Jerusalem rabbis condemn dog to death

BBC ^ | 18 June, 2011 | Staff

[AnAmericanAbroad]

A Jewish rabbinical court condemned to death by stoning a stray dog it feared was the reincarnation of a lawyer who insulted its judges, reports say.

The dog entered the Jerusalem financial court several weeks ago and would not leave, reports Israeli website Ynet.

It reminded a judge of a curse passed on a now deceased secular lawyer about 20 years ago, when judges bid his spirit to enter the body of a dog.

[AnAmericanAbroad]

There must be something in the water in this part of the world. Wackiness isn't confined to parts east of Israel, apparently.

[KantianBurke]

“The animal is said to have escaped before the sentence was carried out. One of the judges at the court in the city’s ultra-Orthodox Mea Shearim neighbourhood had reportedly asked local children to carry out the sentence.”

Disgusting.

[Joe 6-pack]

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[Truth29]

Are they trying to think like Muslims? Maybe those who approved this sentence should be stoned to death instead.

[Slings and Arrows]

I’d ask some of our Israeli freepers before taking this story at face value. The BBC is not known for journalistic objectivity in matters concerning Israel.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks AnAmericanAbroad.

death by stoning a stray dog it feared was the reincarnation of a lawyer who insulted its judges... The dog entered the Jerusalem financial court several weeks ago and would not leave, reports Israeli website Ynet. It reminded a judge of a curse passed on a now deceased secular lawyer about 20 years ago, when judges bid his spirit to enter the body of a dog.

Or, maybe the effin' dog was just hungry.

Dogs are generally attracted to the strongest odors and smells, just sayin'....

[johniegrad]

The BBC is not known for journalistic objectivity in matters concerning Israel.

Agreed. When reading a BBC piece, it is always good to keep in mind that you will know less about an incident after reading it than before it.

[conservaterian]

No way this happened in Israel, probably some muzzie court somwhere and BBC trying to make it look like Israel to promote their pro-Pali agenda.

[cunning_fish]

It might be a hoax. It sounds too stupid to be true.

[Slings and Arrows]

*snicker*

Good point.

BTW, that line in the article about dogs being considered unclean animals in Judaism is BS. Check out http://www.jewfaq.org/animals.htm for more info.

[cripplecreek]

Agreed, I’m having a lot of trouble buying this.

[Perdogg]

No wonder they are fighting in the middle east, it's the fasting - low blood sugar. ;)

[sayuncledave]

Nicely put. Rather akin to watching too much “reality-based tv,” and finding that your IQ has dropped 40 points. ;)

[LibLieSlayer]

I am disgusted by this... I would imagine that HE is also.

LLS

[Louis Foxwell]

I call BS and quote from Judaism 101 as linked above:

Judaism has always recognized the link between the way a person treats animals and the way a person treats human beings. A person who is cruel to a defenseless animal will undoubtedly be cruel to defenseless people.

It should also be noted that belief in reincarnation is a violation of Mosaic Law.

[Surrounded_too]

This article should be pulled.

It is Anti-Semitic Propaganda.

[Apercu]

I can understand lawyers being reincarnated as rats or weasels - sorry for the redundancy - but dogs? No way.

[AnAmericanAbroad]

Here’s a link to the original story from YNet Iraeli news.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4082843,00.html

[Bearshouse]

If there is any truth to this story, remember that David Koresh and Jim Jones considered themselves Christians even though their narcissistic control bore little evidence of it.

[Blennos]

This article should be pulled. It is Anti-Semitic Propaganda.

Agreed. This is nonsense. The BBC will do whatever it can to further its anti-Jewish, anti-Israel agenda.