Being in a long distance relationship with Israel

[King_David]

I want to write a love letter to you, Israel. But what do I say? My love for you is not so simple you see. I wasn’t born loving you, it happened slowly over time and without me really noticing.

It has been two months since I’ve left and I miss you everyday. I miss roaming through your loud, busy streets, I miss floating in your oceans. I miss your food, and culture and perhaps the most surprising to me, I miss your people. They became my people, and you are now part of me.

I have celebrated with you, I have learnt with you and I have mourned with you. Yes, you have etched yourself into my mind and wrapped yourself around my heart.

I do believe you love me too. At the core of my love for you is your love for me. You love me more than the any of the countries I have lived in, you value my life more than any government of the countries whose passports I hold. In fairness, their love for me has never been tested. I guess I should thank Hamas, for showing me how much you care. They didn’t seem to mind I was not an Israeli. They didn’t notice that I was only a tourist. They definitely didn’t care that I was just in Tel Aviv to have fun. When my first siren went off, and I ran out of my apartment, they made me an Israeli.



http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/being-in-a-long-distance-relationship-with-israel/

[Scootaloo]

1. I need some onions to go with all that schmaltz n/t

[King_David]

2. Can't relate huh ....

[Scootaloo]

3. Being a tourist in an oppressive state bitching about the conflict ruining my vacation?

Nope, can't say that this is something I've done. I have however seen the 1986 film, Last Resort which has a similar plot.

[King_David]

4. It's no surprise that you don't get it.

[Scootaloo]

5. Oh, I get it perfectly

It's just that what is there to be gotten, isn't especially flattering for the author. A white South African - no surprise, I guess.

[King_David]

6. A Diaspora Jew

Who said she's white?

What you trying to say?

Ever heard of Helen Suzman, Joe Slovo , Ruth First , Arthur Chaskalson etc etc etc and even Ronny Kasrils an anti Zionist .

All South African Jews , so WTF disgusting thing to say.

[Scootaloo]

7. And all privileged over blacks and "coloreds" during apartheid

The difference is, the men and women you just listed off seem to understand that their place of privilege was not conscionable. In much the same way that Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman understood here in the United States, that receiving privilege, having power over others, on the basis of ethnicity is not a thing to hold to, to admire, to cherish.

And then... there's people who lack that sort of self-realization, who happily embrace ethnic privilege, revere it as some sort of high personal achievement.

[King_David]

8. You have no problem with broad brush

An American Western Armchair "activist" , and your not privileged ?