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2008-12-22 Arabia

Killer of Jew says Yemeni minority should convert to Islam

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Posted by tipper 2008-12-22 10:45|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 I want an American lawyer," Abdi screamed in response, calling upon his tribesmen to sack his legal team.

He might be surprised at the last names of a large number of American lawyers.

Not to blame the victim, but I don't understand why any Jew is left in Yemen. Yemen is like the hillbilly cousin of Saudi Arabia. They didn't let the Jews leave when almost every other country kicked them out. Israel should have sent as ship and let every Jew aboard who wanted to go.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-12-22 11:07|| 2008-12-22 11:07|| Front Page Top

#2 I think he specifically wanted the firm of Cohen, Cohen, Cohen and Katz.

Posted by Fred 2008-12-22 11:48|| 2008-12-22 11:48|| Front Page Top

#3 When I think of Yemen and Jews the old sephardic Yemenite Songs come to mind as Ofra Haza sang them.

Posted by European Conservative 2008-12-22 11:51|| 2008-12-22 11:51|| Front Page Top

#4 One of the reasons for the spread of Islam was its utility for those seeking to overthrow the powerful Jewish kingdoms in the Yemen

Posted by john frum 2008-12-22 12:46|| 2008-12-22 12:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Yup, much of the Arabian peninsula at that time was either Jewish or Byzantine. The Byzantines and the Sassanids (Persians) had fought a big war and were exhausted, but that didn't stop the Byzantines from persecuting the minorities on the peninsula for various minor religious infractions. When Mo' and his cult started to spread there were lots of people only too willing to convert and help if it meant doing in the Jewish and especially Byzantine governors.

Posted by Steve White 2008-12-22 13:43|| 2008-12-22 13:43|| Front Page Top

#6 Well, gee - as long as he had a good reason, I guess it's all cool, huh?

Posted by mojo">mojo 2008-12-22 14:51|| 2008-12-22 14:51|| Front Page Top

#7 They didn't let the Jews leave when almost every other country kicked them out. Israel should have sent as ship and let every Jew aboard who wanted to go.

Huh? Google "Operation Magic Carpet." As far as I know, the ones that remain are anti-zionist, in the way that the Satmar Hasids are anti-zionist.

Posted by Blackbeard Greter7953 2008-12-22 16:12|| 2008-12-22 16:12|| Front Page Top

#8 The sad thing is that there are a lot of Jewish lawyers who hate Israel and Jews as passionately as he does.

Posted by Anonymoose 2008-12-22 16:39|| 2008-12-22 16:39|| Front Page Top

#9 You left out a Cohen Fred, the important one.

Posted by .5MT 2008-12-22 17:48|| www.cybernations.net]">[www.cybernations.net] 2008-12-22 17:48|| Front Page Top

#10 .5MT, hows about Hungdoogna,Hungdoogna,Hungdoogna, & Hungdoogna.
(Obscure reference to a Marx Brothers movie line.)

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-12-22 18:35|| 2008-12-22 18:35|| Front Page Top

#11 Blackbeard Greter7953, thanks for the headsup, I hadn't heard that story. Wonderful stuff.

Posted by rjschwarz 2008-12-22 22:40|| 2008-12-22 22:40|| Front Page Top

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