May the memory of the slain be a blessing for their families: Rabbis for Human Rights

[Jefferson23]

A prayer in memory of Naftali Frenkel, Eyal Yifrach and Gilad Sha’ar, z”l, by Rabbis for Human Rights member Rabbi Professor Yehoyada Amir.

By: Rabbi Professor Yehoyada Amir

“For death is come up into our windows
it is entered into our palaces
to cut off the children from the street
and the young men from the broad places” (Jeremiah 9:20)

With bleeding and grieving hearts, with shock and anguish, we face the bitter news of the murder of Naftali Frenkel, Eyal Yifrach and Gilad Sha’ar, z”l. We are devastated and furious and oh so eager for revenge.

May the memory of the slain be a blessing for their families and dear ones. May God comfort them and give them the emotional and spiritual strength to carry the burden of their grief. May the love and solidarity bestowed upon them still be theirs in the trying days ahead.

At these trying moments may we always remember we are commanded to pursue life, peace and justice, to repair the world, the kingdom of God.

http://rhr.org.il/eng/2014/07/may-the-memory-of-the-slain-be-a-blessing-for-their-families-a-prayer-by-rabbi-yehoyada-amir/

[King_David]

1. And some people still think it's acceptable

For the Hamas butchers to join the Palestinian government .

[Jefferson23]

2. Don't waste any time with the political push, nice touch you have there. n/t

[King_David]

3. It's not political

Terrorist butcher Jew children killers are not political parties and Hamas doesn't deserve to be rewarded by leading or participating in government or even existing in any civilized world.

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

4. Tell me a little bit about Irgun, king.

[azurnoir]

5. Hamas however is a political party calling it a terror organization doesn't change that

and it should be noted that the response of Israel's government and others has been political theater from the start of this ordeal

[King_David]

6. Hamas is a political party?

In which civilized world do political party go around butchering Jewish Children. ?

Hamas is a political party ?

[azurnoir]

7. yes it is a political party and once again a 19 year old is a child ? n.t.

[King_David]

8. Hamas is a band of butchers

That gunned down and massacred 3 Jewish boys .
They not part of 2014 civilization let alone to be considered a political party.

[azurnoir]

9. and what about the 14 year old Palestinian gunned down by IDF last week

was he deserving?

[King_David]

10. Not going on your tangent

Bye bye

[azurnoir]

11. don't wish to answer I take it

that's alright your reply is an answer in and of itself. however may I remind you that you seem to be th one who took this thread down a political path

[Fozzledick]

12. Actually, they have a point there.

The Nazis were a political party too. That doesn't mean they weren't also terrorists; the two aren't mutually exclusive. It also doesn't mean that they didn't need to be eliminated by military force; the same applies to Hamas.

But the only "political theater" I'm seeing is from useful idiots who want to make apologies for Hamas' terrorism and incite more of the hatred toward Israelis that led to the kidnappings and murders in the first place.

[King_David]

13. I had a post hidden here on DU for saying Hamas likes killing young boys .

Can you believe a jury here on DU hid a post saying that "Hamas loves killing young boys "on the same day 3 boys were found to have been murdered by Hamas.

AUTOMATED MESSAGE: One of your posts has been hidden by a DU Jury
On Tue Jul 1, 2014, 02:31 PM an alert was sent on the following post:

Hamas loves killing young boys,
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1134&pid=65833

REASON FOR ALERT

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate.

ALERTER'S COMMENTS

This is inciteful nonsense. Nobody I know supports Hamas, but this is just hate mongrring.

JURY RESULTS

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Tue Jul 1, 2014, 02:42 PM, and voted 4-3 to HIDE IT.

Juror #1 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: Yes, heaven forbid anyone say nasty things about Hamas, which is designated by the State Department as a terrorist organization.
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #4 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #5 voted to HIDE IT
Explanation: Inappropriate, unsupportable hate speech.
Juror #6 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: No explanation given
Juror #7 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE
Explanation: I see nothing wrong with the statement. Leave it alone.

CONSEQUENCES OF THIS DECISION

You will no longer be able to participate in this discussion thread, and you will not be able to start a new discussion thread in this forum until 3:42 PM. This hidden post has been added to your <a href="/?com=profile&uid=269341&sub=trans">Transparency page</a>.

[Fozzledick]

14. Looks like the crazies are out in force

and they have no shame.

[King_David]

15. A mainstream Democratic Party site that has so many Hamas sympathizers,

It's pretty strange.
But I guess it goes along with the homophobia seen often in this IP , they go together .

[Fozzledick]

16. I think disrupters have their own political agenda that has nothing to do with the Democratic Party.

[Jefferson23]

18. The US Congress on both sides, for the most part, is line with Bibi.

You could try getting out more, witnessed in GD and see what else DU
is not in line with.

[King_David]

19. I get out a lot into the LGBT group,

and a lot of the virulent anti Zionist posters are banned there too.

[Jefferson23]

20. Still answering for other people I see.

If you get out often enough, you'll notice that proclaiming to support the status quo
on every issue the Democratic Party stands for, will not give you the credibility
you seem to think it will bring. I/P is only one of many...just so you know.

You took a thread that concentrated on a prayer for the kids and made
it about you..sad.

[King_David]

21. The OP was part of The Jewish Worlds reaction

To the massacre of 3 Jewish teens by evil.

[Jefferson23]

22. You were the first to respond, and about the politics of the situation. You made that

clear. No words about what the Rabbi said about the kids, nothing.

[azurnoir]

24. interesting comment indeed n/t

[Fozzledick]

23. The American people as a whole are solidly pro-Israel

except for the hard-core white supremacists and die-hard Marxist-Leninists who are rudderless without direction from the KGB and see Israel as a politically vulnerable proxy for Western democracy in general and the "Imperialist" United States in particular that they can safely vilify without disclosing their true agenda.

The major political parties aren't going to go against the sentiment of the people on an issue with such broad support, and the extremists on the other side are pretty much just ranting to themselves in cult jargon that everyone else finds either incomprehensible or abhorrent.

[Jefferson23]

25. Hey now, let it all hang out..don't stop now. You're really out there, go for it. n/t

[King_David]

27. Agreed

If you read this forum on a regular basis it is easy to tell that half the views here are considered extremist when it comes to Israel.

If this was the view of Americans the Democratic Party , who is so pro Israel and the party that garners more than 80% of the Jewish vote too, would not have the pro Zionist policies that they do.

Views on Zionism that can be read here in IP are in no way reflective of real America.

For example read this link,


http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1134&pid=57842

[shira]

26. Unreal. n/t

[cali]

28. yes, and it should have been hidden as should posts

claiming the IDF loves killing Palestinian children.

this is not rocket science.

[King_David]

29. I never said Palestinians, I said Hamas.

Unless you are insinuating all Palestinians are Hamas ?

[Jefferson23]

17. It is political, the Israeli government out of the gate from the moment the kidnappings

were announced. No unity government..political agenda in line with their
collective punishment of innocent Palestinians.

The Israeli government has adopted an official policy of harming the innocent
Published:
23 Jun 2014

The intention to demolish the family home of the two Palestinians charged with the killing of Baruch Mizrahi means adopting an official policy of harming the innocent, stated Israeli human rights NGO B'Tselem. The two suspects will be tried for the attack, and are expected to be sentenced to long periods of detention. Their family members, who are not suspected of any offence, are the ones who will suffer the loss of their home: 13 people are currently living in the house, including 8 children.

Years ago, the army concluded that punitive home demolitions are not an effective measure to deter attacks against Israelis, and there are even indications that they achieve the opposite effect. It seems therefore that the motives are reaping revenge and politically capitalizing on the current public mood in Israel, in light of the abduction. This draconian measure was not utilized for almost ten years, except for one case in 2009:

http://www.btselem.org/press_releases/20140623_renewal_of_punitive_house_demolitions