Plain Ol's "Uncle Benzi" --- oh no ... he's one of your klan. On Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 6:13:02 PM UTC-6, KeithInTampa wrote: > > Plain Ol's "Uncle Benzi"! I'm sure he's a barrel of laughs....Did he do > the "Pull My Finger" trick with ya when ya'll were growing up? > > > Plain Ol's Uncle Benzi; > (After playing the old "Smell My Fingers" Trick on Plain Ol'!) > > > > On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 7:08 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > > *Benzi Gopstein has called for a ban on Christmas celebrations in Israel* > > - *Anti-racism activists demand probe after he calls Christians > 'vampires'* > - *Comes after Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah threatened jail for > those celebrating festivities* > > By JULIAN ROBINSON > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Julian+Robinson> > and IMOGEN CALDERWOOD FOR MAILONLINE > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Imogen+Calderwood+For+Mailonline> > > PUBLISHED: 09:50 EST, 22 December 2015 | UPDATED: 11:50 EST, 22 December > 2015 > > > - > - > - > - > - > > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3370494/Jewish-extremist-calls-Israel-ban-Christmas-following-Sultan-Brunei-s-decision-jail-Muslims-celebrate-festivities.html#email> > > - > > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3370494/Jewish-extremist-calls-Israel-ban-Christmas-following-Sultan-Brunei-s-decision-jail-Muslims-celebrate-festivities.html#socialLinks> > > *326*shares > > 7 > > View comments > > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3370494/Jewish-extremist-calls-Israel-ban-Christmas-following-Sultan-Brunei-s-decision-jail-Muslims-celebrate-festivities.html#comments> > > A Jewish extremist has called for Israel > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/israel/index.html>to ban Christmas - > days after the Sultan of Brunei's decision to jail Muslims who celebrate > the festivities. > > Israeli anti-racism activists have called for an investigation after Benzi > Gopstein urged a ban on Christmas celebrations in the country and called > Christians 'vampires'. > > It comes after the super-rich ruler of Brunei told residents of his > country that if they plan on celebrating December 25, they could face up to > five years in jail. > [image: Jewish extremist Benzi Gopstein has called for Israel to ban > Christmas - days after the Sultan of Brunei's decision to jail Muslims who > celebrate the festivities] > +8 > > Jewish extremist Benzi Gopstein has called for Israel to ban Christmas - > days after the Sultan of Brunei's decision to jail Muslims who celebrate > the festivities > > Gopstein, who heads the far-right Lehava organisation and has been > arrested a number of times, made the comments in an article on the > ultra-Orthodox Jewish website Kooker. > > 'Christmas has no place in the Holy Land,' wrote Gopstein, who lives in a > Jewish settlement in Hebron in the occupied West Bank. > > He spoke of the 'fall of the line of defence of the Jewish people for > hundreds of years against our enemies, the Catholic Church.' > RELATED ARTICLES > > - Previous > > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3370494/Jewish-extremist-calls-Israel-ban-Christmas-following-Sultan-Brunei-s-decision-jail-Muslims-celebrate-festivities.html#> > - 1 > > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3370494/Jewish-extremist-calls-Israel-ban-Christmas-following-Sultan-Brunei-s-decision-jail-Muslims-celebrate-festivities.html#> > - Next > > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3370494/Jewish-extremist-calls-Israel-ban-Christmas-following-Sultan-Brunei-s-decision-jail-Muslims-celebrate-festivities.html#> > > > - Would YOUR boss do this? Chinese company chairman climbs... > > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/peoplesdaily/article-3368883/Would-boss-Chinese-company-chairman-climbs-1-000-feet-dressed-Santa-bring-staff-Christmas-cheer.html>Defiant > > Christians in the Middle East risk punishment by... > > <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3362343/Defiant-Christians-Middle-East-post-festive-photos-MyTreedom-Facebook-page.html> > > SHARE THIS ARTICLE > Share > > 'The mission of those vampires and bloodsuckers remains. If Jews cannot be > killed, they can be converted,' he wrote. > > 'We must remove the vampires before they drink our blood once again.' > > The Coalition Against Racism in Israel and others have called on > authorities to investigate Gopstein. > > In August, Israeli police questioned Gopstein after he condoned torching > churches amid an uproar over recent hate crimes, including the firebombing > of a Palestinian home that killed a toddler and both his parents. > > On June 18, an arson attack occurred at a shrine on the shores of the Sea > of Galilee in northern Israel where Jesus is believed to have performed the > miracle of loaves and fishes. > [image: Banned Christmas: Oil-rich Brunei has banned public celebrations > of Christmas for fear of Muslims being led astray. Pictured, Sultan of > Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah] > +8 > > Banned Christmas: Oil-rich Brunei has banned public celebrations of > Christmas for fear of Muslims being led astray. Pictured, Sultan of Brunei > Hassanal Bolkiah > [image: There may be no Christmas in Brunei - but there is at the nation's > leader's Beverly Hills Hotel] > [image: The Sultan owns the Dorchester Collection of hotels. The chain’s > two American hotels are the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Hotel Bel Air.] > > There may be no Christmas in Brunei - but there is at the nation's > leader's Beverly Hills Hotel. The Sultan owns the Dorchester Collection of > hotels including the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Hotel Bel Air. > > Israeli prosecutors have charged three Jewish extremists in that case. > > Lehava claims to fight for Jewish identity, in particular by opposing > marriages between Jews and gentiles. > > Yesterday, it was reported how the Sultan of Brunei Hassanal Bolkiah, has > banned the public celebration of Christmas fearing the religious holiday > will affect faith in the country. > > Any Muslims caught celebrating Christmas, and non-Muslims who are > discovered organising celebrations, could face a lengthy prison sentence. > > While non-Muslims are allowed to celebrate the holiday within their own > communities, they must not disclose their plans to the nation's Muslims – > which make up 65 per cent of the 420,000-strong population. > [image: The Los Angeles property, owned by the Sultan's Dorchester > Collection, is covered in Christmas decorations - which would land a Brunei > resident in jail] > +8 > > The Los Angeles property, owned by the Sultan's Dorchester Collection, is > covered in Christmas decorations - which would land a Brunei resident in > jail > > Around 20 per cent of Brunei's residents are non-Muslim, including > substantial Buddhist and Christian communities. > > 'These enforcement measures are…intended to control the act of celebrating > Christmas excessively and openly, which could damage the aqidah (beliefs) > of the Muslim community,' said the Ministry of Religious Affairs in a > statement. > > The small Borneo nation prohibits propagating religion other than Islam to > a Muslim, and breaking this is a violation of the penal code. > > Other banned activities include putting up Christmas trees, singing > religious songs and sending Christmas greetings, reported the Borneo > Bulletin > <http://borneobulletin.com.bn/muslims-prohibited-from-celebrating-christmas-imams/> > . > > 'Some may think that it is a frivolous matter and should not be brought up > as an issue,' the imams are quoted as saying in the Bulletin. > > 'But as Muslims…we must keep it [following other religions' celebrations] > away as it could affect our Islamic faith.' > > Some Burnei residents, however, are risking jail time by still celebrating > Christmas and uploading pictures to social media as part of a #MyTreedom > campaign that celebrates religious freedom. > [image: The Dorchester Hotel in London is similarly bedecked for the > Christmas season] > +8 > > The Dorchester Hotel in London is similarly bedecked for the Christmas > season > [image: Harsh: The tiny state of Brunei on the island of Borneo is ruled > by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah and relies on oil and gas exports for its > prosperity] > +8 > > Harsh: The tiny state of Brunei on the island of Borneo is ruled by Sultan > Hassanal Bolkiah and relies on oil and gas exports for its prosperity > [image: Religion: Around 35 per cent of Brunei's residents are non-Muslim, > including substantial Buddhist and Christian communities. Pictured here is > the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque and Clock in Brunei] > +8 > > Religion: Around 35 per cent of Brunei's residents are non-Muslim, > including substantial Buddhist and Christian communities. Pictured here is > the Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque and Clock in Brunei > > Imams have told followers to abide by a government edict banning > celebrations that could lead Muslims astray and damage their faith > > The tiny state on the island of Borneo is ruled by Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah > and relies on oil and gas exports for its prosperity. > > The nation embraced a harsh new penal code in April 2014, led by > 68-year-old Bolkiah. > > At the time, he said: 'Today I place my faith in and am grateful to Allah > the almighty to announce that tomorrow,Thursday, May 1 2014, will see the > enforcement of Sharia law phase one, to be followed by the other phases.' > > The change means people can face conviction by Islamic courts and fines or > jail terms for a range of offences such as pregnancy outside marriage, > failure to perform Friday prayers and propagating other religions. > > A second phase of the law comes into effect in May this year covering > theft and alcohol consumption by Muslims, which would be punishable by > whipping and amputation. > > The death penalty, including death by stoning, will be introduced in the > final phase a year later for offences such as adultery, sodomy and > insulting the Koran or the Prophet Muhammad. > Beverly Hills to Brunei: Change anti-gay laws or sell hotel > Loaded: 0% > Progress: 0% > 00:00 > Play > Mute > Current Time0:00 > / > Duration Time2:17 > Fullscreen > Need Text > [image: The Sultan lives in the Istana Nurul Imam, also the seat of Brunei > government (effectively the sultan and his family). The palace has over > 1700 rooms and 350 toilets. The Istana is pictured here when the Sultan's > daughter Princess Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah and her groom were > presented to the royal court in 2012] > +8 > > The Sultan lives in the Istana Nurul Imam, also the seat of Brunei > government (effectively the sultan and his family). The palace has over > 1700 rooms and 350 toilets. The Istana is pictured here when the Sultan's > daughter Princess Hajah Hafizah Sururul Bolkiah and her groom were > presented to the royal court in 2012 > > Most of the laws will also apply to non-Muslims. > > The Sharia Penal Code calls for the stoning of people who commit a variety > of sexual 'crimes' including sodomy, adultery and rape. > > The strict Islamic law code also includes flogging, stoning and amputation. > [image: The Sultan pictured here with his brother Jefri, known for harems > and a yacht called 'Tits'] > +8 > > The Sultan pictured here with his brother Jefri, known for harems and a > yacht called 'Tits' > > 'By the grace of Allah, with the coming into effect of this legislation, > our duty to Allah is therefore being fulfilled,' the sultan said at a legal > conference in Brunei's capital last year. > > Even before that law was passed, there was a ten year prison sentence for > gays. > > The land of gold-plated mosques and wooden water villages is so rich from > its oil and gas resources that no one pays tax. > > Alcohol is also banned in the nation. > > Under the Sharia code theft and alcohol consumption are punishable by > whippings and amputation. > > Smoking is also banned in public. > > The Sultan owns the Dorchester Collection of hotels. > > The chain's two American hotels are the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Hotel > Bel Air. > > In the spring of 2014, after the move to sharia law, celebrities like > Ellen DeGeneres led the charge for massive boycotts at the properties. > > Despite the no alcohol, no smoking and strict sexual laws in place in > Brunei, the Sultan has an infamous playboy brother. > > Prince Jefri gained notoriety for his harems of beautiful women, his > flotilla of luxury yachts including a boat named 'Tits' and his alleged > misappropriation of billions of dollars while he was finance minister. > > The Sultan lives in the Istana Nurul Imam, also the seat of Brunei > government (which is effectively the sultan and his family). > > The palace has a reported 1788 rooms, a 110-car garage, a stable for the > sultan's 200 polo ponies, five swimming pools and 350 toilets. > > ...
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