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Total number of comments: 3 (since 2013-12-06 16:23:25)

Rami

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  • Israeli PM Netanyahu faces Zionist Racism from Son dating Norwegian
    • Rami 01/27/2014 at 10:54 am with 3 replies

      In the Middle East, communities are expected to be endogamous, and that is the culture, unlike in the West. So no non-Muslim may touch a moslem woman; a druze may not marry a non-druze, etc. The article's author may wish to disagree, but he never objected to the phenomenon in any other situations. To call that "Zionist Racism" is racist and anti-Semitic, since some of the reaction came from very conservative quarters that do not consider themselves Zionist.

  • United States, Israel opposed Mandela, supported Apartheid
    • Rami 12/06/2013 at 6:09 pm

      Yes, he said Jewish community, but he also said "one of the reasons", and "pleased to be in Israel", and he firmly believed in the Jews' right to a state.

    • Rami 12/06/2013 at 9:03 am with 3 replies

      The article is categorical and demagogic. Here is a statement by Manderla: “One of the reasons I am so pleased to be in Israel is as a tribute to the enormous contribution of the Jewish community of South Africa. I am so proud of them.”

      For a more balanced description of the complex relationship between Israel and Mandela, please see
      link to jpost.com

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