Friars

From EvasNotes:

The worst insult you can tell to an Israeli is that he is a friar. Anyone who lets others take advantage of them is a friar. One reason why Israelis hate the chareidim in Israel so much is because they can get away with going to the army. Israelis don’t have any real nationalistic pride anymore- offer any Israeli a job and a green card in the US and they’ll be on the next plane. Meaning, they have no real desire to be in the army and when they see that the chareidim don’t have to go it makes them feel like friars.

In the US the mentality is the exact opposite of a friar mind-set. I don’t know why but Americans love when they are taken advantage of as long as it means that they appear nice, and don’t appear too tough or mean. Appearing tough is a positive attribute according to all Israelis.