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Title: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Bobboau on April 26, 2011, 01:18:35 am
"let the Jews come, anything is better than Bashar Assad"

:lol: wow

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4060535,00.html
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Mongoose on April 26, 2011, 01:25:43 am
That's definitely on the funnier side of morbid humor.
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Nuclear1 on April 26, 2011, 02:04:15 am
:lol:  Syria must really be going down the ****ter...
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Kosh on April 26, 2011, 06:51:09 am
:lol:  Syria must really be going down the ****ter...


Been there for quite a while, but instead of climbing out they've been rolling around in it until now.
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Nemesis6 on April 26, 2011, 06:00:15 pm
The Syrians appear to be excellent trolls.
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Unknown Target on April 26, 2011, 07:00:00 pm
I wonder what would happen if Israel and the protesters made a deal...?
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: redsniper on April 26, 2011, 07:13:00 pm
One would turn on the other as soon as it seemed beneficial.
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Unknown Target on April 26, 2011, 07:29:35 pm
Well I imagine if the deal wasn't realistic and wasn't made in good faith between the people's (not necessarily current governments) of both countries, that would happen.

Otherwise, if they ended up finding out that they work well together, I don't see the problem?
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Bobboau on April 26, 2011, 09:54:23 pm
Would be ironic.
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Nuclear1 on April 26, 2011, 10:07:15 pm
The only reason the two groups hate each other is borders and politics.
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Bobboau on April 27, 2011, 01:28:40 am
and religion.

that plays a small role.
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Nuclear1 on April 27, 2011, 01:49:16 am
Syrians are anti-Zionist, not antisemitic.  If there is bad blood between Israeli Jews and Syrian Arabs, it's because of the policies of either country.  The whole idea of religious conflict in the Middle East has been overblown.  Arabs don't hate Israelis because of Muslim-Jewish hatred, but because they're forcing Muslim Arabs out of their homes.  Religious conflict is just a symptom of the real problems facing the Middle East.
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Kosh on April 27, 2011, 02:09:22 am
Syrians are anti-Zionist, not antisemitic.  If there is bad blood between Israeli Jews and Syrian Arabs, it's because of the policies of either country.  The whole idea of religious conflict in the Middle East has been overblown.  Arabs don't hate Israelis because of Muslim-Jewish hatred, but because they're forcing Muslim Arabs out of their homes.  Religious conflict is just a symptom of the real problems facing the Middle East.

But Zionism is a religious idea. Since it stands at the center of so much of Israel's conflicts, wouldn't that make it something of a religious conflict?
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Nuclear1 on April 27, 2011, 02:19:04 am
But Zionism is a religious idea.

Not particularly.  It's a political movement that some have tried to justify through religion. 
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: General Battuta on April 27, 2011, 07:50:54 am
Syrians are anti-Zionist, not antisemitic.  If there is bad blood between Israeli Jews and Syrian Arabs, it's because of the policies of either country.  The whole idea of religious conflict in the Middle East has been overblown.  Arabs don't hate Israelis because of Muslim-Jewish hatred, but because they're forcing Muslim Arabs out of their homes.  Religious conflict is just a symptom of the real problems facing the Middle East.

But Zionism is a religious idea. Since it stands at the center of so much of Israel's conflicts, wouldn't that make it something of a religious conflict?

No more religious than Manifest Destiny (i.e. slightly, but it's a peripheral factor).

Religion rarely motivates anything. It's usually an excuse.
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: StarSlayer on April 27, 2011, 08:49:13 am
Syrians are anti-Zionist, not antisemitic.  If there is bad blood between Israeli Jews and Syrian Arabs, it's because of the policies of either country.  The whole idea of religious conflict in the Middle East has been overblown.  Arabs don't hate Israelis because of Muslim-Jewish hatred, but because they're forcing Muslim Arabs out of their homes.  Religious conflict is just a symptom of the real problems facing the Middle East.

But Zionism is a religious idea. Since it stands at the center of so much of Israel's conflicts, wouldn't that make it something of a religious conflict?

No more religious than Manifest Destiny (i.e. slightly, but it's a peripheral factor).

Religion rarely motivates anything. It's usually an excuse.

From the decision maker's standpoint or the raving zealots that carry it out?
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: General Battuta on April 27, 2011, 09:03:20 am
Well I haven't had the pleasure of their acquaintance so I can't speak to the zealots.
Title: Re: Syria: let the Jews come
Post by: Dragon on April 27, 2011, 02:58:31 pm
Hopefully, Bashar Assad will get his revolution, just like Gadaffi did.
He deserves it for all atrocities he commited and I hope NATO will also help Syrian rebels.