RIP Nelson Mandela 95YRS OLD

[fc]

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/12/05/17500450-nelson-mandela-dead-at-95

[bentch]

some quotes:

"Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."

"A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination."

"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

"It always seems impossible until it's done."

[henche]

Shem reshaim yirkav

[Moshe123]

Shem reshaim yirkav

+1
He was a rabid anti-semite. I don't care what he did for his fellow blacks in this context.

[CountValentine]

some quotes:

“No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or his background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite.”

[Dan]

+1
He was a rabid anti-semite.

Source?
http://www.algemeiner.com/2013/12/05/nelson-mandela-and-zionism/

[meshugener]

More Nelson Mandela quotes:
"the U.S. cannot be a moral leader because it is guilty of committing "unspeakable atrocities in the world." (re Iraq)

"Yasir Arafat is fighting against a unique form
 of colonialism, and we wish him success in
 his struggle.”

“If the truth
 alienates the powerful Jewish community
 in South Africa, that’s too bad.”

“We expect everybody who is exploring the possibility of lasting solutions to be able to face the truth squarely. I believe that there are many similarities between our struggle and that of the PLO."

“We live under a unique form of colonialism in South Africa, as well as in Israel, and a lot flows from that.”

On ABC: "Yasir Arafat is a comrade in arms. His attitude toward any country is determined by the attitude of that country to our struggle.”

"If Zionism means the right of the Jewish people to seize territory and deny the Palestinian people the right to self-determination, we condemn it."

In Australia: “ Israel is a terrorist state, slaughtering defenseless, innocent Arabs.”

[CountValentine]

More Nelson Mandela quotes:

I guess we know where you stand.

[Davidp]

He looks (or looked, I should say) exactly like Morgan Freeman 😜

[jj1000]

He looks (or looked, I should say) exactly like Morgan Freeman 😜

I know right?  

[Davidp]

I know right?  

Yes! I can't believe people don't pick up on that haha

[CountValentine]

A year into his tenure, with racial tensions threatening to explode into civil war, Mandela orchestrated an iconic, unifying moment: He donned the green jersey of the Springboks rugby team – beloved by whites, despised by blacks – to present the World Cup trophy to the team captain while the stunned crowd erupted in cheers of “Nelson! Nelson!”

[jj1000]

A year into his tenure, with racial tensions threatening to explode into civil war, Mandela orchestrated an iconic, unifying moment: He donned the green jersey of the Springboks rugby team – beloved by whites, despised by blacks – to present the World Cup trophy to the team captain while the stunned crowd erupted in cheers of “Nelson! Nelson!”

His people needed a leader. He gave them a champion.

[Galitzyaner]

I guess we know where you stand.

Uhm, more like I guess we now know where Nelson Mandella stood...

With quotes like those, I'm sure he merited to the same portion of afterlife as those whom he admired (like Arafat and the rest of the shahids of PLO).

[efflpetzel]

More Nelson Mandela quotes:
"the U.S. cannot be a moral leader because it is guilty of committing "unspeakable atrocities in the world." (re Iraq)

"Yasir Arafat is fighting against a unique form
 of colonialism, and we wish him success in
 his struggle.”

“If the truth
 alienates the powerful Jewish community
 in South Africa, that’s too bad.”

“We expect everybody who is exploring the possibility of lasting solutions to be able to face the truth squarely. I believe that there are many similarities between our struggle and that of the PLO."

“We live under a unique form of colonialism in South Africa, as well as in Israel, and a lot flows from that.”

On ABC: "Yasir Arafat is a comrade in arms. His attitude toward any country is determined by the attitude of that country to our struggle.”

"If Zionism means the right of the Jewish people to seize territory and deny the Palestinian people the right to self-determination, we condemn it."

In Australia: “ Israel is a terrorist state, slaughtering defenseless, innocent Arabs.”

do you have a source for these quotes?

[Dan]

do you have a source for these quotes?

Arjan El Fassed

[jj1000]

do you have a source for these quotes?

Arjan El Fassed

-1.

Citi rep.

[efflpetzel]

Arjan El Fassed

well then this whole anti-semitic thing is baseless nonsense

[Deal Guy]

In 1999 Mandela supported the Palestinian use of violence. With Yasser Arafat seated next to him at a Palestinian Legislative Council session in Gaza City, Mandela said: “All men and women with vision choose peace rather than confrontation, except in cases where we cannot proceed, where we cannot move forward. Then if the only alternative is violence, we will use violence.” “Arafat and Mandela – Freedom and Victory,” read one of the Palestinian Authority banners hoisted in Gaza for the visit. A few weeks later, the Palestinians began the Second Intifada. Fifteen hundred Jewish civilians have since been killed in suicide attacks and shootings; 10,000 have been wounded.
http://www.whyisrael.org/2012/09/04/south-africas-boycott-of-israel-is-mandelas-legacy/

[CountValentine]

If you support the Palestinians does this make you an anti-semite?