| This man died al kiddush hashem because he was a Jew--not because he was an Israeli. I am a Zionist--which means I want a state of Israel for Jews--but we must democratically respect our brother Jews` rights, as Satmar hassidim, to reject a coffin wrapped in an Israeli flag, if the Zionist symobolism is counter to their values. Judaism existed before the contemporary Israeli state. Ktzat kavod, ben adam, a little respect-for a victim of terror! The goyim have it right sometimes, even they say "De mortuis nil nisi bonum"--we say "Aharei mot, kedoshim `emor"! We don`t speak ill of the dead, especially when they they are killed just because they are Jews. |
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