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Carmel Fires Dec 06, 2010
The fires in Israel have made the headlines in the past few days - and thankfully it looks like the worst is over now.

It has been interesting reading and watching the coverage of this event - which has affected Jewish and Arab Israelis both, and had a number of political twists and turns.

Firstly, the Israeli government hasn't covered itself with glory, and some refer to this as Netanyahu's katrina - and a number have commented that perhaps fire fighting planes may be a better investment than fighter planes.
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/op ... a-1.328888

There's also the scapegoating going on and the debate over who is to blame.

We have two teenage Israelis accused of arson - who happen to be from the Druze community (i.e. Arab Israeli, but from an offshoot of the Muslim community some of whose members support Israel).

The majority of commentators blame the authorities for lack of preparedness and also for mishandling the situation when it arose.

But we also have the spiritual leader of the Shas party, Rabbi Ovaida Yusef saying that this was a Divine punishment because those in the area weren't observant enough of the Sabbath. Indeed, the Israeli interior minister defended the Rabbi for preaching this:
http://www.jpost.com/NationalNews/Artic ... ?id=198052

Hamas' Ismael Hanniyyah agrees with the Rabbi that it is a Divine punishment - but his take on it is that God's punishment is for past attacks on Gaza.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/ga ... t-1.329003

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Re: Carmel Fires Dec 06, 2010
It's New Year's Eve and hopes are high
Dance one year in, kiss one goodbye
Another chance, another start
So many dreams to tease the heart
We don't need a crowded ballroom everything we need is here
And face to face we will embrace
The perfect year

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Re: Carmel Fires Dec 06, 2010
#Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and never brought to mind ?
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,
and auld lang syne?
..
#

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Re: Carmel Fires Dec 06, 2010
Palestinians issue a statement over the recent tragedy:

Our advice to the kind-hearted Arab countries is to think carefully before venturing to help [the Zionist] entity, which flows into lava for day and night on our unarmed people, whether in the occupied West Bank or Gaza Strip. Here we have to tell you how happy our Palestinian people are at the killing 40 Zionist wardens burned to death.

The assistance to the entity is not a crime but treason to the blood of all the martyrs, and therefore assure them, that many lessons will be learned from this "divine fire", and the lesson that the most prominent in the demise of this entity is no more a matter of time.


http://www.paltoday.ps/arabic/News-96165.html

Who says Pal-Arabs are always unhappy?
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Re: Carmel Fires Dec 06, 2010
A German tourist was mauled to death by a shark off Egypt's Red Sea coast Sunday, but if popular rumors on the street are to be believed, it was the Israelis who did it.

A popular account has it that Israel is "dumping" hungry sharks in the Red Sea in a bid to weaken Egypt's thriving tourism industry.

One tourism company operator who owns a small fleet of mini-buses that cater to Cairo's tourist spots told me that Israel wants Egypt to lose one of its most vital economic resources so that it can toe the line on the Palestinians.

A waiter at a popular cafe went further and theorized that the deadly fires in Northern Israel were God's way of punishing the Israelis for orchestrating the shark attacks.
Blaming Israel for nearly every malady is not restricted to loony street conspiracies. Political analysts blame Israel for emboldening Nile Basin countries in Africa to dispute Egypt's share of the river, fueling diplomatic tensions between Cairo and regional capitals.

And in mid-August, when a series of power blackouts lefts millions of Egyptians sweltering in the summer sun, who did they blame? Some speculated that gas exports to Israel have left Egyptian power plants "undernourished".

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/firas-alatraqchi/red-sea-sharks-made-in-is_b_792347.html
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Re: Carmel Fires Dec 07, 2010
So an Egyptian waiter agrees with Rabbi Yusef :shock: - what ever next?

Perhaps we'll now get quotes from Kazakhstan toilet cleaners who agree with Geert Wilders? ;)
(Not that I have anything against Kazakhstani toilet cleaners and Egyptian waiters - they are probably better informed that Pamela Geller and Bob Spencer! ;) Now, taxi drivers - well there's a lot we can learn from them.. :mrgreen: )

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Re: Carmel Fires Dec 08, 2010
Reason for deleting post referring to Shark attack in Egypt:

[Mod: Deleted as not relevant to Carmel fires thread - suggest start a new thread - I actually like the humour!]

(eh would have seen this message)

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