Posted on 08/26/2006 9:40:10 PM PDT by Alouette
Arab organization calls on attorney general to launch investigation against ultra-Orthodox author of article that refers to Arabs as 'cult of murderers, savages, worse than Nazis'
Adalah, the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, has approached Attorney General Menachem Mazuz Saturday evening and demanded that he launch an investigation against the haredi author of an article that refers to Arabs as "a cult of murderers, savages, and a loathsome nation whose prophet is a false prophet."
In the article, published in the ultra-Orthodox newspaper "Hassidic World", author Yitzhak Ben-Zvi writes that "the Arabs are a people similar to donkeys… they are a vile nation of savages… they have a great desire to murder and are even worse than the Nazi enemy."
The article analyzes Torah rulings, and presents the alleged opinion of a Jewish scholar, who claims that "the hatred and cruelty of the Arabs, may they be damned, towards the Jews surpasses even that of the Nazis," and that "the hatred to the Arabs should have naturally been etched in our hearts."
Throughout the article, the writer refers to the Arabs as stupid, hypocrite, and uncivilized. in a separate clause, Ben-Zvi refers to Muhammad as a false prophet.
The affair was first revealed in the Israeli-Arab newspaper Kul al-Arab, which quoted the article. According to Adalah, the article is packed with severe racial incitement, slander, and insults to the religious sensitivities of the Muslims living in Israel.
Attorney Abeer Baker, who represents the organization, stated that "the article's messages are basically of a racist nature, and their sheer purpose is the humiliation and mockery of Arabs, especially Muslims, merely because of their national and religious affiliation."
What did he say that is not true?
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He nailed it!
Sounds "proportional" to the comments made by Arabs about Jews.
Call it a draw.
Sure he is telling the truth. That is why they use threats and intimidation to make sure no one follows his lead. Punish the truth tellers.
No, apparently, attacking a racial group (other than a select few) is slander. The ultimate objective is to silence all pro-West discourse.
(No more Olmert! No more Kadima! No more Oslo! )
Heh...that's pretty much the way Mark Twain described them.
"the Arabs are a people similar to donkeys"
Religious speech is protected in Israel, I hope, because this is a paraphrase straight out of what I know as the Old Testament, referring to Ishmael, "a wild ass of a man," and his descendants.
Truth is an absolute defense. Suck it up muzzies!
Sometimes the truth really can hurt. Islam is a political system far worse than communism, and that is speaking very favorably of it.
I agree with you Alouette, Islam is a cult, a death and destruction cult.
I'm not certain of the relevant law in Israel, but the fact that the Arab organization is calling on the Israeli attorney general to look into this suggests that they would like to have the AG bring criminal charges for "hate speech" or "hate writings." Like most countries in Western Europe and unlike the United States, this kind of thing can (regrettably) be considered criminal in Israel.
The "truth is an absolute defense" principle would only apply in a civil suit, to the best of my knowledge.
If paraphrasing Genesis is to be regarded as "hate speech" in Israel, well, I'm at a loss for words.
They can't handle the truth!!!!! I think I will ask for a launch of an investigation against Ed Harris who wrote a book called, The End of Faith. He says Christians are a danger to the survival of humanity! That must be a hate crime of some sort!
To me, Muslims fit the definition of a savage. They lack respect for human life.
"the Arabs are a people similar to donkeys…"
What did a donkey ever do to deserve to be equated to an arab?
And?? crickets chirping...
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