The Irony in the Fogel case is it was likely a disgruntled migrant worker who killed them, not even Palestinians. It is like the hate for Palestinians, in particilar the settlers who embrace religious extremism, extends outwards to encompass all nonJews. And I have heard the plight of the migrant worker discussed and it appears to be even worse then that of the Palestinians. Many are raped or killed before they even make it to Israel and there they exist as essentially slaves, forbidden from marrying or having children even, forbidden from changing jobs, so they are slaves of whoever they come to work for. A life so devoid of freedom, it seems obvious some might turn on their masters and respond to the injustices they live with with violence. I do not want to justify it, but understanding why they might do such a thing, I am fully capable of doing.
sherri's post is not a complete lie-----she told a true story --but
she made a little error on PLACE ----she described the life of
imported workers in arab lands. None of it applies to israel
at all Violence against israeli employers does occur---at the
hands of isa-respecting jihadists She does raise an interesting
point that reminds me of some experiences my son had while
in the Navy----when they docked at some of the EMIRATES.
My kid was brought up with a bit of India---cuisine as an
infant----he loved Dhal----(weird but true) ---and then for
a time his baby sitter was a hindu grandma----who also
cared for her grandchildren---nice arrangement for cultural
diversity----they did hindu ceremonies every day. ---thus he
knows a hindu when he sees one and really liked to introduce
his shipmates to Indian food----so he looked around---noticed
hindu workers and asked for the local indian restaurant-----
the poor hindu was HORRIFIED and gasped "RAMADAN"
The boys and the man talked after my kid revealed his---
"background" ----he told them the conditions under which
hindu workers lived in the emirati.----inspiring the texan
sailor to murmur "shoot---we treat our mexicans better
than that" The hindu tried to slip the boys a few
samosas ---surreptitiously-----but the boys decided
to return to the ship---afraid that the hindu would be shot.
----after a few times in the emirati---he came to the
conclusion that if the hindus would someday just go
on a SIT - DOWN strike----those countries
would fold within three days-----he never saw an arab
doing any work at all
As to Israel---the only danger foreign workers face is
arab muslim violence One of them got ripped
to pieces ---some 20 yards from my kid as he talked
to me on the phone-----from sderot. Interestingly
enough he was the guest of a family-----the
wife/mother-----being a former foreign worker in
israel I know of several such marriages------I wonder
from where sherri gets her "information"