Quote of the Day
Aussie Dave | Nov 19, 2006 | 6 comments
“I see all Hamas and Jihad leaders moving about freely, continuing to provoke spirits. They must disappear, go to heaven, all of them. There is no room for compromise on this matter.”
- Avigdor Lieberman, Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs
Heaven?!
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An Australian immigrant to Israel, Aussie Dave has been blogging since early 2003.Filed Under: General
Maybe he was misheard saying “Hevron”.
Shy Guy
That is totally wierd. Was he drunk when he said that? If not, maybe he needs to start drinking…
Surely it’s a mistranslation – he probably said “they need to be blown sky-high” – and of course the Hebrew word for sky and heaven are the same….
It’s probably just a play on words; you know – 72 virgins and all.
The whole story should be sorted out, I submit. How does one “provoke spirits”. Either Avigdor thinks they are already in the other world or in touch with spirits. Strange, that.
I think he actually said “paradise”, and in that context it is clearly a mockery of what they believe. He’s like, “whatever you believe people, we’ll be happy to send you there.”