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kayecy

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1. Another anti-Israel demonstration was held over the weekend in Toronto, Canada........
Thu Dec 6, 2012, 03:18 AM
Dec 2012
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4308691,00.html


Another anti-Israel demonstration was held over the weekend in Toronto, Canada. The protest was particularly infuriating in light of the fact that a pro-Israel rally was held on the other of the street and that one of the keynote speakers was Rabbi David Feldman who said, "We all stand in solidarity with the suffering people of Palestine.

"We need to remember that this story didn't start yesterday or the day before," he added. "This is a long chain of tragedies going on already for decades. This is a terrible disaster, it is a Nakba, it is a catastrophe for Palestine, but not only for Palestine. This should be considered a catastrophe for all of us and for humanity."

To the crowd's applause, the rabbi went on to say that "a human being should not be able to remain silent by seeing what's going on in Palestine already for decades and we don't see the end of the tunnel.

"I'm here as an Orthodox religious Jewish person and I say that for myself and for many communities like myself, this is embarrassing because this is being done supposedly in our name, in the name of all Jews, and sadly in the name of the Holy Torah. This is not Judaism.

"Jewish people worldwide stand up because they don't want to see other people suffer again. This is painful, this is embarrassing."

Another anti-Israel demonstration was held over the weekend in Toronto, Canada........ kayecy Dec 2012 #1
You know that Rabbi Feldman is a far RW religious fundamentalist, right? oberliner Dec 2012 #3
Of course, but he isn't anti-Semitic is he?........n/t kayecy Dec 2012 #6
Nature Karta is the same group King_David Dec 2012 #8
No but he is a far-right nutcase LeftishBrit Dec 2012 #16
He definitely loathes secular Jews oberliner Dec 2012 #19
Can a gay Arab whose ancestors trace back thousands of years delrem Dec 2012 #2
Only if they were Jewish oberliner Dec 2012 #4
I don't think a Gay Arab should King_David Dec 2012 #9
uh huh. but you are pinkwashing right now. nt delrem Dec 2012 #12
I don't even know what that ridiculous term is meant to mean. nt King_David Dec 2012 #13
Not allowed to say anything positive about gay rights in Israel oberliner Dec 2012 #15
Well, look at it this way Scootaloo Dec 2012 #20
That post goes to show you don't know shit about Israel, and don't care to. n/t shira Dec 2012 #27
Yes of course, Shira Scootaloo Dec 2012 #32
If you were in Israel making those arguments.... shira Dec 2012 #34
That's your argument, huh? Scootaloo Dec 2012 #36
It's not that Israelis disagree. They wouldn't give you & your unhinged views... shira Dec 2012 #41
And in America, they are lynching negroes... shaayecanaan Dec 2012 #29
That's pretty much what Dave is trying to argue, yeah Scootaloo Dec 2012 #31
Fascinating first response to your post oberliner Dec 2012 #5
"Viewed more favourably?.....Who does that?.... kayecy Dec 2012 #7
Plenty of other right wing fanatics too King_David Dec 2012 #10
Very true, but....... kayecy Dec 2012 #11
Strange Bedfellows... King_David Dec 2012 #14
NK ultra-rightwingers are right at home with the pro-Assad, pro- Egyptian MB.... shira Dec 2012 #28
BTA is not a 'hate-poster'. You may disagree with his views, but that doesn't make them 'hate'. LeftishBrit Dec 2012 #17
Are you aware of what BtA has posted on that other site?...... kayecy Dec 2012 #18
what other site? sabbat hunter Dec 2012 #30
And the part you keep leaving out... Scootaloo Dec 2012 #21
Why would any Jew attend conference King_David Dec 2012 #22
Perhaps to stand up and tell them "you're fucking wrong and should be ashamed"? Scootaloo Dec 2012 #23
Perhaps not. shira Dec 2012 #35
I'm not sure you understand the concept of "defend" Scootaloo Dec 2012 #37
You prefer quoting from the NK website over Haaretz now? shira Dec 2012 #38
It's called a primary source, Shira Scootaloo Dec 2012 #39
Here's Bloomberg with its guy reporting from Tehran shira Dec 2012 #40
It is stunning that anyone would speak favorably about this group on a site like this oberliner Dec 2012 #24
Bwahahaha Scootaloo Dec 2012 #25
on that second paragraph azurnoir Dec 2012 #26
I could be, but I haven't been. Scootaloo Dec 2012 #33
Thank you for that oberliner Dec 2012 #43
Bizarre that this amuses you oberliner Dec 2012 #42
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