any issues it is never a mistake.

First they denounce the existence of Israel, then apologize. Canada does the same thing. Always apologizing to the Jewish community. It's never a mistake.

6. another "mistake"
tiki ,   belgium   (12.27.17)
They keep on challenging our intelligence. They should know by now, they can't!
7. It is never a mistake,,,,,
Julius ,   Baltimore, USA   (12.27.17)
to teach children the truth. Israel is not even called a country, it is called a "state" and ambiguously at that. #1 there are no defined borders. #2 the definition of a Jew is not clear, hence the phrase "Fake Jew. #3 the skin color of the Jew is an every second Issue. #4 Israeli courts are in shambles, the rule of law is a teeter tottering joke for all the world to see. #4 the so-called "state" of Israel depends on the United States of America financially more than any country on this planet. #5 Israel cannot survive without the US Jew manufacturing machine of baby Jews, teenage Jews, adult Jews and senior Jews. In essence Israel is a satellite of the US. #6 Jews worldwide say the Palestinians that live on the land mass called Israel are not even a people. #7 Jews pray at/to a wall and put pieces of paper in the cracks ritually a national symbolism. #8 the criminal activity in politics, the sexual perversion, the number of billionaires is the highest of most known places on the planet. I could go on and on and so could a child. Oh and let us not forget is Israel is the most racist place on this earth, the world Jewish scholars attest to this fact. Israel is not a "state" it is suppose to be a country with states. So technically You pi is/was correct in teaching children Israel is not a country nor a "state" ,,,, it is never a mistake,, to teach children the truth.
8. It was the same when Americans rebels won over the Brits.
BUILD BABY BUILD !!   (12.27.17)
Only Israel exists as prophecy was revealed and was reborn as documented by the Bible.
9. The State of Israel
Jack ,   Anchorage   (12.28.17)
Make no mistake about it, Mr Youpi's so called mistake was no mistake. The purposeful intent was there in print.

The only reason he is apologetic is because he was publicly called out on it, and rightfully publicly chastised to a it's proper appropriate severity of offense.

Jew hating anti-Semitic propaganda, trying to de-legitimize and wipe from the map the State of Israel / Jews existence, and thousands of years of ancestral homeland of Judea and Samaria, let alone of their Capital Jerusalem, which Hitler and the Nazis tried to do, and the Islamist Muslims, along with their allied partners: Marxist Socialists-Leftists in the UN and Europe, are today trying to do, is a all too common, familiar act of hate in words and deeds, which must never be tolerated by decent civilized human beings, must vigilantly be eradicated from western civilized societies everywhere.
10. Close, but No Cigar
Sparky ,   Los Angeles   (12.27.17)
They were trying to explain to children the concept of a country being recognized -- or not -- by other countries. But they failed.
11. yeah a "mistake"
Alison ,   Henderson, NV   (12.28.17)
Whenever someone says: "mistake", "miscommunication", "misunderstanding", etc. you always know it wasn't.
12. Geopolitics for little kids
Florin   (12.28.17)
Technically speaking, the text is correct: not everybody recognizes Israel, N. Korea, Kosovo etc as states. Some who have commented before me pointed exactly to this argument, but did it ill-heartedly, because the issue here is not to debate whether that statement is correct or not. The issue here is manipulating the mind of the young children. Does anyone honestly believe that a 7-year old kid would really understand the details that are being fiercely debated here ? The 7yo will remain with the subliminal idea that Israel is not a country. That was the editor's intention in the first place (apologies dismissed !), and those who struggle to argue for a `technically correct statement` know it very well. So please stop BS-ing around, most of us are smarter than that !
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