New Posts For Thread: Israel to 'thank' fly-in activists in mocking letterhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29061753/Israel_to_thank_fly-in_activists_in_mocking_letterFinally, Israel comes up with a creative response to the phony humanitarians and anti-human rights "human rights advocates"Israel to 'thank' fly-in activists in mocking letterBy HERB KEINONLAST UPDATED: 04/14/2012 21:40As pro-Palestinian activists secont.Included among the blacklisted were: a French diplomat and his wife looking for an apartment in Jerusalem; an Italian government official scheduled to meet her Israeli counterparts; and a member of the board of directors of German pharmaceuticalhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29061753/Israel_to_thank_fly-in_activists_in_mocking_letter?post_id=518744671#518744671cont.Included among the blacklisted were: a French diplomat and his wife looking for an apartment in Jerusalem; an Italian government official scheduled to meet her Israeli counterparts; and a member of the board of directors of German pharmaceuticalWed, 18 Apr 2012 07:04:07 -0500Others have said West Bank is an open prison. It's understandable Israel would keep it out of reach to 'foreigners'. Easter celebrates suffering and compassion. These human traits were on display on Easter Sunday at European airports and in the Holyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29061753/Israel_to_thank_fly-in_activists_in_mocking_letter?post_id=518744493#518744493Others have said West Bank is an open prison. It's understandable Israel would keep it out of reach to 'foreigners'. Easter celebrates suffering and compassion. These human traits were on display on Easter Sunday at European airports and in the HolyWed, 18 Apr 2012 06:56:03 -0500The attitude of the previous sentence is an attitude of requiring that people take responsibility for their own actions. When you taunt a Lion, you're going to get bitten. "Hey, stupid, get out of the Lions' den!!" That's the attitude. It's a realisthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29061753/Israel_to_thank_fly-in_activists_in_mocking_letter?post_id=518716939#518716939The attitude of the previous sentence is an attitude of requiring that people take responsibility for their own actions. When you taunt a Lion, you're going to get bitten. "Hey, stupid, get out of the Lions' den!!" That's the attitude. It's a realistTue, 17 Apr 2012 12:14:55 -0500It radiates an inflamed, sick, violent, spiteful attitude that we all have to eschew, not perpetuate.[/quote]This response is revolting Chamberlain-esque pacifism. It's what allowed dictators and killers to arm while others stood by. It helped to allhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29061753/Israel_to_thank_fly-in_activists_in_mocking_letter?post_id=518709927#518709927It radiates an inflamed, sick, violent, spiteful attitude that we all have to eschew, not perpetuate.[/quote]This response is revolting Chamberlain-esque pacifism. It's what allowed dictators and killers to arm while others stood by. It helped to allTue, 17 Apr 2012 09:05:03 -0500Chari, I think I've partly answered your question.And incidentally, thanks for trying to make clear which words were whose.... I've started another thread on Holbrooke's comments, BTW.My point in that quote was to suggest that 'peaceful coexistance'http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29061753/Israel_to_thank_fly-in_activists_in_mocking_letter?post_id=518709905#518709905Chari, I think I've partly answered your question.And incidentally, thanks for trying to make clear which words were whose.... I've started another thread on Holbrooke's comments, BTW.My point in that quote was to suggest that 'peaceful coexistance'Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:04:17 -0500I watche it, too, but I missed the two hours before that, so I don't know what happened then.It was clear that Eisner snapped. What made him snap?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29061753/Israel_to_thank_fly-in_activists_in_mocking_letter?post_id=518709463#518709463I watche it, too, but I missed the two hours before that, so I don't know what happened then.It was clear that Eisner snapped. What made him snap?Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:51:10 -0500What I think Schmuel is expressing is his extreme frustration that some people are attacking Israel for being unwelcoming to people who have come there for the SOLE purpose of .....attacking Israel, albeit not with guns and bombs.But these 'professiohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29061753/Israel_to_thank_fly-in_activists_in_mocking_letter?post_id=518709307#518709307What I think Schmuel is expressing is his extreme frustration that some people are attacking Israel for being unwelcoming to people who have come there for the SOLE purpose of .....attacking Israel, albeit not with guns and bombs.But these 'professioTue, 17 Apr 2012 08:46:47 -0500AT THAT MOMENT, he wasn't attacking...those of us who've seen Mohammed al-Dura 'die' , and then get up and walk away are a bit more skeptical about what gets shown on a film clip.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29061753/Israel_to_thank_fly-in_activists_in_mocking_letter?post_id=518708541#518708541AT THAT MOMENT, he wasn't attacking...those of us who've seen Mohammed al-Dura 'die' , and then get up and walk away are a bit more skeptical about what gets shown on a film clip.Tue, 17 Apr 2012 08:28:19 -0500It radiates an inflamed, sick, violent, spiteful attitude that we all have to eschew, not perpetuate.[/quote]This response is revolting Chamberlain-esque pacifism. It's what allowed dictators and killers to arm while others stood by. It helped to allhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29061753/Israel_to_thank_fly-in_activists_in_mocking_letter?post_id=518706319#518706319It radiates an inflamed, sick, violent, spiteful attitude that we all have to eschew, not perpetuate.[/quote]This response is revolting Chamberlain-esque pacifism. It's what allowed dictators and killers to arm while others stood by. It helped to allTue, 17 Apr 2012 07:26:38 -0500I watched that video on my telly and that young man was standing and talking. It was clear he was not attacking. Others might have but that young man was innocent.It was sickening to watchhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29061753/Israel_to_thank_fly-in_activists_in_mocking_letter?post_id=518705577#518705577I watched that video on my telly and that young man was standing and talking. It was clear he was not attacking. Others might have but that young man was innocent.It was sickening to watchTue, 17 Apr 2012 07:02:54 -0500