Annie Lennox about Gaza: Selective Compassion

[yancyslide1]

Israel you are never going to legitimize your state . It was born in deception and it will die in the light of truth .

God gave the land and then he took it and you the Jews are to live in exile . Read your Torah and follow your own teachings. Your claim is false , as is your humility .

I am Canadian and no more will I stay silent in my community . End the genocide now.

[drsevrin]

Oh, the poor, poor Israelis. Gosh, it seems if you steal peoples' land, torture and kill them, they get a tiny bit upset! Boo hoo hoo. Annie Lennox is right to ignore this crap. Should she cry for the Nazis?

[mi6QBranch]

Ummm, who's land was it back in the time of Jesus the Jew radical? Oh that's right, we forget it was Jewsish land occupied by Roman invaders who later exiled all these Jews to europe.

[drsevrin]

Well, it was also held by Canaanites, Philistines, Samaritans, Nabataeans, Greeks, Romans, Persians, Muslims and Christians. If we're to honor 2000+ year-old land claims, take your fucking pick. If it's so important, why do a majority of the World's Jews care to stay where they are?

[mi6QBranch]

G-d gave the land to the Jews in a covenant to be it's caretakers and although he exiled them several times, he always brought them back.

That's why Israel only blooms when Jews are tending the land.

Israel is NOT ever going to be Palestine again!

[badger5079]

@mi6QBranch

There is no god.

[taxiture]

A question for jews, if USA decide to give you ALASKA, for free, would you accepted?

[mi6QBranch]

Nope. It's not our God given biblical home. Israel/Judea is. Mosoes didn't recieve the Ten Commandments on Mt. Mckinley jackass.

[eddtoro]

I have news for anyone to update. Amnesty international has filed their report after an intensive study. Israel first broke the peace treaty. Israel was also very guilty of using human shields, using illegal gas and of committing war crimes. Israeli leaders should be tried. Of course, they're so arrogant, they feel they can get away with anything and deny it they've done anything illegal. Crimes like this don't help support sympathy for Jews.

[gnrlusr8]

And I suppose that none of the Palestinians have done the same? I heard the same thing. If someone was constantly firing mortars towards my home, I would fight back, as well. It's no secret that Palestine want's the entire land of Israel for themselves.

[mzchannel]

Stop insulting her

[Spinlandia]

And one more thing... look at all the thousands of tunnels the Palestinians are digging, in order to smuggle deadly weapons from Iran, to shoot at Jewish civilians.

Look at all the tunnels and ASK YOURSELF, how come they didn't build but EVEN ONE shelter to protect their civilians' lives.... I already gave the answer in my previous comment.

[Spinlandia]

Again, the Palestinians got billions of US dollars. Why didn't they build EVEN ONE SHELTER???

I'll tell you why... why have shelter for children when Hamas terrorist USE CHILDREN as shelters...

Israel LEFT GAZA. The Palestinians got billions of dollars to build their land and give a better life for their people. They chose to use this money to kill Jews.

[Spinlandia]

PART 1: Now let's look at your points, one by one:

Israel LEFT Gaza - no Army, no Jews. Palestinians got billions from the U.S.A., the E.U. and from Saudi Arabia, to build hospitals, schools, universities, hotels etc.

They used this money to shoot at Jewish women and children DAILY for 8 years.

This is NOT a numbers game. Having more deads don't make you right. Nazi Germany was not more just then the U.S.A. during WWII. BTW, the UN number is 6000 since 2000 - VAST MAJORITY terrorists.

Continue..

[danroberto]

I read a sentence like "Every aggressive actin, even just a retaliation or as it is so called "selfdefence" is a terrorism, there is no war which could be justified." and it's so stupid that it's hurts. And this person truly believe that he/she's for peace. This is amazing.

As Edmund Burke said "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.

[danroberto]

I read vicko77's message and it makes me very sad.

I'm sure that vicko77 really believe that he/she's all for peace and harmony, but it is exactly because of people like vicko77 that evil prevail in this world.

This people will always surrender to terror and let evil win. Like Chamberlain who thought he could appease evil Nazi Germany. If it wasn't for Churchill, with Russia and the USA, everyone in Europe (including Italy) would speak German today.

[vegaslover777]

I used to be an Annie Lennox fan. Not any more. I broke my Eurythmics cassette and Annie Lennox CD and threw it where it belongs - in the garbage. Lennox is so worried about the Palestinians but apparently doesn't give a damn about Israeli children. Where was she for the last 8 Qassam years? And before that, where was she when Hamas carried suicide bombings on a regular basis? She wasn't protesting then. You disgust me Lennox. Go to hell.

[danroberto]

And Annie Lennox is sure that she's for good and peace. When Palestinian suicide bombers deliberately mass-murder Israeli women and children in family restaurants, buses, hotels, she didn't say a word.

She raised her voice only when Israel responded - after years of suppression - against terrorists only. The terrorists are hiding behind women and children. They are cowards. They want their women and children to die, so they can blame Israel. They shoot at civilians and hide behind civilians.

[pseudonym1964]

vegaslover777: I am sure that's great news for Annie L: one less dumb fucker listening to great music. Brilliant.

[vicko77]

Lennox is a great girl, true Jewish. I am proud of Jews like she is. Great peaceful ones.... !!!

[Spinlandia]

To sum it up:

If Hamas lay down its weapons there would be peace...

If Israel lay down theirs there would be a bloodbath.

And BTW, read Hamas' charter!!! They want to KILL ALL JEWS. Yes, even those in Canada........

[bojotube]

To be fair to Annie Lennox, she probably only knows about Israel what she sees on the BBC. So, Annie Lennox fans, don't take it personally, she just opened her mouth and made herself a poster-child for the general anti-Zionism, anti-Semitism, and "Lawrence of Arabia Complex" (i.e. romanticization of Arab backwardness) which pervades British intelligentsia nowadays.

[Spinlandia]

This is VERY EASY to say from our comfy homes in Europe.

But if my children would have lived in Sderot, under DAILY rocket attacks, for years, AFTER ISRAEL LEFT GAZA then I would expect my government to protect my children lives.

Israel practiced patience for EIGHT YEARS but eventually, no country in the world can do NOTHING when her civilians are being bombed DAILY. It is immoral to do nothing.

Lennox didn't say a word when Israeli children were under fire, DAILY, for years and this is a shame

[Spinlandia]

Learn some history! Jews lived in Israel way before any Arabs. It's not about an "occupation". It's about the international law - since 1917 and even before. The league of nation plan, the UN 1947 plan etc. etc. Before 1967, Palestinians lived under Egypt and Jordan! No one used the term "occupation" then.

It WAS NOT revenge!!! It was self-defense after 8 years of daily attacks!!! This is not a numbers game... More Germans died in WWII than Americans... SO? Who was right?

[Spinlandia]

1. Immoral. This is the jungle law. This is not human and not civilized. You are blaming the victims and support the terrorists.

2. According to the UN most WERE TERRORISTS! About 700! There were about 300 civilians, which is a TRAGEDY, but Hamas is HIDING behind civilians and shoot ONLY at civilians. Hamas is a terrorist organization, according to the US, UN and EU.

3. So why didn't Slovakian moved to Canada when the Nazi invaded? Was it their fault? What a twisted logic.

[Spinlandia]

a typical reply by an ignorant who can deal with facts and can't handle the truth.

[Spinlandia]

Now I'm sure that you're not just immoral, you are also an anti-Semite.

To say that the is controlled by Jews is a completely baseless smear.

Again, you are ignorant about Hamas and about the history of the Middle East. Jews lived in Israel for over 3000 years - Continuously!!!!!

It is a waist of time to argue with someone who claims he's pro-peace (did Gandhi leave for Canada when it was hard?), but in REALITY supports appeasement and the terrorists' agenda. Goodbye.

[Spinlandia]

Sorry, but you are completely ignorant about Hamas, about its charter and about the history of the Middle East.

Hamas is hiding behind children and USE them as human shields!!! The Palestinians refused ANY compromise, from the early 30s to the Clinton's offer in 2001.

This Rabbi is immoral. Yes. Just like many other religious leaders. I'm an a Atheist and I believe in Justice and not in appeasement!

[Spinlandia]

are you kidding me?

you called me a nazi!!!!

terrorist shoot at Israeli civilians because they want them to leave Israel.

you tell the Israeli civilians to leave....

yes, you support the terrorists' agenda.

[Spinlandia]

What if someone will bomb you and your family until YOU move to Canada?

You are IMMORAL!

You support TERROR, DEATH and DESTRUCTION!

You want terror to win over JUSTICE and History!

Shame on you!

[Spinlandia]

You are so ignorant that it's not even an insult coming from you.

You know nothing about Hamas, about its charter and about the history of the Middle East.

You are an appeaser. And I will not go down to your level.

[Spinlandia]

You are the one who support bombing of women and children!!!

Hamas shoot its rockets ONLY at women and children!!!

And you blame these women and children and tell them to move to Canada.........

Immoral.

Israel, on the other hand, WARN citizens in advance! But Hamas is USING civilians as human shields!!!

Watch some proofs: v=g0wJXf2nt4Y

There are many more clips.

[Spinlandia]

"there is no war which could be justified"

So was it terrorism to fight Nazism?

Such a twisted and IMMORAL logic...

Is it terrorist to use aggressive action against mass-murderers? rapists? pedophiles?

[Spinlandia]

I now see that you are from Slovakia... Why did your entire people left to Canada during WWII?

The Nazis invaded and attacked you?

Just move to Canada for peace... What a concept...

Let EVIL WIN. Leave your homes when they attack you!

and what happen when they will get TO CANADA?

You support terrorism. Shame on you. I don't know if you are an anti-Semite but I do know that you are IMMORAL.

[Intuitionsmusic]

I think she was just suggesting world peace. Leave Annie Alone.

[downhill34]

Look the truth is that Annie Lennox has supported humanitarian organizations for years which support peaceful means of conflict resolution, and has stated her support publicly. If you take your logic to its conclusion, NOT condemning publicly each and every violent outrage perpetrated by terrorists AND governments every day, you are implying she either supports them or doesn't care, which is ridiculous.

[Apic2803]

well sayed and it`s not jsut her the whole world shut up for 8 years and now that israel understand that cease fire agreement dont work with the hamas and thay break the cease fire thay decided to strike hamas antill thay stop fire there rockets on civilianz

[nowinriccarton]

Annie's point of view applies to both sides - this most recent attack on Palestine is simply the straw that broke the camel's back, snapping her into action. She would have done the same thing if it had been Palestine attacking Israel at that particular point in time; she is not pro Palestinian or pro Israeli - she is a humanitarian.

I feel like Israelis and Palestinians make having a homeland a bigger priority than the safety and protection of their children.

[Spinlandia]

Please. For 8 years, Lennox didn't say a word when Israeli children were bombed, daily. Dozens of rockets! EVERY DAY! Can you even imagine what it's like??? ONLY A FEW DAYS (lees than a week!) after Israel striked back, and Lennox was talking about Palestinian children.

8 years versus a few days!

And don't tell me it's about the numbers! Tens of thousands of Israeli children living in fear didn't make her say even ONE WORD!

Your last sentence only applies to the Pals! Israel LEFT GAZA!

[UBAI1982]

you're so stupid....this is not the Zionists country!...it's not "Israeli" it's Palestine if you r really care about the so called "children" while no civilian among all the so called "Israelis" simply leave my country and back to yours...in Palestine we have no place for the bloody occupiers....leave to be safe.

[Spinlandia]

How ignorant some people are... ISRAEL WAS THERE 3000 years ago already!

On the other hand, there was NEVER A Palestinian state!!! Never! Until 1967 Gaza was under an Egyptian rule and the West Bank under a Jordanian rule - and NO ONE SPOKE ABOUT PALESTINIAN INDEPENDENCE THAN........ guess why?

[UBAI1982]

our issue is not about the "state" in Gaza & west bank only....the issue is entire Palestine from the river to the sea...no place for the Zionists who came from over seas to my country...

the religion would never made a nation to have a country ..even you made the Palestinian Jews as refugees as long with the Muslim and Christian Palestinians

[badger5079]

@Spinlandia

Obey international law.

[oboy1980]

I think you are the one who should live. read the facts, Israel was there for 3000 years.

[oboy1980]

WELL DONE MidEastTruth. thank you

That is the Truth.