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Kol Ami: Is It Fair to Blame?
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fter the Carmel fire last month in Israel, a lot of the media was blaming Minister of the Interior Eliyahu Yishai, claiming he was not prepared. Some critics are claiming these accusations are actually a result of anti-Sephardic or anti-religious sentiments. At the American Sephardic Federation’s annual dinner at the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan last month, the question was: Do you agree with critics who claim criticism of Minister Yishai is actually based in anti-Sephardic bigotry? Y
The fire was the result of an unfortunate accident, and act of G-d for which no one was responsible. An enigma no one can explain. Minister Yishai did the best he could. R. David Messas Chief Rabbi of Paris Paris, France
Israel was prepared for war and terrorism, but not it did not anticipate fire as well. The concern was not anti-Sephardic. There are lots of good things going on in Israel now, especially a strong economy. Chantal Tobaly New York, New York
It was just a breakdown in government, like what happens with every other country when faced with a catastrophe. Some people play the blame game. Daniel Levy New York, New York
After a tragedy there often is a lot of fingerpointing, but there should be concern on prevention rather than fingerpointing. What did we learn? That we should make sure similar tragedies don’t occur in the future. R. Marc Angel New York, New York
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