tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post7909817361899224549..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: retrieving people from a war zoneRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-67291278390841777082008-08-17T20:39:00.000+03:002008-08-17T20:39:00.000+03:00I don't think this has anything to do with Judaism...I don't think this has anything to do with Judaism, even if it sounds nice. Any country with citizens in a war zone will find a way to get them out; this is one of the many responsibilities a government has to its citizens. After all, what are embassies for but to assist citizens abroad? Americans were quickly evacuated out of Lebanon and Israel during the conflict in 2006, for example. It's a simple matter of holding the right passport, and I would expect Israel to do the same regardless of whether the citizen is a Jew or not, and regardless of the purpose of their trip.jonahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00766485331481072213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-28175273682614223912008-08-12T20:58:00.000+03:002008-08-12T20:58:00.000+03:00anon - nothing concrete right now about YL.About S...anon - nothing concrete right now about YL.<BR/>About Shefa, I have not heard about any change in the situation.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-10156682501441153552008-08-12T20:57:00.000+03:002008-08-12T20:57:00.000+03:00Mark - that is exactly the point of the post. That...Mark - that is exactly the point of the post. That we do it despite many reasons not to. Because we are Jews.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-44938619736133993212008-08-12T20:49:00.000+03:002008-08-12T20:49:00.000+03:00Why should we, the taxpayer or the government, pay...<I>Why should we, the taxpayer or the government, pay for them to come back now that they are in trouble? Why should we risk ourselves for them?</I><BR/><BR/>Easy one! Because we are Jews and we believe Kol Yisrael Arevim Ze LaZeh!<BR/><BR/>MarkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-28131004807905775452008-08-12T16:33:00.000+03:002008-08-12T16:33:00.000+03:00any updates on the scandal over at YL?? any news o...any updates on the scandal over at YL?? <BR/>any news on shefa shuk ban?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-26214899776156578932008-08-12T14:58:00.000+03:002008-08-12T14:58:00.000+03:00It's so Jewish of them.It's so Jewish of them.therapydochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05088184676439578876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-77367388096046758192008-08-12T13:54:00.000+03:002008-08-12T13:54:00.000+03:00i thought el-al already flies out of atlanta - why...i thought el-al already flies out of atlanta - why send a special plane?.....when did atlanta get so rough?...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com