Comments on: Fresh price tag attack against Jerusalem monastery; no arrests made

By: Leen

Leen — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:01:33 +0000

If you want an article on Syria or indepth analysis, I can name 10 news agencies off the top of my head which has a very indepth analysis and reportage. If I want news on Syria, I go to these websites. If I want news and analysis about Israel and the Palestinian Occupied Territories, I come here as other news agencies rarely focus on the domestic issues there. If you don’t want to read about settlers, Israel or Palestine, and would rather read more about Syria, then please head over to CNN, Aljazeera, BBC News, Guardian, Independent and so on. Stop wasting your time complaining on a website which focuses primarily on life and politics in Israel and Palestine.

By: Beverly

Beverly — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:51:37 +0000

I agree with the comments made, however I would add that even Jews in Israel do not feel particularly ‘protected’ when it comes to the police. The excuses always turn to the issue of bigger problems, more violent crimes–but I think the bottom line is that a society that functions fairly does so because it is happening across the board, protecting everyone equally and understanding that policing the crimes that don’t necessarily cause bodily harm is in fact linked to being able to prevent and minimize ‘higher’ crimes. Israel has very good laws, but little enforcement, and everyone knows it. Therefore, people make well-calculated decisions that they will not be pursued and go ahead with such crimes. Frustrating.

By: david shalev, esq.

david shalev, esq. — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:09:41 +0000

Yes, it’s called comparative analysis and is at the basis of any evaluation of international relations.
My basic message is that Israel is not pristine, but nevertheless has a record light years ahead of its neighbors.
Also Israeli lawyers are called advocates. Esq. is an American term. Nice try though.

By: Greg Pollock

Greg Pollock — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:37:01 +0000

“Israel is in dire need for a major reform. It needs to transform from a state that exists to only protect the Jewish people, Jewish sites and Jewish identity to become a state willing to respect and protect all its citizens equally.” Which means actualizing the commitment to full equality in social and political rights, as affirmed in the Israeli Declaration of Independence. This is a crisis in Israeli right jurisprudence. The core legal ground for turning this around comes from Israel’s founding. If a path to honor the words therein cannot be found, discrimination will seep into Jewish Israel as well; witness the Boycott law, and Ben Gurion University’s Political Science Department.

Ish Yehudi: “I’m sure they are much more concerned with catching the taxi that plowed through 4 soldiers on the side of the road tonight”–hate must be fought on all fronts; chosing only one race/religion to defend will keep the other hates alive.

By: Greg Pollock

Greg Pollock — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 05:27:31 +0000

“the moral gap between the two parties”? You are going to aggregate all Jews and all Arabs–in the world–and say “we are better than you?” This counts as legal reasoning in the State of Israel, Esq.?

By: ish yehudi

ish yehudi — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 23:55:13 +0000

the vandalism is despicable, a desecration of G-ds name and more… but in terms of why they don’t catch these guys (not always true- i saw on channel two them catching a 19 year old writing death to arabs on a train stop) is b/c the shin bet and other security forces are largely focused on violent plots/ actions. As gross and upsetting as these vandalisms are– the amount of investment it will take to go after them when they’re focuses are on real violent threats is understandable.. As they said in Big Lebowski when his car was stolen— “we have a crack team of detectives working on it right now.” I’m sure they are much more concerned with catching the taxi that plowed through 4 soldiers on the side of the road tonight- and justifiably so.
I wish they would catch em too- but there are sometimes bigger fish to fry (not in terms of international disgrace)

By: sh

sh — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 22:44:54 +0000

It’s wearisome, this tactic you have of pointing in another direction to distract attention from the subject of a piece. You want an article on Syria? Google it. This is about settlers who paint rude slogans on buildings holy to others when they’ve a gripe and more importantly, the fact that those perpetrators hardly ever get caught. On the other hand, try it on a synagogue and see how quick they’ll have the daubers by the scruff of the neck.

By: david shalev, esq.

david shalev, esq. — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 21:47:12 +0000

This site routinely discusses things other than Israel. You need to get your facts checked.

By: JG

JG — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:56:13 +0000

“thousands of Arabs are dying in intratribal warfare”
And this does happen where in Israel?
Hint: This is an Israeli website with focus on things happening there and the occupied territories.

By: david shalev, esq.

david shalev, esq. — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:29:15 +0000

The fact that this commentator focuses on settlers spraying graffiti (which hasn’t been proven yet!) while tens of thousands of Arabs are dying in intratribal warfare speaks volumes about the moral gap between the two parties.