West Bank – Chief Rabbi: Palestinian Mosque Burning Harkens to Kristallnacht; Arabs Hurled Stones

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    Arabs Hurled Stones at Rabbi Metzger Photo: YnetWest Bank – Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi Yona Metzger on Monday visited the West Bank village of Yasuf, where days earlier a mosque was torched allegedly at the hand of settlers angry over the 10-month construction freeze.

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    “I came here to expression my revulsion at this wretched act of burning a place holy to the Muslim people,” Metzger told the residents after he was escorted into the village under the protection of the Israel Defense Forces and Palestinian police. “This is how the Holocaust began, the tragedy of the Jewish people of Europe.”

    On their way out of the village, the rabbi and his escorts were pelted by rocks from protesters. The troops fired two shots in the air and a tear gas grenade.

    Security officials, meanwhile, say they fear that the torching of the mosque near Nablus on Friday could lead to reprisal attacks by Palestinians on Jews. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered Israel’s security services to find the people behind the arson, which Jewish extremists are suspected of perpetrating.


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    the rabbi and his escorts were pelted by rocks from protesters–Im glad they were appreciated

    moish
    moish
    14 years ago

    it disgust me to reas these articles abt “rabbis” apologizing, this is lunicrist. They deserve what they got not a drop less

    the real joe
    the real joe
    14 years ago

    i am currently in the Chevron area for chanukah based on what I see and know its less then a 20% chance that this was done by settlers so can this anti settler B.S stop some of the comments I have seen here look like they belong on Haaretz or al jezzera i mean as Jews lets not jump and decide who did his

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    Until we know who did this you can’t blaim the settlers. It might of been the arabs in order to make prop….

    David
    David
    14 years ago

    While I’m inclined to think that the Holocaust analogy was excessive, I do believe that this was a very classy thing for Rabbi Metzger to do. Sadly, the stone-throwing protesters (who, I’m guessing, were Palestinians) couldn’t show the same civilized conduct that the rabbi demonstrated. In the end, it’s a great illustration of why the “cycle of violence” continues– one side has standards of decency and wants to live in peace; the other side can’t stop screaming and throwing rocks. I regret the situation, but I’m glad that the Jews are on the side of civilization.

    AuthenticSatmar
    AuthenticSatmar
    14 years ago

    And holding Gilad Shalit is acceptable? Until he’s returned they should burn a mosque a day.

    Avi
    Avi
    14 years ago

    As long as both sides think violence is an answer, no other solution will be considered, much less accepted.

    It has long since stopped being a matter of who is right and who is wrong. It is a fact that many of the Arabs in the West Bank were forcibly removed from their homes over 60 years ago. It is fact that Israel is a recognized State with a recognized Government. It is a fact that Israel will consider a Palestinian State. It is a fact that the Palestinian leadership will not. But as long as violence is the only answer, nothing will ever change.

    sam the man
    sam the man
    14 years ago

    Security officials meanwhile say they fear that tourching the mousque near nablus on friday could lead to reprisal attacks by palastinians on jews! Are you kidding me? Why do you think this was done? This is payback (that’s if it was done by jews)

    formelly
    formelly
    14 years ago

    while it was a good think that the rabbie went to compare it to beginning of the holocaust is lunacy

    Pesach
    Pesach
    14 years ago

    I wonder how many of the comments about what “we” have to do, come from people who live in Israel. Not many, I suspect. Even fewer are the comments from people who serve in the army who have to deal with the ramifications of the actions you are suggesting. Why anyone thinks this is appropriate when done to them, but wrong when done to us, I can not understand. Add in, the fact, that as a place where G-d is worshipped, it is assur to destroy it and I wonder about many of the comments.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    When will Klall Yisroel learn, that the only way to appease the Goyim is by
    appeasing the Imas Haolom? Masei Avos Siman Labonim. When Yakos went
    to meet Eisav, he went with his head bowed. We are in Galus and until Hashem
    redeems us we are to be subservient to the Nations of the world.
    We have seen in all of history, that whenever, some HOTHEADED people took
    matters into their hands, Klall Yisroel suffered severely.
    Hashem tells us, in such times, “if you want to take care of yourselves? Be my
    guest”. We need Seyate Dishmaye every minute of the day in this severe Galus.
    We cannot affort to have Hashem Yisborach take his “eyes” off us for even one
    second.
    Rabbi Yona Metzger, behaved like a true Tora Jew, and we should stand behind
    him. Our goal in Galus is, to appease the Goyim, and not to incite them.
    We have suffered and lost too many. Ad Mosai?? PLEASE don’t cause
    more harm to your fellow brethern, every Jew has an Achrayes
    We should pray to hashem and place our complete faith in him, in order to
    merit a speedy redemption via Moshiach Tzidkeinu, and not via these Hot heads
    or EVEN the Tzahal.

    Kogan
    Kogan
    14 years ago

    Rabbi Metzger is a big mench. He has a very good record so far as a chief rabbi. I am sure he had a reason for doing what he did.

    But as far as tourching a mosque goes it cannot be compared to destroying a shul, since many times a mosque is a place of incitement for violence and therefore loses it’s protected “plae of worship” status.

    Michael
    Michael
    14 years ago

    Let the lilliputians rant on. Kol Hakovod, Rabbi Metzger.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    14 years ago

    Rabbi Metzger treads on very dangerous territory when he compares this to the Holocaust. Very PC of course but very dangerous. Rabbi Metzger has done irrevocable damage to the safety of Jewish people the world over. So glib, so easy and so destructive.

    I am all for the good rabbi coming up there, and talking to the village people to say that he condemns the defacing and destruction of a mosque, and to state unequivocally in the name of Torah and Israel that it is against Jewish ethics and the Torah. But to compare it to the Holocaust? To Kristilnacht? How dare he? Shame on him.

    The Arab-Jewish conflict is a two way conflict, not genocide. For every violence perpetuated by Jews against Arabs, there are ten acts of violence against Jews. There is no room for comparison to Kristalnacht or the Holocaust.

    Metzger opened new door, a very dangerous one, linking Israel to Nazism; a breach created by a ‘Chief Rabbi’, no less; a breach that has the potential to bring in its wake terrible consequences for Israel and the Jewish people.