i see and hear talk about zionism from skinheads and arabs.i don't understand?
402128
Whether you know it or not their really isn't any Arabs on these pages. It's all the little Republican games from people that are trying to use scare tactics. Check their pages man, you can tell by their location, it will say the Middle East, or Asia. So they are lying just like the daily military, that say they are in Iraq, and Afghanistan. That would be a security violation, and the military isn't going to have that. They are in here every day, they are lying to you, and they are not real. Look for "SGT K" and "Support Denmark" and "Hathaway" these people are skinheads, NEO_NAZI'S man.
752326
Why didnt you ask what Jews and Christian think about:\nOppression and inhuman.(in the world from slavery trade,colonialism to situation today in Palestine and Iraq).\nCurruption in the westen countries.\nInjustice.\nRacism.\nPoverty.\nProstutution.\nAIDS/HIV.\nMafia Criminal Organization.\nCrime syndicate.\nImmorality.\nHumanism.\nMaterialism.\nDrugs.\nOver crowded prisions.\nUnemployment high rate.\nRape.\nMurder.\nDictorship.\nChild-labour.\nHate Crime.\nSuperiority of Nationalism.\n\nI am a Muslim and I am very proud of myself, I live in South Africa, its a Christian country,just ligalized same sex marriage,we have Jews living here, we have animals here,we have abotion centres here,its secular government, we have people with Western origin,equality is the second name of South Africa,we have no problem with that, we live together and work together, we are still growing stronger day by day...the people of South Africa respect us and there's no Islamophobia here,there are no narrow minded and stereotyped society like so and so...your concept of being liberal is to insult others...I guess ,my brother, the doors of exercising your racism ideology are closed!!! WE BREATH FREE OXYGEN - Thank God,its free
158315
There are all kinds of Jews... just like everyone else.  There are left-wing Jews, right-winged Jews, Jews in prisons, in the army, and everywhere else.  I'm sure they have every kind of opinion that anyone else can have.  Americans are very individualistic and enjoy the freedoms to do pretty much what they want without fear.  I'm sure they wouldn't follow instructions from anyone.  My own children dont follow my instructions.  They are Amreicans... and I'm Jewish.
205377
Because "...so many Senetors & Wall street bigwigs are Jewish" like the person before me so cleverly said. There is no other reason to support this Jewish Aparthied State, I'm not anti-semetic or racists or whatever you call the person who criticizes anything Jewish, I'm simply stating that your life inside the Israeli system is worthless if you are not Jewish, you're a third degree citizen and you are not respected. \nBesides, If the USA supported the Arabs, the Arabs are people of honor, they would have been good friends and if it wasn't for our unjust support to Israel at the expense of the rightful Palestinians who we helped Israel occupy and torture and kill and do nasty things to, we would have had so much to teach, and so much to learn from the Arabs. We would have grown together instead of supporting this political entity that is called Israel that is an expert in misrepresenting truths and making it's occupation of PALESTINIAN TERRITORY since 1967 look like a legal thing. Name one country that is under occupation in 2006!!?? It's PALESTINE. International Law gives every right to the Palestinians to defend themselves because they are under occupation. Do not forget that there are 1.4 BILLION Muslims and 320 Million Arabs. I wouldn't continue pissing them off and acting like an arrogant person if I was in some people's shoes. The world Needs a BIG PUSH to FORCE ISrael to RETURN PALESTINE to the Palestinians, or we will never ever have peace in the Middle East, it's simple, those 8 Million Palestinians want thier country and this is what it's about, The stuff of George Washington fighting for America's independence, is the stuff of Palestinians fighting the Zionist Israeli Occupiers for thier independence. There's no hiding it.
540889
i support zionism.  everybody deserves a home, but where can the jewish people go?  now they have Isreal, so they should keep it.  but that land was arab land, taken from other people.  who has the right to decide who gets what land? well, mabey superpowers :).  i am truely happy for the jewish people that they finally got a place to call home after thousands of years of hardship and opression.  i hope Isreal lives a long and prosperous life as on of the only civilized countries in the Middle East region.
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Some Jews are Anti-Zionism, some others are Israeli and the most of Israelis are Zionist (Zionists are killing innocent unarmed Palestinians, Occupying Palestinians land, Kidnapping Palestinians, Torturing them, etc.).\nZionists claiming Anti-Zionism's Jews are disgusting, because Zionists thinking all of Jews should be Israel's followers and supporting it, otherwise they are traitors.\n\nAnyway, Among Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, etc are some extremists.\nThe main problem occurs while these kind of people ridding a country like Israel.
885014
Just because someone criticizes Israel's policies against Palestine and Israel does not make them anti semite...\nWhen people run out of arguments for supporting Israel's crimes against Palestine and Lebanon,the last resort they have it's to call people anti Semitic...and if this used to work(because the holocaust was still very alive in everyone's mind),people have started to realize that Israel is wrong and criticizing its policy does not make you a racist...
694757
I suggest you guys try and ignore this mouthbreather.  He asks the same questions on Judaism over and over again, with slightly different (though consistently biased and misleading) wording. If you don't believe me, all I can say is that you can verify this for yourselves.  I sincerely doubt that he is here to learn anything, at least in this area (though I feel obliged to at least commend him on his appropriate choice of screenname).\n\nThis guy's online hobby is something called Jew-baiting.  So don't take the bait, as it were, by responding on his terms and lending legitimacy to his line of questioning (which is shallow and insensitive at best, or, more likely from what I've seen, deliberate bigotry).  He has a real problem with Jews.  I don't know if it stems from a negative personal experience with Jews, or if he was raised by klansmen, or what.  But he keeps asking these same questions, and when confronted with information that contradicts his assumptions, he becomes belligerent and disregards the new information anyway.\n\nI once explained to him that he was mistaken in his assertion that a Jew had to have "Jewish blood" because conversion has a history going back through biblical history, all the way to the first Hebrew himself.  This did not sway him in his irrational belief.  And if someone here were to point out that calling Judaism a "cult of ancestor worship" is inaccurate because\n\na) it's not considered a cult\n\nand\n\nb) worshipping anything other than G-d, one's ancestors included, is the most severe form of blasphemy according to Judaism\n\nI highly doubt this gentleman would be swayed on either point.  My advice is not to waste your time.  There are plenty of people on here asking questions about Judaism because they actually want to learn.  If you are qualified to answer, answer those people.  They'll actually benefit from it.
373089
Palestinians have to realize that much of what they've learned about Jews/Israelis/Zionists, etcetera, are a lie, and are rooted in the bigorty and fascism of the Third Reich, they very same thing they falsely accuse Israelis of. In fact, if they read the Qu'ran they'd realize even Mohammed encouraged Jews to go to Israel.
919621
My dear young lady, if we could all just repect each others faiths and religions there would be more than enough room for all of us. I hate to say this but the Israelis are being as naughty as the Nazis when it comes to the Palestinians. It's sad and very very wrong. Blessings.
481991
Id say people in the Middle East have an extremely biased view (if any) on the Holocaust. Im Lebanese, living in Lebanon, and i can say that the Holocaust is praised (unfortunately) in most Arab countries since Israel is viewed as the main enemy (along with the US). It's sad to see educated people praising Hitler and the horrible genocide he commited against Jews. Being an Arab Christian, my backgroud education gave me the right idea about the genocide. However, most Muslims have this haine for Jews (mostly because the Sheikhs and Arab leaders examplify Israelis and Jews as the force of evil and war in the world). I dont want to sound too pessimistic but a better education will not be the solution because Imams (or Sheikhs, as in muslim religious leaders) will still endoctrinate their followers... The only solution in my opinion is the creation of two states (Israel and Palestine) after both forces recognize one another according to international law. It's a shame extremism (whether ultra-orthodox jews or fanatic muslims) is the obstacle of bringing people together..
963133
Sure.  Israel is a predominantly Urban society like many industrial countries.  It is cosmopolitan.  There are people there with roots from all over the world.  Despite having a religious charter, it is one of the most secular societies in the world.  Though this is changing rapidly as right wing religious Jews are quickly re populating the country.  The Israeli's are technocrats.  They have a lot of high tech businesses that fabricate software and high tech devices.  They are clever at re-engineering things (like the Japanes after WW2 who gained ascendency over the German camera industry).  Look for more Israeli high tech gadgets in the near future.  The country has a mediteranean climate and Israeli's love to take the sun at beach resorts with their families.  They have lots of outdoor cafe's like in Europe, open air markets that rub shoulders with more recent offerings like discos.  There is an Arab minority who are native and are Israeli citizens, but they make up a sub-class and often get cheated on their rights.  There is also a rural aspect.  The origanal settlers lived on Kibutz, which are still active.  These are a microcosm of socialist labor.  They make fine produce that is exported to the capitals of Europe.  Of note is the fact that psychological studies have been done on the kibutzim, as they are called.  They can not re populate themselves as the youth, even though not related, are too tightly bonded.  They get the same creepy feeling about dating each other as people would dating their sisters.  This is called the Kibutz effect.  That should be good for a snapshot.  Thanks.
90924
thats funny. but the truth of the matter is that jews are decended of the Isralites that lived in biblical israel over 2000 years ago and the father of both jews and most arabs is the Abraham of the bible. Both are refered to as semitic peoples. they are from the area but they are two compleatly different peoples.
192754
I'm sure not ALL Arabs hate Israel.  But I believe the ones who do really don't have a choice.  It's inbred in them to hate because their culture has for so long ... they don't know any different.
1002691
I think it is very foolish to blindly support Israel. The Arab/Muslim world's voice is ignored, and while this is being done, we will NEVER have world peace. (Here it comes: I am going to be branded a nazi anti-semite.... again, which I am NOT) I am saying: Let's LISTEN to what they have to say. I am not proposing the destruction of Israel, but sadly, Israel is regarded as a bastion of western democracy by some in the west, but as a cancer by most in the Arab/Muslim world, and the ONLY solution is to sit down and LISTEN to EVERYBODY'S view.\nI have had people writing to me pointing out that Egypt is a shining example of the acceptance of Israel in the Middle East;\nwhat a misconception, while they are receiving billions of dollars from the US, they are only paying lipservice to this socalled acceptance. The people in the Middle East allege that the state of Israel was IMPOSED on them, (which is partly true) and this will remain a festering sore in the search for peace in the region. Certain interest groups in the Western world have equated the call for a serious and analytical look a the situation as being 'anti-semitic' (the 'last taboo', as mentioned in the question.) While this 'equation' is heeded by western leaders, terrorism will flourish. Israel is acting like a little boy whose older brother is the strongest in the the school, and by extension, the little brat is going around doing whatever he likes, knowing that his BIG brother will protect him.\nWe should ask ourselves: For how long are we going to allow this situation to continue? Until we are FORCED to sit down and LISTEN, or until we have a war between religions? Is it too much to ask to LISTEN?
555673
I live in the UK, and the newspapers I read are certainly critical of Israel, but also condemn Palestinian suicide bombings. People here definitely have a different view of Israel than the Americans I know. A few years back a group of Palestinians came to Edinburgh and was hosted by a youth organisation I'm part of. However, I don't think it was a particularly constructive endeavour, as it turned out our visitors were wealthy and priviledged, hardly representative of Palestinians, and had a tendency to steal.
410306
Not necessarily but you'll frequently find people who are both anti-Israel and anti-Jewish. Interestingly, I know some Israeli Jews who are themselves anti-Zionist. It seems clear to me that the most rabid supporters of Zionism are actually American Jews. It's similar to how the most anti-Castro people are Cuban-Americans, not actual Cubans.\n\nThat said, I agree with eliasulmonte's view regarding modern Israel. The Jewish people are absolutely NOT surrendering their homeland, period. They are the ones who transformed Israel from an infertile desert to a prosperous agricultural nation. They deserve our support, especially as they are basically completely surrounded by hostile enemy nations. Ideally, true lasting peace can be achieved with the Palestinians seeking their own homeland. But alas, I don't see this happening anytime soon; indeed, not likely in my lifetime.