tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post4392787947372353906..comments2024-03-10T08:13:34.023+02:00Comments on The Muqata: Historical First: Ministry of Education Suspends Bigoted Beis Yaakov PrincipalJameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-27479053439414897702010-05-04T12:25:51.704+03:002010-05-04T12:25:51.704+03:00Daniel: do you know what the definition of race i...Daniel: <i>do you know what the definition of race is? By all criteria Ashkenazim and Sefardim are of the same race. Both are members of the caucasoid race ( the semitic branch if you want to nitpick).</i><br /><br />If you really want to nitpick, I'd say that they're both members of the Human race...Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02712938121915827845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-10563949201125148682010-05-04T08:40:33.793+03:002010-05-04T08:40:33.793+03:00Racism or Bigotry? Whatever you call it, the preju...Racism or Bigotry? Whatever you call it, the prejudice and discrimination is a hillul hashem!RivkA with a capital Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411034058195730044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-47738096281612865262010-05-04T03:05:49.805+03:002010-05-04T03:05:49.805+03:00I agree, it's about time! And I hope it sticks...I agree, it's about time! And I hope it sticks and they don't do some sort of behind closed doors political deal.<br /><br />MarkMarkhttp://twitter.com/Marksoflanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-54932447090412293042010-05-04T00:43:21.998+03:002010-05-04T00:43:21.998+03:00I'm with "Mekubal" -- it's about...I'm with "Mekubal" -- it's about time!RivkA with a capital Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09411034058195730044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-82052379871545919712010-05-03T23:17:50.718+03:002010-05-03T23:17:50.718+03:00What makes Ashkenazim and Sefardim the same race? ...What makes Ashkenazim and Sefardim the same race? They are descended from different populations which split about 1000 years ago. Yes, they have common ancestry, but all humans have common ancestry. So the term "racism" is totally appropriate. Especially when the people who say "it's not racism" generally have the ulterior motive of saying that it's not really wrong at all. (Like the Arabs who say they can't be anti-Semites because Arabs are Semites too)Shlomonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-5211972482611407652010-05-03T21:18:56.795+03:002010-05-03T21:18:56.795+03:00Meant to type גזענות . Sorry.Meant to type גזענות . Sorry.Lady-Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992305067771885711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-31494618717483375202010-05-03T20:23:44.737+03:002010-05-03T20:23:44.737+03:00Jameel, it's not your fault: the original arti...Jameel, it's not your fault: the original article uses the term גזעות - racism; so you merely posted what they wrote.<br />Of course, that doesn't make it right (although the term 'racism' is used very broadly these days). The more correct term probably is 'discrimination'.<br /><br />The Ministry of Education made the right move in suspending that principal. <br /><br />And to think I tried to get my daughter into an <i>atzmai</i> school (Horev) when we lived in Israel (where they taught that dinosaur bones were planted where they've been found by archeologists by G-d). I've learned better...Lady-Lighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992305067771885711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-84301223006028785662010-05-03T19:36:26.408+03:002010-05-03T19:36:26.408+03:00It is time for sane Jews of all stripes to take a ...It is time for sane Jews of all stripes to take a zero-tolerance policy to the neo-charedi mindset of uber-sectarianism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-75327254232124853332010-05-03T19:02:51.327+03:002010-05-03T19:02:51.327+03:00More than time. There's apparently a reason f...More than time. There's apparently a reason for an old Yiddish saying that the worst anti-semites are the Jews themselves.ProfKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17954446826821665314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-58154960642421897852010-05-03T17:15:04.121+03:002010-05-03T17:15:04.121+03:00Its about time.Its about time.Rabbi Michael Tzadokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02307256653501750003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-59436004437646099552010-05-03T16:40:10.306+03:002010-05-03T16:40:10.306+03:00Anonymous: sounds logical, I'll change it a bi...Anonymous: sounds logical, I'll change it a bit.<br /><br />But you know what I meant.Jameel @ The Muqatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-76666863118736149542010-05-03T16:36:22.078+03:002010-05-03T16:36:22.078+03:00Jameel . since both Ashkenazi and Sephardi are the...Jameel . since both Ashkenazi and Sephardi are the same race, don't you think that there are better terms than racism. How about bigotry, discrtmination, hostility, prejudice etc?<br /> Racism has become such a loaded, McCarthyite term that is used to stifle discussion. Once you define racism down you than find Israel being accused of it for all kinds of non-racial reasonsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com