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75 Responses to “Feel the Hate in Tel Aviv: New Blumenthal Video”

1. Avram says:

   July 16, 2009 at 11:18 AM

   “The disgrace it! It makes me feel ashamed to be an American that W. was popular in my country for so long.”

   What did Bush do so wrong until 9/11 that makes you embarrassed he was popular? Was his handling of the US (not the war in Afghanistan) after 9/11 that poor? I’m sure we agree on many of the things he did that was wrong … but it’s been done to death.

   “I’m (still) hoping that Obama can help to redeem/rectify our severely tarnished image in the world.”

   Whenever you’re #1 (as in the super power), most of the world will despise you one way or another. Granted Bush took that to a new level, but it’s not like he came into power with a ‘We love the US la la la’ world.

   “I’m guessing that English isn’t your first language”

   I’m not sure really – It’s the first language I heard but I spoke Hebrew fluently first as I grew up in Israel. I understand most of the ironies & sarcasm (or at least I think) in your posts, but that doesn’t excuse the condescending comments … But as I said, it’s the internet. Not like either of us are going to bed ‘hurt’ or ‘concerned’ about what we think/say about each other, eh?

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2. The Hasbara Buster says:

   July 16, 2009 at 2:29 PM

   We should never lose sight of the fact that all polls support Blumenthal’s findings. The people he interviews say the same things that a majority of Israelis have already said in scientifically-conducted surveys.

   So that no matter how much you dislike his editing practices, you must agree he’s not distorting reality, which in the end of the day is what actually counts.

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3. Tess says:

   July 17, 2009 at 2:28 AM

   Interesting video. I guess the issue I have is videos can be edited and misrepresent reality. Not that this is the case, but I do wonder.

   I saw recently a video on Sharia in the USA. They went to Dearborn’s Arab Festival Father’s Day weekend. The video maker left out that Christian Zionists had been working the fair, carrying signs that implied Islam was corrupt and dressing like Jewish Settlers. Christians flood this festival every year to proselytize. Their attitude often conflictual and hostile, telling me and my Palestinian Christian husband we have to convert to be saved (note the irony of their ignorance in assuming we are Muslim).

   Sometimes I wonder, when I see a video like this, what else is impacting it. Sometimes that element that is missing is the one that can be adjusted.

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4. avi says:

   September 27, 2009 at 1:21 PM

   american jewis!!! no!!! they can barely speak some english…..israelis(sabras).cheers

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