Israelis Seize Bin Laden, Saddam Dolls

[Herschel]

- Israeli customs agents seized 400 Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) dolls and 50 more Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) dolls Wednesday, saying they were inciteful material, the customs authority said in a release.

An Arab Israeli had ordered the singing and dancing dolls that carry toy guns as a "gimmick" for sale to Arabs and Jews in Israel, he told the agents when he was questioned.

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Most Israelis abhor Saddam Hussein as an enemy who fired missiles at the Jewish state during the 1991 Gulf War (news - web sites). Popular sentiment in the Palestinian areas is largely in favor of the deposed Iraqi leader, especially for his support of the Palestinian cause.


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=757&e=10&u=/ap/20031126/ap_on_re_mi_ea/israel_bin_laden_dolls

This Arab Israeli exercised very poor judgement. Such antics will simply incite and serve no good purpose.

[drewb]

1. btt...

why not???

:crazy:

[thebigidea]

2. wha?

"Such antics will simply incite and serve no good purpose."

Incite WHAT? A giggle? A sad chuckle? A sigh?

Have you even seen these goofy things?

Will someone wage jihad due to the seductive swaying of a Saddam doll?

Oh my!

[rini]

3. well of course not!

no more than naming summer camps, streets, titles of songs, and sports teams after suicide bombers encourages their emmulation.

[thebigidea]

4. have you even seen a picture of these dolls? They are NOTflattering.

I had no idea people were that easy to manipulate via song titles. You better get on a "stop death metal" crusade too.

[hossdiddy]

5. I have yet to see any death metal

videos imploring kids to kill themselves.

[thebigidea]

6. are you kidding?

Dontcha remember the big hub-bub over "Suicide Solution"? The 80s had a whole cottage industry of parents suing bands for their naughty lyrics they claim resulted in murder or suicide.

Negativland did a brilliant piece on the whole thing called "Helter Stupid"