There is a point when the speech departs from being free speech and becomes hate speech.. Bill Maher has crossed that line a few times especially when he called the billion Muslims as a Mafia group..Have Bill Maher call the Jews that and see if he can get away with it or if Berkeley still invites him to speak..
I think comments by Lieberman should be totally ignored... Discussing their merit may give the impression that there may be something to discuss there.. The man has average intelligence and is jerk and a bully. He has gained popularity by adopting an anti-Palestinian extremist speech that appealed to the right. Netanyahu and Liebermen are very similar, they both talk tough and have no intention to make peace with the Palestinians. The only difference between the two is that Netanyahu is slightly smarter.
It is interesting that you bring up this specific point because ISIS and Israel are quite similar in how they treat religious and ethnic minorities. So ISIS allows Christians to remain in Mosul without having to convert as long as they pay a special tax. ISIS treat Christians who decide to stay in Mosul as second degree citizens and they are not allowed to serve in the armed forces. Now let us look at how Israel treats Arabs Muslims and Christians who live in Tel Aviv or Haifa: Israel does not trust them to join the army, and treat like second degree citizens (they can't move freely or rent/buy land/houses except in designated areas, among other restrictions).
The subject of this article or comparison suggests that there are similarities between the two entities but there are also differences. This is a way to put the two on the same level which I dont find to be reasonable. A more likely comparison is between Israel and ISIS. They are both killing civilians, they both ignore UN resolutions, they both occupy other people's land, they both draw legitimacy based on religious grounds,etc.. Or what about a comparison between Saudi Arabia and ISIS? they are both based on Wahabbi doctrine, they are both established and expanded later using the sword and forcing other tribes to join or get killed, they both depend on Oil, they both claim to be the only true Muslims, I can go on and on...
Excellent comment.. but regarding your last point, would you mind if Berkeley invited a Ku Klux Clan or an Aryan white supermacist to speak?
There is a point when the speech departs from being free speech and becomes hate speech.. Bill Maher has crossed that line a few times especially when he called the billion Muslims as a Mafia group..Have Bill Maher call the Jews that and see if he can get away with it or if Berkeley still invites him to speak..
I think comments by Lieberman should be totally ignored... Discussing their merit may give the impression that there may be something to discuss there.. The man has average intelligence and is jerk and a bully. He has gained popularity by adopting an anti-Palestinian extremist speech that appealed to the right. Netanyahu and Liebermen are very similar, they both talk tough and have no intention to make peace with the Palestinians. The only difference between the two is that Netanyahu is slightly smarter.
It is interesting that you bring up this specific point because ISIS and Israel are quite similar in how they treat religious and ethnic minorities. So ISIS allows Christians to remain in Mosul without having to convert as long as they pay a special tax. ISIS treat Christians who decide to stay in Mosul as second degree citizens and they are not allowed to serve in the armed forces. Now let us look at how Israel treats Arabs Muslims and Christians who live in Tel Aviv or Haifa: Israel does not trust them to join the army, and treat like second degree citizens (they can't move freely or rent/buy land/houses except in designated areas, among other restrictions).
The subject of this article or comparison suggests that there are similarities between the two entities but there are also differences. This is a way to put the two on the same level which I dont find to be reasonable. A more likely comparison is between Israel and ISIS. They are both killing civilians, they both ignore UN resolutions, they both occupy other people's land, they both draw legitimacy based on religious grounds,etc.. Or what about a comparison between Saudi Arabia and ISIS? they are both based on Wahabbi doctrine, they are both established and expanded later using the sword and forcing other tribes to join or get killed, they both depend on Oil, they both claim to be the only true Muslims, I can go on and on...