Recent questions tagged israel

Description : Why isn't the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians referred to as Civil War?

Last Answer : For exactly the same reason the expropriation of our own land from its native residents was not a civil war. The proper word (and everybody knows it) is of course THEFT.

Description : What is an appropriate way to criticize the policies and actions of the State of Israel and the influence of the Pro-Israel lobby without being antisemitic?

Last Answer : I would preface such comments with some sort of disclaimer, with no disrespect to the religious beliefs of any involved people…

Description : Has anything changed in Israel since Trump declared that Jerusalem is the Capital?

Last Answer : I would like to hear what Jimmy Carter has to say on the issue. My guess is that the regions progress is set aback twenty years.

Description : Have you heard of this law that SC passed regarding not being able to criticize Israel?

Last Answer : This is just one of several unintended consequences that stem from attempting to normalize censorship of speech and ideas. Hate speech is just that, hatefull but it should not be censored because if you ... is there behind free speech when the tide turns like this? This law should scare everybody.

Description : If the UN guaranteed Israel a piece of land, why all the Presidents before Trump were (maybe i'm mistaken) in favor of Palestine?

Last Answer : America is almost always on the side of Isreal not Palestine. Bush Sr and a few others may not have 100% embraced it, but many did. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/02/world/americas/02iht-bush.2363483.html

Description : What are your thoughts on what's currently happening between the Palestinians, and Israel?

Last Answer : As relevant now as it was then.

Description : Have you been following Ahed Tamimi's case?

Last Answer : I'd completely forgotten about her. I see she got 8 months. The situation with Israel has to be one of the truly great ironies in history's many tragedies. Of all the peoples on the earth, ... with their foot on the throat of an oppressed people. It's almost unbelievable and is tragic BEYOND belief.

Description : Do you support BDS?

Last Answer : I have not been paying attention to it but I support the concept. Israel should be leading the region out of the Dark Ages, but the right wingers and fundamentalists have a stake in maintaining strife. They can do it because US taxpayers are subsidizing them.

Description : UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announced that the US will be "taking names" of countries that vote against the US in the Jerusalem embassy move controversy. Is this a smart foreign policy move by the US?

Last Answer : Well, it’s pretty easy for her. Just take a list of U.N. Security Council member states, cross the US off the list, and there are all the names. The US has renounced diplomacy and openly said there is no foreign policy other than the US economy.

Description : Do the Falasha (Ethiopian) Jews identify with the Mizrahi or the Sephardi?

Last Answer : The word “Falasha” is considered a derogatory term.

Description : Does Cuomo have public support for his new anti-BDS executive order?

Last Answer : Sure he does. Most Americans know only what they see on TV. And TV tells them that to be “pro-Israel” means supporting far-right Israeli parties and politicians. And TV tells them that Arab means “ISIS and al Qaeda”.

Description : We all know that Israel and most of the Arab countries nearby are not even remotely friendly. Suppose that an Israeli commercial plane (El Al, for example) had engine trouble and had to make an ... that country - who doesn't acknowledge that Israel exists - do with 300 passengers and the plane?

Last Answer : Most of the Arab states would allow an emergency landing. Iran would be a no. But an Israeli airliner has no business being in their airspace to begin with.

Description : What do you think of this video of an Israeli soldier and a young boy?

Last Answer : answer:My thoughts are that it was completely unnecessary for a soldier with what appears to be some kind of semi-automatic weapon (I don't know guns) try to arrest a young boy with a ... to protect the child was kicking into high gear. I have strong opinions about Israel/Palestine in general.

Description : Does how you feel about the Israeli Palestinian conflict have anything to do with how you feel about Jews, Israelis, Palestinians or Muslims in your country?

Last Answer : If you're asking if the Israeli/Palestinian issue influences my views on Jewish or Palestinian residents of the United States, the answer is: Yes. Of course I make assumptions, the ... Palestinians pro Palestine. Interacting with Jews or Palestinians here, the topic rarely comes up. Interesting

Description : Why are you pro-Israel?

Last Answer : answer:I am pro-Israel because as a people, the Jewish people are worthy of a homeland in their ancient land. They have been persecuted for millennia, and almost exterminated by the Nazi's. ... the Palestinian residents. Yet an attempt at a peaceful existence would have led to prosperity for all.

Description : Why are kids reportedly being killed in the Gaza strip?

Last Answer : Because neither SHamas nor Netanyahoo give a flying crap about civilian casualties.

Description : Are Gaza strip residents truly surprised when a Mosque or school that stored and fired rockets is destroyed?

Last Answer : My guess is 2832 rockets fired from Gaza with an August 3 cease fire date. What is yours?

Description : If the Jews left Israel what would happen in the middle east?

Last Answer : answer:Thomas Edward Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) was quite antisemitic; however, he was one of a group of Brits who were to decide on a National home for Jewish people. In 1917 Great Britain ... day, many Arabs try to migrate into Israel with various deceptions to become a citizen of Israel.

Description : Does Netanyahu have a point about the new nuclear deal with Iran?

Last Answer : What about Iran’s right to self defence? With Afghanistan and Iraq invaded, Egypt, and Syria basically in shambles, It would be almost foolish to not pursue a nuke for determent.

Description : Why does the US support Israel?

Last Answer : answer:A lot of reasons. Here are a few off the top of my head. Feel free to agree, disagree, nitpick, whatever. I am throwing out ideas to get the conversation going. I am not trying to make a ... has only become a big factor in the past 30 years. PS Here is a funny topical article from The Onion

Description : How do you pronounce "Czernowin" (last name of a person from Israel)?

Last Answer : answer:Looks Russian. I would guess Zir-now-en (maybe in not en) but I am guessing as an American. Best to ask the person how they prefer their name be pronounced. I’ll send it to an Israeli jelly. Not sure if he has been around lately.

Description : What do you think about the comments Romney made about Israel and culture?

Last Answer : His comments would only be true if the Palestinians didn’t have so many restrictions placed on them by Israel on trade.

Description : Should Israel attack Iran's nuclear program?

Last Answer : Damned if they do; damned if they don’t.

Description : What did you think about the 60 Minutes episode last night about Christians in Israel?

Last Answer : Now I have to find it on the intranet.

Description : How long do you think it may be before we declare war on Iran & what do you think the instigating factor might be?

Last Answer : answer:Iraq was contained for a decade without a full-scale war while the US had adults in charge. There was a disastrous break while conservatives dominated the government. Now that normal people are in office again I don’t expect a war. Hopefully November elections bring us more of the same.

Description : Are Israel's leaders completely delusional?

Last Answer : Well if you look at the last time Israel attacked another nation (Iraq) to stunt/shut down their nuclear program it went relatively well. So if it went well last time, why not this time?

Description : US Support for Israel? Too much already?

Last Answer : I’m not that educated on the subject, but from what I’ve read about it, the US is close to Israel for whatever reason. I guess the suggestion is that they’re too close, but if it wasn’t Israel, it would be somewhere else? This is just International Relations: friends and enemies for self interest.

Description : Israel's President was just escorted to prison where he will spend the next seven years for rape, and all kinds of other offenses; can you believe it?

Last Answer : answer:Good for Israel. Now if the US justice department would have the same attitude about the Fast and Furious gun runners I would be pleased. Not just the peons, but the upper management that was supposed to know what was going on.

Description : Show of hands - how many people are actually watching the UN speeches live?

Last Answer : answer:I don’t think they are carried live here in California. If they are, it is on some obscure channel. In some ways it is shameful, but people in the U.S don’t usually pay attention to the U.N. The last time I remember intensive coverage was during the the Arab attack/Yom Kippur war in 1973.

Description : Come Friday - at the United Nations - the Palestinians will ask for an independant State. Netanyahu will be there and he, along with everyone else will vote YES. There will be peace in the middle east - swords will be made into ploughshares and gasoline will be a nickel a gallon. Right?

Last Answer : answer:I'm not sure what you are really asking here. Your question is facetious, yes, but what are you hoping for? That someone will offer you hope? That someone has a real crystal ball? Are you just ... large families choose hard times to have them in? Right. Mr. 1997 (your lurve as I write this).

Description : What do people think of this? Comments made by Israelis. 'Israelis Debate on the Web: Did Norway Get What It Deserved?'?

Last Answer : answer:My first thought was, Why do so many people have problems with outsiders of any kind? Some other thoughts were: Do the anonymous, often hateful, comments on the internet really reflect a large ... s a little extreme. Obviously, Norway didn't deserve this, we can all come to that conclusion.

Description : Would impending mutual doom force Israel and Palestine to create peace?

Last Answer : I dunno – would it work for the US in all the wars it’s involved in right now?

Description : If you were to explain the Israeli–Palestinian conflict to someone else's kid, what would you say?

Last Answer : answer:After World War Two, the United Nations recognized the Jewish people as being in need of a safe nation in their traditional homeland. The tension in the region had been a problem for many years ... their own people. Many on both sides would rather live with violence than try to live in peace.

Description : Is it uncommon for a foreign head of state to address the US Congress while the President is out of the country?

Last Answer : answer:Not sure if there was precedence or not, but given the rather chilly interactions between Obama and Netanyahu of late, I am not surprised that the President was not around. I am also an American ... all of this shift toward Israel by the US and its President will play out on the world stage.

Description : What do you think about someone using Palestine?

Last Answer : People who use the word “Palestine” when referring to Israel are usually anti-Israel in some way. If they’re using the word “Palestine” when they’re talking about Gaza or the West Bank then it’s a correct usage.

Description : Can I wish my jellybeans a very happy Yom Ha'azmaut - Israels' 63rd Independance Day?

Last Answer : And to you too. Too bad it wasn’t Sayeret Matkal that got OBL, but that would have been too much ;-)

Description : Can you think of one reasonable way to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Last Answer : It would be a help – anyway, it couldn’t hurt – if people could let go of grievances from the 13th Century and before.

Description : Could toddlers solve major disputes, like Israel/Palestine and the like?

Last Answer : I would not call it a childish view; I would call it naive, maybe. Toddlers reasons for a dispute in the sandbox would be far less complex than the Israel/Palestine dispute. You not only have the ... in religion, tolerance, hatred, power plays, and a myriad of other complex (if not logical) issues.

Description : What would you do? How would you react; personally and politically?

Last Answer : No link?

Description : How is it that so many Jews ended up in the forests of central Europe?

Last Answer : answer:I am not sure how the Jews wound up in Europe, I think probably we travelled to where the work was or where we were not being killed or enslaved, but that is a guess, my history ... 1900's, Many considered themselves Zionists. I don't find your question antisemitic or offensive by the way.

Description : To what extent does Judaism play a role in the state of Israel?

Last Answer : answer:There is a long standing tension in Israel between Orthodox interpretation of laws and secular interpretation. This carries to such things as travel on the Sabbath, non-kosher food stuffs ... Orthodox right has worked to tighten the privilege. You should find discussion in recent periodicals.

Description : Will you please answer two questions I have about the two state solution for Israel and the Palestinians?

Last Answer : Without getting too bogged down in the details that will surely follow, my gut is: 1) Nope. I imagine most may even stay in Israel if they're welcome since Israel's economy is in far better ... recognize their sovereignty, even if Israel will somehow cede their claim on the land (also won't happen).

Description : Is it reasonable for Palestine to expect all descendants of refugees to be allowed to migrate to Israel?

Last Answer : answer:I wish both sides nothing but success in this process and hope that a settlement can be reached for the worlds sake, for Isreal's sake, and for the palastinians sake. When I heard Netenyahu on ... that have the right to exsist but that would be Christlike and we wouldn't want that would we.

Description : Do the Jews get any preference when it comes to issues of racism?

Last Answer : answer:Anti-Israeli govt. =/= Antisemetism (i.e. Anti-Jew ) All the Jews/Israelis I've ever met disagreed with a lot of the internationally contentious behaviours of the Israeli Govt. And, ... says, he's a natural power-monger. Sounds like he's buddies with the expansionist Israeli politicians.

Description : Heroic? Is killing 4 people, one of them a pregnant mother - in their car - is that heroic?

Last Answer : answer:cowardly. killing is not a way to make a statement. I'm sorry, zen. this is too close for comfort to your beautiful sunrise. But there is no easy answer, is there?? Maybe for the Gaza Strip ... the questions, my friend. so sorry for the torment. In KY, the baby would count for another life.

Description : What is the approximate value of a Taglit trip (Birthright Israel) for one person?

Last Answer : According to this article, about $2500 per person in 2007.

Description : If 78% of Palestine is Jordan and 22% of Palestine is Israel why do the Palestinians say Israel stole Palestine?

Last Answer : Good point. Actually blame the bloody Brits. Why don’t Palestinians?

Description : What exactly happened on those ships?

Last Answer : answer:I suggest you do some research as to who was on the aid flotilla. That will tell you what happened. It will take multiple sources to get the real info. Not just one or two. I believe, one of ... to do nothing but cause trouble. It ended bad. My sources are from Fox, NBC, AP, and Reuters.

Description : Why were so many people upset about what Helen Thomas said about Israel? Does that land not really belong to them? I always thought it didn't...

Last Answer : Where are you from? Does the United States still belong to the Native Americans? Does Canada belong to the UK? Do we ignore every U.N. vote based on some other “people” complaining about it?

Description : Could we have a constructive, intelligent and neutral discussion about the Palestinians and Israel's plight?

Last Answer : Zenele…I’d be willing, but do you REALLY think that we could find a solution to satisfy all?