German Nobel laureate labels Israel a threat to "world peace" in his poem

[furface]

Eduardo, thank you so much for the translation. I'm totally in awe of multilingual people. Being born and raised in America, I never got much opportunity to become fluent in different languages. Living in Israel you must speak at least 3 languages: Hebrew, English & you've demonstrated German, probably more.

I can get very critical of Israel, but I will always concede that the Israeli people value education and knowledge collectively more than perhaps any nation on Earth. It's a strange paradox if you ask me.

[eduardo89]

Eduardo, thank you so much for the translation. I'm totally in awe of multilingual people. Being born and raised in America, I never got much opportunity to become fluent in different languages. Living in Israel you must speak at least 3 languages: Hebrew, English & you've demonstrated German, probably more.

I can get very critical of Israel, but I will always concede that the Israeli people value education and knowledge collectively more than perhaps any nation on Earth. It's a strange paradox if you ask me.

lol, I'm not actually in Israel. I probably should change that, but I'm preparing myself to be a Zionist in case I ever run for office

I speak English, Spanish and German fluently though.

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lol, I'm not actually in Israel. I probably should change that, but I'm preparing myself to be a Zionist in case I ever run for office

I speak English, Spanish and German fluently though.

I was wondering if it was commentary. I still think you're awesome for speaking 3 languages, and I still think Israeli society strangely values education while at the same time getting political ethics completely wrong.

You should definitely run for office. I'm probably going to run for something in the next election cycle 2 years from now. I've decided to say exactly what I think, which will likely get me defeated, but at least it will help people get used to having political candidates tell the truth.

[eduardo89]

I was wondering if it was commentary. I still think you're awesome for speaking 3 languages, and I still think Israeli society strangely values education while at the same time getting political ethics completely wrong.

You should definitely run for office. I'm probably going to run for something in the next election cycle 2 years from now. I've decided to say exactly what I think, which will likely get me defeated, but at least it will help people get used to having political candidates tell the truth.

I'd love to run in the US, but first I need citizenship!!! I've thoug about running in either Mexico or Canada. I'd have a good shot at getting elected in Mexico, especially on a party list (Mexican has both direct election and proportional representation in congress) but I'd have to run as part of the socialist party if I want any chance of winning. In Canada I wont even bother,that country is lost.

And I agree that Israelis value education, and I think it has a lot to do with their religion. Most practicing Jews take education, especially theological studies, very seriously and Israel is a very multicultural country where Hebrew, English, Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic, Yiddish, French are all commonly spoken, so they get that exposure to other languages.

[furface]

but I'd have to run as part of the socialist party if I want any chance of winning.

You should still do it. If Mexico is anything like the US, the lines between political parties are insignificant.

In Canada I wont even bother,that country is lost.

I think the US is farther gone than both Canada & Mexico. The US once was a very wealthy country and still is in some respects. It's scary to think how the US has squandered its wealth. Maybe being poor will make the US a better place.

[DerailingDaTrain]

What did eduardo89 get banned for this time?

[moderate libertarian]

That's true of most countries. Actually this campaign has been getting a lot of attention lately:


Though Israel certainly has a large population hell-bent on destroying the Arab-Persian world. We do too, unfortunately.

Awsome.

+rep

[moderate libertarian]

If by Isreal he means the criminal gang the heads it up, I would say he is correct. Otherwise, the people of that country are probably pretty good people like you and I.

I believe that's what he meant, if I'm not mistaken he specifically named Netanyaho in his explanation of why he called Israel threat to world peace.

[GuerrillaXXI]

He'll get the Anti-semite consolation prize ...

If by Isreal he means the criminal gang the heads it up, I would say he is correct. Otherwise, the people of that country are probably pretty good people like you and I.

In the past I've seen polls showing that the majority of Israelis have supported the atrocities committed by their government and military, e.g., the indiscriminate shelling of Lebanon in 2006 and the terrorizing of the Palestinians. But there are certainly some dissenters among the Israeli population.

[moderate libertarian]

In the past I've seen polls showing that the majority of Israelis have supported the atrocities committed by their government and military, e.g., the indiscriminate shelling of Lebanon in 2006 and the terrorizing of the Palestinians. But there are certainly some dissenters among the Israeli population.

Those numbers are growing. Most deadly support of their violence against occupied or neighboring people still comes from outside.