tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post3853065137020293777..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: heckling at the bloggers conferenceRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-43090083226670683862008-08-24T19:03:00.000+03:002008-08-24T19:03:00.000+03:00Good post. And good comments from ALN and westban...Good post. And good comments from ALN and westbankmama. (from someone who wonders about how to present Israel to the planet in my blog, since the place is pretty special to me, too, even if I live here in chutz l'aretz)Leorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12303493764579879710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-30306209798048335982008-08-24T15:56:00.000+03:002008-08-24T15:56:00.000+03:00Rafi, the point Zavi made was that the world think...Rafi, the point Zavi made was that the world thinks of us in religious terms already. Strict, Orthodox, no women, etc. Granted, this is a distorted vision of what religion is, but still. The point is that they want to brand Israel with what OTHER people find positive.<BR/><BR/>In addition, the way he voiced his opinion was just plain RUDE. If you want to make a point about being Jewish, doing it in a way that is completely lacking in Derech Eretz undermines the message. I, for one, was very embarrassed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-63984542649578533262008-08-24T14:58:00.000+03:002008-08-24T14:58:00.000+03:00So much of the government's take on our country is...So much of the government's take on our country is a desparate attempt to escape world-wide anti-Semitism by denying the "Jewish" half of "Jewish State," as if someone can support Israel while hating Jews.<BR/><BR/>One example: the post-modernist history curriculum presented in the secular school system. The religious education system, so encouraging of separatism, is not helping either.<BR/><BR/>Funny how, after so many years, we still haven't figured out how to "sell" our country to the world without selling out. Perhaps the answer lies in presenting different faces of the country to different populations... after all, even the Torah has 70 faces.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for trying to bring some balance back into the conversation.<BR/><BR/>ALNA Living Nadneydahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14365370597831368062noreply@blogger.com