Forbidden Israel: Sex and the Settlers (and their Hypocrisy)
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Excellent piece showing the utter hypocrisy in Israel and the settlers taking advantage of a defenseless people. The following are some excerpts and the intro, but you must read the whole article.---------
Who is the most famous person in Israel? It's not Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or any other politician; not a war hero, nor a singer or a sports star.
No, the winner, hands down, is supermodel Bar Rafaeli. Well actually, Rafaeli has her hands up in her latest video, covering her breasts. She has her legs up, too, and just about every other part of her.
(http://www.youtube.com/v/60edgsfi2D8&color1=0x6699&color2=0x54abd6&hl=en&feature=player_embedded&fs=1)
She's wearing far less than she did on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue that made her famous. In fact, Rafaeli is wearing nothing at all. And she's so famous that even Israel's most prestigious, intellectual newspaper, Ha'aretz, posted her video on its Web site.
--No, a substantial majority of the settlers are not there for religious reasons, but because their government is pursuing power in the seemingly normal way -- using whatever method works to extend the reach of its dominance.
The specific method the Israelis hit on back in the 1970s was to use tax dollars to build whole modern towns in the West Bank, call them "settlements" (which sounds benign enough), and rent them out at far-below-market rates to any Israelis who wanted cheap housing. Ever since, lots of Israelis feeling an economic pinch have been tempted to move to the West Bank to ease the strain on the family budget.
--Once they are there, many have children, and even grandchildren. Israel calls it "natural growth." Well, the settlers are doing what Rafaeli seems to encourage us all to do -- what comes naturally. But when Israeli leaders insist they must expand settlements to accommodate this "natural growth," they are obviously using disingenuous arguments to justify political expansionism.
--None of this excuses the horrendous occupation policies that the Israelis have imposed on Palestine for some many years, nor the settlers who have taken advantage of those policies and added some horrendous excesses of their own. But Rafaeli's nude video, a perfect symbol of Israel's aspiration to be a normal nation, can serve to strip bare not only some of the motives behind Israel's support for the settlers, but also some of the hypocrisy of U.S. policy.
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I am sick of the fact that people can write books, make movies, and the news can talk about other countrys but when it comes to Israel,it's hands off or you are a anti-semitic. I know All countrys have their faults, but when people talk about Iran, Saudi Arabia ect. they can say what they will.
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Bren589 said:
"Thats a bunch of crap that they said no evidence was found of war crimes. did they go looking for these crimes blind folded . They could have looked in every direction and seen nothing but the crimes that were commited"my response:
Bren you are so right. A blind man would have stumbled across the evidence of war crimes. It has got to be media manipulation.....and the power of AIPAC. - 8 months ago
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Thats a bunch of crap that they said no evidence was found of war crimes. did they go looking for these crimes blind folded . They could have looked in every direction and seen nothing but the crimes that were commited.
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Bren589:
Bren you are so right. A blind man would have stumbled across the evidence of war crimes. It has got to be Nedia manipulation........and the power of AIPAC,
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Amnesty Accuses Israel of Using Human Shields in Gaza
JERUSALEM - Amnesty accused Israeli forces on Thursday of war crimes in Gaza, saying they used children as human shields and conducted wanton attacks on civil:
Israeli soldiers stand on a tank along the border with the Gaza Strip in February 2009. Amnesty International has accused Israeli forces of war crimes in Gaza, saying they used children as human shields and conducted wanton attacks on civilians, in a report rejected as "unbalanced" by Israel.The London-based human rights group also accused Hamas of war crimes, but said it found no evidence to support Israeli claims that Gaza's Islamist rulers used civilians as human shields during Israel's massive 22-day offensive.
It reiterated its call for international arms embargoes against Israel and Hamas, and called for "criminal investigations in national courts" under universal jurisdiction wherever there is sufficient evidence of war crimes.
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(AFP photo)Israeli soldiers stand on a tank along the border with the Gaza Strip in February 2009. Amnesty International has accused Israeli forces of war crimes in Gaza, saying they used children as human shields and conducted wanton attacks on civilians, in a report rejected as "unbalanced" by Israel. (AFP photo) - 8 months ago
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Ihatethemall
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OK, the first 20 stories you posted I did not look at because when they show the stories that any of us post they start with the most recent. I am sure even you could figure that out. So I started at the last 40 stories that you posted. As I said I did not make it to the last 23 stories you posted because I could not stomache any more BS stories about israel. We are just looking at the numbers in a differant way.
So I am not a LIAR LIAR as you said. But considering your views on israel you should be used to being wrong.And I for one never claimed to be a journalist, just someone who is looking to expose israel for what they really are: murdering thugs
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The first 20 articles I POSTED include information on a positive Palestinian comedian, peace programs, and various other things, you obviously DID not look at any of them. LIAR LIAR Pants on fire. WPTV is the racist, not me. Your choice on what to believe. I can't save every Nazi.
THE NRA teaches kids to use guns. Just because they have a yarmulka on you assume those guns are used to kill innocents. Truthfully, Palestinians have killed many more settlers than vice versa. Get a grip and learn some truth for ONCE in your life. I am pro everyone's rights but I am against Islamic fascism which many Israeli Arabs are against as well.Israel contributes 30 Billion per coast in revenue, for every major port in LA and NY. Whatever you're smokin, you don't know shit. Israel DEVELOPS and SELLS millions of technologies. The Aid is actually to BOLSTER peace programs and for a base for your soldiers that you never give a shit about either.
You guys are clearly biased, you don't know ANY of the facts on the ground and most of you don't know any Palestinians either. Seriously, I wouldn't call any of you journalists, just Iranian Guard regurgitators and IRA terror apologists.
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Ihatethemall
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@mymicz1:
After going through your profile and looking at the stories you post, you have posted 63, I notice you are guilty of the same thing you are accusing WPTV of. I only made it through the 1st 40 stories because that is all I could stand to look at. If I wanted to see pro israel or anti muslim/gaza stories, I could find plenty on the MSM. but as I was saying, I noticed that well over 30 of the first 40 were just that........all muslims are bad and israel is only killing women and children to stay safe type stories. WPTV is not a racist. He, in my opinion is only trying to show the world that the jews are not the so called peace loving people that they claim to be. He, IMO, like many of us here, want to wake the world up to the evils that are israel and he wants all to know that the tax dollars that hard working Americans pay to the Government of this country is the grease that helps keep the israeli killing machine rolling on. We are sick and tired of sending israel 20 million dollars a day so they can go out and continue their wars against innocent people.
And the NRA does not support teaching kids how to use guns to kill innocent people. Nor would they have his ass as you say for what he says. - 8 months ago
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Ihatethemall:
I Invite you to take that back and actually read the articles I posted on sustainability programs and Sudanese refugees, Palestinian comedians and colleges by actually LOOKING at my first 20 submissions and clicking on submissions, which obviously you didn't. The comedian is especially my view of the kind of Palestinian I like, since they are all different. Also, the one detracting post was about Hamas, not ALL Palestinians. And I figured today I would give you guys a video, from a respectable news source, of someone in England with military experience that says Israel WAS cautious. But truthfully, I only post those in RESPONSE to WPTV's incessant Israel bashing (and yes, he started it) without ever having actually studied both sides of the story. Requesting objectivity is paramount in journalism. None of you have been. You judged my submissions without even opening one. The lies go on.
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Ihatethemall:
As I stated in the post below yours, the stories are show in the reverse order of the way they were posted. If I am guilty of anything, it would only be that instead of the first 40 you posted it should have read the last 40 you posted and for that I will say my words were wrong but my numbers were not.
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http://smokingmirrors.blogspot.com/2009/01/when-truth-is-anti-semitic.html
Here I am considered an anti-Semitic. This is because the truth is anti-Semitic and if you are going to tell the truth that is what you are labeled as. Criticism of Israelis and Zionist Jews is not welcome. It wouldn’t matter what evil they may do. It is okay. Many of the people at this site are as murderous as the Israelis. They joke about the murders or they talk in convoluted circles about how complex it all is. In any case… none of it is Israel’s fault. This item in the MSMtoday says it all. What can anyone say to justify such evil? Nothing… there is nothing you can say.
-- ---------Calling WORLDPEACETV names is not getting you anywhere. We all know what Israel and its clones are like.
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quotation by Lawrence Clark Powell - "Write to be understood, speak to be heard, read to grow"
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Silence, they say, is the voice of complicity. But silence is impossible. Silence screams. Silence is a message, just as doing nothing is an act. Let who you are ring out & resonate in every word & every deed. Yes, become who you are. There's no sidestepping your own being or your own responsibility. What you do is who you are. - 8 months ago
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Highr0ller:
Are You telling me that I am not properly educated despite goIng to one of the most expensive boarding schools in Ireland........and further education in London, Milan and Riyadh (King Saud University).
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Highr0ller:
You mean the stench of uncombed ringlets under an old felt hat. Yeah....stinky...I agree.
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SRAEL is stealing the GAS that rightfully belongs to the people of Gaza .
"It appears as though the Israeli government is drilling for natural gas in the buffer zone. That gas belongs to the people of Gaza. It seems to be one of their reasons for stopping us, perhaps they're worried that we may go back and tell the world what we have seen."
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guess you are blind-Israel is guilty of some of the most horrendous crimes in this world. Amen
and, God Bless
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[edit] Philanthropy
Refaeli volunteers for Project Sunshine,[18] a non-profit organization providing free services and programs for children facing life-threatening illnesses. She has also volunteered for organization Ahava, which has been caring for pets abandoned in Northern Israel during the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.[19]Bar Rafaeli and film director Shahar Segal have agreed to do a gratis campaign under the slogan "One Bag Less" to reduce the use of plastic bags.[20]
On March 5, 2009, Refaeli was awarded in the "World Style" category at the Women's World Awards, an event honouring women for achievements in various fields and for contributions to furthering the elimination of discrimination of women.[21]
WPTV wants you to believe this woman is bad for taking her clothes off and representing Israel, But I think, according to wikipedia, that she represents us perfectly.
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Ihatethemall
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Mymicz1:
After going through your profile and looking at the stories you post, you have posted 63, I notice you are guilty of the same thing you are accusing WPTV of. I only made it through the 1st 40 stories because that is all I could stand to look at. If I wanted to see pro israel or anti muslim/gaza stories, I could find plenty on the MSM. but as I was saying, I noticed that well over 30 of the first 40 were just that........all muslims are bad and israel is only killing women and children to stay safe type stories. WPTV is not a racist. He, in my opinion is only trying to show the world that the jews are not the so called peace loving people that they claim to be. He, IMO, like many of us here, want to wake the world up to the evils that are israel and he wants all to know that the tax dollars that hard working Americans pay to the Government of this country is the grease that helps keep the israeli killing machine rolling on. We are sick and tired of sending israel 20 million dollars a day so they can go out and continue their wars against innocent people.
And the NRA does not support teaching kids how to use guns to kill innocent people. Nor would they have his ass as you say for what he says. - 8 months ago
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Yea, I don't get how these things relate...if you could clarify?
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again, but in frame
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That pic does go with the article. It shows the hypocrisy of Israel since they accuse Hamas of using human shields and Israel has made laws against their use of human shields-which the pic depicts.
No one is right here-the crap needs to stop and Israel could have done that long ago. Violence begets violence and you telling people that Israel has done no wrong is an outright lie, or you are just blind. I understand your commitment to your country, but even other countries have done wrong and made it good-but not all. Israel is one of them.
Calling people including me that we are racist is only a fog so the truth is clouded. You working for Israel will do anything to cloud and change the subject to take the heat off the main subject. My work is NOT only helping INNOCENT Palestinians-my work covers Africa, South America, Asia and even America. Much of which I do not publish and the only people that know are my attorneys, human rights workers, colleagues, and most of my family.
Furthermore, you bringing up ONE RESOLUTION to defend your country doesn't cut it. Even if 90% of those were not attributed or related to what Israel has done, that 10% still indicts Israel for crimes against humanity.
Israel in my opinion and many other government, human rights organizations as well as ordinary people agree with this.
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nice body, butter face
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Mymicz1 [removed]
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Does that pic actually go with the article???
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OOOOHHH us depraved Jews again huh, like you don't use YOUR computer for anything else, tug tug. Every human being witha penis likes sex, nice try.
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Mymicz1:
Women like sex too
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I can see this video being the most viewed video on current...
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ok, ok...here is the sex video the Israelis and settlers LOVE
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