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2006-08-16 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Mugged by reality — Israeli Arabs' war experience

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Posted by twobyfour 2006-08-16 03:13|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Eh...

OT : The youngsters on the street started harassing our wives and daughters and used shocking expressions that I cannot even bring myself to pronounce," he said.
This reminds me of a documentary about an old algerian living in France who had sent money to homeland for years, in order to have his house built for retirement there; the documentary followed him from disillusion to disillusion (money had been diverted, nothing was being done, authorities were inept, etc, etc,...), and one bit that struck me was the fact that westernized his 20-ish daughters were very bitter about going there in vacation to check how the construction was going (nowhere), because the local boyz would follow them in large groups as soon as they set a foot outside, whistle as them, harass them, make them crude sexual advances, etc, etc, the whole work.
The "they're worse than dogs, you've got to chase them away with stones, it looks like they've never seen a woman" diagnostic they expressed is IMHO a very pertient one about the wimmen status in backward islamic societies : not protected by the veil and assorted "modesty" customs, but rather reduced to a piece of meat you either own for reproduction, or which is available for all because it is a pure sexual object. No wonder the clashes with western values result in so many instance of sexual predation by muslim migrants.

Posted by anonymous5089 2006-08-16 07:13|| 2006-08-16 07:13|| Front Page Top

#2 Seems like there is not enough "mugging by reality" in this part of the world.

Posted by JohnQC 2006-08-16 09:34|| 2006-08-16 09:34|| Front Page Top

#3 So, what do they intend to do about it? Continue being a fifth column for the Paleos or fight for Israel? Third alternative, and most probable, is nothing.

Posted by RWV 2006-08-16 10:30|| 2006-08-16 10:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Next time, go to a Jewish town to stay. They have nice hotels, and they will treat you well.

Posted by Oldcat 2006-08-16 11:14|| 2006-08-16 11:14|| Front Page Top

#5 It won't last too long. Attention spans are short in the Muddle East even though -- hey! didja her they caught some guy, sez he killed Jon Benet?

Posted by Fred 2006-08-16 17:20|| 2006-08-16 17:20|| Front Page Top

#6 ouch, Fred.

Posted by lotp 2006-08-16 17:21|| 2006-08-16 17:21|| Front Page Top

#7 jeez. Back to Aruba!

Posted by 6 2006-08-16 18:12|| 2006-08-16 18:12|| Front Page Top

#8 Yup attention spans there are a problem... I can see that and I have AADD.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-08-16 18:19|| www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]">[www.sockpuppetofdoom.com] 2006-08-16 18:19|| Front Page Top

#9 "'We will never again make a donation or participate in a demonstration for the West Bank from now on,"

Blue light special on aisle nine, folks. Red hot clues, only one thin dime. Get 'em while you can, no rain checks.

Too bad there's always a counter-balancing Arab loon who will praise Hezbollah for landing missiles in their own neighborhood.

Posted by Zenster 2006-08-16 19:48|| 2006-08-16 19:48|| Front Page Top

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