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During a decade of grim foreboding, Israel has become an astonishing success story, but also a highly mobile one. - That pretty much sums it up for me. I'm tot
by fjabre 17y ago
During a decade of grim foreboding, Israel has become an astonishing success story, but also a highly mobile one.
- That pretty much sums it up for me. I'm totally convinced. You guys?
Honestly though if we're going to post politically charged articles to HN can we at least get some from more respected columnists like Seymour Hersh or Thomas Friedman.
- cema 17y agoIf these two are more respectful, I say let's better stay away from "political charged" articles entirely.
- fjabre 17y agoOh please. He's quoting patent numbers from Egypt and Saudi Arabia and comparing it to Israel.. It's like comparing US patent numbers to Mexico.. Are you kidding me..? And he praises their prime minister Netanyahu for being an optimist. Netanyahu is a pretty controversial figure to say the least, even amongst Israelis. Is it any surprise this is an Op-Ed piece? EDIT: So a theocracy mired in civil war and at the center of so much religious and cultural tension on a global scale is a success story comparable to Silicon Valley? Yeah, great article...