Wife of Israel's interior minister tweets, and deletes, racist joke about President Obama

[OriZ 3,157]

Never claimed to. The articles, videos, and testimony of the people who live there (added to the tweet under discussion) all paint a consistent picture that you have not even come close to overcoming. Perhaps you should have closed your case back on page 2.

There's nothing to overcome. You have proven nothing. You have shown that Israel is like every other country on earth. With issues, good people, bad people, racists, aid organizations, right, left, *yawn* boring...

Your assumptions about me and what I support or don't support make you look nothing but foolish and childish. That was not the point in any of my posts - whether I condone or don't condone certain actions. The point was to prove that people like you - what motivates them - is not correcting the wrongs against certain people, but rather their hatred for others and their attempts to single certain people out for selfish purposes .

And I proved it. So I'm done. Get back to me when you grow up.

[TBoneTX 45,291]

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[Expat1 971]

Well well, after a short absence I return to find yet another thread where "Israel and Racist" are used in the same sentence.

It was adequately demonstrated that you will excuse and minimize these actions but will never step up and condemn them.

It appears that it was you who took the bait.

[OriZ 3,157]

Yes, another thread where I've shown people don't know what they are talking about, which made them make a comment that required administrative action(so the full post I replied to about the bait does not exist anymore). Seems to be the trend with you guys.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

You obviously weren't paying attention either. I already covered how in the begining there was alot more tolerance and why now there is less tolerance.

You guys seriously need to work on your reading comprehension level.

You obviously would be well advised to exist your alternate universe and take a look around the real world for a moment. That HRW report is giving you an opportunity to do that. But I know you won't.

[Teddy B 17,252]

There must be sumthin in the Vermont water.

Symptoms of Narcissistic Personality Disorder

In order for a person to be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) they must meet five or more of the following symptoms:

• Has a grandiose sense of self-importance (e.g., exaggerates achievements and talents, expects to be recognized as superior without commensurate achievements)
• Is preoccupied with fantasies of unlimited success, power, brilliance, beauty, or ideal love
• Believes that he or she is “special” and unique and can only be understood by, or should associate with, other special or high-status people (or institutions)
• Requires excessive admiration
• Has a very strong sense of entitlement, e.g., unreasonable expectations of especially favorable treatment or automatic compliance with his or her expectations
• Is exploitative of others, e.g., takes advantage of others to achieve his or her own ends
• Lacks empathy, e.g., is unwilling to recognize or identify with the feelings and needs of others
• Is often envious of others or believes that others are envious of him or her
• Regularly shows arrogant, haughty behaviors or attitudes

http://psychcentral.com/disorders/narcissistic-personality-disorder-symptoms/

[OriZ 3,157]

Why? You guys don't live in Vermont. Seems to describe you exactly.

[Expat1 971]

Yes, another thread where I've shown people don't know what they are talking about, which made them make a comment that required administrative action(so the full post I replied to about the bait does not exist anymore). Seems to be the trend with you guys.

Yet another thread where commenting on actual actions by actual bigots in Israel gets interpreted as "threatening" to an Israeli. In Israel it's "threatening" to point out that throwing feces at people of color on the street is wrong. What an excellent video. Wish I had found that one, I would have posted it months ago.

The shame here is that even after so many years in America and so many "friends of color" some of us can't tell the difference between places where actions like that are defined as assault and hate crimes and prosecuted and places where actions like that are just normal activities by the group in power. There is a difference.

Edited June 24, 2015 by Expat1

[OriZ 3,157]

Well we've already talked about YOUR values do you really want to start talking about mine? Because any person I know will tell you I have more American values in my pinkie than you do in your whole body.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Need I say more?

[OriZ 3,157]

some of us can't tell the difference between places where actions like that are defined as assault and hate crimes and prosecuted and places where actions like that are just normal activities by the group in power. There is a difference.

once again, your reading comprehension skills are severely lacking. The point was not whether or not there is racism in Israel and whether or not that is a good thing, the debate was about is it more common or frequent in Israel than other countries, which I showed that it was not. Sucks for you, maybe you should find new people to hate on you might have better luck.

Need I say more?

Absolutely not. Any word that comes out of your mouth is one word too many.

[JohnR! 5,495]

The error many make is in assuming Israel is our friend. Nations don't have friends, they have allies. Israel is at once a military ally and a political foe. We pay them handsomely for parking in & out privileges and provide them with protection they would not otherwise be able to afford on their own. In return, politically, they loathe us with the abandon one can only entertain for one's benefactor.

It's not personal. It's only politics.

Yet another thread where commenting on actual actions by actual bigots in Israel gets interpreted as "threatening" to an Israeli. In Israel it's "threatening" to point out that throwing feces at people of color on the street is wrong. What an excellent video. Wish I had found that one, I would have posted it months ago.

The shame here is that even after so many years in America and so many "friends of color" some of us can't tell the difference between places where actions like that are defined as assault and hate crimes and prosecuted and places where actions like that are just normal activities by the group in power. There is a difference.

[TBoneTX 45,291]

This thread has degenerated into bickering and is past its useful life, so it's closed to further comment.