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This story, excerpts below got little coverage, but imagine the outcry if a mosque in Israel were set ablaze? Or in Canada? Or in the U.S.?

By Tarek Amara

Reuters

updated 2/1/2011 11:00:42 AM ET 2011-02-01T16:00:42

A synagogue was set on fire in Tunisia overnight and gangs rampaged through schools in the capital on Tuesday, prompting the army to fan out to calm fears of chaos after the revolt that toppled Zine al-Abdine Ben Ali.

Major street protests have dried up in Tunisia in recent days, after a reshuffle purged the interim government of most Ben Ali loyalists and appeased public opinion.
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The planet has a case of the crazies these days. Where next?

Re: the Jews. What do you really expect? Not much has changed since WW2 in that regard. Anyways...sympathy is for victims. Never Again didn't mean no more pogroms. It just meant that Jews will no longer go down without a fight.

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Never Again didn't mean no more pogroms. It just meant that Jews will no longer go down without a fight.

One of the reasons I'm proud to be Jewish.

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  • Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location?
  • The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).

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This story, excerpts below got little coverage, but imagine the outcry if a mosque in Israel were set ablaze? Or in Canada? Or in the U.S.?

torching of mosques, courtesy of the friendly jewish settlers:

that's just from the first page of google search.

the list goes on.

so jbg, you are either:

1. uninformed and make comments without really doing a simple search to see what is really happening

or

2. you're purposely posting misinformation in order to win points for your tribe

Posted

It's not unusual for a country to see a rise in ethnic tensions and persecution after a strongman leaves. Yugoslavia's breakup in the 90s was one of these situations.

 

Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase !

Michael Hardner

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It's not unusual for a country to see a rise in ethnic tensions and persecution after a strongman leaves. Yugoslavia's breakup in the 90s was one of these situations.

That is an important thing to note. It's happened before in other countries where it comes down to something as minor as ethnic differences. (but it's a huge deal to them)

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It's not unusual for a country to see a rise in ethnic tensions and persecution after a strongman leaves. Yugoslavia's breakup in the 90s was one of these situations.

It's even less unusual for a country in any kind of difficulty to blame the Jews, or the Zionists, or Israel, for problems.

  • Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone."
  • Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds.
  • Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location?
  • The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).

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It's even less unusual for a country in any kind of difficulty to blame the Jews, or the Zionists, or Israel, for problems.

What's so strange about people who have been the victims of western-backed dictators being hostile to symbols of western interference in their midst?

I think it's safe to say this hostility towards Israel will take at least a generation to subside. How long it might take to subside towards the west is anyone's guess.

I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical,
a liberal, oh fanatical criminal

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One thing that I learned during the five year litigation against a Jewish govermental agency...in the end the so called all powerful conspiratorial "Jews" we really not in control...It was an old anglo elite that ran the show...as for Tunisia...some one is sicking the common stupid person on the "Jews" in order to cover up for their own crimminal activity...this is old news . Jews have been used for scape goats and tossing them under a bus to hide your own evil is typical...To bad people have not figured out this system. AS Bush Cheney once said in satire..."It's the Joooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooos " When one group is signaled out as the cuprit it is usually someone esle covering up their own evil act -Muslims have come in handy for corrupt and sinister powerful Americans....They love to piss them off and have them act badly - Then they can say - "Look - it was those Muslim terrorists that did it!" Meanwhile they are tacitly committing all sorts of oppressive greedy crimminal acts themselves..............Tired of this Jew and Muslim thing - when our enemy lives in our own house.

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What's so strange about people who have been the victims of western-backed dictators being hostile to symbols of western interference in their midst?

The Tunisian Jewish community is at least a millenium old. Certainly pre-dates "Western interference".
  • Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone."
  • Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds.
  • Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location?
  • The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).

Posted

The Tunisian Jewish community is at least a millenium old. Certainly pre-dates "Western interference".

It also pre-dates the country of Israel by at least the same amount of time.

I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical,
a liberal, oh fanatical criminal

Posted

The Tunisian Jewish community is at least a millenium old. Certainly pre-dates "Western interference".

It also pre-dates the country of Israel by at least the same amount of time.

So therefore it's a legitimate target for attack in your view?

  • Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone."
  • Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds.
  • Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location?
  • The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).

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So therefore it's a legitimate target for attack in your view?

No. I said it's natural to expect that Israel will be a target of hostility.

I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical,
a liberal, oh fanatical criminal

Posted

No. I said it's natural to expect that Israel will be a target of hostility.

A Tunisian synagogue is not Israel. What was torched has been part of the community for centuries.

  • Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone."
  • Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds.
  • Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location?
  • The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).

Posted

A Tunisian synagogue is not Israel. What was torched has been part of the community for centuries.

It's not my fault ancient religious tensions have been exacerbated by modern geo-politics and the unethical pursuit of strategic interests.

Notice how the synagogue in question managed to stand for centuries without being torched. How do you explain that?

I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical,
a liberal, oh fanatical criminal

Posted

The planet has a case of the crazies these days. Where next?

Re: the Jews. What do you really expect? Not much has changed since WW2 in that regard. Anyways...sympathy is for victims. Never Again didn't mean no more pogroms. It just meant that Jews will no longer go down without a fight.

Agreed. The Jews now have state with sufficient firepower to wipe out good chunks of Tunisia.

Posted
...........unethical pursuit of strategic interests.
Survival by Israel?

Notice how the synagogue in question managed to stand for centuries without being torched. How do you explain that?

Too bad it took a dictator to save them.
  • Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone."
  • Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds.
  • Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location?
  • The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).

Posted

Survival by Israel?

No, securing western access to oil while denying the Soviet Union access to oil.

Too bad it took a dictator to save them.

Too bad it took a bunch of dictators to accomplish our goals.

I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical,
a liberal, oh fanatical criminal

Posted

Agreed. The Jews now have state with sufficient firepower to wipe out good chunks of Tunisia.

Not to mention that the UN, Nato and other organizations may have something to say about unprovoked attacks.

 

Looks like someone has a new patronizing catch phrase !

Michael Hardner

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One of the reasons I'm proud to be Jewish.

Resisting tyranny is something to be proud of by the way. It's supporting it that's so shameful.

I said now watch what you say they'll be calling you a radical,
a liberal, oh fanatical criminal

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