Comments on: Ahead of Four Corners

By: Graham Edgar

Graham Edgar — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 01:38:23 +0000

As usual when discussing the situation in the State of Israel the ABC sides with the Arab population and it must be that impartiality ceases to exist and anti-Semitism rears it’s ugly head. Instead of seeking sensation, why not try to obtain the truth from persons who are involved?

Arab children are taught hatred and jihad in schools from an early age. They grow up conditioned to violence and believe that dying for their religion will result in ludicrous rewards in heaven! Their leaders honour terrorists, name sports stadiums, streets etc., after them. Unbelievably incarcerated terrorists are payed exorbitant salaries whilst serving sentences in prison.

Over the past 20 years the EU and US has poured billions of dollars into the PLO coffers – what happens to this huge amount of “aid” money ? In view of the poverty and deprivation that exists, it seems that the only answer is that it is absolved into the coffers of the intrepid leaders of this banana republic,
one can only wonder what would happen if they are granted a country of their own. In reality Israel collects taxes for the PLO and supplies electricity that is hardly ever paid for and in a great many instances provides medical hospitalisation free of charge.

If the great peace maker Kerry, US Secretary of State, gets his way, the fragile economy in so-called Palestine will collapse WHY ? Because most of the employment in the areas of Samaria and Judeah is provided by those dread -full “Settlers” !

Come on ABC, reign in your Four Trauma people and try a little balance in their editorial programing.

By: Eleonora Mostert

Eleonora Mostert — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 00:32:06 +0000

I’m outraged and furious to say the least and I contacted Four Corners and let them know what I thought of their lies. My questions are: Did “Honest Reporting” contact 4 Corners and give them the truth of the matter? Why isn’t the “Media”held responsible for in-sighting hatred? Why is the “Media”permitted to air this kind of material that isn’t based of truth, facts? I hope everyone contacts 4 Corners and complains to them as I did and demand that the truth be shown and told. Peezed off, Yep I sure am and I will make a T-shirt with BDS Palestine and Gaza in the Boldest and largest letters that I can squeeze on it. NO more one way street for the Muslims.

By: Cynthia Godfrey

Cynthia Godfrey — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 20:14:32 +0000

Having newly arrived in Australia, and been here for only just over months it is probably unfair of me to judge the programme made about the Palestinian children. However, as a Jew of some 76 years and coming from an Ashkenazi background and my own father was deeply religious I have some knowledge of our religion.
At the highest level it teaches great truths and there is of course the kabbalah and the Tree of Life. I am not a practising Jew, don’t keep kosher and have not been to a synagogue service when in the UK for sometime.
I have met and been in close touch with many Jews, especially in the UK, good and bad and growing up during the War, know the realities of anti-Semitism.
May I offer this comment, that considering the teachings of the wise rabbis of old, and Torah, where it says ‘you should treat thy neighbours property as thine own’, this is certainly not the case in Gaza or Israel proper.With all due respect it is a cop-out to say that Israel does not have authority over Gaza, I simply cannot accept the Israeli’s government official spokesman replies.
Seeing a young 5 year old crying with fear and surrounded by Israeli soldiers carrying weapons is a distasteful sight. Then for the young soldier to say he is ‘carrying out his orders’. That comment turned my stomach, is that not the same excuse that the Germans used when slaughtering so many of us Jews. Where will all this mayhem end, who is going to have the courage and be brave and strong enough on the Israeli side, to say enough we have to change our policies and meet with the moderate Palestinians, who undoubtedly must be as fed up with this situation as many Israelis. Fear breeds fear and after over 60 years of killing on both sides surely have not enough innocents died.
The ultra orthodox are fully entitled to their beliefs and they have a lot of influence in Israel and especially in the Knesset, but their ethos is creating a murderous situation in Israel if the programme is to be believed and sadly I have no choice but to believe it.
One day these tit for tat murders will have to stop, nothing is being gained by so much loss of life and bloodshed. The other Arab states hate and loathe Israel but I imagine there is a degree of respect tinged with a little fear, for such a strong country. The many kind deeds performed by so many Jews, who have a degree of tolerance and sense of justice. The orchestra led by Barrenboim which is made up of Jewish children and Palestinian which quietly goes about its work. The Jews who have set up civil rights groups to help the Palestinian goes unheralded but suffer at the hands of their fellow Jews.I am well aware of the manner in which the terrorists groups use their children to commit deeds of horror. I don’t live in Israel obviously but understand the anger and distrust of the Israeli population, however, why differentiate between the two lots of children and yank the Palestinian children into a military court. This should be stopped immediately, regardless of who does not like the idea.
Poignantly, one of the interviewees commented how tragic, or words to that effect, that after the Holocaust he sees similarities with the behaviour of the Israeli soldiers. There is mounting evidence that is being gathered by non Jewish organisations of the injustices being suffered by those in Gaza.
There is so much good being achieved in Israel which does not get the publicity it deserves from the non Jewish media. However, slowly but surely the bad will have to be eliminated otherwise Jew and Arab will be responsible for a 3rd World War the horror of which, and having 11 grandchildren I do not even wish to contemplate.
The analogy of two brothers fighting each other to the death after all Abraham is considered by both Jew and Arab as father of their respective races. How crazy a situation can you get by what is happening now in the Middle East.
I am deeply suspicious of the ultra right wingers who quote the Bible in defense of their behaviour, but forget about it when they are so obviously in the wrong, with their dogmatic points of view. They study Torah but the words do not enter their hearts, I find this totally incredible. They live in a State they do not recognise but expect the State to defend them.

By: John Evans

John Evans — Mon, 10 Feb 2014 13:20:19 +0000

Unbelievable that your priority is to highlight some minor nuance around which legal system is applied. There is compelling evidence by UNICEF that this is happening. Wouldn’t it be appropriate to question this Israeli practice, which you haven’t even bothered to mention. This documentary has made me furious and it should make you outraged.