Comments on: Palestinian family: We never talked to a Swedish reporter

By: Tatterdemalian

Tatterdemalian — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:30:23 +0000

"Isnâ€t it time you guys put your differences aside and settle what Abraham started with his two sons (Isaac and Ishmael) over his inheritance all that time ago?" Not when the key difference is that Israelis want to survive and Palestineans want all Israelis killed. One side or the other has to be completely eliminated in order for such a difference to be resolved, and I doubt I'll ever be ready to commit genocide just to settle an argument.

By: Michael Lonie

Michael Lonie — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:00:08 +0000

Mo,
In addition to Meryl’s comment, I point out that the whole war is driven by the action of Israel’s enemies. If they did not attack Israel, try to destroy the state and kill all its Jewish inhabitants, they would have nothing to fear from Israel. Egypt has had nothing to fear for the last 30 years since Egypt actually signed a peace treaty and observed it (rather coldly, but correctly). Israel, and the Jewish community of Mandate Palestine before 1948, has always made concessions and accepted compromises, from 1922 onward. It is Israel’s enemies who have been intransigent. If you don’t like the “bickering” (a nice word to use about the genocidal intentions of Israel’s enemies) get the Arabs to make peace with Israel. The initiative belongs wholley to them (and now Iran). There is nothing Israel can do to forward peace, and the lack of positive results to Israel’s unilateral concessions such as the Gaza withdrawal show this fully.

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:11:44 +0000

Mo, criticism of Israel is not the issue here. The reporter is not criticizing the IDF’s behavior. He is making up absolute lies about the IDF participating in a conspiracy to kill Palestinians and steal their organs.

Show me where that is criticism of Israel. It is not. It is sheer fabrication, and evil fabrication at that, that is reminiscent of the lies that Christians told in the middle ages that Jews kidnapped Christian children to drain their blood to use in religious rituals. That is why we are calling this a modern blood libel.

It never fails to amaze me that people think Israel’s reacting to propaganda like this is the same as Israel reacting to people who say that checkpoints are humiliating. There is no factual basis for the organ-stealing story. Not one shred of evidence has been raised outside of rumors. Isn’t it time YOU guys put on your critical thinking caps and actually thought about what you’re reading and reacting to?

By: Mo Ramzan

Mo Ramzan — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:39:19 +0000

i have no idea why you guys always think everyone that ever critises Israel and its stance against anyone is automatically branded an ani-semite. Maybe if you put your case forward in a logical manner rather than hysteria people would be prepared to listen to you. Oh and by the way I am a believer in God with a capital “G” and have no support for either party. I do however believe the constant bickering between both the Israeli and Palastinians is putting the whole world in a state of constant threat. Isn’t it time you guys put your differences aside and settle what Abraham started with his two sons (Isaac and Ishmael) over his inheritance all that time ago?

By: sabbahillel

sabbahillel — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:37:57 +0000

Of course, since the body had not been autopsied, and was returned unopened, the Jooos must have discovered how to teleport the organs out of the body. Since the relatives never talked to the reporter and the body was wrapped in the grave cerements, he must have been using the telescopic, magic, X-ray camera.

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:25:58 +0000

@Earl of Salsa: Thanks for the laugh.

By: Harri

Harri — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:58:13 +0000

The story is made up of whole cloth and no retraction? Yes, that’s antisemitism.

By: Herschel

Herschel — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 22:04:31 +0000

The Pal family is now getting notoriety, direction, and possibly cash for their interviews, no wonder they want an investigation to continue their 5 minutes of fame!
No doubt when the charges are proven false, no retraction, or apology will be forthcoming from the Swedes, Pals, or their sympathizers.
Basic logic would indicate that if any organs were taken, the body would not have been returned, but then again, no logic is ever used when condemning Israel or the Jewish people.

By: Earl of Salsa

Earl of Salsa — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:59:57 +0000

With all the spleen being vented here, who needs to steal organs?!!!

By: Meryl Yourish

Meryl Yourish — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:08:21 +0000

Myackie, that is the sort of comment that I don’t want to see here. Unless I missed a sarcasm tag, that’s a pretty offensive statement.