Muslim fends off 10 Christians attacking young Jewish couple

Two young Jewish couples were riding the train, coming home from a Hanukkah celebration when a rowdy group of Christians began screaming "Merry Christmas" at them. The Jewish youths responded "Happy Hanukkah", and were met with anti-Semetic slurs and a beat down--even the girls. One of the other passengers on the train, a Muslim youth, ran in and pulled one of the men off of assailing the girl, only to be grabbed by the rest of the group and beaten as well. One of the Jewish kids was able to pull the emergency break at this time and alert the authorities.

"I'm not a hero," he said. "I did what people should do every day."

"It is pretty sad that someone would get so offended over someone just saying 'Happy Chanukah,'" he added. "I don't know why they flipped out so much. They must be angry people."

As a Christian I'm a little ashamed that these thugs were doing this supposedly for "our" religion against their's. But, luckily I know everyone out there will not lump the terrible deeds of some Christians with ALL Christians. I'm interested in hearing what those who claim Muslim's are all hateful and lacking compassion think of this. Hassan Askari demonstrated courage, and the supposed Christian ideal of universal love and empathy.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2007/12/12/2007-12-12_muslim_hero_breaks_up_train_beating-1.html

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/ny_crime/2007/12/13/2007-12-13_q_train_hero_has_brown_belt_in_karate.html

Nice work Hassan

It seems to me as, Tech mentions, that these people were obsessed with their traditions, and the act committed was due more to their petty nationalism/ group mentality rather than truly feeling that their attack was justified religiously.

Anybody from any religion can be lacking compassion, as can people without religion. Yet I think people on the whole are alright really.
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  My apologies for not going into more detail about how they moved on from rowdy to beating up some innocent Jewish folk.
  
  "No one else's misuse of Christianity can take away what it means it to me."
  
  It is a shame you hold so dear to it as there is so much more out there that God is actually doing. Newspapers, media are lacking in God these days. They focus so much on the negative. Yet if you delve around there is so much positive from Christian or not. Maybe it would be helpful to remember that lots of people in time have done terrible things yet groups that profess to the good something and appear to fail are cornered more than those who just do the bad thing. This, i feel is because we are so intent on beating down the good guy becasue of our own insecurities. Yes there are terrible crimes through out history caused by supposed Christians. Also there are terrible things done by say police officers yet do you lose faith in them? Do you expect that all police officers will be doing the same thing. How about if a vigilante decided he was gonna act policeman and perform citizens arrest would you then blame the police force?
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Wouldn't attack a Jewish girl as Jews are the chosen people of God and are if anything superior to Gentiles. They are to be treated with the upmost respect and adoration, and it is our job to be caretakers of these people, as is prophesied in Isaiah. The persecutions that the Jewish people have faced throughout the centuries is a sign of the devil's struggle to destroy God's people, and anyone who is also attempting this is allied to the devil. There are Christian ministries worldwide that are attempting to rescue the Jewish people from captivity or from foreign lands and re-establish themselves within their country of origin, Israel, as is commanded of us in the Bible. These ministries have done amazing things for these people and is a sign of Christ's ongoing influence in this world through born again Christians.

Worldly people who are in love with their traditions are not born again Christians.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuabITeO4l8

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there are haters and heroes in every group

As a christian, who married into a jewish family, I am amazed and upset that Christians would behave in such a way. Have they forgotten that our Savior was himself a Jew?

I would like to commend a Muslim man for standing up for what is right. It sets him well apart from those who would stone a 15 year old girl to death for letting her hair slip out from under her hijab.

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Gods chosen people?

Last time I checked, God didn't do faves. Everyone should be Gods chosen, not just a select group. Christian, Jew, or Muslim, should be treated with the up most respect.
And it was a very heroic act and I am proud of him, for just doing good for helping another human being.

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Nowhere does it say they are Christian

At least I could not find it. I read both links and then searched the Joseph Jirovec guy who is the supposed ring leader and all I could get was that he denied it saying his mother is Jewish and also that one of the attackers shouted "this is a Christian country"

Sounds like they were quite possibly enjoying the season a little too much and got rowdy. They certainly dont sound as thought they are living as Christians.

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Weydon
February 4
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Are you trying to defend them?
Applehead
February 4
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gosh no!
Oral Fixation
February 4
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Kinda seems that way, no 'fense...I mean, you'd be fighting a losing battle after all. As an athiest, I personally find this appalling in general, but especially because it's a act of hate caused by differing religions. But as I said, in general, NOTHING makes this okay. At all. End of story. Period.
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February 5
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ok please enlighten me as to how I have defended them coz I iz shtumped!
TeChNoWC
February 5
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It sounds more like she is trying to defend her faith than the people, otherwise why would Apple have a defensive reaction and try to segregate from the label of Christianity? Easy. An obvious sign that she does not tolerate nor want to ever be associated with people who behave in such a manner.
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Sounds like they were quite possibly enjoying the season a little too much and got rowdy"

That's how I describe people broke the punch bowl, or maybe swiped a wreath off of someone's door to stumble around and Christmas Carol with at 3 in the morning. Not this.
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I agree, Tech, I figured that's what she was doing, but just wanted to be sure. Personally I think it's pretty obvious what the motivation of the crime was, and am already aware of my religion's hundreds of years of tainted history. No one else's misuse of Christianity can take away what it means it to me.
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My apologies for not going into more detail about how they moved on from rowdy to beating up some innocent Jewish folk.

"No one else's misuse of Christianity can take away what it means it to me."

It is a shame you hold so dear to it as there is so much more out there that God is actually doing. Newspapers, media are lacking in God these days. They focus so much on the negative. Yet if you delve around there is so much positive from Christian or not. Maybe it would be helpful to remember that lots of people in time have done terrible things yet groups that profess to the good something and appear to fail are cornered more than those who just do the bad thing. This, i feel is because we are so intent on beating down the good guy becasue of our own insecurities. Yes there are terrible crimes through out history caused by supposed Christians. Also there are terrible things done by say police officers yet do you lose faith in them? Do you expect that all police officers will be doing the same thing. How about if a vigilante decided he was gonna act policeman and perform citizens arrest and end up killing a man through anger would you then blame the police force?
Weydon
February 6
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I would blame the police force if they excluded women from their ranks, gave people fines for masturbation, arrested gays, and (some sects of the "police") protected pedophiles.
Applehead
February 7
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Some of the police probably do discriminate for lots of reasons race, sexuality, gender, social status and some of the police probably ARE peodophiles. Whats your point?

My point is that you shouldn't judge Muslims because some sects train suicide bombers, and you shouldn't judge all Christians because somebody decided to shout "this is a Christian country".
petethemeat
February 7
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While those police carrying out suc acts are not representative of the the institution, Weydon's words are very close to Catholic doctrine and indicative of the religion as a whole.