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As an Israeli, I'm ecstatic! UAE citizens - please come and visit Israel, you'll be treated with Abrahamic hospitality and great respect!
by guykdm 6y ago
As an Israeli, I'm ecstatic! UAE citizens - please come and visit Israel, you'll be treated with Abrahamic hospitality and great respect!
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- Enginerrrd 6y agoIs this really true? I recall just 10 years ago a Jewish friend of mine commented on how offended his Israeli guide was that he had bought and wore an Arab head scarf while visiting Israel. That's from a TOUR GUIDE!
- dternyak 6y agoI can't imagine why the tour guide would be offended – head scarves are by no means out of place in Israel, or anywhere in the region. Many Israelis that I know are thrilled about the trend towards stronger diplomatic ties (and with that, peace) in the region. Israel has previously made big concessions for diplomacy, like giving up the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt in the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty.
- CameronNemo 6y agoPerhaps Israelis differ significantly in their perception of neighboring cultures, just like Americans differ greatly in their perception of Latin American immigrants?
- Udik 6y ago> Many Israelis that I know are thrilled about the trend towards stronger diplomatic ties (and with that, peace) And how do they feel about returning the territories they have illegally annexed or occupied- the Golan heights, East Jerusalem and much of the West Bank? Because otherwise "peace" just means enjoying what you stole without fear of consequences.
- shliachtx 6y agoThere are consequences to starting wars of aggression intending to destroy a nation. One of those consequences is losing land if you lose the war.
- Udik 6y agoIt's a pity you just made this "rule" up, because the delivery was very convincing. No, such a rule doesn't exist. Seems more like "an eye for an eye" than any form of civilized law.
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- dependenttypes 6y agoDid the villagers of Iqrit and Biram start a war of aggression?
- jordan_curve 6y agoYour question seems to be Plenty of Israelis would happily vote to trade some or all of those regions for stable alliances with their neighbors. After the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, that dream was never going to happen though. Israelis largely care about national security. If you could assure them that giving up those regions would guarantee peace, you would win an election.
- Udik 6y ago> If you could assure them that giving up those regions would guarantee peace, you would win an election. Eh. Are you sure you thought this through? There are about 800 thousand Israelis living in occupied and annexed territories. That's 10% of the country. Do you think they would vote to leave their homes? That people would be happy to see house and land prices skyrocket? Come on, let's not kid ourselves: land is monstrously valuable, Israelis are reaping enormous gains from the occupation. You're pretending it's indifferent, that Israelis just want peace. But for the meanwhile they'll just keep getting more free land, thank you very much.
- Enginerrrd 6y agoYou know, I may not remember all the pertinent details. It may have had something to do with going into a particular location? Would going into a synagogue or something with a head scarf be abnormal? The anecdote was mentioned though in the context of the generally tense relations and hostilities that he was arguing still plagued the region. He was a history professor with I think a relatively pro-Israel stance.
- pl0x 6y agoI have had a similar experience when visiting as well.
- Taylor_OD 6y agoMy tour guide in Germany ranted for 20 minutes about how sure the Holocaust was bad but Germany said sorry a long time ago so why should they keep paying reparations? Is it that surprising that a tour guide is just an ordinary person who may have some bad opinions?
- Igorvelky 6y agoyoure naive or projecting, go visit israel and hire palestinian guide, go with him into any shop, mall, restaurant and tell him to speak in arabic, and look on their faces.
- JakeTheAndroid 6y agoI saw plenty of head scarves in Tel Aviv and no one seemed to be concerned. I could see you getting the full pat down walking into the mall or a store. Whereas my very white American looking features meant they kinda waved their arms over me like metal detectors.
- null_deref 6y agoI finished high school in Israel couple of years ago, my friends wore Keffiyeh during school trips.
- rowanseymour 6y agoPlease treat the Palestinians with Abrahamic hospitality and great respect!
- revnode 6y agoPlease stop killing Israelis. It is hard to offer someone hospitality when they are trying to kill you.
- helge9210 6y agoDo you want to count how many Israelis were killed and how many Palestinian Arabs we (israeli) kill?
- revnode 6y agoThose numbers don't indicate who is right or who is wrong. Who is justified and who isn't. Just who is better at killing.
- helge9210 6y agoIf you detain and imprison eight year old kid, grabbing him from school, it is reasonable to assume, that his father, his grandfather, his older and younger brothers will hold a grudge, so to speak.
- revnode 6y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Murdered_Israeli_children https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Murdered_Israeli_chil... There's literally a Wikipedia category for Israeli children that were murdered. If you murder a child, then "it is reasonable to assume, that his father, his grandfather, his older and younger brothers will hold a grudge, so to speak." Let me know if you see a point to this conversation, because I don't see it.
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- dragonwriter 6y ago> Abrahamic hospitality Given the treatment the members of the various Abrahamic faith's have given each other over history, I'm not sure if that is an inducement, flowery euphemism for a mortal threat, or something somewhere in between.
- vnchr 6y agoIt’s being called the Abraham Accords, so if you can suspend your cynicism, I think you’ll realize the answer
- guykdm 6y agoWe're really changing that right now.
- apta 6y ago> Given the treatment the members of the various Abrahamic faith's have given each other over history Quite a non-realistic view of history and people's behavior. People will do bad things regardless of (and in-spite of) religion, and we have seen it (WWI/II, the massacres of the Uyghurs, the Holocaust, etc.). Humans are bloody creatures after all.
- mda 6y agoOnly please avert avert your gaze from the huge walls that keeps us safe from other people of Abrahamic faith. (sorry for the snark, couldn't help it)
- DkNiemand0 6y agoSorry to pick exclusively on your comment, but why the snark? Many of the comments here are just that. Not only does that not add to the conversation, it sends the message some people (Israelis) can't say some things (a positive message towards another people in this case) without getting flak. I think we should celebrate such manifestations, and not react with irony. I'm quite optimistic about the news. I think it has the potential to be a great first step of many.
- bogomipz 6y agoPerhaps some of that Abrahamic hospitality might also be extended to your fellow countrymen the Beta Israel(Ehtiopian Jews) as well then? See: https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/ethiopian-jews-once-hailed-now-cast-aside/ https://jewishweek.timesofisrael.com/ethiopian-jews-once-hai... https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32813056 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32813056 https://www.newsweek.com/2016/10/07/why-ethiopian-jews-israel-face-discrimination-racism-police-brutality-502697.html https://www.newsweek.com/2016/10/07/why-ethiopian-jews-israe...