en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/12260669 Comments by motelpasey http://forward.com/articles/218775/israel-agrees-to-transfer-tax-cash-to-palestinians/#IDComment965253166 Just keep busting their b*lls until they wake up and smell the reality. Until then squalor and rubble. Sun, 19 Apr 2015 14:37:10 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218775/israel-agrees-to-transfer-tax-cash-to-palestinians/#IDComment965253166 http://forward.com/articles/218553/stanford-student-senate-candidate-asked-how-jewish/#IDComment964844957 You're right. There is absolutely no debate worth conducting with anyone so obtuse as to equate Zionism with Nazism. And in response to your statement to stop giving the world a legitimate reason to hate us, you need only to look in the mirror to understand why there is Jew hatred. Fri, 17 Apr 2015 18:29:06 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218553/stanford-student-senate-candidate-asked-how-jewish/#IDComment964844957 http://forward.com/articles/218553/stanford-student-senate-candidate-asked-how-jewish/#IDComment964543443 Her Jewish identity is irrelevant to the issue of divestment and the questioner raising it as somehow relevant or connected is racist. If the questioner had merely asked how would you vote on divestment without referring to her ethnic origins, then no problem. But prefacing that with you being Jewish clearly implies that her being Jewish has an impact on her vote on divestment. Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:28:39 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218553/stanford-student-senate-candidate-asked-how-jewish/#IDComment964543443 http://forward.com/articles/218553/stanford-student-senate-candidate-asked-how-jewish/#IDComment964542198 Her Jewish identity is irrelevant to the issue of divestment and the questioner raising it as somehow relevant or connected is racist. Thu, 16 Apr 2015 13:22:08 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218553/stanford-student-senate-candidate-asked-how-jewish/#IDComment964542198 http://forward.com/articles/218553/stanford-student-senate-candidate-asked-how-jewish/#IDComment964450579 If a student chooses to self-identify as a Jewish person in advancing her candidacy that is her choice. However, if she is subsequently asked how being Jewish will affect her position on divestment from Israel, then that is implying that her ethnic origins have a direct impact on her position on divestment. That is tantamount to questioning an Afro-American person as follows: "Given your black identity, what is your position on Afro-American crime in Afro-American communities". In short, implying that a person's race or ethnicity colors (no pun intended) how they vote on matters which have no direct relevance to one's race or ethnicity. In short, racist. Thu, 16 Apr 2015 03:49:00 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218553/stanford-student-senate-candidate-asked-how-jewish/#IDComment964450579 http://forward.com/articles/218553/stanford-student-senate-candidate-asked-how-jewish/#IDComment964449050 Your underlying premise which informs your comment is a matter of debate. First of all, your analogy with Nazism is false. The prevailing wisdom, opinion, and consensus is that Nazism is racist and anti-Semitic. There is no similar consensus regarding Zionism or BDS. In fact, there is a great deal of disagreement and debate on these matters. You and others apparently view Zionism as racism. I and others, on the other hand, view anti-Zionism and the BDS cause as racism i.e. anti-Semitism. But whatever our views are, there is no general consensus like there is when it comes to Nazism. Secondly, if as you say BDS has nothing to do with being Jewish, then why did her questioner tie her ethnic identity to the issue of divestment which of course is central to BDS? Thu, 16 Apr 2015 03:39:25 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218553/stanford-student-senate-candidate-asked-how-jewish/#IDComment964449050 http://forward.com/articles/218553/stanford-student-senate-candidate-asked-how-jewish/#IDComment964444213 Quite simply. If she herself chooses to self-identify as a Jewish person in advancing her candidacy that is her choice. However, if she is subsequently asked how being Jewish will affect her position on divestment from Israel, then that is implying that her ethnic origins have a direct impact on her position on divestment. That is tantamount to questioning an Afro-American person as follows: "Given your black identity, what is your position on Afro-American crime in Afro-American communities". In short, implying that a person's race or ethnicity colors (no pun intended) how they vote on matters which have no direct relevance to one's race or ethnicity. In short, racist. Thu, 16 Apr 2015 03:07:41 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218553/stanford-student-senate-candidate-asked-how-jewish/#IDComment964444213 http://forward.com/articles/218582/senate-reaches-compromise-on-iran-oversight-bill/#IDComment964251402 limp-wristed = weak Wed, 15 Apr 2015 10:22:54 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218582/senate-reaches-compromise-on-iran-oversight-bill/#IDComment964251402 http://forward.com/articles/218582/senate-reaches-compromise-on-iran-oversight-bill/#IDComment964155890 If he was a man of principle or even politically astute, he would have let the Senate override his veto so that he could show the world (or even his family) that he stood for something in principle as opposed to the absence of principle i.e political expediency. COWARD. WEASEL. COWARDLY WEASEL. By the way, his counting the votes is your rationalization. His rationale was that he likes compromise. What kind of limp-wristed kaka from the limp-wristed kaker. His threatened veto was dead on arrival weeks ago and long before the Senate vote. Tue, 14 Apr 2015 23:29:01 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218582/senate-reaches-compromise-on-iran-oversight-bill/#IDComment964155890 http://forward.com/articles/218582/senate-reaches-compromise-on-iran-oversight-bill/#IDComment964126829 What a coward. What a weasel. What a cowardly weasel. Turn it over to the Senate now that his Iran agreement has turned out to be a non agreement. Tue, 14 Apr 2015 20:28:43 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218582/senate-reaches-compromise-on-iran-oversight-bill/#IDComment964126829 http://blogs.forward.com/forward-thinking/218514/#IDComment963892875 Liar or not. She will be heads and shoulders above Obama for Israel. In fact, the next election should provide better choices for Israel supporters whether Republican or Democrat. Whoever gets in will be so much better for Israel than the current schvantz. And no one has ever described me as an optimist. Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:44:23 +0000 http://blogs.forward.com/forward-thinking/218514/#IDComment963892875 http://forward.com/articles/218408/palestinian-killed-by-israeli-troops-at-militants/#IDComment963828359 Big difference. Terrorists deliberately target innocent civilians unlike freedom fighters. Mon, 13 Apr 2015 15:29:17 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218408/palestinian-killed-by-israeli-troops-at-militants/#IDComment963828359 http://forward.com/articles/218408/palestinian-killed-by-israeli-troops-at-militants/#IDComment963615368 I suppose you think that by writng in capital letters your comments will be noticed. Don't count on it. Unsubstantiated nonsense and misquotations should be written in the smallest print. That way you just might get credit for humility. Only your name is noticeable and likely receives credit but for other reasons. Sun, 12 Apr 2015 14:29:30 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218408/palestinian-killed-by-israeli-troops-at-militants/#IDComment963615368 http://blogs.forward.com/forward-thinking/218262/#IDComment963410490 Well I'm pleased to see that you are prepared to acknowledge that the State of Israel itself is not apartheid and that the only thing to address is what goes on in the West Bank and Gaza. As we all know, the West Bank and Gaza is governed by the Palestinian Authority and Hamas who have the responsibility for the West Bank and Gaza respectively. The fact that they are incapable or unwilling to address or improve the lives of their constituents speaks volumes. Blaming Israel for the plight of the Palestinians may play well with anti-Zionists, anti-Semites, and Israel scolds and bashers, but it will not improve the lot of Palestinians until their representatives get their act together and negotiate a peace agreement. As a footnote, I don't recall that when Egypt occupied Gaza, and Jordan occupied the West Bank, that they were accused of practicing apartheid. Sat, 11 Apr 2015 13:49:56 +0000 http://blogs.forward.com/forward-thinking/218262/#IDComment963410490 http://forward.com/articles/218147/sodastream-agrees-to-made-in-west-bank-label/#IDComment963301063 So let's see. Your entire thesis is based on a non-binding advisory opinion and is limited only to the settlements and the wall, but nothing which addresses the core issue of Israel's detractors, namely Israel's occupation of the Palestinian Territories. And as far as your contention that Schwebel being Jewish renders his opinion biased, that is racist in and of itself. By the way, I gather that you know that the current chief prosecutor of the ICC who will be taking up the Palestinian cause at the ICC is a Muslim. Do you envision any bias there? You still haven't answered the question that if as you allege the matter of Israel's occupation has been decided as illegal, why is it that the Palestinians are now proceeding to get that matter decided. Fri, 10 Apr 2015 23:34:44 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218147/sodastream-agrees-to-made-in-west-bank-label/#IDComment963301063 http://forward.com/articles/218147/sodastream-agrees-to-made-in-west-bank-label/#IDComment963252564 First of all, I'll leave the hysterical claptrap of your other submission for your shrink who undoubtedly is much better equipped to address it. As far the Red Cross and the UN are concerned, they are first and foremost political bodies whose determinations are politically motivated and are not legally binding or determinative in the same way as court decisions.. The ICC, however, is a bona fide court of law whose determinations are generally legally binding, although it has been known to issue non-binding advisory opinions. But until you forward a copy of the actual decision that you are relying on rather than a Wikipedia description, your assertion regarding its alleged determination is no better than your opinion. If as you allege that the ICC has already decided the matter of Israel's activities in the Territories, why is it that the Palestinians are only just now proceeding to the ICC to decide the matter? So let me leave you with this. As explained by Justice Stephen M. Schwebel, who spent 19 years as a judge of the International Court of Justice at The Hague, including three years as President, the Palestinians never had sovereignty over the West Bank nor east Jerusalem, and since Jordan, the prior holder of these territories had seized that territory unlawfully in 1948, Israel which subsequently took that territory in the lawful exercise of self-defense in 1967, has better title to it. Jordan’s illegal annexation of the West Bank and east Jerusalem in 1948 was recognized only by Britain and Pakistan and Jordan now makes no claim to it. In terms of international law, between 1948 and 1967 this territory was terra nullius, or “land belonging to no one” over which sovereignty may be acquired through occupation. The concept of terra nullius is well recognized in international law. And thanks for sending a photo of yourself. Unfortunately, contrary to your claim, there's no telling what your ethnic origins are. Suffice it to say, it is clear from the photo that you cannot be dismissed as just another pretty face. Fri, 10 Apr 2015 18:19:50 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218147/sodastream-agrees-to-made-in-west-bank-label/#IDComment963252564 http://forward.com/articles/218406/british-labor-leader-ed-miliband-backs-palestine-r/#IDComment963224177 Send this Jew in name only back to his Palestinian precincts. Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:34:47 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218406/british-labor-leader-ed-miliband-backs-palestine-r/#IDComment963224177 http://forward.com/articles/218408/palestinian-killed-by-israeli-troops-at-militants/#IDComment963223340 Militant? aka Terrorist. boohoo Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:29:38 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218408/palestinian-killed-by-israeli-troops-at-militants/#IDComment963223340 http://forward.com/articles/218147/sodastream-agrees-to-made-in-west-bank-label/#IDComment963098606 There is only one word for your reply. Hysterical. Typically when someone has nothing substantive to say, he/she resorts to ad hominem assertions which your response is replete with. So I'll respond in kind. If Avi is not your real name and just a Jewish-sounding pseudonym to conceal your real identity, I would ordinarily dismiss you as one of the lesser breeds without the law. But on the off chance that it is your real name, I'll simply conclude that you are just another self-loathing Jew in name only. Fri, 10 Apr 2015 02:34:03 +0000 http://forward.com/articles/218147/sodastream-agrees-to-made-in-west-bank-label/#IDComment963098606 http://blogs.forward.com/forward-thinking/218262/#IDComment963041068 Israel's policy towards the Palestinians long preceded the Likud. Labor governments preceded the Likud in addressing Palestinian terrorism and belligerence towards israel. In fact, the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza came about under Labor governments. So raising the Likud as responsible for the Palestinian situation is like holding Obama totally responsible for the presence of the U.S. in Iraq when it began with Bush. While I appreciate that your focusing on the Likud might make your position more palatable, it is a straw man argument that serves no other purpose than to make your position sound more reasonable. Thu, 9 Apr 2015 20:45:06 +0000 http://blogs.forward.com/forward-thinking/218262/#IDComment963041068