This breaks my heart.

Please watch this video of the recent events in Amona. I don't care what your political leanings are, this is just horrendous.

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King Solomon Logic?

Hmmmm, I've been waiting and watching for a couple of days and I'm surprised that Orthomom, Krum and even Yeshiva World seem to have missed this doozy. I'm not sure what the background information is here, and obviously there's more to the story than reported in the paper.

By JOTHAM SEDERSTROM DAILY NEWS WRITER

It's the "War of the Roses," Brooklyn-style.

A judge has ordered a soon-to-be divorced couple to live unhappily ever
after in the Borough Park home they shared for 18 years - by having a wall
built smack dab in the middle of their dining room.

Millionaire sweater manufacturer Simon Taub was granted permission during
divorce proceedings in August to divide the home with sheetrock walls, so
he wouldn't have to relinquish it to wife, Chana Taub.

Simon, 57, would have his own kitchen, bedroom and bathroom in a
900-square-foot area on two floors of the 49th St. home.

"I don't wish this on anybody," said Chana Taub, 56, whose husband owns
homes across the borough, including the house next door. "I hope God will
help, and somebody will straighten out this whole thing."

Chana Taub has appealed Judge Sarah Krauss' ruling. But if the decision is
upheld, the former lovebirds could be walking into the same home, divided
in two - just like in the 1989 film starring Michael Douglas and Kathleen
Turner.

The wall drama began in August when Krauss granted the wife an order of
protection against Simon Taub, who owns TechKnits Inc. of Williamsburg.

But citing the husband's heart condition, Krauss approved his bid to build
the wall, saying, "I am not going to be excluding him entirely from his
home.

"The best way to deal with this is to split the home," Krauss said,
according to court documents - even though the husband owns the house next
door.

Krauss, who recused herself in December following objections from Chana
Taub's attorney, Susan Settenbrino, also offered a court-mandated outline
for postmatrimonial bliss.

"Neither party shall interfere with any of the electrical, plumbing,
phones or other systems located in their respective portions of the
marital residence," Krauss wrote.

"No litigant should have to endure this kind of abuse," Settenbrino said
of Krauss' decision. "There should be recourse for such orders without
having to spend $200,000 [on the appeal]."

Simon Taub's attorney, Frank Snitow, said the wall would separate portions
of two floors, but only give about 25% of the home to his client.

Snitow cited the home's proximity to Simon's doctor's office, a nearby
synagogue and his four kids, two of whom still live in the house with his
wife. "I don't think it's an extraordinary measure under these
circumstances," he said. "This is one of the largest homes in Borough
Park. You could even call it a mansion."

I also seem to recall a Gilligan's Island episode with a similar theme.

Biting the hand that feeds you.

Nordics find generosity no shield from Muslim wrath.

...For years, Scandinavian countries have been among the most generous with aid to the Muslim world, but that generosity has stood for little in the scandal over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.

In the past week, Scandinavian embassies have been set ablaze in Lebanon and bans have been put on Danish exports, creating a row that threatens to unravel the substantial goodwill Scandinavia had in the Middle East.

..."The general perception in the Arab world of the Nordic countries as tolerant and generous has suffered a huge blow," said Ole Woehlers Olsen, a senior advisor at the Danish Institute for International Studies...

..."That is why is has hurt so much to see the pictures of flags being burned and all the threats against the people who are there to help the Palestinian people," said Fathie El-Abed of the Danish-Palestinian Friendship Association...

I have a better perspective. They're all bunch of ingrates and the sooner the western world realizes that, the better off we all are. Let the Arab and muslim countries step in and take care of their 'bretheren'. Just don't hold your breath.

They're ALL one big cartoon

I'm sick and tired of the whole friggin world pandering to the muslim masses when they decide something offends them and then go on rampage. Free speech, religious insensitive...I don't give a crap. Of all people, these towelheads have long ago lost their right to protest ANYONE being insensitive to their feelings. As far as I'm concerned, live by the sword, die by the sword. You don't like the cartoon?! Awww... off with your head. Do you have any idea how many insensitive cartoons I'd be able to find in the muslim newspapers on a moment's notice?!? Since when do they give a shit about other people's holy sites, holy objects or holy people?

And now, in an obvious ass-licking exercise, the US grabs its own ankles and condemns the cartoons while for once, the Europeans- and yes, even France, are sticking to their guns.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington on Friday condemned caricatures in European newspapers of the Prophet Mohammad, siding with Muslims who are outraged that the publications put press freedom over respect for religion.

By inserting itself into a dispute that has become a lightning rod for anti-European sentiment across the Muslim world, the United States could help its own battered image among Muslims.

"These cartoons are indeed offensive to the belief of Muslims," State Department spokesman Kurtis Cooper said in answer to a question. "We all fully recognize and respect freedom of the press and expression but it must be coupled with press responsibility. Inciting religious or ethnic hatreds in this manner is not acceptable."

"We call for tolerance and respect for all communities for their religious beliefs and practices," he added.

Major U.S. publications have not republishing the cartoons, which include depictions of Mohammad as a terrorist. That is in contrast to European media, which responded to the criticism against the original Danish newspaper that printed the caricatures by republishing the offensive images themselves.