Yishai calls for Gibson's Jesus film to be banned in Israel

Haaretz Israel ^ | 26 February 2004 | Amiram Barkat

[dinok]

The only Jewish leader I know is Sharron...

[billorites]

Israel is the only country between Turkey and India in which this film is likely to be shown.

[FormerACLUmember]

Maybe I am a little hazy here, but I could have sworn that Joshua ("Jesus" is Aramaic for Joshua) was a Jew. All of his friends, everyone he really ever knew were Jews. He was executed by Roman military occupation forces.

It is the Italians who should be carrying on I think.

[rmlew]

Morons in a sounding hall
They don't know or speak to Christian supporters of ISrael. Hekc, Shas is Sephardic. Someone should remind them that the days of Ferdinand and Isabella are over.

[Guillermo]

Vipers.

I won't mention what the Talmud says about Jesus.

[philetus]

What a bunch of morons.

[isthisnickcool]

There are 2000+ year old Jews? I did not know that. I bet Mel Brooks is one of them. /sarcasm off

Foxman is a little weiner (kosher I'm sure) who generates as much controversy as he can to get more donations to ADL so he can be paid the $500K plus he is every year. He is no different than Jesse Jackson and others that do the same thing.

As far as Israel? Long may she live and G-d bless the Jews.

[rmlew]

That is my take on it.
I consider Jesus to be a false prophet murdered by the Romans and collaborators.

[BykrBayb]

I won't mention what the Talmud says about Jesus.

Can I change your mind? I'd really like to know.

[sheik yerbouty]

"How to Make friends and Influence People"

[AlbionGirl]

Do you mind saying? You've piqued my interest.

[Chris Talk]

No, "Jesus" is Latin. Greek equiv is "Iesous." Hebrew equiv is "Yeshua." The OT character called "Joshua" in the KJV, is in the orig Heb "Yehoshua."

Yeshua= 386= yod-shin-vav-ayin

Yehoshua= 391 = yod-heh-shin-vav-ayin

[concerned about politics]

We sat through Shindlers list. No one bitched about the violence in that film. No one said a word.

[sobieski]

Our democratic ally that shares our values...

[rbmillerjr]

"I consider Jesus to be a false prophet murdered by the Romans and collaborators."

Why is it that you don't identify the collaborators?

[Chris Talk]

Google for it, no one will want to be the one to tell you.

[lilylangtree]

Jewish religious leadership was responsible along with the Roman govt. If left alone, the everyday Jew would have followed Jesus and his teachings. Who could not after seeing the many miracles that occurred. But Annas, Caiaphas, and the Pharisees couldn't have Jesus live and retain their power. The missing point is that Jesus was a Jew, the Messiah, and he came to this earth to die so that all who believed would be saved spiritually. That was the whole purpose so that all believers didn't have to pray in a temple or face someplace in the hinterlands for morning or evening prayers. Believers no longer needed blood sacrifices that God never wanted in the first place. All people could pray to God for deliverance anyplace, anywhere on this earth. The only requirement is becoming a believer (John 3:16). Jesus was a Jew, his disciples, apostles with his followers initially being Jewish. Paul, a Roman Jew, converted Gentiles into believers while Peter stayed within the Jewish community to convert Jews into believers. Both of these men were Jews.

[FormerACLUmember]

Any good dictionary will show the derivation or the history of the translation of Jesus through the various languages. All agree that the word “Jesus is a transcription or a copy of the Greek name … which is a derivation of the Hebrew Ieshoua, a common Jewish name” according to the book The Names and Titles of Jesus by Leopold Sabourin, S.J.