bermanator's Comments (1291)

“Yeah... Heaven forfend that anyone notice that ,on a monitored thread, HP let blatantly bigoted comments stand for over a day!”

“It looks as though lots of posts were removed.

For the record, i agree with you that they should not have put a photo of Ehud Olmert in a story about hsi brother -- (and I doubt it would even make the International Press if it weren't for the fact that Irmi is the brother of Ehud.)

I did try to mention that i don't find this to be a big deal-- in point of fact, the former PM is facing charges that are more serious than this incident (although if i were the reporter that got punched i might disagree.)

But this is much ado about a little.”

“bermanator:
I used to be chased every Easter for being a Jew. Jews killed Jesus was a very popular reason in Britain back in the 60's to attack Jewish kids. My grandfather went to hear Hitler speak and tried to persuade his wife's family in Berlin to leave with him: they did not.

New York City is the best place to be a Jew. Maybe you've never lived in NYC? If you have you are really paranoid to think this city of all places is dangerous to be a Jew. Yep our mayor is only tolerated with a 3rd term. Muslims however really are the ones only tolerated. Maybe they need a little Hertzl? Zionism belongs in the dustbin of history along with all the other failed race based social movements of the last century.”

“Berm-You are very well-spoken and often take the words out of my mouth, except more eloquent.
@ Peter Noble, do you understand what Jews have gone through to survive til this day? Shame on you for being 'ashamed' and perhaps you should read my other posts that say this is untruthful reporting, so really you need to stop believing anti-Israel propaganda and as a Liberated American use the resources available to you to pursue truth.”

“And equally ashamed of the lingering anti-Semitism.”

“Apparently, the largest group comes from USA/Europe 32%

http://worldfacts.us/Israel.htm”

“Berm:
My comment on Zionism was for you.

I actually don't consider myself a "native". My family came from where the borders of austria, italy, slovenia, etc. come together..­.also from poland.

Sure, I suppose we can go back centuries and perhaps find a link...but I don't think that is relevant..­.except in a religious sense.”

“Thank you.
But, I am referring to the pre-Hertzl/modern Zionism inhabitants.

These people: Jewish, Muslim, Christian (and a few others) were sharing the land in relative peace...un­til modern zionism upset the apple cart.”

“Native:
1. One born in or connected with a place by birth
2. One of the original inhabitants or lifelong residents of a place.
2. An animal or plant that originated in a particular place or region.”

“1. One born in or connected with a place by birth.

2. One of the original inhabitants or lifelong residents of a place.

3. An animal or plant that originated in a particular place or region.”

“I wouldn't classify using white phosphorous on civilians moderate.

Gaza scorecard:

Gaza: 13
Israel: 1400”

“You've got a rather stark contradictions in terms going here.”

“Ubi solitudinem faciunt, pacem appellant?”

“Yes, I wouldn't be choosing the Romans as my model for making peace.

One of their own historians, tacitus, said (and I'm sorry, I don't have the Latin quote) : "The Romans make a desert and call it peace."”

“"Yes, we pack pistols".”

“In a nutshell..­..the Israeli Peace Plan!!!

For those who are bored with this pomposity of quoting Latin, here is the translation of the statement above:

"If you want peace, prepare for war".

You should start peace negotiations with the Palestinians wearing T-Shirts emblazoned with this motto. Good luck to you!”

“What do you think of HItlers claim to lands in Poland, Czechoslav­kia,Ukrain­e, Etc, due to the fact that Germans had settled in those lands, and therefore he had the right to annex those lands?”

“I have no knowledge of anything like that. If you want to say that any lands privately owned that belonged to individual Jews and or their families prior to Israels recognition as a state, belongs to Israel as well, then you lay the groundwork for a legal justification for Hitlers right to invade Poland and Czechoslavkia. Isn't that what Hitler also used as his justification? German citizens resided within the borders of those and other nations and they owned land therein therefore we Germans have the right to defend them and annex their lands accordingly. Do you really want to go there?”

“In 1948, at the moment that Israel declared itself a state, it legally owned a little more than 6 percent of the land of Palestine, the mandatory authority restricted Jewish land ownership to specific zones inside Palestine.”

“David Ben-Gurion:

From the beginning, Zionists advocated a "Jewish State" not just in Palestine, but also in Jordan, southern Lebanon, and the Golan Heights as well. In 1918 Ben-Gurion described the future "Jewish state's" frontiers in details as follows:
"to the north, the Litani river [in southern Lebanon], to the northeast, the Wadi 'Owja, twenty miles south of Damascus; the southern border will be mobile and pushed into Sinai at least up to Wadi al-'Arish; and to the east, the Syrian Desert, including the furthest edge of Transjordan" (Expulsion Of The Palestinians, p. 87)

Ben-Gurion clearly stated that Zionism's ultimate objective is to make Palestine (inclusive of Trans-Jordan) a land with a Jewish majority. He stated in November 1917:
"Within then the next twenty years, we must have a Jewish majority in Palestine.­" (Shabtai Teveth, p. 43)

After Ben-Gurion's encounter with George Antonius in May 1936, he was willing to concede the existence of a conflict between Palestinian and Jewish nationalisms for the first time. He stated in public that:
"There is a conflict, a great conflict." not in the economic but the political realm. "There is fundamental conflict. We and they want the same thing: We both want Palestine. And that is the fundamental conflict." (Shabtai Teveth, p. 166)

(from: http://www.palestineremembered.com/Acre/Famous-Zionist-Quotes/Story638.html)

Shall I quote other Zionist founders who declared they have always had the intention of stealing all of Palestine?”

“You can count with my direct view of the situation as a Druze. Please read some history and facts, not propaganda.

Complicated for you that understand little of the situation and suffering. Your views want it to be complicated in order to procrastinate a solution.

Regarding Jews, what about them? It is the policy that is at the center of the issue not religion. Let Palestinians become Israeli citizens. Will that be democratic?”

“"We" :))”

“TAIsabel:

He has been on tilt...or a bender for 2 days now.”

“No but, I am amused by yours.”

“I think you are putting words in TAIsabel's mouth. That is NOT what she (or he ) said at all.

The fact is that there are many Israelis (B'Tselem, Peace Now, Rabbis for Human Rights) -- as well as many other Israelis who are very critical of the actions of their governmetn and of the ideology of the settler movement.

Many have cooperated with Palestinians in seeking justice, in assisting Palestinian farmers in harvesting their crops when they are faced with threats of violence from some of the more fanatic settlers, and who are calling for justice for the Palestinians.”

“Reading anything that contradicts their already preconceived notions is a non starter”