RE: New poll shows strong anti-Arab sentiment among Israeli Jews
⁜→ Coyote,
et al,
First, let me say, that I follow your logic and line of thought. But I would respectfully offer an alternative view.
I'm not sure that we have seen that yet
(it shows Jews have the same human bigotries) in the evidence considered. But Israel has its share of bigots because it is more human than not.
New poll shows Jews opened their eyes and said enough!!!
Or it shows Jews have the same human bigotries as anyone else
(COMMENT)
The observation you make
(human bigotries as anyone else) may be nearly valid. BUT, as I have said before, they are just as human as any of its neighbor. The difference is that, and this is recognized even by the UN, Israel is much more developed.
EXCERPTS FROM The 2018 Report • Human Development Report Office (HDRO) said:
The HDI was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria for assessing the development of a country, not economic growth alone. The HDI can also be used to question national policy choices, asking how two countries with the same level of GNI per capita can end up with different human development outcomes. These contrasts can stimulate debate about government policy priorities. The Human Development Index (HDI) is a summary measure of average achievement in key dimensions of human development: a long and healthy life, being knowledgeable and have a decent standard of living. The HDI is the geometric mean of normalized indices for each of the three dimensions.
The health dimension is assessed by life expectancy at birth, the education dimension is measured by mean of years of schooling for adults aged 25 years and more and expected years of schooling for children of school entering age. The standard of living dimension is measured by gross national income per capita. The HDI uses the logarithm of income, to reflect the diminishing importance of income with increasing GNI. The scores for the three HDI dimension indices are then aggregated into a composite index using geometric mean. Refer to
Technical notes for more details.
The HDI simplifies and captures only part of what human development entails. It does not reflect on inequalities, poverty, human security, empowerment, etc. The HDRO offers the other composite indices as broader proxy on some of the key issues of human development, inequality, gender disparity and poverty.
There is a quantifiable difference between Israel and every other nation in its general vicinity, from Turkey to the Persian Gulf and the entirety of Africa, Central, and South America.
When it is said that Israel has the same flaws as every other nation, that is probably true, but not helpful. There is a magnitude to both achievements and flaws. America is flawed. It is NOT the best nation. But the magnitude of those flaws that Israel has is considerable difference
(both quantifiable and qualitatively) from all but ≈ 22 out of the 189 nations, regions, or territories in the world.
Yes, in every nation in the world, flaws. Norway is at the top of the HDI.
The Begin-Sadat Center on the matter of Israel and the Jews said:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Developments in Norway are rarely analyzed abroad – not even in Israel, despite the fact that Norway was the most problematic country in Europe for Israel from 2005-13. Under governments led by Labor Party leader Jens Stoltenberg, anti-Israel attitudes flourished. There were also extreme expressions of anti-Semitism, including shots fired by a Muslim at Oslo’s only synagogue. In 2012, the well-known Norwegian author Hanne Nabintu Herland called Norway the “most anti-Semitic country.” The recent surprise victory of Prime Minister Erna Solberg, the Conservative leader, could alter this dynamic for the better.
SOURCE: Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies • BESA Center Perspectives Paper No. 620, October 19, 2017
Why are trivial matters like this important?
(Rhetorical) Because, when a majority of the G-8 Industrialized Nations
(The eight countries making up the G8 were the US, UK, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, and Russia.) consider HAMAS
(Islamic Resistance Movement) to be a terrorist organization, that actually means something.
It doesn't mean that everyone else is perfect. It means that the many are less imperfect. Must of the dramatization of the conflict is games set pieces in politics. If it was not for the fact that a majority of the energy supply comes from the Middle East and the Gulf States -- and another Islamic State
(which provides funding for HAMAS and Hezbollah) threats the access to a vital avenue to that energy.
Multiple Sources (cited) said:
Iranian Navy Holds Drills In Persian Gulf After Threats To Block Strait Of Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Sunday confirmed rumors that they moved up the timing of a large naval drill in the Persian Gulf several days ahead of the Islamic Republic's planned annual exercises, according to
Reuters. State news agency
IRNA said the war games were aimed at "confronting possible threats" from enemies.
“This exercise was conducted with the aim of controlling and safeguarding the safety of the international waterway and within the framework of the program of the Guards’ annual military exercises,” Guards spokesman Ramezan Sharif said, according to IRNA.
The U.S. military’s Central Command on Wednesday confirmed it has seen increased Iranian naval activity.
The activity extended to the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway for oil shipments the Revolutionary Guards have threatened to block. -
Reuters
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Tyler Durden Sun, 08/05/2018
December 2018 • Iran Threatens to Cutoff Gulf Oil said:
Tehran (AFP) - Iran's President Hassan Rouhani struck a defiant stance against US sanctions on Tuesday, renewing his threat to cut off international oil sales from the Gulf.
"America should know... it is not capable of preventing the export of Iran's oil," Rouhani said at a televised rally in Semnan province.
Most Respectfully,
R