Maccabi Tel Aviv Victory Sparks Torrent of Anti-Semitic Abuse

[Lipush]

Twitter users in Spain posted 17,500 messages of anti-Semitic abuse after Israeli basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv beat Real Madrid on Sunday to win the Euroleague Championship, Jewish associations said Tuesday.

Twelve Jewish groups in the northeastern Catalonia region lodged a legal complaint over the messages, which they said flooded the Twitter network after Maccabi's 98-86 win.

Angry Spanish supporters created an expletive anti-Semitic hashtag in their messages after the match, which briefly became one of the most popular keywords on Twitter in Spain.

Ruben Noboa of the Jewish group "Israel in Catalonia" said he launched the lawsuit after seeing references in some messages to death camps and the mass murder of Jews in the Holocaust.

"When we saw reactions to Maccabi's victory such as 'Jews to the oven' or 'Jews to the showers,' we decided to lodge this judicial complaint," Noboa told AFP.

Maccabi Win Sparks Torrent of Anti-Semitic Abuse - Jewish World - News - Arutz Sheva

What a bunch of no-good losers

 

[BobbyMac]

While no normal person would agree with what they said, I do agree with their right to say it. Legal action against free speech? The Jewish community is NOT helping their cause here at all.

 

[Lipush]

While no normal person would agree with what they said, I do agree with their right to say it. Legal action against free speech? The Jewish community is NOT helping their cause here at all.

Now imagine what would have happened if thousands of Beitar fans would have spreak wicked remarks regarding an Arab team, in Israel.

All those that see this as "no big deal" would have punced on it like predator on fresh prey

 

[aris2chat]

While no normal person would agree with what they said, I do agree with their right to say it. Legal action against free speech? The Jewish community is NOT helping their cause here at all.

We have people here interesting is a discussion and people here who are intent on arguing. Arguing is an attempt to see who is right. Discussion is about finding out what is right.

 

[montelatici]

While no normal person would agree with what they said, I do agree with their right to say it. Legal action against free speech? The Jewish community is NOT helping their cause here at all.

Now imagine what would have happened if thousands of Beitar fans would have spreak wicked remarks regarding an Arab team, in Israel.

All those that see this as "no big deal" would have punced on it like predator on fresh prey

Israel plays in European leagues being a virtual European state in the Middle East. They wouldn't play against Arab teams.

 

[Sally]

While no normal person would agree with what they said, I do agree with their right to say it. Legal action against free speech? The Jewish community is NOT helping their cause here at all.

Now imagine what would have happened if thousands of Beitar fans would have spreak wicked remarks regarding an Arab team, in Israel.

All those that see this as "no big deal" would have punced on it like predator on fresh prey

Israel plays in European leagues being a virtual European state in the Middle East. They wouldn't play against Arab teams.

Haven't you got this wrong? It is the Muslims who don't want to play against the Israelis. Say wasn't it an Iranian wrestler who refused to go up against an Israeli opponent in the Olympics.

 

[montelatici]

Don't know who doesn't want to play with whom. Israelis play in Europe because they are Europeans living in the Middle East.

 

[Sally]

Don't know who doesn't want to play with whom. Israelis play in Europe because they are Europeans living in the Middle East.

Now isn't that strange because the majority of the Jewish population in Israel is Middle Eastern. Maybe with your limited thinking you believe a Jew from Morocco or Iraq is actually a European.

 

[toastman]

Don't know who doesn't want to play with whom. Israelis play in Europe because they are Europeans living in the Middle East.

Read what you just said:

'Israelis are Europeans'.


No, Israelis are Israelis.

 

[aris2chat]

Now imagine what would have happened if thousands of Beitar fans would have spreak wicked remarks regarding an Arab team, in Israel.

All those that see this as "no big deal" would have punced on it like predator on fresh prey

Israel plays in European leagues being a virtual European state in the Middle East. They wouldn't play against Arab teams.

Haven't you got this wrong? It is the Muslims who don't want to play against the Israelis. Say wasn't it an Iranian wrestler who refused to go up against an Israeli opponent in the Olympics.

from sports to beauty pageant to entertainment contests, if an israeli is there it is likely an arab will withdraw.

 

[Phoenall]

While no normal person would agree with what they said, I do agree with their right to say it. Legal action against free speech? The Jewish community is NOT helping their cause here at all.

Another ISLAMONAZI PROPAGANDIST that spouts free speech when none is evident. It is not free speech to make racist remarks, it is not free speech to incite religious intolerance, it is not free speech to incite violence and it is not free speech to cause alarm.

Tell your imam that you no longer want to be paid to tell ISLAMONAZI lies.

 

[Phoenall]

While no normal person would agree with what they said, I do agree with their right to say it. Legal action against free speech? The Jewish community is NOT helping their cause here at all.

Now imagine what would have happened if thousands of Beitar fans would have spreak wicked remarks regarding an Arab team, in Israel.

All those that see this as "no big deal" would have punced on it like predator on fresh prey

Israel plays in European leagues being a virtual European state in the Middle East. They wouldn't play against Arab teams.

Wrong again child it is that the arab teams wont play against Israel. Which means that Israel is far superior to any arab team because they play in the European leagues where the going is tougher.

When the arabs use sport to segregate the Jews from themselves then it shows they are RACIST ANTI SEMITIC NAZI JEW HATERS, that is what Germany did in the 1930's

 

[Phoenall]

Don't know who doesn't want to play with whom. Israelis play in Europe because they are Europeans living in the Middle East.

I think you will find that the arab leagues have a rule that no Jewish team will be allowed to take part. So the European leagues invited Israel to participate. Shows the arabs are nothing but ISLAMONAZI RACISTS

 

[Phoenall]

Don't know who doesn't want to play with whom. Israelis play in Europe because they are Europeans living in the Middle East.

Read what you just said:

'Israelis are Europeans'.


No, Israelis are Israelis.

So does this mean that Palestinians are also Europeans, along with Lebanese, Syrian, Iranians, Turks

 

[BobbyMac]

While no normal person would agree with what they said, I do agree with their right to say it. Legal action against free speech? The Jewish community is NOT helping their cause here at all.

Now imagine what would have happened if thousands of Beitar fans would have spreak wicked remarks regarding an Arab team, in Israel.

All those that see this as "no big deal" would have punced on it like predator on fresh prey

They would have every right to do that too.

 

[BobbyMac]

While no normal person would agree with what they said, I do agree with their right to say it. Legal action against free speech? The Jewish community is NOT helping their cause here at all.

Another ISLAMONAZI PROPAGANDIST that spouts free speech when none is evident. It is not free speech to make racist remarks, it is not free speech to incite religious intolerance, it is not free speech to incite violence and it is not free speech to cause alarm.

Tell your imam that you no longer want to be paid to tell ISLAMONAZI lies.

So anyone who doesn't praise Israel is an Islamonazi??? LMAO!!!

They can't be racist remarks because Judaism isn't a race.

The comments didn't say for people to hunt them down and out them in a gas chamber so it is not inciting violence.

Oh, and personally I'm an atheist.

 

[Phoenall]

While no normal person would agree with what they said, I do agree with their right to say it. Legal action against free speech? The Jewish community is NOT helping their cause here at all.

Now imagine what would have happened if thousands of Beitar fans would have spreak wicked remarks regarding an Arab team, in Israel.

All those that see this as "no big deal" would have punced on it like predator on fresh prey

They would have every right to do that too.

And every right to make a complaint under RACIAL DISCRININATION laws and RELIGOUS INTOLERANCE laws. No one has the right to make anti semitic comments under free speech as it is inflamatory

 

[BobbyMac]

Now imagine what would have happened if thousands of Beitar fans would have spreak wicked remarks regarding an Arab team, in Israel.

All those that see this as "no big deal" would have punced on it like predator on fresh prey

They would have every right to do that too.

And every right to make a complaint under RACIAL DISCRININATION laws and RELIGOUS INTOLERANCE laws. No one has the right to make anti semitic comments under free speech as it is inflamatory

What part about "Judaism isn't a race" didn't you get?

Arabs hate Israelis. If all Israelis were Budists, then Arabs would hate Budism and wouldn't give a shit about the Jews.

 

[montelatici]

Don't know who doesn't want to play with whom. Israelis play in Europe because they are Europeans living in the Middle East.

Read what you just said:

'Israelis are Europeans'.


No, Israelis are Israelis.

So does this mean that Palestinians are also Europeans, along with Lebanese, Syrian, Iranians, Turks

No, the people in Palestine, Lebanon, Syria and Iran are from the Middle East. The original Israelis came from Europe.

 

[Phoenall]

They would have every right to do that too.

And every right to make a complaint under RACIAL DISCRININATION laws and RELIGOUS INTOLERANCE laws. No one has the right to make anti semitic comments under free speech as it is inflamatory

What part about "Judaism isn't a race" didn't you get?

Arabs hate Israelis. If all Israelis were Budists, then Arabs would hate Budism and wouldn't give a shit about the Jews.

What part of IT ISN'T FREE SPEECH TO MAKE ANTI SEMITIC AND INCITEMENT TO VIOLENCE don't you understand. It has nothing to do with Judaism at all, that is just your ISLAMONAZI excuse. Did you read the comments made that were RACIST and INFLAMATORY in the extreme ?