tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675600882597316438.post6153668168913764212..comments2023-10-26T06:29:39.824-07:00Comments on The Magnes Zionist: Ten Eyes for an Eye: The IDF Allegedly Smashes and Plunders the Arab Village of AwartaJerry Haberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15173892714754718716noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675600882597316438.post-2877546298653205892011-04-12T04:46:16.491-07:002011-04-12T04:46:16.491-07:00One other thing:
"the perpetrator was releas...One other thing:<br /><br />"the perpetrator was released on bail..."<br /><br />If I described a Palestinian who had not been found guilty as a "perpetrator" rather than a "suspect" or "the accused" you would rightly take me to task for jumping the gun on the presumption of innocence.<br /><br />Again, I agree that in a murder case bail should not be granted except in the rarest and most exceptional of circumstances, but to call the accused the "perpetrator" is a warning sign as to the writer's attitude and agenda.David Kessler Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389208081483334893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675600882597316438.post-24247252500799993452011-04-12T04:36:08.567-07:002011-04-12T04:36:08.567-07:00"According to reports, hundreds of Palestinia..."According to reports, hundreds of Palestinians have been arrested, some beaten; all young men were forced to give DNA samples;"<br /><br />I just love that phrase "according to reports" - it enables one to incriminate without evidence.<br /><br />Beatings (when proven) are clearly deserving of condemnation. But since when is <i>taking DNA</i> from many disproportionate to the murder of the few. Certainly the pure numbers are disproportionate - but is taking a DNA sample (even from a thousand people) comparable to the murder of even <b>one</b>?<br /><br />And the other <b><i>allegations</i></b> - looting, creating an outpost, curfew - do these really measure up to those gruesome murders?<br /><br />The whole tone of this piece speaks volumes for the ethical values of its author.David Kessler Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08389208081483334893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675600882597316438.post-17871401761835239132011-04-11T11:24:37.307-07:002011-04-11T11:24:37.307-07:00pabelmont
as the report comes from a blog that i...pabelmont <br /><br />as the report comes from a blog that is filled with anti israel screeds, provides no significant evidence of alleged war crimes (ism testimony is worthless and the maan news agency is a joke)<br /><br />your answer is no<br /><br />but i guess you knew that...your whole point in being is to demonize israel and the general jewish community...as is jerry's.<br /><br />btw jerry...collecting fingerprints and dna samples is not a war crime<br /><br />and why you give any credence to a news agency that floated the blatant lie that tai workers (none of which work in itamar...they dont have foreign workers)were being investigated...is beyond the pale<br /><br />showing a broken door, allegedly broken by idf soldiers is not proof of beatingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675600882597316438.post-19772509867268957162011-04-11T09:05:38.198-07:002011-04-11T09:05:38.198-07:00This is so damning it will have to be kept far awa...This is so damning it will have to be kept far away from the New York Times.<br />Your title is apt. This is the kind of immoral use of power that the Hebrew Bible was trying to correct with the humane "an eye for an eye."<br />Israel is the face of 21st century colonialism.<br />Any colonial force has to enforce the superior rights of the colonists and keep the natives' heads down.<br />If the British were still ruling the Raj, this is exactly what they would do. Israel has fulfilled the Zionist dream of being the same as all (colonial) nations.Michael Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04594224614632993083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675600882597316438.post-66902693149657485502011-04-11T06:19:24.778-07:002011-04-11T06:19:24.778-07:00Will this (sort of) report make the American Jewis...Will this (sort of) report make the American Jewish community the least bit, well, queasy, about its support for Israel (or for the occupation or for the settlers)?<br /><br />Or will it lead them (like South Africa's Jewish community) to become champions of illegality, to circle the wagons?<br /><br />If the latter, one might well ask, what their wagons were doing in the West Bank, anyway.pabelmonthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02455552052993621134noreply@blogger.com