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Ask JTF for Sunday, June 7, 2009

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George:
What were you doing the morning of Sept 11 and how did you first here about the terrorist attacks. What were you thinking during those first moments? Do you think it's likely the Muslims will be able to do such a deadly attack again? Do you think it will again be in downtown Manhattan?

zachor_ve_kavod:
Dear Chaim,

I have a question about the Torah passage concerning Ishmael:  "And he shall be a wild man; his hand against his brothers and his brothers' hands against him."

The take I have on this passage is that since Ishmael was the patriarch of the arabs, and he was a wild man, so too would his descendants be wild men.  And we have seen that.  The arabs are wild men, engaging in the most repulsive types of animalistic behaviour.  Subjugation, murder, mutilation, are part of the arab mentality.  I've even seen videos of arabs engaging in cannibalism.

So I guess my question is two-fold:  is arab behaviour entirely explained by this passage in Beresheet, and does this passage prohibit the arabs from overcoming their nature?  Must the arabs behave in this way?  Is it even possible for them to become decent people?  Or does this passage condemn them to evil behaviour in perpetuity?

Thanks,

Zachor_ve_kavod.

Confederate Kahanist:
Dear Chaim

I have noticed I think because of affirmative action that you see unqualified blacks in jobs that they are unqualified and inexperienced.  Like where I work while I see whites and others with college degrees working at places such as walmart and grocery stores such as some of my friends.  I have also noticed in the public high schools that a lot of whites and other minorities I think are being forced into the lower tracks and special education in favor of having unqualified blacks who aren't particularly smart go into the college prep track.  Is this true or just conspiracy?

Thanks

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