Irish Facebook page claims 'invasion' of Jews in Cork

Take a stroll down memory lane and read the anti semitic tripe some of you posted against Jews when the Israelis boarded the blockade runners bringing in contraband to hamas in gaza. Then report back here and tell me there are no jew hating threads.

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well said amancINED that's what i really found astounding when i checked out the link before it was taken down. having known one or two old fogies out in the Ovens area i knew what the reference was straight away. i guess the worst thing was that not only was the page full of racist shte like that but also that so many commented with things like "legend" or "so funnY' and over 400 liked it. the reaction was more worrying than the comments.

The reference to "ovens" was thoroughly disgusting. If these comments came from teens, they need to make a trip to Poland and other countries where there were concentration camps. Hitler burned Christians, too. These twits obviously failed in History class. You're right, jacersisityourself, about big cities having sectors based on ethnic background. Even smaller cities had these sectors when they were first settled. A section of the city I live in is stilled called "Cork Hill."

hollacakgurl, i totally agree about there being no antisemitism on irishcentral - at least not to the best of my limited recollection! perhaps there have been odd antisemitic posts but then again that happens anywhere on the internet and it certainly doesnt seem like something systematic. @jacersisityourself: it's actually quite hard to tell whether these are jokes or real racist insults..even if they are "jokes" they're in such bad taste that they're racist. anyway it seems that the page was taken down. well done to facebook on taken quicker actio than usual.

There are no "Jew-hating" threads on Irish Central and I strongly object to that charge being made here by a previous and possibly certifiable poster. This Facebook page is ignorant and reprehensible and was "liked" by halfwitted teenagers who had no idea what they were talking about. This isn't anti-semitism, it total stupidity and teenage bravado.

I agree that this Facebook page is disgusting, whatever about the attempt at poor taste jokes. In most European cities you'd find parts known as the "Jewish Quarter" or similar. This is not unusual; people of some religions, cultures or nationalities tend to live in local areas of major cities to be with one another. Bradford in England is largely now Muslim; some towns in the West of Ireland have large Brazilian populations. There are so many English people living in Kinsale and West Cork that the area is popularly called the Republic of England. In NYC, there are Italian, Irish and other countries' sectors. None are seen as being racially labelled. It's just the way people of like minds and cultures congregate together in big cities.

antoman my cousins are down in cork and the name was not used in a derogatory sense but i think there are no jews there anymore. whether thats the case are not it doesnt take away or add to how offensive the page was.

"Jew hating threads on Irish Centrals blogs"??????? But there aren't any. Maybe time to check in with your psychiatrist again, Monsoonman. Seeing things and hearing voices?

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Jewtown..Cork...and? Its the name bestowned on a part of the southside in Cork.I remember it..but its not called that anymore.It was used by the previous generation.I don't know if it was used with affection or malace..like I said its not used anymore and I barely have a recollection of it..how times have changed.

Just take a gander at the Jew hating threads on Irish Centrals blogs and you will get another wake up.

Portia777, it is not accepted to speak freely in an attacking manner to anyone or any religion on Facebook - most of those pages get removed quicker than the one's about Jews... I have been removing pages for some time now and hardly ever find pages that are attacking Christians and Muslims, compared to how many attack Israel and Jews...

i hope i stand with many other irish people in saying that i would have no time for this sort of carry on no matter what age the posters are - teenagers or adults

disgusting. @portia777: ridiculous point. there's jokes about putting jews in ovens on that page and claims that they have claws. don't get free speech confused with sheer bigotry.