Israel-Hatred

[hebrewhammer777]

First, my rabbi sent me this slideshow of Israeli soldiers during the recent conflict. The song is beautiful and though I'm not yet fluent in Hebrew, I picked up a few words like "tefillah hatikvah" which means "prayer of hope."

My friend Andy and I have been conversing (both in livejournal and through email) about the causes of Israel-hatred,

Comments

[capt_oblivion]

The idea that moving our embassy to Jerusalem will reaffirm Israel as the permanent holder of Jerusalem is silly. The Jewish State existed several thousand years ago, and next thing you know a bunch of Europeans come along and and try to use it as a legitimate claim. The Arabs have a claim to that land, and they will forever. Maybe in 2,000 years they will get it back. The only way to eliminate the Arab claim to palestine, is to eliminate the Arabs.

let's look at history

[hebrewhammer777]

Once again you're ignoring the fact that there has been a continuous Jewish presence in Israel (and specifically Jerusalem) since biblical times. This isn't just a matter of European Jews who were chased out of their homes during the Holocaust (or returned to find their homes occupied after the Holocaust).

Also, Jordanian Arabs had control over half of Jerusalem from 1948 until 1967, but there hasn't been complete Arab control of Jerusalem for over 500 years (neither the Turks nor the British were Arab), so what makes their claim any stronger than the Jewish claim? Do the British also have a claim? Do the Turks? How about the Vatican?

There has always been a Jewish presence there and, God willing, there will always be a Jewish presence there. To deny the relationship of Jews to Jerusalem is to deny history. Please, come join us in reality!

[brendo]

The only way to eliminate the Arab claim to palestine, is to eliminate the Arabs.

Oh. You mean like how the Arabs are trying to eliminate the Jewish claim on Palestine by eliminating the Jews?

lol reparations

[pacotelic]

You mean like the native american claim to New Jersey?

oh wait...