Son of shooting victim: Revenge is not for Jews

HaAretz ^ | 12/25/09 | Chaim Levinson, Avi Issacharoff and Anshel Pfeffer

[Nachum]

Hundreds of mourners gathered in Jerusalem on Friday morning to bury Rabbi Meir Hai, a father of seven who was shot dead by Palestinians near his home in the West Bank a day before.

In eulogizing his father, Hai's 16-year-old son Eliyahu urged mourners not to consider seeking revenge for the attack. "The difference between us and them is that we are people, Jews, holy," he said.

[rahbert]

The contrtast between Judaism and Islam could not be made clearer.

[MonicaG]

God to comfort and protect this family, and all of Israel.

Insanity to expect anything diff from the Palistinians; zebra’s stripes, etc.

[SkyDancer]

Jews vs Palestinians

[PaleoBob]

You can get a little too “holy” in my opinion. That said, prayers up for this grieving family.

[Defiant]

"The difference between us and them is that we are people, Jews, holy," he said.

True, but excessive attachment to civilization will make you dead people, Jews, holy.

To defeat savages you must sometimes resort to savagery. The difference between us and them is that we hate it and go back to civilization when the threat is gone.

[montag813]

His comment was despicable. And yes I am a Jew. Jews never seek revenge. That's the problem. If those Jews in France who are assaulted went to the attacker's mosque, killed the Imam and burned it to the ground, the attacks would soon come to an end. But they don't. They whine and cry to authorities. And so the bullying continues.

I am saddened for his terrible loss. But Jews across Israel need to challenge and reject his views. And they also need to tell the parents of Gilad Shalit to STFU...release no terrorists for 1 babyfaced IDF teenager who got clumsy and was captured. No more weakness.

[Dubh_Ghlase]

To defeat savages you must sometimes resort to savagery. The difference between us and them is that we hate it and go back to civilization when the threat is gone.

Excellent observation. I think I found my next tag line...

[PGalt]

In eulogizing his father, Hai's 16-year-old son Eliyahu urged mourners not to consider seeking revenge for the attack. "The difference between us and them is that we are people, Jews, holy," he said.

Idealism hasn't met reality, yet?

BUMP! BUMP!

[sheik yerbouty]

I agree. That’s a little too much ghetto mentality for me.

[RoadTest]

“Revenge is not for Jews”

No, it isn’t. Their God says: “Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. “ - Romans 12:19

And He will, too.

[Stepan12]

bttt

We have to defeat terrorism not sound like a bad comic book script!

[Lurker]

Gosh golly I sure hope God doesn't wait until all the Jews are dead until he seeks revenge.

Where was God in 1943 as millions of Jews were being slaughtered?

What has His vengeance been?

Just asking.

[Yorlik803]

It isnt revenge, but a reckoning. Those Islamic dirtbags have been asking for it for a long time. Civilized people put up with it for too long.
Cry Havoc and let slip the Dogs of war.

[exit82]

His vengeance came in the form of the Allies who destroyed Nazi Germany. He even used the Godless Soviet Union to help accomplish the task.

Three years later, the nation of Israel was born. After 2,000 years of being dispersed, the Jews had a nation once again.

And people say there is no God. Pshaw.

[Lurker]

His vengeance came in the form of the Allies who destroyed Nazi Germany. He even used the Godless Soviet Union to help accomplish the task.

You mean He couldn't just miracle the Nazis out of existence and save 4 million innocent lives?

[exit82]

You mean He couldn't just miracle the Nazis out of existence and save 4 million innocent lives?

He could do anything He wants.

His ways are not our ways.

[Lurker]

His ways are not our ways.

Too bad for 6-8 million victims of the Holocaust I guess.

Personally I think this guys kid is an idiot for spouting such nonsense. It's not vengeance, it's self defense for crying out loud.

If the Israelis decided to exterminate every single thing that self-identified as a 'palestinian' I'd stand up and cheer.

[montag813]

After 2,000 years of being dispersed, the Jews had a nation once again.

And we Jews are showing how we are unworthy of His blessing, as we vivisect that very homeland for the sake of murderous savages.

[exit82]

No argument with me,there.

Things are coming to a head in the Middle East.

Iran gets the nuclear trigger, and it will their turn to put on the sunblock. Big-time.