Anonymous
Post 02/12/2015 17:38     Subject: Re:Why was that girl in Syria?
Anonymous wrote:She was doing humanitarian work in Turkey. The bad decision was following a boyfriend into Syria for what was supposed to be a short overnight trip to do some computer work.


Based on news reports and a statement for Doctors Without Borders, she was not at all working for the organization. she was volunteering at a refuge camp in Turkey and went to Syria on what was supposed to be a one day trip with a friend who had been hired by DWB. she was not going to help anybody, just to visit the place. she seemed to be a nice and generous person, but going into Syria basically as a tourist to visit DWB was a very, very stupid decision.
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2015 10:51     Subject: Why was that girl in Syria?
So, suddenly he speaks on behalf of all Jews?

Is that what you claim?
Anonymous
Post 02/12/2015 10:46     Subject: Re:Why was that girl in Syria?
She was previosly in Israel to show her support for Hamas.

She was no stranger to the region or the issues, and she chose sides (against Israel).

Unfortunately for her, IS viewed her as an Infidel (therefore property, like a slave) and a valuable hostage as an American

She was walking Palestinian kids to school to protect them from Israeli settlers. I find the Israel response to her death disturbing.

“Too Bad ISIS didn’t burn her alive”

American-born Rabbi Ben Packer shared Kaplan’s op-ed on his Facebook page along with the comment, “All sympathy - GONE!!”

Packer, who served as the “Rabbi on Campus” at Duke University and the University of North Carolina (UNC) after a stint in the Israeli army, is currently “Supreme Commander” of “Heritage House,” a Jewish settlement in occupied East Jerusalem that provides lodging for Jewish tourists and “lone soldiers,” essentially foreign fighters recruited from abroad to participate in Israel’s military occupation in Palestine.

Packer went on to respond enthusiastically to a friend who remarked that Islamic State should have burned Mueller alive like it did the captured Jordanian pilot Muath al-Kasassbeh.

http://electronicintifada.net/blogs/rania-khalek/israel-backers-celebrate-death-islamic-state-hostage-kayla-mueller


Anonymous
Post 02/11/2015 23:36     Subject: Re:Why was that girl in Syria?
She was doing humanitarian work in Turkey. The bad decision was following a boyfriend into Syria for what was supposed to be a short overnight trip to do some computer work.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2015 23:35     Subject: Why was that girl in Syria?
Anonymous wrote:She was previosly in Israel to show her support for Hamas.

She was no stranger to the region or the issues, and she chose sides (against Israel).

Unfortunately for her, IS viewed her as an Infidel (therefore property, like a slave) and a valuable hostage as an American.


No, she was involved in an organization that encourages nonviolent protests against the Israeli military in the West Bank and Gaza.

I also am floored by people calling her a "girl." She was 26 years old and a grown woman.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2015 23:28     Subject: Why was that girl in Syria?
Anonymous wrote:
Muslima wrote:Another beautiful soul taken too soon. Regardless of her motives to be there, she didn't deserve to die the way she did. From what I read, she was a selfless, charitable soul. May God help her family go through this tragedy


I'm sorry, what motives?


NP here: yes, I'm also curious about the qualifier, "Regardless of her motives to be there."
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2015 22:58     Subject: Why was that girl in Syria?
Muslima wrote:Another beautiful soul taken too soon. Regardless of her motives to be there, she didn't deserve to die the way she did. From what I read, she was a selfless, charitable soul. May God help her family go through this tragedy


I'm sorry, what motives?
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2015 19:57     Subject: Why was that girl in Syria?
She was previosly in Israel to show her support for Hamas.

She was no stranger to the region or the issues, and she chose sides (against Israel).

Unfortunately for her, IS viewed her as an Infidel (therefore property, like a slave) and a valuable hostage as an American.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2015 16:08     Subject: Re:Why was that girl in Syria?
jsteele wrote:Look how the Islamophobe loonies are reacting to Kayla's death:

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/77161/kayla-mueller-dead-isis-hostage-was-jew-hating-anti-israel-bitch/

"Kayla Mueller: Dead ISIS Hostage Was Jew-Hating, Anti-Israel Bitch"



I posted this earlier in the thread, and linked to an article from that page. The linked article didn't support her accusations at all. By all accounts, Kayla was a very peaceful person.
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2015 15:20     Subject: Re:Why was that girl in Syria?
jsteele wrote:Look how the Islamophobe loonies are reacting to Kayla's death:

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/77161/kayla-mueller-dead-isis-hostage-was-jew-hating-anti-israel-bitch/

"Kayla Mueller: Dead ISIS Hostage Was Jew-Hating, Anti-Israel Bitch"



That lady is a freak.
jsteele
Post 02/11/2015 15:14     Subject: Re:Why was that girl in Syria?
Look how the Islamophobe loonies are reacting to Kayla's death:

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/77161/kayla-mueller-dead-isis-hostage-was-jew-hating-anti-israel-bitch/

"Kayla Mueller: Dead ISIS Hostage Was Jew-Hating, Anti-Israel Bitch"

Anonymous
Post 02/11/2015 15:11     Subject: Why was that girl in Syria?
Anonymous wrote:It's stupid that anyone would venture to that part of the world. I would chain my child to the basement floor.

+1
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2015 13:17     Subject: Why was that girl in Syria?
Muslima wrote:Another beautiful soul taken too soon. Regardless of her motives to be there, she didn't deserve to die the way she did. From what I read, she was a selfless, charitable soul. May God help her family go through this tragedy
No one beheaded or immolated deserved to die the way they did, regardless of their motives to be there.
Muslima
Post 02/11/2015 09:36     Subject: Why was that girl in Syria?
Another beautiful soul taken too soon. Regardless of her motives to be there, she didn't deserve to die the way she did. From what I read, she was a selfless, charitable soul. May God help her family go through this tragedy
Anonymous
Post 02/11/2015 08:07     Subject: Re:Why was that girl in Syria?
I think it's heart-breaking and from all accounts she wasn't some wahoo deciding to go hiking on the edge of a war zone for fun. She truly had a good soul and felt a calling to go to a horrible part of the world.

That being said, goodness and well-meaning intent doesn't negate the fact that it was a reckless and dangerous decision. I take issue with those who say our government doesn't do enough to rescue our citizens. My frustration, even anger, is that there is an expectation that people can make poor choices (go to Syria, Korean War vet going to Pyongyang, hikers in Iran to name a recent few) and then expect us to expend time, lots of taxpayer money, and plenty of diplomatic capital trying to free them.