We had a visitor to one of nurseries today. He's an Israeli who lives in Tel Aviv and is a future SIL of some of my in-laws friends (confused?)
I had never met any Israelis before, but Mr Bubble who is a third generation Russian Jew says that most European Jews find them hard to get along with. Big generalisation admittedly.
This guy is a music-therapist in Tel Aviv and is looking to set up daycare facilities there, hence the visit. He said that most Israelis loathe the settlers. They are, in many cases fundamentalists from other countries, usually the US. He says that they move into the settlements to cause as much trouble as possible. His journey home from work took him two hours longer than usual recently as the settlers were burning mattresses in the road.
I'd never realised how little support the settlements have amongst ordinary Israelis.
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A conversation with an Israeli today about the settlements
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bubble99 · 08/08/2005 21:32
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