'Have a nice day' TV campaign aims to stop anti-Arab prejudice

Jerusalem Post ^ | Oct. 6, 2005 | Talya Halkin

[Alouette]

The purpose of this campaign was mainly to cause the Israeli public sitting at home, or walking down the street, to ask itself why it had a negative reaction to everything Arab

Now that's a real difficult question. I thought about it for at least two seconds. Could it have something to do with Arabs always trying to kill us?

Oh, and, by the way, here is "have a nive day" in Yiddish:

[Alouette]

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[BunnySlippers]

Instead of shouting Alluh Akbar on 9/11 would it have made a difference if they had shouted "Have a nice day!"?

[SittinYonder]

Could it have something to do with Arabs always trying to kill us?

Maybe the suicide bombers should start wearing smiley face buttons on their jackets.

[Jeff Gordon]

"Are you already against it without even knowing what it says?

Nope. I know exactly what it says.

[samadams2000]

Pitchforks and lanterns...thats what its gonna come down to...

[cardinal4]

The campaign, Kopty added, was part of a larger strategy for Arabs to play a more public role is the civic life of Israel.

Aside from terrorism?

[porkchops 4 mahound]

How rude!

The islamist murdering animals are offended that we disbelieve them when, while they are busy pi$$ing on our shoes, we don't have the good grace to believe them when they tell us it's raining.

[Blood of Tyrants]

When a Muslim murders an infidel (or rapes his sister then murders her), that IS a nice day for them. They probably write "Have a nice day" on the Kassim rockets, too.

[watchin]

"... ask itself why it had a negative reaction to everything Arab"

"... ask people why they feel afraid when someone says 'good morning' in Arabic"

Bombs, body parts, and some idiot named allah are the first things that come to mind.

This is like the bully on the playground who punches you in the gut every day ... and then laughs when he reaches to shake hands and you flinch. Psychos, all of them.

[evolved_rage]

"The purpose of this campaign was mainly to cause the Israeli public sitting at home, or walking down the street, to ask itself why it had a negative reaction to everything Arab, even if it is the simplest phrase," said Mosawa spokeswoman Abir Kopty.

themselves and they would sound a little more friendly given the inhuman nature of the terror bombings.

[pcottraux]

It could say, "Have a nice day, infidel, while your blood flows into the streets in the name of Allah!"

That'd make me feel warm and cozy inside.

[martin_fierro]

[grellis]

Raping his sister IS murdering her. It just takes a day or two for her loving family to gather up the stones.

Religion of peace, indeed.

[AmericanChef]

-"Are you already against it without even knowing what it says?"-

Since most of their messages are attached to bombs and other things that go kaboom, uh, yeah.

[WinOne4TheGipper]

Well, geez, I wonder why people who are being murdered by a certain group might get uptight when they hear the native tongue of said group????

[The Worthless Miracle]

Could it have something to do with Arabs always trying to kill us?

That, and that their religion, culture and language seem creepy and evil. In college, I always got the heebie-jeebies when one of the head to toe burka women came into class.

[hershey]

This ad campaign is nuts and will get Israeli's killed.

[Rollee]

The purpose of this campaign was mainly to cause the Israeli public sitting at home, or walking down the street, to ask itself why it had a negative reaction to everything Arab, even if it is the simplest phrase," said Mosawa spokeswoman Abir Kopty.

The arabs have to ask why the Israelis have "negative reactions"???

Are they also going to use print advertising on busses and pizza parlors to get their stupid point across?

They are even more stupid than I thought, and that is saying something!