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On Tue, Dec 22, 2015 at 7:36 PM, plainolamerican <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> >> 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. >> >> ... > > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. 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