Monday, September 17, 2007

Anti-American Israelis

An amazing phenomenon in Skypeland I have never encountered before is that of the Anti-American Israeli. Some of this is fueled by misunderstandings and poor education, and some of it by the influx of disaffected young Jewish youth from places like Russia to Israel. I have met several Israelis who profess deep hatred of the US and what it stands for, having no concept of the value of the US to Israel. I am met with a barrage of curses and threats, and claims that the US has never done anything good for Israel. I might agree in some ways, because I think the US has not always exerted prudent influence over Israel. However, I do not think this is what these young people mean...

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