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British Jews fighting for Israel - treachery?
10th August, 2006 Current Affairs
The Times links up with a British-born Jew who is fighting with the Israeli army:
At first sight Ben and his mates could be at a wedding party on the lawns of an hotel in his native Yorkshire.
Except that this hotel is a short drive from the Israel-Lebanon border and, despite his Leeds accent, Ben is an Israeli soldier. He is also cradling an Israeli-army issue Colt AR15 semi-automatic rifle stamped “Property of US Govt”.
Ben, 26, who arrived in Israel last year, is one of thousands of those serving in the Israeli military either as newly arrived citizens or on army programmes for Zionists who want to defend Israel while deciding whether to emigrate.
Earlier in the day he was ducking Hezbollah mortars in the Lebanese village of Adessa, just across the border. Now he sits chatting in two languages about two lives — as a would-be medical student in Britain and as an Israeli soldier known among his colleagues for his stamina and ability to carry a heavy machinegun over long distances.
No cries of treachery there! One wonders how it is that this whole debate on integration and allegiance never seems to include Jews. Orthodox Jews are one of the most insulated communities; their children can grow up having never seen people of a different faith. And now Jews are free to join the army of another country and engage in a conflict that has been condemned by much of the World. This is not new, and has been known for a while, yet no one seems to be doing anything about it.
Of course, had a Muslim Briton been found fighting with the Lebanese there would be no end of uproar. Some will say that Hizbullah is a proscribed group, whereas the Israeli Army is a recognised force; fair enough, but what if someone joined the Lebanese Army, would that be acceptable? Aside from this, many IDF soldiers partake in illegal activity on the Palestinian Occupied Territories; some of those are British. It is a question of being just; it is either acceptable for a Briton to hold allegiances elsewhere or it is not.
The point of me posting this article up, was based around would the western government allow britsih youg muslim men to fight in places such as afghanistan, iraq, lebanon. There are plenty of such people who originate from war zones and should be able t fight just like the british jews. To make my point i think it would cut down terrorism, if these young men were allowed to leave and go fight. this i personally hink is one of the things which lead them to teooeros attack - i.e double standards.
10th August, 2006 Current Affairs
The Times links up with a British-born Jew who is fighting with the Israeli army:
At first sight Ben and his mates could be at a wedding party on the lawns of an hotel in his native Yorkshire.
Except that this hotel is a short drive from the Israel-Lebanon border and, despite his Leeds accent, Ben is an Israeli soldier. He is also cradling an Israeli-army issue Colt AR15 semi-automatic rifle stamped “Property of US Govt”.
Ben, 26, who arrived in Israel last year, is one of thousands of those serving in the Israeli military either as newly arrived citizens or on army programmes for Zionists who want to defend Israel while deciding whether to emigrate.
Earlier in the day he was ducking Hezbollah mortars in the Lebanese village of Adessa, just across the border. Now he sits chatting in two languages about two lives — as a would-be medical student in Britain and as an Israeli soldier known among his colleagues for his stamina and ability to carry a heavy machinegun over long distances.
No cries of treachery there! One wonders how it is that this whole debate on integration and allegiance never seems to include Jews. Orthodox Jews are one of the most insulated communities; their children can grow up having never seen people of a different faith. And now Jews are free to join the army of another country and engage in a conflict that has been condemned by much of the World. This is not new, and has been known for a while, yet no one seems to be doing anything about it.
Of course, had a Muslim Briton been found fighting with the Lebanese there would be no end of uproar. Some will say that Hizbullah is a proscribed group, whereas the Israeli Army is a recognised force; fair enough, but what if someone joined the Lebanese Army, would that be acceptable? Aside from this, many IDF soldiers partake in illegal activity on the Palestinian Occupied Territories; some of those are British. It is a question of being just; it is either acceptable for a Briton to hold allegiances elsewhere or it is not.
The point of me posting this article up, was based around would the western government allow britsih youg muslim men to fight in places such as afghanistan, iraq, lebanon. There are plenty of such people who originate from war zones and should be able t fight just like the british jews. To make my point i think it would cut down terrorism, if these young men were allowed to leave and go fight. this i personally hink is one of the things which lead them to teooeros attack - i.e double standards.