Jews for a Jewish Bat Yam
It's sad that such a demonstration is even necessary in Israel. But it is. After a rabbis' letter instructing Jews to not sell or rent apartments to Arabs, racist behavior reaches new low [not my view. CiJ]: An organization called Jews for a Jewish Bat Yam is expected to protest on Monday against the "assimilation of young Jewish women with Arabs living in the city or in nearby Jaffa."No, it's not a 'new low' as YNet claims. The Jewish people survivied for 3,000 years because we did not intermarry. Those who intermarry - God forbid - are lost to the Jewish people. In the case of Arabs marrying Jewish women, the women soon find themselves tortured prisoners. I am personally acquainted with people who rescue these women and hide them from their husbands. Remember this story?
The protest will be held around 7:30 pm near the Bat Yam mall, not far from the police station. The organizers are also expected to show support for the controversial rabbis' letter.
"It's a local organization of Bat Yam residents, because the public is tired of so many Arabs going out with Jewish girls," explained one of the organizers, Bentzi Gufstein. "In addition to the protest, we will hand out pamphlets explain the situation."
The organization behind this local protest is actually the Lehava organization, which works to prevent intermarriage in Israel. The right-wing activist Baruch Marzel and a few local rabbis will participate in the demonstration, and the organizers are expecting hundreds more.
During the past week, posters have been hung around the city calling residents to come out and protest. Some of the posters explain: "I will not allow them to hit on my sister! What would you do if an Arab hit on your sister? Put an end to it! Recently we have learned of a grave phenomenon: Hundreds of girls from Bat Yam and the center get together with Arabs, they are integrated amongst us, their confidence rising. Put an end to it! Lower their confidence!"
Another poster reads: "Keeping Bat Yam Jewish. Arabs are taking over Bat Yam, buying and renting apartments from Jews, taking and ruining Bat Yam girls! Around 15,000 Jewish girls have been taken to villages! Jews, come on, let's win!"
Read the whole thing. It's sickening that these people are being labeled 'racists.' Those of you who are in Israel may want to think about joining them tonight.
Labels: Bat Yam, intermarriage, Jews for a Jewish Bat Yam, Lehava
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:41 PM
4 Comments:
I disagree with the blogger. The Jews have assimilated non Jews throughout the ages whether by conversion or no (that's why we Jews are so diverse and are not a race). In any case, an Arab willing to live in Israeli society according to our rules, is one lost to the other - our enemy's - side. I myself am married to a non Jew and he loves Israel and wants to settle here. What's wrong with that? I am not religious in any case so there is no "culture" or religious clash whatsoever. What really counts in the end is the love of our country, our culture, our languages,our traditions, no matter what our origins are.
Those Jews who like Arabs, they're free to move to Palestine. The funny thing is, they don't practice what they preach. Who are the real "racists" here?
Get real!
Margalit, what are you talking about?!
Jews generally did not "assimilate" their enemies. They accepted sincere and genuine converts. We are obligated to and should happily do so, even though Judaism is not a proselytizing religion per se.
On the other hand, every time in our 3500 year national history when we either forced conversions or accepted converts with ulterior motives, they turned out to be from bad to disastrous for the Jewish people.
I don't know where you live but the vast majority of Arabs trying to muscle into Jewish neighborhoods here in Israel are not interested in "our rules". They're interested in muscling in on turf in the Jewish homeland. They are not our friends, for the most part.
What's wrong with marrying a non-Jew? Everything. But this is not the place to flesh it out. You're a big girl. You can go onto a million Jewish sites on the Internet to find out for yourself. Don't burden the rest of us with your personal decision to cast yourself from the nation of Israel.
You list a number of things you think "counts". G-d is not on your list. That explains everything.
Margalit,
This situation has, I hope, nothing to do with your personal life.
The situation in Bat Yam and other places is Arabs coming to live in a Jewish area and making their best efforts to get Jewish women. They are not coming to ‘assimilate’ or live as good neighbors ‘according to our rules’ at all. They are coming in to take advantage of our homes, jobs, and women.
Many times the Arabs bring Jewish women back to their villages, cut them off from their families, and become abusive and do not allow them to leave.
I don’t think you would be so blasé and PC if your husband acted like this!
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