davidf/g..<<..That which you hate being done unto you - do not do unto others."

If this is the main meaning of the whole Torah, how does it fit with the barbaric treatment of the Palestinians by the Jews who live in Israel, the Jewish homeland?>>

its simple..atheist/zionists..have heisted..
the religious..privledge..into an athiest[secular]..state/right.

only secular zionists/.[and atheist-jews]
not the religious freaks..[shove them..out/into the wilderness]
put the kinky..into gulags..[sorry kibutz]..and the disposed/ religious freaks into..gaza..or west back..or egypt..or syria

anywhere but in..the zionist atheist/state
sure use the imagery..subvert the lampstand/of levie..into
the risen/star..of david..[borne-again]..[there is ya messiah..right there.]

ahhh-men*
mene.men-ehh?

its a plan..to do the bolchovic..thing..all over again
next stalins purge..then do like the chinese/commies did

its the god-less adgenda..so dont treat the issue lightly

Dear David,

<<"That which you hate being done unto you - do not do unto others."

If this is the main meaning of the whole Torah, how does it fit with the barbaric treatment of the Palestinians by the Jews who live in Israel, the Jewish homeland?>>

It doesn't.

Israel's politicians follow, when convenient, the letter of the Torah rather than what Hillel claims to be its spirit.

Some Jewish commentators excuse it by saying that the word I translated in context as 'unto others' (Hebrew: 'Lachavercha'), should be understood literally as 'to your friend' and then they add "but only Jews are our friends".

Yuyutsu, since mankind invented and developed the banal concept of 'God', it has all been downhill.

Look at this thread: 60+ comments talking about fantasies and myths and discussing bits of theology extracted from ancient texts.

60+ comments talking about the smallest minority of rabid believers in the world who seem to wield influence out of all proportion to their numbers especially now they, self-anointed 'Children of God', got hold of nukes.

The thing that amazes me is that, through the shabby, brutal, murderous behaviour which they direct at the Palestinians (the rightful owners of Palestine), we get a clear view of how they would behave if they ever gained enough power to control the world. This behaviour should be condemned by the world!

Of course their alliance with the Imperialists in the U.S. ensure they will achieve a great deal of power unless America goes bankrupt which is the fervent hope of billions of the world's people.

What a shame we can't purge the world of religious belief.

If we could, peace might stand a chance!

Dear David,

As I conveyed to you time and again, these attitudes and behaviours have nothing to do with the religion, but rather with the abuse of religion. It is nothing but a shameful desecration of the name of God (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chillul_Hashem).

I am happy to see America go bankrupt - but only once we in Australia have our own nukes and biological weapons: for if it happens earlier, then you and I shall both perish doing hard-labour in mines, digging gold and copper for the Chinese authorities in return for a scant meal of bread and water IF we achieve our daily quota.

As you mentioned peace, please understand that peace cannot be achieved by changing political situations. Peace can only be achieved within one's own heart, whereby forgiveness is an important step.

Yuyutsu, I talk about peace while you, a religious person, talk about Australia having nukes and chemical weapons otherwise we'll become the slaves of China, a country with whom we trade, one whose long history shows a remarkable absence of war.

There is a serious disconnect in your conception of the world but you don't appear to see it!

Peace doesn't come at the point of a sword or bayonet, only death and destruction. Surely the history of the world tells you that.

Religion, though a myth, is a divisive force as the Palestinian situation in Jewish Israel clearly demonstrates!

david..<<.Religion, though a myth, is a divisive force as the Palestinian situation in Jewish Israel clearly demonstrates!>>

http://republicbroadcasting.org/israel-turning-gaza-into-concentration-camp-analyst/

Gazan children look as sewage overflows onto streets. (file photo)
The Zionist regime of Israel has turned the besieged Gaza Strip into a big concentration camp by paralyzing life for residents, an analyst says.

“The Gaza Strip is the world’s most densely populated urban area. Some call it the world’s biggest concentration camp,” Kevin Barrett wrote in a column for Press TV on Wednesday.

“The Israeli blockade on the Gaza Strip has crippled Gaza’s main power plant for more than a month – and it’s getting worse. The power outage has wrecked Gaza’s waste water treatment system and flooded the streets with raw sewage,” the commentator wrote.

Barrett said the Gaza Strip is close to “becoming an extermination camp” due to Israeli and Egyptian blockades of the enclave.

http://republicbroadcasting.org/report-israeli-model-underlies-militarization-of-u-s-police/

http://republicbroadcasting.org/the-chinese-military-will-be-knocking-at-your-door/