Comments on: A Jewish Metaphor http://israeloutlook.com/2007/09/20/a-jewish-metaphor/ An unflinching view from a place called Israel Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:40:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LYNNE http://israeloutlook.com/2007/09/20/a-jewish-metaphor/comment-page-1/#comment-23644 LYNNE Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:54:22 +0000 http://israeloutlook.com/2007/09/20/a-jewish-metaphor/#comment-23644 i found and read your brilliant analysis on september 29, 2009. two years after you posted it, iran tested its liquid-fueled Shahab-3 and solid-fueled Sejil-2 missiles, which can travel up to 1,250 miles. do you think NOW america and europe will wake up? i found and read your brilliant analysis on september 29, 2009. two years after you posted it, iran tested its liquid-fueled Shahab-3 and solid-fueled Sejil-2 missiles, which can travel up to 1,250 miles. do you think NOW america and europe will wake up?

]]> By: Magda http://israeloutlook.com/2007/09/20/a-jewish-metaphor/comment-page-1/#comment-7579 Magda Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:43:34 +0000 http://israeloutlook.com/2007/09/20/a-jewish-metaphor/#comment-7579 Hey John, Actually I like your gas station metaphor. Because what's true with it, too, is, that what may happen in this neighbourhood, especially in towns, where there's no police forces you can trust, is, that people will come RUNNIG to the gas station and buy as much gasoline as possible hoping that this way they will at least be the last on the list if the gang finally starts going after the nice people in their neighbourhood. But those people buying gas like crazy are too moralistic to join the gang. They just try to make friends without becoming the "bad guys" in the first place for the sake of saving their ass. And they may even do it uncounsciousely. The same thing could be true for big parts of Europe: Countries (counsciousely or not) making deals with Iran for the sake of a somewhat acceptable bonding with it so that they won't be first once Iran goes after the rest of the world. Why? Perhaps they've got no trust in any kind of ally that COULD fight Iran. Not even inside the European Union which is a fully grown tragedy ... just my 5 Cents trying to get that one more layer off the onion ... Magda Hey John,

Actually I like your gas station metaphor.
Because what’s true with it, too, is, that what may happen in this neighbourhood, especially in towns, where there’s no police forces you can trust, is, that people will come RUNNIG to the gas station and buy as much gasoline as possible hoping that this way they will at least be the last on the list if the gang finally starts going after the nice people in their neighbourhood. But those people buying gas like crazy are too moralistic to join the gang. They just try to make friends without becoming the “bad guys” in the first place for the sake of saving their ass. And they may even do it uncounsciousely.
The same thing could be true for big parts of Europe: Countries (counsciousely or not) making deals with Iran for the sake of a somewhat acceptable bonding with it so that they won’t be first once Iran goes after the rest of the world.
Why? Perhaps they’ve got no trust in any kind of ally that COULD fight Iran. Not even inside the European Union which is a fully grown tragedy …

just my 5 Cents trying to get that one more layer off the onion …

Magda

]]> By: Rena Isaacson http://israeloutlook.com/2007/09/20/a-jewish-metaphor/comment-page-1/#comment-7557 Rena Isaacson Thu, 20 Sep 2007 16:47:32 +0000 http://israeloutlook.com/2007/09/20/a-jewish-metaphor/#comment-7557 Marallyn and I had our weekly breakfast/brunch this morning - well, sometimes it's more than once a week but we'll not quibble - and I told here that if anyone deserves to be wished a Shana Tova u' Metuka it's you. I am thoroughly enjoying reading your blog. Shana Tova u' Metuka - Rena Marallyn and I had our weekly breakfast/brunch this morning – well, sometimes it’s more than once a week but we’ll not quibble – and I told here that if anyone deserves to be wished a Shana Tova u’ Metuka it’s you. I am thoroughly enjoying reading your blog.

Shana Tova u’ Metuka – Rena

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