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The politics of tolerance - Israel and Palestine : Comments

By Sikni Hamka, published 23/11/2009

Israel is planning to build a Jewish museum on top of a Palestinian cemetery. It will be called the Museum of Tolerance.

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I agree, this artice is onesided, and , as such, best ignored.
Posted by Aspley, Monday, 23 November 2009 11:52:11 AM
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I came to your piece because of the headline and have concluded that you are indeed well on your way to being a sensationalist hack that ought to go into politics rather than offer their chronicling of the times. Agenda-based half-truths, non sequiturs and screaming hyperbole adds nothing to wisdom or knowledge. Starting with an sensationalist headline, you then give only half the truth about the cemetery, manage to quote the discredited and half-baked Lowenstein and finish off giving the boot to first John Howard and Australian racism. No logic - mere yelling.

In your response to comments, you then serve it up for quoting Wiki by using a quote that has nothing to do with anything relating to your point. The critique about the Museum being "fast-paced" etc is something which seems to be the fashion in new museums, but let me ask, how can a "planned" museum already be functioning in a way which invites criticism.

As you write vacuously taking in the post-modern perspective of truth being 'point of view' while adopting a highly moralising absolutist tone throughout, its a "matter of interpretation". Well, my interpretation is also that you are promoting hatred. Of course you will deny this, but look into yourself and see how much you really do hate.
Posted by Jackazoid, Monday, 23 November 2009 12:13:12 PM
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If it was China building on top of a Tibetan cemetary or North Korea building on a South Korean one, there would be outrage but this is Israel - a very special and unique case in the world.

However, exaggerations of "firing missiles every day" and "blowing up people on a regular basis" are as illustrative of inciting hatred as any of the supposed allegations in this article since they selectively ignore one side of historical fact.
Posted by wobbles, Monday, 23 November 2009 12:27:40 PM
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It seems the Israelies are getting more mentally dirty every day.

But what is making their minds so politically foul.

None other than the big stock of atomic weaponry that Pax Americana allowed them to have way back.

As a historian one gets so painfully reminded of the Crucifixion, where Rome and the Jews worked in unison to do away with Jesus.

So for Jehovah's sake wake up Netanyahu, for you'll need more than an atomic arsenal to save you.

And that's talking about Iran, for please remember that with all America's power, she has been put mentally on the run by Iran at least two times.
Posted by bushbred, Monday, 23 November 2009 12:50:36 PM
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I found the article insightful and well written. It seems whenever any publications are made regarding the supposed conflict (and I stress the word "supposed" as it is clearly a one sided affair) the authors get crucified for not siding with Israel's interests. How can it even be called a conflict when on one sided you have a $6 billion army backed by most western powers, and the other side armed with rocks and pipe bombs, hardly advanced warfare. There is a stigma thrown at anyone who seems to disagree with Israel's interest and the George Bush classic which is clearly adopted by "odo", of "your either there or here". The fact you had to state your "feelings" about not been the slightest interested in either side should have by definition keep your lard ass on the fence struggling to hold your weight. Lets remember Israel began the occupation because Britain and Europe alike did not want them in the first place. This was a little thing called the British mandate. Look it up in wiki "odo", since your sourcing is of the upmost credibility. Also can you please direct me to the paragraph the author asks the readers to arm themselves and spread violence and hatred
Posted by grrrr, Monday, 23 November 2009 1:18:31 PM
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As for "runner", your absolutely right. We should all wait until all the conflicts in the world cease before Israel should exercise some restraint against people who are clearly suffering in ghettos and squallers, deprived from the basics of rights, let alone food and water and sanitation. That's from the latest EU and UN reports about the conditions these people live in. If your reading goes past "telegraph statements" you should look into the reasons why monks during the 50's chose to set themselves on fire rather than live. When you take away what makes a person a being, then what is there to live for? While we are waiting for this happen maybe you should do humanity and yourself a favour and read what goes through the human mind before any suicide attempt. I'll start you on some examples since according to people like you, who insist we constantly wait for magical things to occur, begin with Japans Kamikazes and proceed to the first suicide bomber attempt, and you will maybe increase your brain capacity to two brain cells. Its easy so write off an entire race of people who have existed peacefully for 50 generations in occupied Palestine's, isn't it "runner"? Have you even read their history prior 1939 occupation? Have you even bothered to understand what happened to them and why they are ready to give up their lives than see another day? Do you even realise that their children are been treated with the same traumatic disorders seen in war veterans who arrived back from Vietnam, Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq?
Posted by grrrr, Monday, 23 November 2009 1:22:52 PM
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