XPost: soc.culture.israel, soc.culture.jewish, ny.politics 
 XPost: talk.politics.guns 
 From: aimelavie@maferme.fr 
  
 On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 11:32:01 -0500, Patriot  
 wrote: 
  
 >Truly, but surely there are a few jewish participants in these forums who 
 >disagree with Levinson's racist mentality, yet none of them will dare to 
 >criticize a fellow jew.  In a recent discussion in the moderated jewish 
 forum, 
 >Cohen claimed that she could halt the proposed marriage between a young 
 jewish 
 >woman and a muslim man by reporting the muslim man to the authorities as a 
 >suspected terrorist. 
  
 Yes I heard all about that and it goes to demonstrate why no-one will 
 speak out against Bills racist comments. 
  
 >In the subsequent followups, cindyS defended Cohen by 
 >pointing out that jewish law doesn't forbid false testimony directed against 
 >nonjews. 
  
 LOL just be careful if you ever have to go to court then! 
  
 >   OK, apparently it's ok for jews to tell lies about nonjews -- 
 >according to their own religious texts. 
  
 Well, that has been confirmed so it pretty much seems like a given to 
 me. 
  
 >However, is there anything in jewish 
 >law that prohibits a jew from criticizing another jew? 
  
 Depends on the subject. I mean, we now see Jews in Israel criticising 
 Sharon. However that is an issue of self-interest so I guess it is 
 acceptable. 
  
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