Comments on: Reuters discovers that Israel is a Jewish state

By: sultan knish

sultan knish — Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:33:10 +0000

“I challenge anyone to find me a similar Reuters article on how Jews feel isolated on Christmas in countries like, say, the U.S.”

No but the new york times has two articles (that I’ve seen) touting Jewish celebrations of Christmas.

But that’s in keeping with proper schlessinger family values.

By: Larry

Larry — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 21:00:10 +0000

Awwww…it’s so nice that Rueters is so concerned with the poor illegal christian immigrants in Israel and their lack of christmas celebrations. It is truly endearing.

I’m suprised that Rueters has not yet done an expose on the absence of the false holiday of Kwanzaa and how few Israelis celebrate it.

Shame on those Israeli jews for their lack of christmas and kwanzaa spirit.

By: Tatterdemalian

Tatterdemalian — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 16:37:57 +0000

I wonder if Pat Robertson will sue Israel for not putting up Christmas trees.

By: Alex Bensky

Alex Bensky — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:58:28 +0000

Yes, Don, that’s a good point, although one I rather doubt Reuters bothered pursuing. Where in the entire Middle East can you find Christians openly celebrating Christmas, putting up decorations, and generally getting in the Christmas spirit? There is one country. Leave aside Saudi Arabia, I would bet that there isn’t much in the way of open festivities among the millions of Copts in Egypt, say.

Of course, that’s Israel’s fault because…well, everything is Israel’s fault. I blame Israel for the continuation of the designated hitter rule.

By: Sabba Hillel

Sabba Hillel — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:23:40 +0000

Of course in Israel they sell Succah decorations made out of tinsel, the “thre fathers” Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaakov; Avraham, Sarah and baby Yitzchak; etc, etc. You can always find a market for unused Xmas decorations.

By: Ed Hausman

Ed Hausman — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 03:45:03 +0000

Good grief. The only reason the Palestinian Arab Christians have trees and lights up is for the tourists. Those were never a Christmas tradition until the Europeans popularized them.

Did Reuters manage to find a Christian in Israel experiencing antagonism over their Christmas or other Christian activities?

Well, we already knew anti-Semites don’t need excuses to vilify Jews.

By: wolfa

wolfa — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 01:35:52 +0000

Those foolish Jews, using Christmas decorations to decorate for a Jewish holiday.

By: velvel in atlanta

velvel in atlanta — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:46:00 +0000

Appears to me that the Reuters genius has never spent a Christmas in the South…but would she then say that it is hard to be Jewish in Georgia at Christmas? Naaaaah! But she might say that it is hard to be a Muslim in Georgia at Christmas (although my friends would say otherwise.)
But maybe she was communing with our erstwhile bete noir Barbara “Cry, cry for Arafat) Plett?

By: Laurence Simon

Laurence Simon — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 21:19:02 +0000

I think the reporter should try to fly into Jeddah with a Bible and a Christmas Tree.

Will Reuters get the head and body back on the same flight or different flights?

By: Chris L.

Chris L. — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 20:58:29 +0000

Ms. Laconsay should consider herself lucky that she’s living in a country that has allowed her to work there and worship freely, the only democracy in that vicinity. She should try singing Jingle Bells in Saudi Arabia.