Comments on: PETA’s Latest http://www.israellycool.com/2006/03/24/petas-latest/ Down Under Punditry in the Middle East Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:23:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/03/24/petas-latest/comment-page-1/#comment-5588 Anonymous Sun, 09 Jul 2006 05:03:16 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/03/24/petas-latest/#comment-5588 This should serve as a reminder to people to not speak out of ignorance. As one of the students involved in the debate, we were not easily upset, this annoyance mounted after over two hours of intelligent debate revealed how little the PETA members knew of the Black historical events they were exploiting to gain publicity. Our issue was that they cared more about trying to preserve animals then care about the people they were hurting and exploiting in the process. There are two sides to every story, however, we have chosen not to speak to certain sources for obvious reasons. We have actually made many financial efforts and educational attempts around the issues of genocide in Darfur, to bad those attempts of ours haven't got the same press. Again educate yourself before you make generalized statements. This should serve as a reminder to people to not speak out of ignorance. As one of the students involved in the debate, we were not easily upset, this annoyance mounted after over two hours of intelligent debate revealed how little the PETA members knew of the Black historical events they were exploiting to gain publicity. Our issue was that they cared more about trying to preserve animals then care about the people they were hurting and exploiting in the process. There are two sides to every story, however, we have chosen not to speak to certain sources for obvious reasons. We have actually made many financial efforts and educational attempts around the issues of genocide in Darfur, to bad those attempts of ours haven’t got the same press. Again educate yourself before you make generalized statements.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/03/24/petas-latest/comment-page-1/#comment-5590 Anonymous Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:49:01 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/03/24/petas-latest/#comment-5590 you guys are way off point. Its PETA's job to draw attention to the suffering of animals--that doesn't imply they don't care about humans too (thats a non-sequitur in fact). you can't rally for all causes at the same time, that's why different groups have different agendas. If black Americans talked about Darfur all day, it would dilute their concerns about treatment of blacks in America. Likewise, PETA doesn't have to condemn the terrorist component of the above mentioned act for it to be implied that they do in addition to their core concerns about cruelty to animals. you guys are way off point. Its PETA’s job to draw attention to the suffering of animals–that doesn’t imply they don’t care about humans too (thats a non-sequitur in fact). you can’t rally for all causes at the same time, that’s why different groups have different agendas. If black Americans talked about Darfur all day, it would dilute their concerns about treatment of blacks in America. Likewise, PETA doesn’t have to condemn the terrorist component of the above mentioned act for it to be implied that they do in addition to their core concerns about cruelty to animals.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/03/24/petas-latest/comment-page-1/#comment-5589 Anonymous Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:16:55 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/03/24/petas-latest/#comment-5589 Well, this is right in line with their previous idiocy: "On Jan. 26, Palestinian terrorists booby-trapped a donkey and sent it towards a group of Israelis at a bus stop south of Jerusalem, hoping to kill and maim as many as possible. The two bombs attached to the donkey were detonated simultaneously by two cellphones. Fortunately for the Israeli bus passengers, the donkey exploded before it reached them and no one was physically injured, although ambulance crews treated a number of people for shock. Earlier this month, Ingrid Newkirk, president of the American animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) wrote to Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat: "Your Excellency, We have received many calls and letters from people shocked at the bombing. If you have the opportunity, will you please add to your burdens my request that you appeal to all those who listen to you to leave the animals out of the conflict?" She was then asked by the Washington Post whether she would also criticize the attempt by the Palestinian perpetrators to kill Israeli civilians but she said it was not her business to do so. In January 2003 -- the month in which the donkey died -- 21 Israelis and eight foreign nationals were killed by terrorists in Israel, and 127 others were injured." http://www.tomgrossmedia.com/mideastdispatches/archives/000239.html Here is their "protest letter" to Arafish: http://www.peta.org/feat/arafat/ Well, this is right in line with their previous idiocy:

“On Jan. 26, Palestinian terrorists booby-trapped a donkey and sent it towards a group of Israelis at a bus stop south of Jerusalem, hoping to kill and maim as many as possible. The two bombs attached to the donkey were detonated simultaneously by two cellphones. Fortunately for the Israeli bus passengers, the donkey exploded before it reached them and no one was physically injured, although ambulance crews treated a number of people for shock.

Earlier this month, Ingrid Newkirk, president of the American animal rights group PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) wrote to Palestinian Authority chairman Yasser Arafat: “Your Excellency, We have received many calls and letters from people shocked at the bombing. If you have the opportunity, will you please add to your burdens my request that you appeal to all those who listen to you to leave the animals out of the conflict?”

She was then asked by the Washington Post whether she would also criticize the attempt by the Palestinian perpetrators to kill Israeli civilians but she said it was not her business to do so. In January 2003 — the month in which the donkey died — 21 Israelis and eight foreign nationals were killed by terrorists in Israel, and 127 others were injured.”

http://www.tomgrossmedia.com/mideastdispatches/archives/000239.html

Here is their “protest letter” to Arafish:

http://www.peta.org/feat/arafat/

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.israellycool.com/2006/03/24/petas-latest/comment-page-1/#comment-5587 Anonymous Sat, 25 Mar 2006 06:19:09 +0000 http://www.israellycool.com/2006/03/24/petas-latest/#comment-5587 Blacks are easily offended and angered over trivial offenses, yet not about things that they should actually be angry about, like genocide in Darfur of blacks by arabs. Instead many blacks think arab muslims are their "brothers". Blacks are easily offended and angered over trivial offenses, yet not about things that they should actually be angry about, like genocide in Darfur of blacks by arabs. Instead many blacks think arab muslims are their “brothers”.

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