Comments on: Noa Does a ‘Benny Morris,’ Calls Hamas ‘Nazi-Like’

By: Joachim Martillo

Joachim Martillo — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 16:14:13 +0000

I recently posted a blog entry that connects with this thread. It is entitled Ofra Haza: Jewish Arab Tragedy.

By: Joachim Martillo

Joachim Martillo — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:53:27 +0000

One of the classic lists associated with the lachrymose version of Jewish history appeared on my blog about the same time Notamoron started running on about persecution of Jews. If you are interested, you can read it here. I posted here the standard reply with some minor extensions to take into account the contemporary politics of the Israel-Palestine conflict.

By: Richard Silverstein

Richard Silverstein — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:59:58 +0000

All I can say is in my best Yiddish inflection, “t’anks Got.”

If slogans actually worked, Israel would live forever. But alas slogans without deeds are useless. And Israel won’t live forever unless it changes its path.

By: Notamoron

Notamoron — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 04:48:41 +0000

I’m done with this thread. After seeing all the blind hatred by posters on this site and others all I have to say is thank G-d for giving us Israel and protecting it. We clearly need our own refuge. I love that country. Am Israel chai!

By: Mary Rizzo

Mary Rizzo — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:06:37 +0000

not a moron, this is what I wrote:

At any rate: where is the Israeli constitution so that we can make a comparison? We instead have thousands of quotes from PMs, officials, leaders, Statesmen, who basically declare that Palestinians are fair game for transfer (deportation, to those who remember WW2), extermination, siege, etc. These are apologists for atrocities, and not only do they speak, they ACT. We can see what they do to anyone they feel threatens them.

I don’t know how it could be any clearer than that. Where is a constitution? Instead we have thousands of quotes and their actions. But they can refuse to recognise Palestinians and do them the most harm possible, just as long as they cleverly do not put it down on a paper people will debate about and accuse them of things for… clever indeed.

By: Mary Rizzo

Mary Rizzo — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:54:53 +0000

Don’t be ridiculous…. in fact, I said that it was going to be some kind of child’s play for the likes of you to go on about a Hamas charter you never read in its original language and perhaps have only seen a dodgy translation, when there was NOTHING comparable like an Israeli constitution that others would start to look into. In fact, they were so clever to not create one. They can act as they like and it’s never unconstitutional, they escape criticism and scrutiny.

If you think that I suggested there was one, read again, because apparently, you jump to aprioristic conclusions and you can’t even engage in a debate responding to the issues raised and only that. It was you who encouraged people to look it up, easy as it was to find and all that. So, your mistake is your mistake and you are caught with your pants down, sorry.

By: notamoron

notamoron — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:33:35 +0000

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By: Notamoron

Notamoron — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:37:18 +0000

Joachim: Jews have been persecuted throughout history. The fact that you debate that tells me all I need to know. Richard: Mary rizzo first referred to an Israeli constitution, I repeated her mistake and admitted I was wrong. Beating this dead horse is like someone dismissing someone’s argument cuz of a spelling mistake. I guess when you’re defending Hamas and being an Israel-hater one has no other choice.