Israeli rabbis launch war on
Christmas tree
Jerusalem hotels receive warning letter
noting that Jewish religious law forbids
Christmas trees and new year's parties.
The Technion university's rabbi has ordered
that Jewish students boycott their student
union after it installed a modest Christmas tree
[Firas Espanioly/Al Jazeera]
Jonathan cook
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” Hanna Swaid, former legislator
Nazareth - As tens of thousands of Christian
pilgrims converge on the Holy Land this week
to celebrate the birth of Jesus, senior Israeli
rabbis have announced a war on the Christmas
tree.
In Jerusalem, the rabbinate has issued a letter
warning dozens of hotels in the city that it is
"forbidden" by Jewish religious law to erect a
tree or stage new year's parties.
Many hotel owners have taken the warning to
heart, fearful that the rabbis may carry out
previous threats to damage their businesses by
denying them certificates declaring their
premises to be "kosher".
In the coastal city of Haifa, in northern Israel,
the rabbi of Israel's premier technology
university has taken a similarly strict line. Elad
Dokow, the Technion's rabbi, ordered that
Jewish students boycott their students' union,
after it installed for the first time a modest
Christmas tree.
He called the tree "idolatry", warning that it
was a "pagan" symbol that violated the kosher
status of the building, including its food hall.
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down'
About a fifth of the Technion's students belong
to Israel's large Palestinian minority.
While most of Israel's Palestinian citizens are
Muslim, there are some 130,000 Christians,
most of them living in Galilee. More Palestinian
Christians live under occupation in East
Jerusalem, which Israel has annexed in
violation of international law.
"This is not about freedom of worship," Dokow
told the Technion's students. "This is the
world's only Jewish state. And it has a role to
be a 'light unto the nations' and not to
uncritically embrace every idea."
Rabea Mahajni, a 24-year-old electrical
engineering student, said that placing the tree
in the union was backed by Palestinian
students but had strongly divided opinion
among Jewish students and staff. The majority,
he said, were against the decision.
"One professor upset [Palestinian] students by
taking to Facebook to say that the tree made
him uncomfortable, and that those who wanted
it should either put one up in their own home
or go to Europe," he told Al Jazeera.

sources: Israeli rabbis launch war on
Christmas tree
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As a matter of fact they should protect their prestigious heritage, before Christiandom and her idolatory practices infiltrates it. You don't erect christmas tree in mecca(saudi arabia). Israel have been democratic and civil enough.

Some days ago a Christian critic called Oladeebgu ,who is known for his calumny on Islam posted a tread on this platform,with the aim of passing sarcasm and innuendos on islam.Simply because chrismas tree was erected in one of the hotels in Abu Dahbi a Muslim country.For this reason he and his like were passing negative comments on Muslims and Islam for allowing that in Muslim country.
But funny enough, look at what is happening in Jesus birth place.They regard chrismas tree as abomination.These are people the same Christian slow poke in Nigeria will always support for their nefarious activities,out of unjustified hatred and religious sentiments.The Israelis can not even tolerate the Christians idolatry act let alone allowing them to practice their religion.What an irony.
Is it not obvious that the Muslims are more tolerant than the so called isrealis and their gullible Christian supporters?
Go to Muslims land and you will see chrismas tree everywhere,even in war-torn country like Syria etc.
Olaadegbu you have been put to shame, you and your likes. You are nothing but the Ignorant that I called you.

At least the Jews are not slitting christian throats like our fellow muslims in Saudi, Afganistan and Kano.

MrAdetunjiBayo:
At least the Jews are not slitting christian throats like our fellow muslims in Saudi, Afganistan and Kano.

Straight up ...gbam

MrAdetunjiBayo:
At least the Jews are not slitting christian throats like our fellow muslims in Saudi, Afganistan and Kano.

There are more Christians living in Kano than Isreal. Try googling the condition of Christians in Isreal before speaking next time.And yes Saudi and Afgan is a deadly place to be a Christian,no one is protecting them here.But guy, wake up.Christianity is not jewdism.

FredN:


Straight up ...gbam

Mr ignorant, who killed Jesus Christ according to your bible? You are nothing but a back stabber on Jesus himself .

For your information read:

Since the Russian Revolution was essentially a Jewish revolution, with an overwhelmingly high percentage of its leaders being Jewish, one can understand why synagogues were NOT destroyed. The animosity of the Jewish leadership was directed almost exclusively toward the Christian clergy and their churches. Monks, nuns and priests were put to death in large numbers, often after being cruelly tortured in the process, their eyes gouged out and in some instances being boiled alive.

Knowledge will set you free.

It's bidi'ah

hakimmiyya:


Mr ignorant, who killed Jesus Christ according to your bible? You are nothing but a back stabber on Jesus himself .

For your information read:

Since the Russian Revolution was essentially a Jewish revolution, with an overwhelmingly high percentage of its leaders being Jewish, one can understand why synagogues were NOT destroyed. The animosity of the Jewish leadership was directed almost exclusively toward the Christian clergy and their churches. Monks, nuns and priests were put to death in large numbers, often after being cruelly tortured in the process, their eyes gouged out and in some instances being boiled alive.

Knowledge will set you free.

I am not ignorant of the following facts

Islamic organisations today worse than Israel

* ISIS (Iraq & Syria)
* Hamas (Palestine)
* Al-Nusra (syria & lebanon)
* Al-Qaeda (Pakistan, Yemen, Arabia & Syria).
* Al-Shabbab (Somalia)
* Boko-Haram
(Nigeria & Cameroon)
* Talliban (Afganistan)
* Ansar-Al-Sharia
(Libya)
* Jumaat Ansar-al-
sunna (Iraq)
* Hezbollah (Lebanon)
* Ansar Dine (Mali).
* Muslim brotherhood (Egypt).
* Islamic Movement of Ubs (Uzbekistan).
* Jaish-e-muhammed (Pakistan & India).
* Jemaah Islamiyyah (Indonesia, phillipines).
* Laskar-e-Taiba ( Afganistan, Paskistan & Bangladesh).



Quran (2:191-193) - "And kill them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out. And Al-Fitnah [disbelief or unrest] is worse than killing... but if they desist, then lo! Allah is forgiving and merciful. And fight them until there is no more Fitnah [disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allah] and worship is for Allah alone. But if they cease, let there be no transgression except against Az-Zalimun(the polytheists, and wrong-doers, etc.)"



Quran (2:216) - "Fighting is prescribed for you, and ye dislike it. But it is possible that ye dislike a thing which is good for you, and that ye love a thing which is bad for you. But Allah knoweth, and ye know not." Not only does this verse establish that violence can be virtuous, but it also contradicts the myth that fighting is intended only in self-defense, since the audience was obviously not under attack at the time.



Quran (3:151) - "Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers, for that they joined companions with Allah, for which He had sent no authority". This speaks directly of polytheists, yet it also includes Christians, since they believe in the Trinity (ie. what Muhammad incorrectly believed to be 'joining companions to Allah').

Quran (4:74) - "Let those fight in the way of Allah who sell the life of this world for the other. Whoso fighteth in the way of Allah, be he slain or be he victorious, on him We shall bestow a vast reward." The martyrs of Islam are unlike the early Christians, who were led meekly to the slaughter. These Muslims are killed in battle as they attempt to inflict death and destruction for the cause of Allah. This is the theological basis for today's suicide bombers.



Quran (9:20) - "Those who believe, and have left their homes and striven with their wealth and their lives in Allah's way are of much greater worth in Allah's sight. These are they who are triumphant." The Arabic word interpreted as "striving" in this verse is the same root as "Jihad". The context is obviously holy war.
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One other thing I am not ignorant about is the hopelessness Islam affords to her adherents. They have been sold an allegory devoid of compassion and empathy. If there were no apostacy laws in islam, then the only places we would hear about it is in 1300 year old history books

Ibrahimmrfish:

There are more Christians living in Kano than Isreal. Try googling the condition of Christians in Isreal before speaking next time.And yes Saudi and Afgan is a deadly place to be a Christian,no one is protecting them here.But guy, wake up.Christianity is not jewdism.

There are more Christians in Kano than Israel because they are more people in Kano than israel.... being stupid is a full time job for you right?

Kano is over 15 million people, Israel is about 8 million people yet they have managed to resist and conquer muslims countries 10 times their size. The way you muslims go after israel you would make people think there are 1 billion jews in israel. Whether you accept it or not, the moon god of islam cannot &;is not the God in the bible. Stop shoving your copycat god down our throats Christianity doesn't have to be Jewish for me to know Islam is a worse than judaism. Christians don't claim to be jews, we simply worship the God first revealed to Abraham who by the way was not jewish

Muslims like to spew trashy statistics just to feel good about their moon god worship. The world is gradually waking up from the true reality.... islam is the biggest problem of the world today

so even the jews that christains support so much?

Religion is a scam

Ucheosefoh:
Religion is a scam

yes it is. Christianity is not even a religion... it's more of a way of life...

FredN:





There are more Christians in Kano than Israel because they are more people in Kano than israel.... being stupid is a full time job for you right?

Kano is over 15 million people, Israel is about 8 million people yet they have managed to resist and conquer muslims countries 10 times their size. The way you muslims go after israel you would make people think there are 1 billion jews in israel. Whether you accept it or not, the moon god of islam cannot &;is not the God in the bible. Stop shoving your copycat god down our throats Christianity doesn't have to be Jewish for me to know Islam is a worse than judaism. Christians don't claim to be jews, we simply worship the God first revealed to Abraham who by the way was not jewish

Muslims like to spew trashy statistics just to feel good about their moon god worship. The world is gradually waking up from the true reality.... islam is the biggest problem of the world today

Shame on you that you don't know that the struggles for Palestine freedom by Hamas is jointly done by Muslims and Christians in Palestine.Mr slave of the Jews.
Those organizations you listed are created by your Christian nations,U.S,Britain,Israel.Hypocrites like you.

Please I advise you to go and read your bible very well.

Top 10 Violence Verses from Bible





10. 2 Kings 2:23-24

He [Elisha] went up from there to Bethel; and while he was going up on the way, some small boys came out of the city and jeered at him, saying, “Go away, baldhead! Go away, baldhead!” When he turned around and saw them, he cursed them in the name of the LORD. Then two she-bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. (NRSV)


9. Exodus 32:27-29

Then he said to them, “This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘Each man strap a sword to his side. Go back and forth through the camp from one end to the other, each killing his brother and friend and neighbor.’ “The Levites did as Moses commanded, and that day about three thousand of the people died. Then Moses said, “You have been set apart to the LORD today, for you were against your own sons and brothers, and he has blessed you this day.”(NIV)


8. 2 Chronicles 25:12

The sons of Judah also captured 10,000 alive and brought them to the top of the cliff and threw them down from the top of the cliff, so that they were all dashed to pieces.(NASB)


7. Judges 12:5-6

Then the Gileadites took the fords of the Jordan against the Ephraimites. Whenever one of the fugitives of Ephraim said, “Let me go over,” the men of Gilead would say to him, “Are you an Ephraimite?” When he said, “No” they said to him, “Then say Shibboleth” and he said, “Sibboleth,” for he could not pronounce it right. Then they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. Forty-two thousand of the Ephraimites fell at that time. (NRSV)


6. 1 Kings 20:28-30

Then a man of God came and spoke to the king of Israel, and said, “Thus says the LORD: ‘Because the Syrians have said, “The LORD is God of the hills, but He is not God of the valleys,” therefore I will deliver all this great multitude into your hand, and you shall know that I am the LORD.’” And they encamped opposite each other for seven days.

So it was that on the seventh day the battle was joined; and the children of Israel killed one hundred thousand foot soldiers of the Syrians in one day. But the rest fled to Aphek, into the city; then a wall fell on twenty-seven thousand of the men who were left. (NKJV)


5. Joshua 8:24-26

When the Israelite army finished chasing and killing all the men of Ai in the open fields, they went back and finished off everyone inside. So the entire population of Ai, including men and women, was wiped out that day—12,000 in all. For Joshua kept holding out his spear until everyone who had lived in Ai was completely destroyed. (NLT)


4. Deuteronomy 2:32-34

Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, unto battle at Jahaz. And Jehovah our God delivered him up before us; and we smote him, and his sons, and all his people. And we took all his cities at that time, and utterly destroyed every inhabited city, with the women and the little ones; we left none remaining. (ASV)


3. Deuteronomy 3:3-6

So the LORD our God delivered Og also, king of Bashan, with all his people into our hand, and we smote them until no survivor was left. We captured all his cities at that time; there was not a city which we did not take from them: sixty cities, all the region of Argob, the kingdom of Og in Bashan. All these were cities fortified with high walls, gates and bars, besides a great many unwalled towns. We utterly destroyed them, as we did to Sihon king of Heshbon, utterly destroying the men, women and children of every city. (NASB)


2. 1 Samuel 15:3,8

Now go, attack the Amalekites and totally destroy everything that belongs to them. Do not spare them; put to death men and women, children and infants, cattle and sheep, camels and donkeys.’ ” … He took Agag king of the Amalekites alive, and all his people he totally destroyed with the sword.(NIV)


1. Hosea 13:16

Samaria shall bear her guilt, because she has rebelled against her God; they shall fall by the sword, their little ones shall be dashed in pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open. (NRSV)

Notice how the xtians have avoided condemning what the Israelis did but focussed on Muslims why because in their inferior minds the Jews are gods people and cannot be criticized.

sad minions indeed.

This is serious