Posted in Democracy, Society on May 7th, 2012
Yes, Virginia, there really is a proud-to-be-Israeli Arab party forming in Israel.
I got some flack from the peanut gallery back in February when I posted that Nearly 53% of Israeli Arabs are proud to be Israeli. Not only did some not believe it… they didn’t WANT to believe it.
There really are idiots out there who want the conflicts in the Middle East to continue.
Well, here’s a little bit of extra support for those statistics. There is a new party forming, of Israeli Arabs who are pro-Israel. This will probably take some votes away from Likud and Kadima, but the idea that there’s a political party in Israel, of Arabs that are pro-Israel…
Yes, Virginia, there really is a proud-to-be-Israeli Arab party forming in Israel.
I got some flack from the peanut gallery back in February when I posted that Nearly 53% of Israeli Arabs are proud to be Israeli. Not only did some not believe it… they didn’t WANT to believe it.
There really are idiots out there who want the conflicts in the Middle East to continue.
Well, here’s a little bit of extra support for those statistics. There is a new party forming, of Israeli Arabs who are pro-Israel. This will probably take some votes away from Likud and Kadima, but the idea that there’s a political party in Israel, of Arabs that are pro-Israel…
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Posted in Democracy, Society, Video on Apr 13th, 2012
If you’re looking for the best of the Middle East, you won’t be able to find it anywhere outside of Israel. And, there are some things that you can ONLY find in Israel.
Do you want to see Arabs living free?
You have to come to Israel.
Do you want to see Arabs living in peace and prosperity?
You have to come to Israel.
Do you want to see Christians living in the Middle East without fear of persecution?
You have to come to Israel.
Do you want to see Jews living without fear of persecution?
If you’re looking for the best of the Middle East, you won’t be able to find it anywhere outside of Israel. And, there are some things that you can ONLY find in Israel.
Do you want to see Arabs living free?
You have to come to Israel.
Do you want to see Arabs living in peace and prosperity?
You have to come to Israel.
Do you want to see Christians living in the Middle East without fear of persecution?
You have to come to Israel.
Do you want to see Jews living without fear of persecution?
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If you can prove that there is a city in the Middle East outside of Israel with more freedom than Jerusalem, you’ll get $50,000.
From Aaron Klein.
So, can you name one?
No?
C’mon. Think hard. There’s fifty big ones in it for you.
Here, let me help.
Let’s take freedom of assembly. There’s GOT to be a city in the Middle East with more freedom than…
Okay, so maybe not.
How about freedom of… religion?
Nooooo.
Gay rights?
If you can prove that there is a city in the Middle East outside of Israel with more freedom than Jerusalem, you’ll get $50,000.
From Aaron Klein.
So, can you name one?
No?
C’mon. Think hard. There’s fifty big ones in it for you.
Here, let me help.
Let’s take freedom of assembly. There’s GOT to be a city in the Middle East with more freedom than…
Okay, so maybe not.
How about freedom of… religion?
Nooooo.
Gay rights?
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Posted in Democracy, Peace, Society on Feb 8th, 2012
I love hearing news like this.
No. That’s not good enough, so let me say it again.
I ABSOLUTELY and COMPLETELY love hearing news like this.
Yeah. That’s better.
Do you have any idea what this means?
This is saying that Israel is a COMPLETELY awesome country. It means that Israel really has bent over backwards to welcome Arabs as a part of Israeli society. It means that Arabs PREFER Israel over other Arab countries. It means that Israel has been able to find a way to make Arabs feel accepted – a truly monumental task when your biggest enemies are also Arab.
I love hearing news like this.
No. That’s not good enough, so let me say it again.
I ABSOLUTELY and COMPLETELY love hearing news like this.
Yeah. That’s better.
Do you have any idea what this means?
This is saying that Israel is a COMPLETELY awesome country. It means that Israel really has bent over backwards to welcome Arabs as a part of Israeli society. It means that Arabs PREFER Israel over other Arab countries. It means that Israel has been able to find a way to make Arabs feel accepted – a truly monumental task when your biggest enemies are also Arab.
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Posted in America, Democracy, Palestinians on Jan 20th, 2012
There can be no other rational conclusion, until something changes.
Seriously.
It’s been slowly dawning on some of us that democratic ideals can only exist where there is an education system to promote them. If you have an educational system that promotes some OTHER ideal, well… you’ll get something other than democracy.
Hence, the current Palestinian mess.
That’s right. For generations, the Palestinians have taught their children anti-democratic values, and we’ve known this. That’s why it shouldn’t surprise us (but does) when democratic elections bring non-democratic results.
There can be no other rational conclusion, until something changes.
Seriously.
It’s been slowly dawning on some of us that democratic ideals can only exist where there is an education system to promote them. If you have an educational system that promotes some OTHER ideal, well… you’ll get something other than democracy.
Hence, the current Palestinian mess.
That’s right. For generations, the Palestinians have taught their children anti-democratic values, and we’ve known this. That’s why it shouldn’t surprise us (but does) when democratic elections bring non-democratic results.
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