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Jewish teacher in Scotland fired for screening animated war film in class
Roi Rubinstein
Published: 27.08.19, 14:15
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1. This is an anti Israel movie. Right decision to fire Guetta.
Steve Benassi ,   Minneapolis USA   (08.27.19)
2. Hate films have no place in Scottish schools
Graham Usher ,   Manchester   (08.27.19)
3. No amount of anti-Israeli "art" can placate European inbred
(08.27.19)
antisemitism..
Still: Jews never had any real future on that diseased continent....
it's as true today as in '39!
4. TEACHERS
HERMAN ROSEN ,   HOLLAND   (08.27.19)
TEACHERS SHOULD STICK WITH THEIR SUBJECT MATTER
TOO MANY HAVE A POLITICAL AGENDA ....AND CANNOT SEEM TO
RESIST DELUGING THEIR STUDENTS WITH OPINIONS
THIS IS ENDEMIC IN AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES..WHERE MANY OF THE
TEACHERS EXPOUND ANTI SEMITISM...FREE SPEECH IS OK BUT WHEN IT COMES TO DEMONIZING JEWS IT IS NO LONGER JUST SPEECH WHAT WAS THIS TEACHER THINKING WHEN HE DECIDED TO SHOW THIS CONTROVERSIAL FILM TO 11 AND 12 YEAR OLDS??
THE ANSWER ,,HE WAS NOT THINKING
5. Waltz with Bashir
Anny4 ,   Jerusalem   (08.28.19)
It is an excellent movie,cinematically speaking.But what possesd this teacher to show it to 12 years old!!!
Poor judgement,decision to fire him was right.
6. Antisemitism NO
Jack ,   City of California   (08.28.19)
There was pornography here. Don't blame it on antisemitism.
7. The firing does seem justified.
Larry ,   Carmiel, Israel   (08.28.19)
Considering that the film (a) had pornographic content, (b) had extremely graphic, violent parts, and presumably (c) gave primarily one side of the issue, I can see how the high school viewed the teacher's action as a major offense. The teacher should have used much more discretion.
8. The usual leftist stupidity
(08.30.19)
The Guardian (!) praised the movie. It is banned for screening in many Arab countries. Certainly not a "pro-occupation" movie. As for pornogrphy, that''s utter balderdash, the usual moralistuc tropes the leftists trot out when yhey need it.
Haters gonna hate, they don't need much reason (or intelligence).
9. Crimethink
(08.30.19)
LGBTQA+ content everywhere, including schools, but a man and a awoman???
Verboten in our brave new world!
10. This film is so violent and anti Christian
Flávio ,   RJ   (09.01.19)
This film forgot to mention the massacre of Christian village such as Damour.
Forget to remember that Palestian start the Lebanese Civil war that kill 200 k life's.
11. Guaranteed he never thought of himself as a Jew til now ?!
SickXisraeli ,   Jerusalem   (09.02.19)
Probate has absolutely nothing to do with the local Jewish Community for sure an Israeli filled with venemous self hate now claiming he’s a Jew what a joke
12. Typical Leftist pervert filmmaker believes his propaganda.
Whoops! ,   Tyson, MI   (09.04.19)
Israeli cinema has done a tremendous disservice to the esprit de corps of the IDF over the last 30 years. Waltz with Bashir is no different. They hide behind "artistic license" but we know this film is just another hit on the homeland by an infantile, self hating Jew who is undoubtedly obsessed with sex and death, just like his Hollywood, and most assuredly Jewish, brethren in the US.

Want to show the inhumanity of war? Try doing a documentary on Syria.

Pathetic.
13. Waltz with Bashir
Dov ,   London   (09.05.19)
I served as a combat office in an infantry unit in Lebanon and currently live in the UK. I have a 12 year old daughter. This movie is not appropriate for a 12 year old audience in my opinion. In spite of this it is an excellent movie and very deep and thought provoking. Whilst I do not agree with much of the political agenda and underlying themes of this movie it is however excellent and I strongly recommend it. I think firing the teacher is a little harsh. An apology would have sufficed.
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