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Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Out of Line

2,000 people braved the sweltering heat today in Times Square to protest the disengagement, and most of them acted admirably in expressing their views. Except of course, Boro Park's favorite son, State Assemblyman Dov Hikind. From the JPost:
Hikind, the Brooklyn politician who has been ubiquitous at such protests over the last several months and has organized several solidarity trips to Gaza, said he was outraged by the "insanity" of the Israeli government's blockade this week of protestors marching in support of Gaza's settlers.

"Somebody should ask Jimmy Carter to come to the Middle East to observe the behavior of the Israeli government," he said.

"I just hope one thing: that somebody doesn't start shooting somebody," Hikind added. "For Ariel Sharon to be responsible for Jews killing Jews, that would be in his record for all history."
What exactly did Hikind mean by that statement? Are we to take it as a threat? Are we to take it as prophecy? Shouldn't the mere suggestion of violence be off limits for a public official? At the very least, it's extremely irresponsible. At the most, one could make the case for incitement.

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11 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dov Hikind is the Al Sharpton of the Jews.

11:01 PM  
Blogger orthomom said...

"Dov Hikind is the Al Sharpton of the Jews."
That's great. I'm going to have to start using that one.

11:08 PM  
Blogger Lawyer-Wearing-Yarmulka said...

I wouldn't go that far...

11:14 PM  
Blogger The Town Crier said...

hardly.

11:31 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

"I wouldn't go that far..."
Right. Hikind has much less hair.

11:38 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Ugh. Sounds like a threat to me.

10:01 AM  
Blogger and so it shall be... said...

Dov Hikind the Al Sharpton of the Jews? As much as I dislike Al Shapton, I think he deserves a bit more credit than that.

10:10 AM  
Blogger orthomom said...

"As much as I dislike Al Shapton, I think he deserves a bit more credit than that"

LOLOLOLOL

10:12 AM  
Blogger The Town Crier said...

After all, the reverend was a major party candidate for president of the united states. I dont think Hikind has such appeal.

10:45 AM  
Blogger and so it shall be... said...

that would be the last reason for ignoring Dov Hikind.

11:27 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Somebody should ask Jimmy Carter to come to the Middle East to observe the behavior of the Israeli government," he said.

They have alot in common they are addicted to publicity
Carter is too busy flatering all other despotic regimes while he never misses a chance to slam Isreal

1:14 AM  

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