Shocking! I thought Judaism was all about #onelove. <\/p>\n
Forward<\/a>: The leader of a local Israeli government council said Thursday that he doesn\u2019t want to see Arabs using public swimming pools in his locality.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t hate Arabs, but I don\u2019t want them at my pools,\u201d Lower Galilee Regional Council head Motti Dotanhe told a radio station. \u201cI don\u2019t go to their pools, either.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIf I\u2019d come in a sleazy bathing suit, or if girls in bikinis come with me, it\u2019s clear to you what will happen to them, so that\u2019s why they\u2019ll [Arabs] stay in their pools and my guys will stay in our pools.\u201d<\/p>\n Dotan claimed that his comments had nothing to do with racism. \u201cIt\u2019s cultural differences, it\u2019s not racism\u2026 In non-Jewish, Arab culture, you go into the pool with clothes, trying to dictate all types of clothing, and that\u2019s why it doesn\u2019t suit us. The culture of cleanliness isn\u2019t the same as ours. Why is that racist?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Shocking! I thought Judaism was all about #onelove. Forward: The leader of a local Israeli government council said Thursday that he doesn\u2019t want to see Arabs using public swimming pools in his locality. \u201cI don\u2019t hate Arabs, but I don\u2019t … Continue reading