The Holocaust: Our Response

Jews as a whole and as an individual have been bullied for thousands of years. I suffered severe bullying that drove me to two suicide attempts. As I look back (the windshield is much greater than the rear-view mirror!) the bullying made me more of a mensch today than I think I would have been had I not been bullied. It is the classic paradigm of the Phoenix Rising that permeates our World. So I bless those that bullied me because they, without knowing it, gave me a gift I didn't even realize I was receiving...character, maturity and strength of conviction.

If what you say is true then why do the so called Palestinian Arabs refuse to recognize Israel as a Jewish State and refuse to make peace with it .Why did Arafat deny the existence of the Temple of Solomon In Jerusalem ? During the holocaust a great Rabbi urged the Jews to resist as the Nazis simply wanted to kill us all as Haman did .We are reestablishing our homeland and have every right to protect the lives of the Jews who are its citizens

When I was a child and Hitler and his army overran my country, I asked the L-rd G-d why are they fighting" His answer "greed" so isnt this what wars are about greed, and superiority, where Hitler taught his people they were the superiour race. and does the L-rd G-d not require of us to be contrite and humble in spirit? So was it not ideology that gave rise to Hitler's war where some say Hitler brought out the best in some and the very worst in others. G-d bless Israel and its people.

Some of the comments made could well be in the category of "bearing false witness". Words, accusations, ideas and intentions have been put in my mouth that were simply not there. Bearing false witness against a brother or sister is serious. We should try to look at the actual content of a posting, ask if it's content is truthful or not, and take care not to interpret the persons words or intentions maliciously.

I have found that in order to persecute the Jews in the worst way we were very often presented as the bad one who deserved to be destroyed.

We poisoned the wells!
We killed their lord!
We killed christian children to use their blood!
We kill the arabs!

In reality we are persecuted in this way to a much worse degree, but it's always behind the cloak of us being terrible. This only worsens the hatred we have always and continue to endure.

Oh, my dear Sara...do you really mean what you are saying? Are you "blessing" or "cursing" our brother Jews? Do you mean the Jews just wanted Hitler to inflict on themselves! I pity you, Sara!

Zionism is the love of the Mount where it symbolizes the love of the sons of Yacub, or for that matter, the sons of Yisrael, for the Almighty.

We are all sons of Yacub from the 10 lost tribes of Yisrael.

Zion is not only for the Jews, it is for those who love the Hachados Baruch Ho (the Holy Blessed One).

You have no idea what you are talking about!
Jews are NOT haters. The whole world has hated the Jews because they are G-d's people and many people hate G-d.
I watched Schindler's List and I was sick for three days because of what Jews endured.
G-d says in Torah "Blessed are those who bless you and cursed are those who curse you."

Hateful political comments are not very helpful, especially so biased and one-sided. I am sure there are many websites and blogs which will serve your agaenda better. Your statements sounds like echoes from these horrible years which I still hear especialy during sleepless nights: "The Jews are our misfortune!!" Your statements also adds to the Holocaust deniers scream: "If the Holocaust really was so bad, the Jews brought it on themselves."

Be careful with your words. You can never take them back and the hateful words can return to you.

PS I have myself worked among Arab children and their mothers. Don't take it for given that "The Jews" are haters of Arabs/Palestinians!

Michael,
Personal attacks and hurtful accusations are no part of a considered, reasoned discussion. This forum is exactly the right place to plea for the application of principles of justice, law and humanity to all people, including Palestinians who are also children of G-d. Only when Jews are seen to apply justice and love universally will the divine light shine for the world to see.