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Category Archives: Israel
The Israeli Mind: How the Israeli National Character Shapes Our World
By Alon Gratch: * [My father] started out working in an uncle’s appliance store, but business was so slow that pretty soon the uncle needed an out. He set the store on fire, collected insurance, and used that money to … Continue reading
Realism and the Mearsheimer-Walt Theory of the Israel Lobby
Ilya Somin wrote in 2006: In this recent article, Martin Kramer of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy criticizes the famous John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt argument against the the US-Israel alliance from the standpoint of their own “realist” … Continue reading
How Can Jews Remain Distinct But Alive In The Diaspora?
Rabbi Mayer Schiller said in 1999: “The State of Israel poses a problem for Jews living in the diaspora. A Jew living in America, France or England but yet somehow says I am an Israeli or a Zionist, that creates … Continue reading
Israeli Opinions On The Syrian Refugees
LINK: * ‘Long live Viktor Orbán!’ I mumble under my breath, for fear of being lynched if I am suspected of racism and Islamophobia. Syrian and Afghan refugees on and around a dinghy that deflated just before reaching Lesbos By … Continue reading
Ann Coulter Tweets: How many f—ing Jews do these people think there are in the United States?
Moshe Smith posts: “It may be true that the GOP candidates are too focused on Israel. . But once Coulter starts talking about F-ing Jews as if they are not full Americans, she crosses a line, and you shouldn’t cross … Continue reading
LAT: Landlord orders Hollywood tower tenants to vacate
Shaul Kuba and Avi Shamesh are the principals of the group and they are both Israelis. LAT: The planned Target shopping center in Hollywood has stood unfinished for nearly a year, surrounded by fencing and patroled by guards. Work stopped … Continue reading
High Trust Vs Low Trust Societies II
A friend writes on FB: So here is a lovely L.A. story. On way to airport for redeye, merging from the 10 to the 405, signaling for lane change, guy in aggressively fast BMW coming up behind doesn’t let me … Continue reading
The Ugly Israeli
From Mondoweiss: Video showing racist exchange between Israelis and a flight attendant goes viral Ami Kaufman at +972 cuts to the chase: The headlines are pretty much the same all over, and include the words: “Watch: The Ugly Israeli,” in … Continue reading
Should Israel & Australia Take Syrian Refugees?
Link: I asked the head of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry why he thinks Australia ought to accept 12,000 Syrian refugees but Israel 0. This is his response: “The size of Israel’s territory is less than one-third, of one … Continue reading
Israel Struggles With Its 40,000 Plus Illegal African Immigrants
The richer Israel gets, the more attractive it becomes to Africans. From the Forward.com: The visit with African asylum seekers in Tel Aviv introduced the pastors to one of Israel’s most disadvantaged, and controversial, groups. The approximately 40,000 such migrants … Continue reading