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Jewish newspaper publisher apologizes for saying Israel should consider assassinating Obama. Was that wrong? Should he not have done that?
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doglover
2012-01-22 02:57:20 PM
Well, it isn't America or Israel's government so they're entitled to print what they want. At least they DID offer up an apology.
Weaver95
2012-01-22 03:00:38 PM
He claimed ordering an assassination of President Obama could be one of three ways to protect the people of Israel.
it's past time to re-evaluate our relationship with Israel.
Tatsuma
2012-01-22 03:02:23 PM
One man wrote one stupid thing in one newspaper and then apologized.
It was absolutely reprehensible, he should be fired, but this in no way says anything about Jews, Israel or any related subjects.
Tatsuma
2012-01-22 03:04:31 PM
Weaver95
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it's past time to re-evaluate our relationship with Israel.
WHY.
One Jewish-American man, in America, in an American newspaper, wrote an incredibly stupid op-ed.
How is that in ANY way related to the Government of Israel?
Bathia_Mapes
2012-01-22 03:06:08 PM
doglover
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Well, it isn't America or Israel's government so they're entitled to print what they want. At least they DID offer up an apology.
FTA...Andrew Adler made the controversial statement in the Atlanta Jewish Times, a paper which serves the Jewish community in Atlanta, U.S.
It's an American paper. Threats against the President, whether they are implied, intentional or whatever are not protected speech. That's why the Secret Service is involved.
Weaver95
2012-01-22 03:09:06 PM
Tatsuma
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How is that in ANY way related to the Government of Israel?
sorry tats, but Israel and US interests simply do not coincide anymore. Its totally not Isreal, it's us. we feel it's time to date other countries. tell you what tho, we can still totally be facebook friends!
tootles!
Tatsuma
2012-01-22 03:16:37 PM
Bathia_Mapes
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That's why the Secret Service is involved.
as they should be
Weaver95
2012-01-22 03:18:52 PM
Bathia_Mapes
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It's an American paper. Threats against the President, whether they are implied, intentional or whatever are not protected speech. That's why the Secret Service is involved.
either way, I don't think Israel and the US interests are aligned anymore. I believe it's time to explore other options and opportunities.
RoyBatty
2012-01-22 03:26:10 PM
Weaver95
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He claimed ordering an assassination of President Obama could be one of three ways to protect the people of Israel.
it's past time to re-evaluate our relationship with Israel.
You often say a lot of smart things that I agree with, but this one thing you wrote is such a stupid thing that you wrote that I'm going to have to re-evaluate my entire relationship with FARK.
RoyBatty
2012-01-22 03:28:21 PM
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RoyBatty
2012-01-22 03:30:51 PM
Bathia_Mapes
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FTA...Andrew Adler made the controversial statement in the Atlanta Jewish Times, a paper which
disserves
the Jewish community in Atlanta, U.S.
One article I read said this dumbass bought the damn paper three years ago, so it's not even like it's his own organic creation.
What a huge and incredibly stupid individual.
Bathia_Mapes
2012-01-22 03:31:58 PM
Tatsuma
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Bathia_Mapes: That's why the Secret Service is involved.
as they should be
Indeed.
Bathia_Mapes
2012-01-22 03:32:52 PM
RoyBatty
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What a huge and incredibly stupid individual.
No argument there.
Sleeping Monkey
2012-01-22 03:34:36 PM
Tatsuma
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One man wrote one stupid thing in one newspaper and then apologized.
It was absolutely reprehensible, he should be fired, but this in no way says anything about Jews, Israel or any related subjects.
Don't worry, I'm sure it won't affect the insane amount of American tax dollars Israel receives every year.
RoyBatty
2012-01-22 03:49:55 PM
Sleeping Monkey
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Tatsuma: One man wrote one stupid thing in one newspaper and then apologized.
It was absolutely reprehensible, he should be fired, but this in no way says anything about Jews, Israel or any related subjects.
Don't worry, I'm sure it won't affect the insane amount of American tax dollars Israel receives every year.
Israel does get an insane, just insane amount of American tax dollars every year.
Rough guesses:
Israel: $2.5B per year
Egypt: $1.5B per year
For about 30 years now, that seems to come up to $120B that Israel and Egypt have "shared"
http://apps.washingtonpost.com/national/fallen/
6,336 U.S. service members have died in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/06/afghanistan-iraq-wars-killed- 1 32000-civilians-report-says/
Afghanistan, Iraq Wars Killed 132,000 Civilians, Report Says
http://costofwar.com/en/
I acknowledge there is a huge fallacy of the excluded middle in there.
SilentStrider
2012-01-22 04:11:07 PM
Hope you have bundt cake ready for the secret service. They are not ones to take this sort of thing lightly.
Sleeping Monkey
2012-01-22 04:17:28 PM
RoyBatty
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http://costofwar.com/en/
You can put the cost of at least one of those wars on Israel's tab too.
RoyBatty
2012-01-22 04:27:29 PM
Sleeping Monkey
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RoyBatty: http://costofwar.com/en/
You can put the cost of at least one of those wars on Israel's tab too.
Do tell, how so?
Afghanistan was due to 9/11. Al Qaeda caused 9/11 due to the US being on Saudi Arabia soil to protect Kuwait.
The most current Iraq war was caused by Bush wanting revenge for Hussein trying to assassinate his father which was caused by the Persian Gulf War which was spawned by the Iran Iraq War.
Not seeing Israel in this.
Sleeping Monkey
2012-01-22 04:33:52 PM
RoyBatty
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The most current Iraq war was caused by Bush wanting revenge for Hussein trying to assassinate his father
If that were true, Bush would be in jail. It was waged because a dangerous tyrant threatened the stability of 'the region'. See what they did there?
doyner
2012-01-22 04:45:29 PM
I wonder what the reaction would be if the publisher of a Persian or Chinese community newspaper had made such a comment...
doyner
2012-01-22 04:47:16 PM
RoyBatty
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Weaver95: He claimed ordering an assassination of President Obama could be one of three ways to protect the people of Israel.
it's past time to re-evaluate our relationship with Israel.
You often say a lot of smart things that I agree with, but this one thing you wrote is such a stupid thing that you wrote that I'm going to have to re-evaluate my entire relationship with FARK.
[well...bye.jpg]
Bathia_Mapes
2012-01-22 04:58:50 PM
doyner
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I wonder what the reaction would be if the publisher of a Persian or Chinese community newspaper had made such a comment...
If it was published in the U.S., the results would have been the same. You don't threaten the President. Threats against the President are not protected speech.
Tatsuma
2012-01-22 05:00:00 PM
Bathia_Mapes
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If it was published in the U.S., the results would have been the same. You don't threaten the President. Threats against the President are not protected speech.
To be fair, I don't think he was technically threatening the president.
doyner
2012-01-22 05:00:58 PM
Bathia_Mapes
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doyner: I wonder what the reaction would be if the publisher of a Persian or Chinese community newspaper had made such a comment...
If it was published in the U.S., the results would have been the same. You don't threaten the President. Threats against the President are not protected speech.
I was speaking more about the white-knighting "isolated incident" types. Fark yeah the Secret Service needs to give this guy a razor-colonoscopy.
doyner
2012-01-22 05:02:32 PM
Tatsuma
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Bathia_Mapes: If it was published in the U.S., the results would have been the same. You don't threaten the President. Threats against the President are not protected speech.
To be fair, I don't think he was technically threatening the president.
To be fair, I doubt you'd be so "objective" if a newspaper in Tel Aviv for the American community said that the US should assassinate Netenyahu.
Sleeping Monkey
2012-01-22 05:03:42 PM
Tatsuma
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To be fair, I don't think he was technically threatening the president.
Yeah, to be fair...
RoyBatty
2012-01-22 05:06:11 PM
doyner
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RoyBatty: Weaver95: He claimed ordering an assassination of President Obama could be one of three ways to protect the people of Israel.
it's past time to re-evaluate our relationship with Israel.
You often say a lot of smart things that I agree with, but this one thing you wrote is such a stupid thing that you wrote that I'm going to have to re-evaluate my entire relationship with FARK.
[well...bye.jpg]
[poes-law.jpg]
doyner
2012-01-22 05:07:42 PM
RoyBatty
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doyner: RoyBatty: Weaver95: He claimed ordering an assassination of President Obama could be one of three ways to protect the people of Israel.
it's past time to re-evaluate our relationship with Israel.
You often say a lot of smart things that I agree with, but this one thing you wrote is such a stupid thing that you wrote that I'm going to have to re-evaluate my entire relationship with FARK.
[well...bye.jpg]
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Bathia_Mapes
2012-01-22 05:11:13 PM
Tatsuma
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Bathia_Mapes: If it was published in the U.S., the results would have been the same. You don't threaten the President. Threats against the President are not protected speech.
To be fair, I don't think he was technically threatening the president.
You might be right, but I somehow doubt the Secret Service will see it that way.
Tatsuma
2012-01-22 05:13:13 PM
Bathia_Mapes
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You might be right, but I somehow doubt the Secret Service will see it that way.
Hey, if he broke the law, by all means send him to jail. Nothing he said was defensible, I do think that between an actual threat to the President and what he said, there's a difference.
Doesn't change how incredibly retarded that comment was. I can't understand how it even made it to the paper.
Everyone that could have stopped this should be fired
Ed Finnerty
2012-01-22 05:14:05 PM
Come on guys, he was kidding!
Why is everyone trying to roast the guy? He was just having a gas. It's probably not as campy as he had hoped but that's because he lacked concentration.
Mugato
2012-01-22 05:18:37 PM
RoyBatty
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Afghanistan was due to 9/11. Al Qaeda caused 9/11 due to the US being on Saudi Arabia soil to protect Kuwait.
People conveniently forget everything bin Laden said about our support of Israel.
genner
2012-01-22 05:27:35 PM
Tatsuma
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Bathia_Mapes: If it was published in the U.S., the results would have been the same. You don't threaten the President. Threats against the President are not protected speech.
To be fair, I don't think he was technically threatening the president.
True he was just encouraging other people to threaten the president.
Amos Quito
2012-01-22 05:29:09 PM
Tatsuma
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Weaver95: it's past time to re-evaluate our relationship with Israel.
WHY.
One Jewish-American man, in America, in an American newspaper, wrote an incredibly stupid op-ed.
How is that in ANY way related to the Government of Israel?
'Israel to Give Obama 12 Hours Notice on Attacking Iran'
(new window)
Israel is our friend.
Ed Finnerty
2012-01-22 05:30:44 PM
I wonder if Iran would give us free oil for life if we gave them Israel.
Let's face it, Israel turned out to be a crappy US state and we really only need 50.
Terrified Asexual Forcemeat
2012-01-22 05:30:47 PM
Tatsuma
:
One man wrote one stupid thing in one newspaper and then apologized.
It was absolutely reprehensible, he should be fired, but this in no way says anything about Jews, Israel or any related subjects.
Shaggy_C
2012-01-22 05:30:50 PM
Our friends the Israelis
blindpreacher
2012-01-22 05:30:56 PM
The original Religion of Peace strikes again!
Teen Wolf Blitzer
2012-01-22 05:31:24 PM
Tatsuma
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Weaver95: it's past time to re-evaluate our relationship with Israel.
WHY.
One Jewish-American man, in America, in an American newspaper, wrote an incredibly stupid op-ed.
How is that in ANY way related to the Government of Israel?
Superjew to the rescue!
Tatsuma
2012-01-22 05:31:36 PM
genner
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True he was just encouraging other people to threaten the president.
I don't think he was technically encouraging anyone either
I think he knew the line he was skating on and was very careful, but did not expect THAT much reaction to it
J. Frank Parnell
2012-01-22 05:31:57 PM
Here's the entire quote, which they awkwardly avoided using.
Three, give the go-ahead for U.S.-based Mossad agents to take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel in order for the current vice president to take his place,
and forcefully dictate that the United States' policy includes its helping the Jewish state obliterate its enemies
.
Amos Quito
2012-01-22 05:32:06 PM
Tatsuma
:
Bathia_Mapes: You might be right, but I somehow doubt the Secret Service will see it that way.
Hey, if he broke the law, by all means send him to jail. Nothing he said was defensible, I do think that between an actual threat to the President and what he said, there's a difference.
Doesn't change how incredibly retarded that comment was. I can't understand how it even made it to the paper.
Everyone that could have stopped this should be fired
The dude owns the newspaper. Who's going to fire him?
There are more than a few
Israel Firster
s here in the US.
Not that I'm accusing them of dual loyalty.
you are a puppet
2012-01-22 05:32:36 PM
As stated at the funeral of the great Barach "Hussein" Goldstein, a million Obamas are not worth a Jewish fingernail.
Apos
2012-01-22 05:33:48 PM
A troll actually apologizing for trolling? That would
never
happen on Fark.
relcec
2012-01-22 05:33:57 PM
of course he shouldn't have.
what a retard. and fire this dude,
whether he retracts that apology immediately or not.
doyner
2012-01-22 05:34:08 PM
Tatsuma
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genner: True he was just encouraging other people to threaten the president.
I don't think he was technically encouraging anyone either
I think he knew the line he was skating on and was very careful, but did not expect THAT much reaction to it
Yeah, because advocating the assassination of the POTUS really shouldn't cause so much outrage. AMIRITE?
RexTalionis
2012-01-22 05:34:18 PM
Tatsuma
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It was absolutely reprehensible, he should be fired, but this in no way says anything about Jews, Israel or any related subjects.
Tatsuma isn't going to see this, but I should note it anyway. The guy can't be fired. He OWNS the newspaper in question.
404 page not found
2012-01-22 05:34:35 PM
Religion of Peace™
Amos Quito
2012-01-22 05:35:15 PM
J. Frank Parnell
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Here's the entire quote, which they awkwardly avoided using.
Three, give the go-ahead for U.S.-based Mossad agents to take out a president deemed unfriendly to Israel in order for the current vice president to take his place, and forcefully dictate that the United States' policy includes its helping the Jewish state obliterate its enemies.
Treason.
Mr. Adler, meet Mr. Pollard.
Oh, you KNOW one another already?
fred_chan
2012-01-22 05:36:21 PM
I read about this in the Forward days ago and hoped I wouldn't see it on Fark.
Look people, basically the minute the original opinion piece was published every major Jewish organization inside and outside of Atlanta told the owner of the paper that he was in the wrong to publish such trash in the first place. Even the Anti-Defamation League (who I am sure everyone on Fark loves) wrote a scathing letter to this asshole. NO ONE agrees with this guy. His opinion is not shared by the general American Jewish population, and I'm sure Israelis agree with him even less.
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