Israel indicts Rabbis for racist incitement

[Ian David]

Black Collar Crime and Douchebaggery

Rabbis indicted for racist incitement
On: Sunday, January 13, 2008 - By: Israel e News

The state has filed an indictment against two Jerusalem rabbis on charges of racist incitement regarding anti-Arab statements they made during a rally protesting the establishing of a bilingual school for Jews and Arabs in the capital's Patt neighborhood.

The defendants are Rabbi Yitzhak Batzri, head of the Hashalom Kabbalist yeshiva, and his son David. They are liable to a prison term of up to five years if convicted.

The event in question took place on January 9, 2006 during a rally a the community center against the establishment of the school. About 200 people came to hear several rabbis speak against the plan. One of them, Yitzhak Batzri, said, "The Arabs are donkeys and beasts. They are inferior. What do they want? To take our women. They say we are racist. In reality, they are the wicked and cruel ones. They are imbued with the filth of the snake. There are pure and impure, and they are impure. You residents of Patt must not give in."

David Batzri told the audience, "The establishment of this school is an act of abomination and impurity. One can't mix impure and pure. Of course we must stay apart from all the nations. You must stand in the breach and prevent this. It is forbidden to mix darkness with light. The nation of Israel is pure. The Arabs are a nation of donkeys. They are an affliction, a demon, a pestilence.

More:
http://www.israelenews.com/view.asp?ID=649

[xchrom]

1. recommend

[Ian David]

2. These are the types that make up the 14% of Jews who support Bush. n/t

[xchrom]

3. i also note that there are countries where you can be indicted for hate speech. -- nt

[Ian David]

4. Considering the powder keg they sit on, I don't think it's such a bad idea in that region. n/t

[xchrom]

5. lol -- hey you know me -- i think it's fine and dandy.

and we can see why it makes preachers nervous here.

[Meshuga]

6. Brazil is another place where hate speech is a crime

A couple of years ago, during a soccer match between a club from Argentina and a club from Brazil, an Argentinian player called a black Brazilian defender a monkey. The Argentinian player was arrested right after the game.

[xchrom]

7. thanks for news -- i appreciate that.

[Cleveland Rocks]

8. Wait - calling someone a donkey is an insult?

Call someone an elephant if you want the insult to really stick.

[Ian David]

9. I knew a Jewish Republican who absolutely HATED Palestinians.

But he also had a female Palestinian client who he was dying to fuck.

He still hated Palestinians, but his penis had other ideas.

Go figure.

He also hated Arabs and Muslims, but was happy to take their money.