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So what are your thoughts on Israel?

FrostBorne · 31-35, M
Some of the greatest allies of the United States of America, and we need to support them as a sovereign nation.
NakedExperiment · 51-55, M
Al Gore is a politician - what do you expect??
NakedExperiment · 51-55, M
I sometimes wonder if the US is an ally, given the way they behave.
GoodoldBob · 61-69, M
@NakedExperiment I'm not sure but selling military technology to a hostile power in exchange for campaign contributions wasn't it
I think it is interesting that other persecuted groups who rise up in righteous anger and insist upon recognition are received with (eventually) sympathy and inclusion, except for the Jews.

They went to Israel because it was the only place for them TO go. A tiny plot of land surrounded by adversaries. Nobody else wanted them, not as an Israeli entity.

No, they are not perfect. Nor am I. But if I had their history, I would be MORE aggressively defensive and insistent on the sanctity of boundaries.

They do not receive approving coverage from the media, by and large, and so they do not receive approval, by and large.

They have the audacity to defend themselves, to defend their cave. Uppity.
GoodoldBob · 61-69, M
They need our support. It is a homeland for a group that has been persecuted for generations and it is sited in their ancestral home.
GeistInTheMachine · 31-35, M
GoodoldBob · 61-69, M
@GeistInTheMachine Non sequitur to you too. Perhaps with a bit of ad hominem on the side?
GeistInTheMachine · 31-35, M
@GoodoldBob Ketchup is for rubes.

I prefer dijon mustard with relish and mayo.
Aidan · 26-30
God's chosen the Jewish
GeistInTheMachine · 31-35, M
@Aidan All the gods? Wow. That's a lot of pressure.
Aidan · 26-30
@GeistInTheMachine no, one god.
All I really know is Jesus was there at some point
no state should define itself by a religion
SW-User
They are not perfect
I respect their views.
SW-User
They have my support.
Spitbak · 56-60, M
🤔....369!✡️Saturn!✡️
NakedExperiment · 51-55, M
Never been there.
Sarabee · 41-45
Israel is home I feel😉🌹
Eddiesolds · 61-69, M
I'd love to see it.
The country has some bigoted policies, rather incongruous, considering the presence of Holocaust survivors; the settlers taking over land that had been allotted to people who were already there, even things done to other Jews, like the sterilization of Ethiopian Jewish women---not to mention the initial hesitance to even honor the law of return when applied to Falashas.

 
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