By Tara Ross
The Egyptian weekly Al-Ahram Al-Arabi reports that Dr. Nabil Hilmi, a Dean at the University of Al-Zaqaziq, is preparing to file a lawsuit against “all the Jews of the world.” The lawsuit will demand recompense for all the “gold, jewelry, cooking utensils, silver ornaments, clothing, and more” that the Jews took during the “so-called ‘great exodus of the Jews from Pharaonic Egypt.’” The theft, declares Dr. Hilmi, was the “greatest collective fraud history has ever known.” The statute of limitations, he asserts, “cannot possibly apply.”
Well, I, for one, am all for making sure that old scores are settled. How else can we possibly ensure that people of all races and creeds are on equal footing in modern-day society? I could not look my neighbor in the eye if I knew that his ancient ancestor had taken advantage of my ancient ancestor like that.
In the spirit of promoting world peace, stability, and harmony, I propose several other lawsuits that should be filed to bring people worldwide on equal footing.
Obviously, the first order of business is a countersuit by the Jews against the Egyptians. True, the Jews took a lot of gold and silver from the Egyptians, but the Egyptians, after all, had enslaved them for 430 years. The Jews should at least be entitled to lost wages for a few centuries’ hard work.
But that is no reason for the Egyptians to take the countersuit lying down. After all, they were ruled by a tyrannical beast, the evil Pharaoh. They should bring Pharaoh’s descendants into the suit. The Jews may have a legitimate claim for being enslaved, but certainly Pharaoh is responsible for such slavery, not average Joe Egyptian. Furthermore, the Egyptians still have an outstanding claim against Pharaoh for his refusal to let the Jews leave the country before the ten plagues. During these plagues, Egyptians lost their first born sons, to say nothing of their ravaged herds of cattle and farming lands. Surely they are due some recompense?
But there is no sense stopping with one little incident in Exodus.
The minorities of the world have a claim against the architects and builders of the Tower of Babel. Had those ancient peoples not aspired to be like God in the heavens, by building a tower to reach to him, well, then God would never have had to come down to Earth and confuse all the languages and peoples of the Earth. Arguably, much of the world’s racial discord and ethnic conflict can be traced back to that day.
The descendants of Esau should sue the descendants of Jacob. Who knows what boons might have come their way had Jacob not stolen Esau’s birthright and blessing? Just wondering about all those lost benefits leads to great pain and emotional distress.
Of course, those who can trace their ancestry back to Old Testament peoples should not be the only ones with access to the courts.
France should sue the United States, New York, New York City, and an assortment of retail vendors in Manhattan. When France gave us the Statue of Liberty, it had no way of knowing that the statue would become such a popular tourist attraction. France is certainly entitled to a cut of the area’s taxes and profits from tourism-related sales.
Yet that’s just the beginning of French lawsuits against Americans. Americans have proudly taken to the term, “Freedom Fries.” Really, though, the change in terminology may merely have saved them from extra damages in a French lawsuit against Americans for copyright infringement. Americans have shamelessly hijacked such names as French Fries, French Toast, and French Dip. The French are entitled to restitution.
Maybe it will all come out even in an American countersuit. The Louisiana Purchase was too big. We had to break it down into a bunch of smaller states, and that has proved to be a huge administrative expense.
The ultimate lawsuit, of course, would be to sue the person responsible for bringing all sin into the world. Had Adam not sinned, think what a better place the world would be. . . . Oh, wait. . . . Suing the descendants of Adam and Eve would entail suing ourselves. That won’t do at all.
Source: http://www.taemag.com/issues/articleID. ... detail.asp
Belle tactique pour faire de l'argent,mais cela remet en question la
Bible,à savoir,ces faits sont t'ils véridiques ou non...
