Comments on: Darfur refugees being welcomed in Israel - why is the opposite being claimed on this site?

By: ivri_anokhi

ivri_anokhi — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:03:32 +0000

You are essentially asking why by and large the world judges Israel according to higher criteria than it judges any other country.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed this question. He stated:

". . . You declare, my friend, that you do not hate the Jews, you are merely ‘anti-Zionist.’ And I say, let the truth ring forth from the high mountain tops, let it echo through the valleys of God’s green earth: When people criticize Zionism, they mean Jews–this is God’s own truth.

"Antisemitism, the hatred of the Jewish people, has been and remains a blot on the soul of mankind. In this we are in full agreement. So know also this: anti-Zionist is inherently anti-Semitism, and ever will be so.

"Why is this? You know that Zionism is nothing less than the dream and ideal of the Jewish people returning to live in their own land. The Jewish people, the Scriptures tell us, once enjoyed a flourishing Commonwealth in the Holy Land. From this they were expelled by the Roman tyrant, the same Romans who cruelly murdered Our Lord. Driven from their homeland, their nation in ashes, forced to wander the globe, the Jewish people time and again suffered the lash of whichever tyrant happened to rule over them.

"The Negro people, my friend, know what it is to suffer the torment of tyranny under rulers not of our choosing. Our brothers in Africa have begged, pleaded, requested–DEMANDED the recognition and realization of our inborn right to live in peace under our own sovereignty in our own country.

"How easy it should be, for anyone who holds dear this inalienable right of all mankind, to understand and support the right of the Jewish People to live in their ancient Land of Israel. All men of good will exult in the fulfillment of God’s promise, that his People should return in joy to rebuild their plundered land.

"This is Zionism, nothing more, nothing less.

"And what is anti-Zionist? It is the denial to the Jewish people of a fundamental right that we justly claim for the people of Africa and freely accord all other nations of the Globe. It is discrimination against Jews, my friend, because they are Jews. In short, it is antisemitism."

Just one more thing. An answer here referred to a place called Palestine. The only place in today’s world called Palestine is in the American state of Texas.

By: ih8ohio

ih8ohio — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:03:32 +0000

Everyone hates Israel, and frankly, I’m God damn sick and tired of it.
Our nation has always helped those in need, and what do we get back from it?
Lies and controversy, pain and suffering.

By: ALASPADA

ALASPADA — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:03:32 +0000

The majority of the world and especially Middle East and African nations want to condemn Israel for all the evils of the world that this just fits into that mentality. Sounds like another era in world history but we want to deny that for now just as we denied Hitler was an issue till it was too late. Again we will do this with the Anti-Semites of today and the catering to terrorists by many especially in Europe and in the far left of the US.

By: GeeGee

GeeGee — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:03:32 +0000

Well you certainly can’t expect a Sudanese official to be objective, so his condemantion shouldn’t upset you- he’s right in the middle of the mess. He likely would have criticized any country that helped the refugees.

By: suzannaramus

suzannaramus — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:03:32 +0000

Hi, Allergic to Morning - yes, it is absurd and I’m so glad there’s a couple of other people noticing this and paying attention because for awhile there I was getting pretty scared by the skewed leftist (facsism disguised as leftism - wonderful!) views in Europe and even here evinced by some of the Eastern newscasters in my own country of Canada! I have noticed while trying to engage in intelligent arguments with young Muslims (are they brainwashed? are they reading anything or watching anything or just being fed a load of propaganda? the rigidity and hysteria of their collective thoughts processes give me quite a chill and should give everyone pause as this kind on ‘non-thinking’ seems to be gained momentum like some juggernaut from Germany in the late 40’s…) this "opposite and completely unrelated to fact and history" kind of thinking.
But you are not wrong, and Israel is the only democratic society in the Middle East, and we should be on their side and showing our colours before it is much too late.
I am getting on every related blog I can and quoting dates and events and rebuttals - if enough of us do it, our voices can’t be drowned out. This is so crucial right now - it is our collective responsibility as human beings and inhibitants of free Western democratic nations - or the price may well be the loss of same!