
IDF: No eating in front of Muslims during Ramadan
In a move no doubt aimed at bolstering its oft repeated (and contested) claim of being "the most moral army in the world," the Israel Defense Forces has announced special orders to its troops in the West Bank to consume food and drink inconspicuously during the month-long holiday period of Ramadan, when observant Muslims fast from dawn to dusk. In addition, road blocks and checkpoints in the occupied territories will work longer hours to accommodate for the increased number of people traveling to attend family gatherings during the holiday, which starts Saturday.
Perhaps the most unusual guideline, and the one most indicative of how deep-rooted the culture of conflict is in the region, calls for Israeli soldiers to remain mindful of the possibility that Palestinian children that may be carrying "weapon-shaped toys and firecrackers."
The soldiers were instructed to act respectfully towards the residents and refrain as much as possible from eating, drinking and smoking in public in front of the Palestinian population, particularly at crossings, during the fasting hours.
According to the IDF, the ease of restrictions is part of a policy aimed at improving the fabric of life of West Bank's population. During the month of Ramadan, the activity hours of crossings leading to the cities of Jenin and Ramallah will be extended until midnight every day. The rest of the checkpoints will operate as usual, for 24 hours a day.
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Thats not really fair guys, after all, it was the Muslims land to begin with. The Jews kind of took it from them, remember? Their deffinately needs to be more tolorance in the Jewish faith for Muslims, your comments are dispicable. While some “terrorists” may have ruiend some of the Jewish holidays in the past, it doesnt mean that the country of Israel, along with the IDF should discrimanate against Muslims who had nothing to do with these “terrorists”, IN THEIR OWN COUNTRY! I seem to remeber how Israel came to be in the first place, because the founders were terrorists themselves, killing the inhabitants of the country, just taking over, so I think the Jews can be a little considerate of the Palestinians in their holy month, by not eating, drinking or smoking in public.
Eli,
Both Cheryl and Blackie are making quite the name for themselves as vile bigots who glorify in the subjugation of Palestinians.
Reality eludes them, they only thrive on their hatred of all things Muslim.
Well, that and sharing their evil thoughts in public in forums like these.
It is a complete lie to assert that Jews took anything from mohammedans; Jews have lived in that region for thousands of years before Mohammed dreamed up his religion. The IDF has no more right to tell its personnel to respect mohammedan fasting customs than it would to tell secular Jews to fast during Yom Kippur. And do mohameddans or christians not eat in front of Jews during Yom Kippur? As for gun shaped toys, it is not the IDF’s responsibility to decide if a gun is a toy or a weapon. It is a parent’s responsibility to not allow children to play sodiers in a war zone. The IDF must not be allowed to become a baby minding service.
why is it that in the South when they had Blue Laws we, Jews, couldn’t mow our lawns, open our stores, or do anything to disturb their Sabbath? When were the Christians ever considerate of us? in most states we still have to take personal days for our holidays. The only reason that the public schools in my current home state are closed on the High Holidays now is that there aren’t enough substitute teachers to keep them open. Our children don’t have excused absences the first two days of Passover.
Now we have to give in to the Muslims in our own homeland. Ramadan. When do we do we get to set the rules. I heard this from my parents. “Don’t antagonize them. it will make it worse. Now I ask you, does it matter whether we “antagonize them by being our selves” or by some innocent statement, or a deliberate provocation (by being alive). They will come after us.
I am at the point that I want to stand there and say (like Bush, the fool who set them off this time) Bring It On. But I am not that stupid.
What we need to do in the USA is to start pushing the news to report on the fact that the Christians in Bethlehem have been killed or forced out by the Muslims. That in Islamic countries the Muslims are killing Christians now that they have driven all but a few Jews out. We are starting to have more “honor” killings of women in the USA and Canada. We need to publicize the fact that the ‘Silent Jihad’ of out-migration to Europe and North America plus their high birth rate is going to put them in the majority faster than illegals from Mexico and Central America. If we Jews were really in control of the media like our home grown neo-nazis think, why wouldn’t we publish what want and push the agenda to protect ourselves. Maybe we really do need a real “Protocols of the Elders of Zion” and really try to take over the world. and that is only a half joke.
EG,
I’ll bet you and your pro-Muzzie buddies get a big hoot out of your faux name (try “Goldberg” next week). There’s got to be an activist Muhammad or Hussein somewhere nearby in your family tree!
“...how Israel came to be in the first place...”: UNSCRes. 181!!!
MH,
Next time make your ego-sized photo bigger so it hides all of your anti-Semitism. By the way, have you read a Koran lately...you know, the one which labels Jews as pigs and monkeys and infidels...the one which specifies subjugation or slaughter for all Jews. I don’t hate all Muslims...just all anti-Semites. Perhaps that’s why I get this negative feeling about you!
P.S. Are you aware that you look a bit Third Reich-ish in your photo...at least lose the “fuehrer"-stache!
Uh, Eli, it was the Jews land “to begin with.” When King David ruled, the Muslim religion was centuries away from inception. If you care to examine more recent history, you’ll note that Israel was created by the UN, as a homeland for Jews. The Middle East is chock full of countries with artificially drawn borders (e.g., Iraq and Iran). But getting back to Israel, the Jews were restored to their land, they didn’t steal anything. The Muslims who remained are now citizens of Israel. The Muslims who fled at the urging of Arab propagandists (out of groundless fear and to facilitate the liquidation of all Jews in the region) lost out. Boo hoo. Jewish terrorists killed some Arabs, yes, and these numbers were a fraction of the Jews killed by Arab terrorists and mobs. The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem was planning for many more Jewish deaths, but his buddy Hitler lost the war, so those plans had to be scrapped. Boo hoo again.
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blackie
08/21/09 08:55 PM
How about a “touchy-feely” story about how the Muslims ("religion of peace”...read their bloodthirsty Koran and convince yourself) will be making accomodations towards the Jews during our upcoming High Holidays? I seem to recall a Kol Nidre Eve some years ago…