Comments on: Candor from the Newly Elected Palestinian Government

By: Rabbi Yonah

Rabbi Yonah — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 04:34:21 +0000

The Jews have no right to claim equality with us. If they wish to speak on the streets, in lines outside shops or in public transportation, they should be ignored, not only because their are simply wrong, but because they are Jews who have no right to a voice in the community. —Joseph "I was a Hamasnik before it was cool" Goebbels

By: themiddle

themiddle — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:46:02 +0000

Mobius, let me understand this. If their leaders promote and lead the murder of Jews, and receive up to 73% of the Palestinian public supporting suicide bombings, then the Israelis should not target them because Palestinian support will increase?

So what?

As I point out above, they are no different than Arafat or Abbas. Fatah has perpetrated many more attacks on Israeli civilians than Hamas.

By: Templar

Templar — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 14:18:55 +0000

These guys sound like a broken record. They have three speeches and have been using them since forever. They just chance the sequence.
Their kids are allready memorizing them just to irritate us in the future.

By: mobius

mobius — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 13:32:12 +0000

right, but there’s also a backlash from the targetted killings and they often lead to increased sympathy and support for terrorist organizations. after yassin & rantissi were killed, public support for hamas tripled.

By: themiddle

themiddle — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 08:43:41 +0000

Well, Kelsey, we at Jewlicious have already had the efficacy debate. Turns out they’re effective and those targeted are killed.

By: AbbaGav

AbbaGav — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 08:33:35 +0000

(in the previous comment, it should read “OR if a translating journalist–OOPS, sorry).

By: AbbaGav

AbbaGav — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 08:32:09 +0000

I’m curious how accurate the translation is, in that the English version says “They are Jews.” It craftily doesn’t say “They are the Jews.” I’m curious whether that is a distinction that shows where he is aware he still needs to draw a line of double-speak, of it a translating journalist decided to insulate him against charges of genocidal intent. (without the word “the”, the attempt will be made to claim it is only identifying that most Israelis are Jews. With the word the, it is more globally threatening). Nasty in either case, but it is just an odd phrasing.

By: DK

DK — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 07:44:30 +0000

“Anybody want to debate the morality of targeted killings?”

Nope. Just the efficacy. On a case by case basis.