Comments on: After Mumbai http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2009/01/04/after-mumbai/ A Journal of Jewish Thought and Opinion Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:37:35 +0000 hourly 1 By: Charlie Hall http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2009/01/04/after-mumbai/comment-page-1/#comment-372267 Charlie Hall Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:13:12 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/?p=1731#comment-372267 Rabbi Rosenblum is absolutely incorrect on one statement: "Yet one would have to think back a long way to a terror attack not perpetrated by Muslims. " There are many non-Muslim terrorist organizations. Some examples of recent terror that have nothing to do with Muslims were perpetrated by ETA and LTTE, respectively. LTTE were the folks who invented suicide bombing. Rabbi Rosenblum is absolutely incorrect on one statement:

“Yet one would have to think back a long way to a terror attack not perpetrated by Muslims. ”

There are many non-Muslim terrorist organizations. Some examples of recent terror that have nothing to do with Muslims were perpetrated by ETA and LTTE, respectively.

LTTE were the folks who invented suicide bombing.

]]> By: Ori http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2009/01/04/after-mumbai/comment-page-1/#comment-372252 Ori Wed, 07 Jan 2009 18:20:24 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/?p=1731#comment-372252 LOberstein: <i>If Israel is a normal country, as secular Zionists believed it would be, why is Israel so alone and abandoned.</i> Ori: For the same reasons that <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudetenland#Sudeten_Crisis" rel="nofollow">Czechoslovakia was alone and abandoned a bit over 70 years ago</a>. For most people, Israel is a small sacrifice to make for the sake of world peace. It's been long enough, we forgot how well this worked last time. LOberstein: If Israel is a normal country, as secular Zionists believed it would be, why is Israel so alone and abandoned.

Ori: For the same reasons that Czechoslovakia was alone and abandoned a bit over 70 years ago. For most people, Israel is a small sacrifice to make for the sake of world peace. It’s been long enough, we forgot how well this worked last time.

]]> By: Ken Bloom http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2009/01/04/after-mumbai/comment-page-1/#comment-372244 Ken Bloom Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:12:27 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/?p=1731#comment-372244 We're seeing now reports that the Chabad house was *the* prime target in the attack. We’re seeing now reports that the Chabad house was *the* prime target in the attack.

]]> By: LOberstein http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2009/01/04/after-mumbai/comment-page-1/#comment-372234 LOberstein Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:09:18 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/?p=1731#comment-372234 You are right. Now what? The longer this goes on, the more secular Israelis will depart and seek a more tranquil existence. If Israel does have some friends outside of the US, they are embarresed to admit it. It is like someone who has an illicit relationship and tells his paramour, when you see me, don't acknowledge that you know me.If Israel is a normal country, as secular Zionists believed it would be, why is Israel so alone and abandoned.Why would anyone who is not religious want to be Israeli? You are right. Now what? The longer this goes on, the more secular Israelis will depart and seek a more tranquil existence. If Israel does have some friends outside of the US, they are embarresed to admit it. It is like someone who has an illicit relationship and tells his paramour, when you see me, don’t acknowledge that you know me.If Israel is a normal country, as secular Zionists believed it would be, why is Israel so alone and abandoned.Why would anyone who is not religious want to be Israeli?

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