What do Jews say to each other about Israel?

[Kaelen]

This is taken from a post I put forth on another forum about a year ago, but I think it's still relevant enough (of course). This is an excerpt from a forwarded message by Jake Levi, from the YahooGroup "JewishclubMaoz". You will not see these correspondances or articles discussed on CNN or Fox News anytime soon.

Eternal Jewish Patriotism

Irrespective of the severe leadership crisis, which has plagued Israel since the departure of Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir, the People of the Jewish State have displayed systematic resilience and optimism, in defiance of Palestinian terrorism, political uncertainly and occasional economic downturns.


According to the 2008 Survey of Patriotism among Israeli Jews (so-called Israeli Palestinians are different story), published by the Institute for Policy and Strategy at the Herzliya Inter-disciplinary Center:

1. 92% are proud to be Jewish (70% - very much, 22% - substantially) .

2. 90% consider themselves patriotic (36% - very, 32% - substantially, 22% - somewhat).

3. For Israeli Jews patriotism is: Jewish legacy (93%), Love of the Homeland (92%), Hebrew language (89%), Jerusalem (88%), Jewish Ingathering (82%), Zionism (81%), etc.

4. 85% oppose the repartitioning of Jerusalem in return for peace.

5. 92% would actively engage in a military battle for the country (69% - absolutely, 23% - probably).

Selling off Israel for a Temporary Political Gain. The U.S. President George W. Bush offered Syrian President Bashar Assad a secret deal to pull Israel out of the Golan Heights (Jewish land) in exchange for Damascus breaking off ties with Tehran.

Food for Thought: Two-thirds of the Gaza strip is on Egypt's side of the border and 60% of the population of Jordan are so-called Palestinians. Why is Israel only pressured to sacrifice Jewish land in order to create another Muslim terror state, populated by fake nation? - Steven Shamrak

We Must Let Them Go. 40 percent of Gaza's residents would leave Gaza if they were only given the opportunity to do so, according to an Arab poll. 62 percent said they have not enjoyed freedom of speech in the past year. (So-called Palestinians are the only 'refugees' in the world who are not allowed to resettle and start new life, in order to keep Arab-Israel conflict inflamed. The UN and international hypocrisies are quite happy to pay for this discriminatory practice, keeping generations of 'Palestinians' as political hostages, as long as there is a chance to destroy Israel!)

Offence is the Best Defence. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem told London-based newspaper Asharq al-Awasat, that Israel is uninterested in attaining real peace. (During the entire Arab-Israel conflict, on which issue - Jerusalem, Golan's, refugees, Judea and Samaria, access to Jewish holy places – have the enemies of Israel made any compromise? And I am not talking about 'getting everything for nothing', like the Camp David agreement! So, who is not ready for peace?)

Online Jihad Training. Hamas has initiated an online course in explosives, military weapons and tactics for would-be jihad fighters. The course is called "Get Ready" and is designed to prepare the population for war with Israel. Students also learn about such things as the manufacture and detonation of explosives. (I wonder how many students are in Europe and the US?)

Blame Jews for Everything. Anti-Semites had a field day, blaming Israel's Mossad intelligence agency for the traffic accident in which Austria's Nazi sympathizer leader Joerg Haider was killed. (Hate is blind! The fact that he was driving at breakneck speed after visiting a nightclub has nothing to do with the accident?)

'Poor Palestinians' . The campaign fund for U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama was forced to return $33,000 to two Arab brothers in Gaza. They had bulk-ordered Obama campaign T-shirts. The Republican Party had requested that the Federal Election Commission investigate whether thousands of small donations made to Obama's campaign came from overseas, which is illegal.

Quote of the Week: "Stable and independent Lebanon will frustrate all the plots of the Zionist regime." - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - Please, frustrate the "Zionist regime" and its plots; make Lebanon "stable and independent" !

Re-Naming Parties Won't Help. MK Avigdor Lieberman, head of the Yisrael Beiteinu faction, suggested that the Labour, Shas and Kadima parties change their names: Shas should be renamed Mas ("tax" in Hebrew). Avoda ("Labor" in Hebrew) should change its name to the Party of Crawlers, and Kadima ("forward" in Hebrew) should be renamed Achora ("Backwards" ) (Yes, voters must know the essence of a party they intent to vote for! Wasn't Lieberman prepared to swap land of Israel for the Jewish land in Judea and Samaria? Israel needs fewer 'pragmatists' and more patriots in the government!)

Must Israel Care? Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair called on Israel to pump $28 million a month into Gaza banks to save the financial system from collapse. Blair wrote that the money is needed to cover salaries that are paid for by the Palestinian Authority (PA). (Aren't they seeking independence from Israel? They terrorize Jews, but we must pay to save their rotten and corrupt terror infested system!)