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Vatican raps Israel for 'denying disaster'
J Post ^ | 29 dec 04 | Staff

Posted on 12/29/2004 4:37:34 AM PST by white trash redneck

The Vatican newspaper has denounced what it called a decision by the IDF to deny emergency help to disaster victims in Sri Lanka.

Calling for "a radical and dramatic change of perspective" among people "too often preoccupied with making war," L'Osservatore Romano singled out Israeli military leaders for declining a request for emergency medical help.

Contrary to the Vatican report, an Israeli plane carrying 80 tons of food and medical supplies worth $100,000 was set to depart for Sri Lanka Wednesday morning. At the request of the Sri Lankan Foreign Ministry, a team of some 150 Israeli medical and security personnel aborted their planned trip to the island nation Tuesday night.

The Vatican paper observed that in what "should be a time for unconditional solidarity," some world leaders seem incapable of escaping a "small-minded approach that restricts their horizons."

The fact that the devastation swept across different societies, cultures, and nations should help to reinforce the universal perspective, the paper suggested. (Jerusalem Post staff and agencies)


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: humanitarianrelief; idf; israel; judeophobes; judeophobia; leftisttalkingpoints; loginthyowneye; pontificating; reliefindulgences; romancatholicism; srilanka; sumatraquake; tsunami; vatican; victimology101; vmaryinmyoatmeal
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To: white trash redneck
the Sri Lankans refuse it, and now the Vatican castigates the Israelis for refusing to send aid

the Vatican, like the UN, needs to let a few thousand bureaucrats go on permanent vacation

21 posted on 12/29/2004 4:59:49 AM PST by alrea (Help wanted: Dir. of Homeland Security - State of New Jersey. Must be willing performer & Democrat)
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To: wolfpat

http://www.livius.org/am-ao/antisemitism/antisemitism01.html

A link of interest. The Romans weren't friendly to the Jews long before Christianity, and since Christianity became the official religion of Rome, it inherited that sentiment.


22 posted on 12/29/2004 5:00:30 AM PST by ko_kyi
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To: wolfpat

http://www.livius.org/am-ao/antisemitism/antisemitism01.html

A link of interest. The Romans weren't friendly to the Jews long before Christianity, and since Christianity became the official religion of Rome, it inherited that sentiment.


23 posted on 12/29/2004 5:00:46 AM PST by ko_kyi
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To: wolfpat
When did the Vatican become antisemitic?

over a thousand years ago.

24 posted on 12/29/2004 5:01:17 AM PST by Oztrich Boy (There are only two kinds of people. Those who divide people into two kinds, and those who don't)
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To: Mike Bates

You said -- "I'm sure you know that the concept of papal infallibility doesn't apply to L'Osservatore Romano."

It also doesn't apply to the pope or anyone else in the Roman Catholic Church, just in case anyone is wondering.

Regards,
Star Traveler


25 posted on 12/29/2004 5:01:54 AM PST by Star Traveler
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To: white trash redneck

There is way too much criticism going on about sensitivity, lack of aid, etc. The mess has got to be cleaned up first, the crticism can come at a later point.


26 posted on 12/29/2004 5:02:42 AM PST by marvlus
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To: wolfpat

RE: "When did the Vatican become antisemitic?"

A Catholic Timeline of Events Relating to
Jews, Anti-Judaism, Antisemitism, and the Holocaust
From the 3rd Century to the Beginning of the Third Millennium

http://www.sullivan-county.com/news/mine/timeline.htm


27 posted on 12/29/2004 5:03:53 AM PST by 1 spark
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To: wolfpat
You asked, "When did the Vatican become antisemitic?"

Or anti-seismic?
I suspect The Vatican Newspaper, like the (US is stingy) Norweigan UN official, will declare their words inoperative. It's one thing for Europe, and the Vatican to criticize Israel's treatment of Palestinians, quite another for them to incorrectly report facts. But Israel is used to this kind of thing....I remember it happening when they tried to send assistance to Iran. Too bad the US can't (or won't) say to the Moslem world, "you won't accept assistance from Israel? Until you do, we'll assume you won't accept assistance from us either!

28 posted on 12/29/2004 5:04:33 AM PST by YaYa123 (@)
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To: white trash redneck

I would say the Liberal takeover of the Vatican is now complete.


29 posted on 12/29/2004 5:06:14 AM PST by SkyPilot
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To: white trash redneck

bump


30 posted on 12/29/2004 5:12:23 AM PST by lowbridge
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Yehuda; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; ...
If you'd like to be on this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

Same coverage in Catholic World News.

L'Osservatore raps Israel for declining disaster relief

31 posted on 12/29/2004 5:28:45 AM PST by SJackson ( Bush is as free as a bird, He is only accountable to history and God, Ra'anan Gissin)
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To: white trash redneck
"some world leaders seem incapable of escaping a "small-minded approach that restricts their horizons.""

This, of course, refers to the Sri Lankan government, right? What in the world is going on at the Vatican. Can they not read all of a sudden?

32 posted on 12/29/2004 5:32:46 AM PST by Bahbah
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To: avital2
actually, Sri Lanka objected to a certain military component of the Israeli contingent (since the IDF is mobilized and ready to go it forms an important part of the team) and the Israelis readjusted the makeup of the team and as i understand, it is going in.

Not really, I'll note the initial composition of the team below. Many emergency personell in Israel are military, thus deploying Doctors, nurses etc is a "military deployment" which is what Sri Lanka objected to. Like the US sending a hospital ship. The "reduced team" consists of the 4 individuals flown out immediately to assess the needs.

IDF SPOKESPERSON ANNOUNCEMENT December 27th, 2004 IDF humanitarian and medical delegation leaving for Sri Lanka

An IDF humanitarian and medical delegation will arrive to the area of devastation in Sri Lanka in the wake of the disaster. The delegation will be sent following the decision of the Defense Minister and the IDF Chief of Staff and in coordination with the Foreign Ministry.

The delegation will include approximately 150 rescue and medical personnel including doctors, nurses and paramedics, and will be under the command of the Chief of the Home-Front Command Staff, Brigadier General Avraham Ben David (Benda).

The delegation that will leave on IAF and leased aircraft, will be equipped with medical equipment and supplies, water, food and other equipment such as tents, blankets, mattresses and generators.

A medical facility will be assembled at the location, comprising of specialist doctors, an emergency department, an internal medicine department, a pediatric department as well as laboratory and X-ray facilities.

33 posted on 12/29/2004 5:35:39 AM PST by SJackson ( Bush is as free as a bird, He is only accountable to history and God, Ra'anan Gissin)
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To: marvlus
"There is way too much criticism going on about sensitivity, lack of aid, etc."

Absolutely. It has become ridiculous.

34 posted on 12/29/2004 5:36:05 AM PST by Bahbah
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To: SJackson

Same Sh**, Different Disaster.


35 posted on 12/29/2004 5:41:18 AM PST by SirLurkedalot (Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah!!!)
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To: bassoonmoo; agrace

same ping - different thread


36 posted on 12/29/2004 5:55:25 AM PST by lupie
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To: white trash redneck; SJackson; SirLurkedalot; SkyPilot; Alouette; dennisw

"This is too rich for words. The Israelis offer aid to Sri Lanka, the Sri Lankans refuse it, and now the Vatican castigates the Israelis for refusing to send aid! No good deed goes unpunished!"

Too many in the Vatican hierarchy are lib-Euros who are enamored of their "dialog" with Muslims, dislike the US, dislike Israel, and let no opportunity pass to castigate either the US, Israel, or both. No different from the rad-lib hierarchies in the mainline Protestant denominsations (Episcopal, Presbyterian, Methodist, etc.) Same bunch of stale hippie leftovers that flunked tacky-and-tasteless 101 at Berkely or the local rad-"seminary" in 1968. For any of them, no matter what the US and Israel do or do not do, they will only receive criticism and condemnation from these CINOs.

No good deed goes unpunished, indeed!


37 posted on 12/29/2004 6:17:49 AM PST by Convert from ECUSA (tired of shucking and jiving)
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To: Convert from ECUSA

Things like this keep reminding me why I am no longer a practicing Catholic.


38 posted on 12/29/2004 6:20:28 AM PST by chris1 ("Make the other guy die for his country" - George S. Patton Jr.)
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To: bobjam
Americans simply cannot understand how deep rooted anti-semitism is in Europe.

This is true. If not for the United States, there would be no Israel, and there would be fewer Jews, too.

39 posted on 12/29/2004 6:22:09 AM PST by sinkspur ("How dare you presume to tell God what He cannot do" God Himself)
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To: lupie

lol


40 posted on 12/29/2004 6:23:20 AM PST by SirLurkedalot (Merry Christmas and Happy Hannukah!!!)
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