en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/345822 Comments by Yoshi11 http://forward.com/articles/198674/pamela-geller-hitler-anti-islam-ad-comes-to-washin/#IDComment833819693 Pamela Geller is a true hero! She is driving home to the public that Islam, itself,, and not just some errant "extremists", is deeply and irretrievably anti-Semitic. Telling the truth about Islam's history of alliance with Hitler is provocative but factual. People need to know the truth. Annti-Semitism, based on Islam's sacred texts, is taught and preached in every mosque -- no matter what the cowardly ADL would have us believe. Thu, 22 May 2014 17:16:09 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/198674/pamela-geller-hitler-anti-islam-ad-comes-to-washin/#IDComment833819693 http://forward.com/articles/198674/pamela-geller-hitler-anti-islam-ad-comes-to-washin/#IDComment833818961 Nonsense. The ads will call attention to Moslem Jew-Hatred because that Jew-hatred is deeply embedded in Islam's sacred texts. It is not a coincidence that the Moslem religious establishment was allied with Hitler. That is historical fact, and, even if the truth hurts, it needs to be told. Thu, 22 May 2014 17:13:31 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/198674/pamela-geller-hitler-anti-islam-ad-comes-to-washin/#IDComment833818961 http://blogs.forward.com/forward-thinking/197866/#IDComment828274599 No they haven't lost their land, homes and rights. They have the land they always had, the live in the homes they always lived in, and they have more rights under Israeli occupation than they ever had before, or than they would have in any Arab/Moslem ruled country. Fri, 9 May 2014 23:58:31 +0000 http://blogs.forward.com/forward-thinking/197866/#IDComment828274599 http://forward.com/articles/197315/dutch-right-winger-geert-wilders/#IDComment824035761 Geert Wilders is NOT a racist! He is against Islam, and rightly so, because Islam is a totalitarian and imperialist ideology which requires Moslems to make eternal war against non-Moslems until Sharia law reigns supreme in the world. Geert Wilders' statement was about Moroccans because the Moroccans comprise the largest (by far) Moslem group in the Netherlands. He would have nothing against Moroccan Christians and Jews -- if there were any. Geert Wilders is a better friend of the Jews than many Jews are. If the Dutch Jews repudiate Wilders because of Wilders' anti-Moroccan comment, then the Dutch Jews are politically stupid, just like their counterparts in America.. Islam is the enemy, and the Dutch Jews had better wake up to that fact. Geert Wilders is a hero. Tue, 29 Apr 2014 21:43:39 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/197315/dutch-right-winger-geert-wilders/#IDComment824035761 http://boston.forward.com/articles/183820/harvard-symposium-on-religious-freedom/#IDComment822527897 Dollars to doughnuts they will not even hint at the fact that the sacred doctrines of Islam prohibit religious freedom and demand unbridled supremacy of Islam over the entire world. For Moslems, religious freedom means the freedom to practice Sharia law without restriction. Here is a statement from one of the two most influential Islamic writers of the 20th Century, Seyyid Qutb, the ideologue of the Muslim Brotherhood who was executed by Egyptian dictator Nasser in 1966: "It is the duty of Islam to annihilate all such systems (i.e. other societies) as they are obstacles in the way of universal freedom." "The reason for jihad ... is to establish God's authority in the earth .... " "Jihad in Islam is simply a name for striving to make this system of life dominant in the world." Sat, 26 Apr 2014 19:46:31 +0000 http://boston.forward.com/articles/183820/harvard-symposium-on-religious-freedom/#IDComment822527897 http://forward.com/articles/197139/mahmoud-abbas-says-open-to-restarting-peace-talks/#IDComment822526511 These "peace" talks have always been phony because this is not a territorial dispute. Consider the following: Article 4 of the Constitution of Palestine states: "Islam is the official religion in Palestine. …The principles of Islamic Shari’a shall be the main source of legislation." Thus, the Palestinians are asserting that they will not take any action that is against those Islamic principles. What are some of those Islamic principles? 1) The Islamic god, Allah, in the Koran commands Moslems to make war against the Jews (and Christians, too) and subjugate them to Islamic rule. "Fight against those to whom the Scriptures were given… until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued. Koran 9:29" 2) The Islamic prophet, Muhammad, commanded Moslems to kill the Jews: "Allah's Apostle said, "You (i.e. Muslims) will fight with the Jews till some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, '0 'Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.' ”" This sacred genocidal scripture is part of the Hamas Charter which is specifically directed at Jews, not just Israelis. Hamas is an Islamic religious movement, the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood., whose credo is: "“Allah is our goal; Muhammad is our leader; the Koran is our constitution; Jihad is our way; and dying for Allah is our highest hope.” Even the PLO part of the Palestine movement will not openly disagree with any portion of this credo, nor can they because they have already claimed allegiance to Sharia law. On several occasions, Abbas has stated that there is no difference between the PLO and Hamas. There is other evidence that the conflict over Israel is an Islamic religious conflict: 1) Israel's deadliest enemy is Iran -- that is, the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranians are not even Arab, let alone Palestinian. The only reason for them to want to destroy Israel and murder Jews is because of their Islamic religious beliefs. 2) No Moslem-majority country is willing to recognize Israel's right to exist, and most of those countries are not Arab. It is their Islamic beliefs, like the ones cited above, that prevent those non-Arab Moslem countries from recognizing Israel's right to exist. 3) There is an established Islamic doctrine which says that once any territory has been conquered by Moslems, it is forever considered to be Islamic land. This applies to Israel, the territory of which was at one time under Islamic (Ottoman) rule. The Palestinian Arabs, including the PLO, officially identify themselves as as Moslems who are subordinate to Sharia law. Therefore, they cannot act against the principles of Islam. This is the key to understanding the conflict with Israel. No Moslem, whether Palestinian or otherwise, can make peace with Israel without violating the sacred commands of his god and his prophet. In short, we must realize that we are dealing with an Islamic jihad (holy war) against the Jews. Sat, 26 Apr 2014 19:42:20 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/197139/mahmoud-abbas-says-open-to-restarting-peace-talks/#IDComment822526511 http://boston.forward.com/articles/183873/safe-hillel-defends-pro-israel-students/#IDComment822061328 The question is not phrased correctly. We have to distinguish between "criticizing Israel" and criticizing particular policies of the Israeli government. There is a world of difference. Criticizing particular Israeli policies is done all the time in a democracy, but "criticizing Israel" means attacking Israel's right to exist. Hillel needs to make that distinction clear. Fri, 25 Apr 2014 20:47:01 +0000 http://boston.forward.com/articles/183873/safe-hillel-defends-pro-israel-students/#IDComment822061328 http://blogs.boston.forward.com/charles-a-radins-annals-of-a-recovering-journalist/183773/#IDComment822000295 This article is woefully misguided. It seems to be predicated on the assumption that the conflict over Israel is a territorial one which can be solved by drawing new lines on old maps. But that is absolutely wrong. All the evidence indicates that we are dealing with an Islamic religious war against the Jews. Article 4 of the Constitution of Palestine states: "Islam is the official religion in Palestine. …The principles of Islamic Shari’a shall be the main source of legislation." Thus, the Palestinians are asserting that they will not take any action that is against those Islamic principles. What are some of those Islamic principles? 1) The Islamic god, Allah, in the Koran commands Moslems to make war against the Jews (and Christians, too) and subjugate them to Islamic rule. "Fight against those to whom the Scriptures were given… until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued. Koran 9:29" 2) The Islamic prophet, Muhammad, commanded Moslems to kill the Jews: "Allah's Apostle said, "You (i.e. Muslims) will fight with the Jews till some of them will hide behind stones. The stones will (betray them) saying, '0 'Abdullah (i.e. slave of Allah)! There is a Jew hiding behind me; so kill him.' ”" This sacred genocidal scripture is part of the Hamas Charter which is specifically directed at Jews, not just Israelis. Hamas is an Islamic religious movement, the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Even the PLO part of the Palestine movement will not openly disagree with any portion of this credo, nor can they because they have already claimed allegiance to Sharia law. There is other evidence that the conflict over Israel is not a "Palestinian-Israeli" conflict but an Islamic religious conflict: 1) Israel's deadliest enemy is the Islamic Republic of Iran. The Iranians are not even Arab, let alone Palestinian. The only reason for them to want to destroy Israel and murder Jews is because of their Islamic religious beliefs. 2) No Moslem-majority country is willing to recognize Israel's right to exist, and most of those countries are not Arab. It is their Islamic beliefs, like the ones cited above, that prevent those non-Arab Moslem countries from recognizing Israel's right to exist. 3) There is an established Islamic doctrine which says that once any territory has been conquered by Moslems, it is forever considered to be Islamic land. This applies to Israel, the territory of which was at one time under Islamic (Ottoman) rule. The Palestinian Arabs, even those of the PLO, officially identify themselves as part of the "Arab Nation" and as Moslems who are subordinate to Sharia law. Therefore, they cannot act against the rest of the Arab countries or against the principles of Islam. This is the key to understanding the conflict with Israel. No Moslem, whether Palestinian or otherwise, can make peace with Israel without violating the sacred commands of his god and his prophet. The Palestinian leadership is irrelevant. Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:29:34 +0000 http://blogs.boston.forward.com/charles-a-radins-annals-of-a-recovering-journalist/183773/#IDComment822000295 http://forward.com/articles/196436/the-one-move-that-might-save-the-peace-process/#IDComment817176192 Just so you understand, it is not a question of believing or not believing what they say. There is certainly no reason to trust them, however, especially, when to do so would endanger the lives of the Israelis and the existence of Israel. We know that they hate Jews. This issue is Islamic doctrine which is very clear. There is no reason to suppose that Arabs or any other Moslems will flagrantly violate the sacred religious commands of their god and their prophet. Do you think they will do that? Sun, 13 Apr 2014 17:13:53 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/196436/the-one-move-that-might-save-the-peace-process/#IDComment817176192 http://forward.com/articles/196436/the-one-move-that-might-save-the-peace-process/#IDComment816952100 Yes, it is all irrelevant anyway, but hardly for the anti-Semitic reasons Daveed says. All the negotiations are irrelevant because it makes absolutely no difference what Israel does. Islamic sacred doctrine commands Moslems to make war on the Jews and either to subjugate them to Islamic rule or to kill them. Any Moslem who signs a peace treaty with Jews would have to violate the sacred commands of his god and his prophet. It takes two to make peace, but it takes only one to prevent peace. That one is the Islamic side -- not just the "Palestinians", but all of the Moslem countries. Sun, 13 Apr 2014 01:35:02 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/196436/the-one-move-that-might-save-the-peace-process/#IDComment816952100 http://forward.com/#IDComment807991808 This article, like all articles in the mainstream media about the "Middle East Conflict" is misleading. The basic conceptual error is seen in this phrase" “the increasing power of Muslim fundamentalism" as if Muslim fundamentalism is somehow separable from Islam. It is not. The root of the conflict over Israel is that the sacred texts of Islam, -- the Koran and the sayings of Muhammad -- both command Moslems to make war on the Jews and to either subjugate them or to kill them. The Hamas Charter makes this absolutely clear, and so does the PLO's Fatah. Therefore, in order to make peace with Israel, a Moslem would have to violate the sacred commands of his god and his prophet. No religious Moslem will do that, and no Moslem-majority country can do it, either. This is why no Moslem-majority country recognizes Israel's right to exist (which is very different from recognizing Israel's existence now for the purpose of dealing with it!). This is why Israel's deadliest enemy is the Islamic Republic of Iran which is not even Arab, let alone "Palestinian". When we understand Islamic sacred doctrines, we see that peace between religious Moslems and Jews is impossible, and it makes no difference which particular personalities are in charge. Thu, 20 Mar 2014 17:51:15 +0000 http://forward.com/#IDComment807991808 http://forward.com/articles/194085/following-jewish-pope-cue-leaders-resign-en-masse/#IDComment805964450 A serious failing of all of the Jewish leaders, especially, Foxman, (perhaps with the exception of Mort Klein) is that they never came even close to exposing Islamic anti-semitism or educating our fellow Jews about that super-serious threat to the existence of Israel and Jews. They would never have been so kind to the Nazis by preventing the exposure of Nazis as anti-Semites, but they have no problem pretending that the Moslem religious establishment is not a threat to the Jews. In fact, our Jewish leaders bend over backwards to protect Islam from criticism even though Islamic anti-Semitism is obvious to anyone who has bothered to read the Hamas Charter, not to mention the Koran. Sat, 15 Mar 2014 20:04:31 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/194085/following-jewish-pope-cue-leaders-resign-en-masse/#IDComment805964450 http://forward.com/articles/192606/abe-foxman-lauded-by-barack-obama-as-tireless-voic/#IDComment793890808 “For decades, Abe Foxman has been a tireless voice against anti-Semitism and prejudice in all of its forms..." Hogwash! No, NOT in all its forms! In fact, he deliberately avoided speaking out against anti-Semitism where is it most dangerous and most prevalent, namely, in the Moslem community both at home and abroad. Islam is by far the greatest source of virulent and aggressive anti-Semitism in the world today. It is taught and preached in every mosque in the world because it is inherent in the sacred doctrines of Islam found in the Koran and the sayings of Muhammad. Foxman has done an enormous disservice to the Jewish community and to Israel by failing to expose Islamic anti-Semitism. Even worse, he took it upon himself to publicly denounce those brave people like Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer and others who risk their lives exposing Islamic anti-Semitism. Eternal shame on Foxman. It is high time he retired. Tue, 11 Feb 2014 23:02:15 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/192606/abe-foxman-lauded-by-barack-obama-as-tireless-voic/#IDComment793890808 http://blogs.forward.com/jj-goldberg/192565/#IDComment793879319 No, Foxman did NOT see anti-Semitism under ever rock! In fact, he deliberately avoided seeing anti-Semitism where is it most dangerous and most prevalent, namely, in the Moslem community both at home and abroad. Islam is by far the greatest source of virulent and aggressive anti-Semitism in the world today. It is taught and preached in every mosque in the world because it is inherent in the sacred doctrines of Islam found in the Koran and the sayings of Muhammad. Foxman has done an enormous disservice to the Jewish community and to Israel by failing to expose Islamic anti-Semitism. Even worse, he took it upon himself to publicly denounce those brave people like Pamela Geller, Robert Spencer and others who risk their lives exposing Islamic anti-Semitism. Eternal shame on Foxman. It is high time he retired. Tue, 11 Feb 2014 22:07:31 +0000 http://blogs.forward.com/jj-goldberg/192565/#IDComment793879319 http://forward.com/#IDComment790776185 Sure, let's open the forum to Hamas and other Islamic anti-Semites who want to destroy Israel. And, don't forget the neo-Nazis. Yes, we surely need to hear their side, too, so that we can formulate educated opinions. Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:27:20 +0000 http://forward.com/#IDComment790776185 http://forward.com/#IDComment790518708 Good for Hillel for standing its ground! Hillel is not obligated to provide a forum for people, Jews or non-Jews, who in any way ally themselves with Israel's enemies. Willy-nilly, Gershon has done that. Would he speak so lovingly about reconciliation with Nazi murderers, trying to understand what motivated the Nazi to murder Jews? If Hillel is to be criticized, it is for not taking a strong stand against Islamic anti-Semitism which is the root of the conflict over Israel. The focus on "Palestinians" is misplaced. We are dealing with an Islamic holy war against the Jews, and that becomes plain from the Hamas Charter. This is not Hamas' "opinion". This is standard Islamic doctrine, and Hillel shold be helping to educate our Jewish students about this. Fri, 31 Jan 2014 17:41:41 +0000 http://forward.com/#IDComment790518708 http://forward.com/articles/191792/pete-seegers-yiddishkeit/#IDComment790305089 Seeger Pete is rightly criticized for his left-wing politics. Many communists eventually rejected Stalinism; so did Khrushchev. But, they, like Seeger, remained unreconstructed communists.And, as is unfortunately so typical of leftists, Seeger was also anti-Israel -- despite the so-called "Yiddishkeit" described in this article. The Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions may have, itself been a nonviolent organization, but it supported the murderously anti-Semitic and terrorist Hamas.Seeger's support of Israel's mortal enemies is a stain forever on his memory. Thu, 30 Jan 2014 23:20:46 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/191792/pete-seegers-yiddishkeit/#IDComment790305089 http://blogs.staging.boston.forward.com/charles-a-radins-annals-of-a-recovering-journalist/182527/#IDComment776496136 Hogwash. Ending the so-called "occupation" will produce only a sovereign terrorist "Palestinian" state which will be more capable of pursuing the total war against Israel -- just as they, themselves, say that they will do. It is all very nice to speak about being "moral", but there is nothing moral about helping your mortal enemies to kill you. Your statement about "...Israel’s denial of basic human rights to the Palestinians of the occupied territories.." is a flagrant lie. First of all, Gaza is not even "occupied" and has not been for many years. Most of Judea and Samaria is also not "occupied". The vast majority of "Palestinians" live in the non-occupied areas, and their own leaders are the ones who are denying them basic human rights. Don't blame it on Israel. Israel is ready to make peace any time, but the "Palestinians", both Hamas and the PLO, refuse to recognize Israel's right to exist. They are the ones who refuse to make peace. They are the ones who have raised three generations of their people in Jew-hatred and glorification of those who murder Jews. It takes two to make peace but only one to prevent peace. Israel is not that one. By the way, the conflict is, contrary to the picture you paint, NOT a conflict between Palestinians and Israelis. It used to be called the "Arab-Israeli" conflict, bujt that was wrong, too, In fact, we are dealing with an Islamic holy war against the Jews. How else to explain the fact that not a single Moslem-majority country recognizes Israel's right to exist and that Israel's deadliest enemy is the Islamic Republic of Iran which is not even Arab, let alone "Palestinian"? If you read the Hamas Charter, you will see the Islamic religious basis for the total war against Israel. The Koran requires Moslems to make war agains the Jews (and Christians, too) until the Jews submit to Islamic subjugation. Their prophet, Muhammad, commanded Moslems to make war against the Jews and kill them. That is the reason for the conflict -- not borders and not settlements and not "occupation". Mon, 30 Dec 2013 17:23:37 +0000 http://blogs.staging.boston.forward.com/charles-a-radins-annals-of-a-recovering-journalist/182527/#IDComment776496136 http://forward.com/articles/189722/-arrested-in-murder-of-jewish-lawyer-dustin-fried/#IDComment771799627 Perhaps race played a role? Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:37:40 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/189722/-arrested-in-murder-of-jewish-lawyer-dustin-fried/#IDComment771799627 http://blogs.staging.boston.forward.com/charles-a-radins-annals-of-a-recovering-journalist/182169/#IDComment768417390 How is it possible to write books about the conflict over Israel, and to review those books, and come up with only this puny reference to “This toxic mix of religion and history..."??? Which religion? What are the tenets of that religion? And, how are they related to the conflict over Israel? Hasn't anyone bothered to read the Koran? Or, even the Hamas Charter? We are not dealing with a territorial conflict which can be resolved by drawing new lines on old maps. And the so-called "settlements -- Jewish towns in the ancient Jewish homeland -- have nothing to do with the conflict either because the conflict started long before there were any "settlements" and the Moslem world is dedicated to wiping out all of Israel. The Islamic Republic of Iran is Israel's deadliest enemy, and the Iranians are not even Arab, let alone "Palestinian". Not a single Moslem-majority country recognizes Israel's right to exist. Why is that? The answers are all there in the Koran, the sayhings of Muhammad and even in the Hamas Charter; and anyone can read them for himself or herself. The brute fact is that the fundamental doctrines of Islam prohibit peace between Moslems and Jews, prohibit Jewish sovereignty. In the Koran, the Islamic god, Allah, commands Moslems to make war against the Jews (and Christians, too!) and subjugate them to Islamic rule. The Islamic prophet, Muhammad, commands Moslems to make war against the Jews and kill them. No religious Moslem can agree to Israel's right to exist without violating the basic tenets of his god and his prophet! That is it in a nutshell -- and nobody is talking about it. Mon, 16 Dec 2013 01:03:59 +0000 http://blogs.staging.boston.forward.com/charles-a-radins-annals-of-a-recovering-journalist/182169/#IDComment768417390