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Barak slams 'wave of racism' in rabbi, rebbetzin letters
The Jerusalem Post ^ | December 29, 2010 | Jonah Mandel

Posted on 12/30/2010 9:27:32 AM PST by wmfights

“This letter,” the women rabbis, from the Israeli Council of Progressive Rabbis, wrote of the rebbetzin’s document, “is a call to exclude the Arab citizen in Israel from workplaces, the cities’ streets and the public sphere.”

On the same day as the Reform rabbis’ letter, the Labor Party called to put an end to the “racist sentiments, recently aired in the media.”

“The rabbi and rebbetzin letters are part of a wave of racism that is threatening to pull Israeli society into dark and dangerous places,” Labor Party chairman Ehud Barak said in an announcement. “The Labor Party under my leadership is active in bringing together the various groups of Israel’s citizens, in the spirit of the Declaration of Independence.”

In their statement, the Reform rabbis noted four “sins” in the rebbetzins’ appeal: “the sin of racism and hating the Arab residents and citizens living among us here... the sin of insulting condescension aimed at our girls... who are presented as helpless and objects of manipulation...

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TOPICS: Evangelical Christian; General Discusssion; Judaism
KEYWORDS: assimilation; israel
On Tuesday, nearly 30 wives of prominent rabbis issued a letter warning young Jewish women who work or volunteer with Arabs, against being drawn into relationships with them. The letter was the initiative of an organization called Lehava, an acronym for “preventing assimilation.”

“Your job is tough, your dedication great, and you don’t always get sufficient recognition, or a word of thanks,” the rebbetzins wrote of young women who work in hospitals and other public institutions as part of their national service. “In those places, there are quite a few Arab laborers who give themselves Hebrew names. Yusuf becomes Yossi, Samir – Sammy, and Abed becomes Ami. They seek relationships with you, try to win your affection and give you all the attention in the world.”

However, the good manners and concern displayed by the Arab men are but a ploy to draw the women to their villages, the letter cautioned, “and when they are in control everything changes.”

“Your grandmothers never dreamt that one of their descendants would do something that would remove the family’s following generations from the Jewish people,” the rebbetzins wrote. “For your sake, for the further generations, and so you don’t undergo the terrible ordeal, we appeal to you... do not go out with non-Jews, don’t work in places with non-Jews and don’t do national service together with non-Jews.”


1 posted on 12/30/2010 9:27:34 AM PST by wmfights
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To: wmfights

Arab men abuse Jewish women! ! ! That can not be so.

Islam is a religion of peace! El Presidente Jorge Boosh said so!

MadMo greatly respected women. The Koran specifically tells Moslims to love and cherish their wives.

Oh - that was to respect and love their sheep and goats. Sorry, my mistake.


2 posted on 12/30/2010 9:43:48 AM PST by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
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To: wmfights

Keywords here: “Progressive” and “Reform”. I smell a dead fish.


3 posted on 12/30/2010 9:45:34 AM PST by Moose Burger
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To: GladesGuru
Arab men abuse Jewish women! ! !

It's also a way to change the demographics of the country.

4 posted on 12/30/2010 9:45:56 AM PST by wmfights (If you want change support SenateConservatives.com)
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To: GladesGuru
Tomorrow
5 posted on 12/30/2010 9:51:56 AM PST by B4Ranch (Do NOT remain seated until this ride comes to a full and complete stop! We're going the wrong way!)
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To: wmfights
In their statement, the Reform rabbis noted four “sins” in the rebbetzins’ appeal: “the sin of racism and hating the Arab residents and citizens living among us here... the sin of insulting condescension aimed at our girls... who are presented as helpless and objects of manipulation...

I must of missed those "sins" when I read the Torah. Or do these "Jews" worhsip the DNC platform instead?

6 posted on 12/30/2010 10:32:47 AM PST by montag813 (http://www.facebook.com/StandWithArizona)
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To: wmfights

Ultra-orthodox Jews can exhibit an extreme sense of Jewish superiority, to the point where non-Jews are only animals in human form.

But this advice by the rabbis’ wives is mere common sense and self-preservation. Do the liberal women rabbis think that Arabs let their own women marry out, or that Jewish women married to Arab men have any guarantee of being treated well, or that an Arab man seeking a Jewish wife is not likely to have an ulterior motive?


7 posted on 12/30/2010 11:59:01 AM PST by heartwood
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To: heartwood
But this advice by the rabbis’ wives is mere common sense and self-preservation.

That's how I saw it. The Jews have a demographic problem in Israel and it will get worse if they start assimilating into the muslim culture.

8 posted on 12/30/2010 12:08:16 PM PST by wmfights (If you want change support SenateConservatives.com)
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To: B4Ranch

Since you brought up the “New World Order” schtick, straight from Bush 1’s mouth, may I say that the schtick was done far earlier, by Spike Lee in the 1943 cartoon “In The Fuhrer’s Face”.

We are the new world order, we bring to the world disorder” and hte great “we are supermen, super, super dooper men”.


9 posted on 12/30/2010 2:37:50 PM PST by GladesGuru (In a society predicated upon freedom, it is essential to examine principles,)
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To: GladesGuru

Earlier yet - 1926, July 17

However there’s no reason to fear because it is a conspiracy, or so they would like us to believe.

One World Order Here We Come
Dana G. Smith
November 29, 2006

America is falling apart, literally with plans to move out the independent America we have known. Replacing America or swallowing it whole in the New World Order is almost complete. This plan, started years ago, was first spoken about in the early 1900’s by various spokespersons. As the nation moved ahead to the 2000 mark in history, America had more prominent Americans speaking of the need to create a New World Order. We first saw the term ‘New World Order” being used in the 1926, July 17 edition of the “Saturday Evening Post”. According to Wikipedia, the article described the work of Edward M House in helping to create the League of Nations and helping to found the Council on Foreign Relations. [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Order_(conspiracy)]


10 posted on 12/30/2010 3:09:26 PM PST by B4Ranch (Do NOT remain seated until this ride comes to a full and complete stop! We're going the wrong way!)
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To: AdmSmith; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; bigheadfred; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; Delacon; ...
...the Israeli Council of Progressive Rabbis...the Labor Party...
(yawn)


11 posted on 12/30/2010 4:07:58 PM PST by SunkenCiv (The 2nd Amendment follows right behind the 1st because some people are hard of hearing.)
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