• Israeli religious figure urging genocide of Palestinians
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[quote]Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat on Sunday slammed remarks by the spiritual leader of Israel's leading ultra-Orthodox party, who said the Palestinians should "perish", saying that it was paramount to incitement to genocide. Erekat called on the Israeli government to denounce the remarks by Israel's former chief rabbi Ovadia Yosef, and to take action against racist remarks by other elected officials. He also criticized Israel for allowing the incident to pass without condemnation. Yosef had said during his weekly Shabbat sermon that the Palestinians, namely Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, should perish from the world. Yosef, a founder of the Shas Party, also described Palestinians as evil, bitter enemies of Israel. "All these evil people should perish from this world ... God should strike them with a plague, them and these Palestinians," Yosef had said. The 89-year-old is a respected religious scholar but is also known for vitriolic comments about Arabs, secular Jews, liberals, women and gays, among others. "Is this how the Israeli government prepares its public for a peace agreement?" Erekat said, days before Israeli and Palestinian leaders were scheduled to meet in Washington for the launch of renewed direct peace negotiations. "While the PLO is ready to resume negotiations in seriousness and good faith, a member of the Israeli government is calling for our destruction," Erekat said. "It is an insult to all our efforts to advance the negotiations process." Erekat called on Israel "do more about peace and stop spreading hatred" and said Yosef's comments could be placed within the larger context of Israel's "policy against a Palestinian state" such as settlement expansion, home demolitions, among other things. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday distanced himself from Yosef's remarks, but stopped short of a condemnation. "Rabbi Ovadia Yosef's remarks do not reflect Netanyahu's views, nor do they reflect the stance of the Israeli government," Netanyahu's office said in a statement. "Israel plans to take part in peace negotiations out of a desire to advance toward a peace agreement with the Palestinians that will end the conflict and ensure peace, security and good neighborly relations between the two peoples," the statement continued. Israeli Arab MK Jamal Zahalka, chair of the Balad Knesset faction, sent a letter to Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein, demanding that Yosef be investigated and tried for racist incitement and incitement to murder. "Yosef's comments are especially dangerous because he keeps repeating himself again and again, so he must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law," MK Zahalka said. According to Zahalka, Yosef is not a minor public figure, but a spiritual leader whose religious edicts are adhered to by hundreds of thousands of followers, and his comments can be interpreted as permission to kill Palestinians. Zahalka added, "If, heaven forbid, a Muslim spiritual leader were to make anti-Jewish comments of this sort, he would be arrested immediately." MK Ahmed Tibi, chair of the United Arab List-Ta'al Knesset faction, also responded to Yosef's comments, saying that the rabbi "has long since turned into the biggest blasphemer, the evilest purveyor of hatred and killing, which are contrary to all religions." MK Tibi called upon Yosef to reconsider his call for all evildoers to die, "because without realizing it, he is calling for his own death." In the past, Israel has accused the Palestinian government of incitement against the Jewish state, including by naming streets after Palestinian militants. The Palestinian Authority has dismissed such allegations, though U.S. President Barack Obama told Abbas earlier this year he needs to do more to halt incitement against Israel.[/quote] Source: [url]http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/erekat-israeli-religious-figure-urging-genocide-of-palestinians-1.310876?print[/url]
Expected nothing less from israel.
Every nation has their psychopaths.
oh my god, why can't we all just get along. Why? :saddowns: I don't like living in fear of finding out that someone just nuked someone else, every time I read the news.
[QUOTE=IStanI;24439817]Expected nothing less from israel.[/QUOTE] Yeah because ultra-orthodox Jews = Israel. Also there are so many people in the world who call for ethnic cleansing of all Muslims its ridiculous.
This isn't the first time and it won't be the last. [url]http://www.facepunch.com/showpost.php?p=22897039&postcount=71[/url] [editline]10:22PM[/editline] [url]http://www.jpost.com/Israel/Article.aspx?id=63137[/url] [url]http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSL2868601720080229[/url] [editline]10:22PM[/editline] [QUOTE=POLOPOZOZO;24440141]Yeah because ultra-orthodox Jews = Israel. Also there are so many people in the world who call for ethnic cleansing of all Muslims its ridiculous.[/QUOTE] They quite a lot of power over the Jewish State actually.
[QUOTE=Anti Christ;24440088]oh my god, why can't we all just get along. Why? :saddowns:[/QUOTE] Says 'Anti-Christ' with an avatar of Hitler. :v:
Yay for Israel! :neckbeard: Oh for fuck's sake...:doh: SARCASM SNAPS! YOU NEED TO TASTE THEM! /caps
[QUOTE=Swilly;24440351]Yay for Israel! :neckbeard:[/QUOTE] what
[QUOTE=Spetzaz;24440333]Says 'Anti-Christ' with an avatar of Hitler. :v:[/QUOTE] It's a long story, but I mean no harm. I guess my name/avatar is sort of an oxymoron. And it's ironic right now. I'm a good person though!
Like the Nazi's except they don't invent cool stuff.
we (US) needs to leave this oil fire alone and let it burn itself out.
[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;24440424]Like the Nazi's except they don't invent cool stuff.[/QUOTE] Israel invented a lot of cool stuff, not miltary wise.
[QUOTE=Penguiin;24440624]we (US) needs to leave this oil fire alone and let it burn itself out.[/QUOTE] c'mon it's america. We rub our noses in everything.
[QUOTE=JDK721;24440382]what[/QUOTE] Sarcasm mother fucker! DO YOU SPEAK IT!?
[QUOTE=Second-gear-of-mgear;24440424]Like the Nazi's except they don't invent cool stuff.[/QUOTE] Both parts of this sentence are wrong. You like that computer you're using? Major parts of it were invented in Israel. Also, everyone in Israel is seriously pissed at this idiot, Ovadia Yosef, and has been for a long time since he always says stupid things like that. He once said that religious education is more important than all other forms of education, if I'm not mistaken.
[QUOTE=Penguiin;24440624]we (US) needs to leave this oil fire alone and let it burn itself out.[/QUOTE] c'mon it's america. We shove our noses in everything.
[QUOTE=starpluck;24440643]Israel invented a lot of cool stuff, not miltary wise.[/QUOTE] Thank you kind sir.
[QUOTE=BurnEmDown;24440720]Thank you kind sir.[/QUOTE] you're like 15 you didn't have anything to do with the inventions
Israel has it's own cyberarmy: [img]http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5055/israel.png[/img]
:irony:
[QUOTE=FreeThinker;24440888]Beware, Israel has it's own cyberarmy: [img_thumb]http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5055/israel.png[/img_thumb][/QUOTE] I wouldn't be surprised if a few of them were on Facepunch considering how supportive some people are :psyduck:
What's with the disagrees? They invented IM, USB Flash Drive, anti virus and cell phones etc. [QUOTE=FreeThinker;24440888]Beware, Israel has it's own cyberarmy: [img]http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5055/israel.png[/img][/QUOTE] Look at my latest ban.
[QUOTE=FreeThinker;24440888]Beware, Israel has it's own cyberarmy: [img_thumb]http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5055/israel.png[/img_tumb][/QUOTE] The cyber soldiers have back traced Facepunch! We're goofed!
This could have been said by any anti-Muslim/Palestinian religious leader in any country. Though it doesn't make it anymore acceptable. Especially coming from an Israeli. Are the Israelis trying to bring about Armaggedon? This is only going to serve to piss off all their Arab/Muslim neighbors. Something you would assume they'd try to avoid given that most of them won't even acknowledge Israel's existence. [b][i] Rock the boat, don't rock the boat baby. [/i][/b]
[QUOTE=starpluck;24440142]They quite a lot of power over the Jewish State actually.[/QUOTE] "The 89-year-old is a respected religious scholar but is also known for vitriolic comments about Arabs, secular Jews, liberals, women and gays, among others." Yeah and the rich Moral Majority evangelists who do the same exact thing in America represent our country now? [editline]04:22PM[/editline] In fact I bet they probably would advocate genocide of Muslims also but well they aren't in Israel that makes it not worthy to rage at. :rolleyes:
[QUOTE=imarawrus;24441188]This could have been said by any anti-Muslim/Palestinian religious leader in any country. Though it doesn't make it anymore acceptable. Especially coming from an Israeli. Are the Israelis trying to bring about Armaggedon? This is only going to serve to piss off all their Arab/Muslim neighbors. Something you would assume they'd try to avoid given that most of them won't even acknowledge Israel's existence. [b][i] Rock the boat, don't rock the boat baby. [/i][/b][/QUOTE] The Israelis aren't trying to bring an Armageddon or whatever you want to call it. This is just like the Rabbi who said that Israel should kill thousands if not tens of thousands if not millions of Gazans during cast lead, except this particular religious figure is a part of a right-wing religious party. They both have extremely bigoted view of reality and don't care about anyone but themselves, they don't even care about bad PR for the whole of Israel, they don't represent the view of the majority of the population in Israel. [QUOTE=starpluck;24441084]What's with the disagrees? They invented IM, USB Flash Drive, anti virus and cell phones etc. Look at my latest ban.[/QUOTE] Don't forget a lot of medical-related breakthroughs. [QUOTE=JDK721;24440770]you're like 15 you didn't have anything to do with the inventions[/QUOTE] So?
[QUOTE=JDK721;24440770]you're like 15 you didn't have anything to do with the inventions[/QUOTE] As if that matters, no one (especially you) on this forum have anything to do with the major inventions of our time. [editline]02:27PM[/editline] JDK just abandons all sense of logic and rationality if he can just get an insult in [editline]02:29PM[/editline] Also, this is no different from a racist politician in the USA saying that all blacks should be genocided. Except since Israel has been causing notable trouble recently I guess these people somehow represent the entire country
[QUOTE=Tetracycline;24444335]As if that matters, no one (especially you) on this forum have anything to do with the major inventions of our time. [editline]02:27PM[/editline] JDK just abandons all sense of logic and rationality if he can just get an insult in[/QUOTE] No shit? I though he was a famous inventor.
No, Israel. You are the Nazis And then Ovadia Yosef was a Hitler
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