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HereComesMyBaby
11/04/09

In reply to House & Home
There's a protest tomorrow morning against this in Sheikh Jarrah. PM me if you need the info! #sheikhjarrah
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daradoodle
11/04/09

@HereComesMyBaby: Yell extra loud for me please, I wish I could be there. #sheikhjarrah
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HereComesMyBaby
11/05/09

@daradoodle: Well, I can't actually GO to the protest. I'm too busy working for The Man. But I also wish I could go! #sheikhjarrah
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Fizzy77
11/04/09

In reply to House & Home
Im confused as how the settlers could have "hurled the family's belongings out onto the street" since the previous occupants left in November 08...[www.jpost.com] #sheikhjarrah
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deeemer
11/04/09

@Fizzy77: That was in a different area. This is the Al Kurd's home. Frankly, they should have left long ago. #sheikhjarrah
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Fizzy77
11/05/09

@deeemer: Missed you Deemer!

The article clearly says that the Al Kurds moved out Nov 08. So of course they werent throwing out the families belongings. Just rumors being reported as fact. #sheikhjarrah
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zoethebitch
10/26/09

In reply to The Door Stoppers

Much different than the common wall paintings in Bhutan (click for full view). #alaqsamosque
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NotMandatory
10/26/09

@zoethebitch: That sperm is disturbing. Mostly because I'm now imagining a Space Invaders-style game on the side of this wall. #alaqsamosque
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NotMandatory
10/26/09

In reply to The Door Stoppers
Wow, those wall paintings are beautiful. It's just a shame that they grew out of this situation. #alaqsamosque
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JinxyMcDeath
10/26/09

@NotMandatory: But, you don't even know what they mean... #alaqsamosque
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HereComesMyBaby
10/07/09

In reply to When You're A Jet, You're A Jet All The Way
Phew. So glad I live in Tel Aviv right now. Jerusalem is running amok!
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clevernamehere
10/06/09

In reply to When You're A Jet, You're A Jet All The Way
I was pretty flabbergasted when I found out recently that Israeli parades go through Muslim areas.

Who thinks that's a good idea?

I know Northern Ireland is not really that comparable to Israel/Palestine, but reigning in the marching season was one of the earlier steps to their peace process. It seems like a pretty obvious good move to not hold contentious marches in neighborhoods that might be upset by them. There must be a possible parade route in Jerusalem that doesn't go through any Muslim neighborhoods.
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DexterHaven
10/06/09

@clevernamehere: Agreed. Parades are about territorial supremacy, and are still contentious in NI but nothing like previously. This seems unnecessarily provocative.
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LaComtesse
10/06/09

@clevernamehere: I could be mistaken, but it could be a march to the former site of the Temple which would make sense in which case getting there without passing a Muslim area would be close to impossible.

Sukkot is a harvest holiday in which Ancient Israelites/Judeans/Jews would bring their fall harvest sacrifices to the Temple (pre- 70 CE when it was destroyed by the Romans). So I could see carrying on that tradition, in spite of the fact that there is no Temple anymore.

Also, Muslim doesn't mean Palestinian. There are lots and lots of Muslims in Israel. 32% of Jerusalem is Muslim and there's a lot of interaction.
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clevernamehere
10/06/09

@LaComtesse: Even if you make an exception for this parade, the Jerusalem Day parade also goes through Muslim neighborhoods.

No matter how logical the parade route is from a religious perspective, it doesn't seem worth stirring up bad blood in an already contentious region.
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HereComesMyBaby
10/07/09

@LaComtesse: Muslims in Jerusalem don't have full citizenship, though, and most of them don't really identify as Israeli.
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HereComesMyBaby
10/07/09

@clevernamehere: The parade is nothing compared to the fact that Israel is actually demolishing homes in these neighborhoods and building Jewish homes on top of them. AND not giving Muslims building permits for their own homes in the area.

Don't even get me started!
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JinxyMcDeath
09/24/09

In reply to Personal Fowl
I have to say the bias at gawker and jezebel against Israel...and at times, the Jewish people in general...is pissing me off. There is about 0 cultural sensitivity. You can't say "eat a sandwich," but you can shit on someone's religion. Nice.
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mischiefmanager
09/24/09

@JinxyMcDeath: Oh, come on, Jinxy. Kapporet is cruel, primitive and superstitious. Do tashlich and let it go at that.
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JinxyMcDeath
09/24/09

@mischiefmanager: What part about our ancient religion isn't primitive? And it just so happens that this is a ritual only done by a mere fraction of Jews. My comment speaks more to the common theme that runs in gawker and jezebel - Israel sucks, Jews are weird. I'm over it.
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mermil
09/24/09

In reply to Personal Fowl
The boy behind them has the longest peyos I have ever seen.

PETA actually launched a campaign in Hassidic neighborhoods in Brooklyn to try to change this tradition to giving money. As far as I can tell, it's not being real well received...a lot of people feel it's a threat to their traditions.
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deeemer
09/24/09

@mermil: Then PETA should rethink its campaign. I'm sure a Hasidic woman, naked with cash on her ladybits, should work. The tag line could read:
"Cash covers my sin better than chickens."

I'll alert the media!
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roxythekiller
09/24/09

@deeemer: Thanks for the Anti-Semitism. We just didn't have enough in these last hundred years. I thought Jezebel readers were more enlightened than this.
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LaComtesse
09/24/09

@roxythekiller: That was a joke mocking PETA's ridiculous sexist campaigns, no Jews.
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roxythekiller
09/24/09

@LaComtesse: Just because a woman is naked doesn't make it sexist, and they have used naked men in their campaigns, too. Using sex for advertising might not be your cup of tea, but it isn't automatically sexist any more than photographing a naked person for art is.

That joke anti-Semitic, plain and simple. I can only hope the person behind it isn't.
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PrisonBreakShaker
09/24/09

@roxythekiller: Yeah. I'm sorry you feel hurt, but you've taken this totally out of context. Perhaps you should look up some of the PETA tags on Jezebel- there's a pretty clear prevailing opinion of PETA's work on this site, and the joke was most certainly a reference to that. If you read the other articles, there's a lot of precedence for PETA jokes.
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deeemer
09/24/09

@roxythekiller: I PM-ed you. I'm sorry I offended you. My intent was to ridicule PETA, and their ridiculous advertising campaigns.
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colormeroutine
09/24/09

In reply to Personal Fowl
Transferring all your sins onto a defenseless bird? And people say confession's a cop-out...
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sequined
09/24/09

In reply to Personal Fowl
I read about this tradition in The Year of Living Biblicly! That's how I learned 99% of what I know about Jewish culture, since I was educated at Catholic schools.

Also, I just listened to last year's Thanksgiving episode of This American Life, all about poultry, and now I can't see a chicken without thinking it's magical.
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GirlFailer
09/24/09

In reply to Personal Fowl
I love how the little girl is helping her.

"Make you sure you swing 'em all over Mom, I cheated on my math test last week and kicked my brother in the knees!"
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wtfox?!
09/24/09

@GirlFailer: I wonder what the chicken's maximum sin capacity is.
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SomeAuthorGirl
09/24/09

@wtfox?!: Considering some of the Jezebel "sex degrees" I think any/all sin cleansing chickens would do well to steer clear of this crowd.

(PSA: As a reform Jew, no chickens will be harmed by my sluttiness this Yom Kippur.)
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morninggloria
09/24/09

In reply to Personal Fowl

Whe knew Fozzie Bear was a Jew.
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curiousgeorgiana
09/24/09

In reply to Personal Fowl
Yum. She looks delicious. Sins and all.
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wtfox?!
09/24/09

@curiousgeorgiana: So... this chicken is sinfully indulgent?
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curiousgeorgiana
09/24/09

@wtfox?!: Just like dark chocolate truffles.
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andBegorrah
09/24/09

In reply to Personal Fowl
A bird in the hand is worth two years of therapy.
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Rare Affinity
09/11/09

In reply to Her Hands Do The Talking
In the UK,if she had her palm towards her she would be making an offensive gesture to the soldier.
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taranwanderer
09/11/09

@Rare Affinity: that will always be my favorite way to flip people off. too bad it means nothing in the states.
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Rare Affinity
09/11/09

@taranwanderer: Oddly enough I was only thinking today how the V sign in the UK must relate to legs being wide open to receive the penis, whereas the American single digit surely relates to the penis itself. Interesting how different societies develop different gestures for what is fundamentally the same abusive insult.
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