Comments on: The Toronto declaration is not a violation of artistic freedom

By: Sadiq

Sadiq — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 03:07:34 +0000

Thanks for highlighting this issue and some of the naked violation of human rights in the land of Palestine. Its good to see brave film makers are standing up against this. May the world become a better place for everyone, not just few bunch of riches who can afford to bulldoze others home, snatch lands and settle on high mountains destroying olive plantation of indigenous people.

May Peace Prevail on Earth

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:51:39 +0000

Read it,
Try applying the standards that you set for these jews on any other people on the planet including yourself and see if you or they meet the standards?

By: FR007

FR007 — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:07:20 +0000

Please read it again when you have more time, so you don't miss important parts.

By: hans

hans — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 18:04:39 +0000

Did you actually read what you posted? It does not negate the claims I made.

They state:
"The few dozen acres on which the modern city was founded in 1909 had a long history of land use and hundreds of owners over the centuries."

They provide no citations and so what??? Since they later state:

"The first Tel Aviv neighborhood was built on land bought for the Jewish settlers"
Who bought this land for the "Jewish Settlers"? Maybe jews themselves?

Nonetheless this proves that arab villages were not destroyed in order to create Tel Aviv. Like I stated the arab populations left in 1948 and most of the arab population still resides in Tel Aviv or parts of Jaffa.

Let me ask you a question, since I see you live in australia.
Do you recognize that the land you own now (if you have a house) was owned by others and is probably contested for by the aborigonals? You have no connection to the land historically or by heritage. In contrast, there were always jews living in that land and jews had every right to move there, even more so than you or your family moving to australia. Why this double standard?

By: FR007

FR007 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:46:31 +0000

For John, http://www.jewishvoiceforpeace.org/publish/articl...

By: John

John — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 12:29:38 +0000

What homes were destroyed to build Tel Aviv? It was founded in 1909 way before the independence war in 1948. The closest arab "village" to Tel Aviv is Jaffa in the south and it still exists today with it's arab population. They are in essence almost connected geographically. Tel Aviv grew in size because arabs massacred jews living in Jaffa in what was known as the Jaffa riots between 1 and 7 May 1921.
It would be nice if you're article was at the least factually correct and not a continuation of slander and conspiracy theories.

By: BOB

BOB — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:53:58 +0000

Carter hasn't characterized Israel as an apartheid regime. He's stated that Israel has the potential of becoming an apartheid regime.