Israel

i expect no discriminating messages when answering this question. how are we supposed to go to Israel when my passport says i can't?

2007-12-04 15:05:53 · 10 answers · asked by Koyoi 1

2007-12-04 08:44:42 · 12 answers · asked by Wilbert E 1

Somebody had just beat me to the draw in R&S section, lol, so I'll extend my greetings here in the Israel section as well, since I never see many Jews in R&S section. Hope all of you have blessed holidays in peace!

2007-12-04 08:24:56 · 13 answers · asked by hayaa_bi_taqwa 6

I shall be 5 months pregnant. My hubby and I are going away to relax and enjoy some quality time together before we become a little family. I've got aches and pains and he has offered to spoil me....lucky me!

2007-12-04 04:36:52 · 3 answers · asked by Mon 1

Just in case you do not know

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatay_Province
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatay_Province#Turkish-Syrian_dispute_over_the_Hatay_Province

It is a place that has been in dispute between Syria and Turkey for the last 80 years. Yet never did Syria declare war against Turkey over it, nor did they break off diplomatic relations.

Some have even stated that Syria is now giving up its claims to Hatay.

I find the comparisons between Hatay and the Golan interesting, in particular how Syria has reacted to both in recent years.

Could it possibly be because Turkey is a Muslim state while Israel is a Jewish state? Maybe I am simply being pessimistic

2007-12-04 00:23:42 · 4 answers · asked by Gamla Joe 7

Several people ask why Palestinians are restricted from travelling in Israel.
Could what's listed below be why?

Please note: I have listed ONLY civilian deaths and not even all of those.

2007

May 27 - Oshri Oz, aged 36, killed when a Kassam Rocket landed on his car in Sderot. Hamas claimed responsibility.

May 21 - 32 year old Shirel Friedman, of Sderot, killed when a Kassam rocket hit her car near town shopping centre.

Nov 19 - 29 year old Ido Zoldan, killed by gunshots when terrorists fired from a passing car. Fatah Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility 'as act of protest against the peace conference in Annapolis'.

Feb 25 - body of Erez Levanon, aged 42, killed by multiple stabbings, found north of Halhul. Several groups claimed responsibility.

Jan 29 - 3 people killed in suicide bombing in bakery in Eilat. Victims were: Emi Haim Elmaliah - aged 32. Michael Ben Sa'adon, aged 27, and Israel Zamalloa, aged 26.
ISLAMIC JIHAD took responsibility.

2007-12-03 23:44:58 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

This question is from Hebrew Hammer and it's actually a very good one: lebanon and syria dont want peace, and you cant have peace with the palestinians when they have two factions fighting for control. I think it's a very good question. If I could have some serious well thought out ideas , I sure would appreciate it. Also so would Hammer. Thanks.

2007-12-03 23:04:44 · 7 answers · asked by HopelessZ00 6

...and in the rest of the diaspora for that matter? Why do even Orthodox women generally ignore these today? Is it a new theological interpretation, or is it just refusal to follow? Also, when are where did the practice of face veiling and veiling in general start to disappear among Jews and why? Do you know of any Jewish communities who still practice face veiling?

I thought you guys might like this video of traditional Jewish clothing. I'd love to here your comments.

2007-12-03 05:09:30 · 14 answers · asked by MBC 4

Could that be step one on the road to peace?

They could all convert and apply for aliyah. Once they get there...well Israel IS a democratic country and treats all its citizens equally and all, so if they later decided they had made a terrible mistake and switched back to Islam or Christianity, what could Israel do except grin and bear it?

I just realized that I asked this question on R&S and not Israel where I had intended. You could check it out over there, too.

2007-12-03 04:30:16 · 19 answers · asked by MBC 4

1- Why was that area called Palestine before Israel's independence?
2- Is it religious claim of land or political or both?
3- Do you think they will ever solve these issues?

2007-12-03 03:50:32 · 14 answers · asked by not fair 6

And yes, this applies to Jews only. To non-Jews, I will explain what I am saying, but I'm just interested in asking Jewish people these questions.

Achim sheli, do you have a mizrach plaque in your house?

(To non-Jews, this is a small plaque that is placed on a wall of a Jewish home that is in the direction of Jerusalem and is meant for the Jewish prayers, which are always towards the direction of Jerusalem and Israel.

I have a Mizrach in my room which I got from Israel- it has Jerusalem decorated on it and is says "Im eskachech yerushalayim tishkach yemini ".... and also- "Mimizrach shemesh ad mevo'oh mehullal shem Hashem."
Do you have a Mizrach? I mostly see them in religious homes though.



Do you have mezuzot on all your doors? And do you always kiss them?

I'm not religious so I don't always remember to kiss them, but I have them on every door in my house (appropriate doorways), and my mezuzah for my room is from Israel.

2007-12-02 16:09:09 · 12 answers · asked by Ultra N 2

Just for one minute try to put aside all the Palestinian, Jewish hatred.
Tonight on HBO I saw a documentary about an 18 year old Palestinian girl who went into a store and blew herself and one 17 year old Jewish girl up. Of course they both died.
This story was very poignant in that it didn't take sides with either mother.
The Jewish mom wanted to speak wit the Palestinian mom to find out a few things..did she know her daughter was going to do this..why did her daughter do this..would she be interested in trying to spread the word that what her Palestinian daughter had done was wrong.
After almost 5 years the mom's met via closed circut TV.
The Jewish mom was trying to make her point, but in all fairness the Palestinian mom was saying her daughter lived with terroism daily, that htey were prisoners... that se hd seen many of her people(some of them friends) killed by Israelies.
That while the Jews had freedom to go where they wanted and live where they wanted not the Palestinians

2007-12-02 13:59:46 · 13 answers · asked by djc1175 6

What would (Orthodox, Progressive and Conservative) Jews think of this.

Researches get late aborted fetuses, take the egg from it and use it for therapeutic cloning.

From my understanding, Orthodox Jews have applauded therapeutic cloning, but would their view change if they were using eggs from aborted fetuses.

And what about, Progressive and Conservative Jews? How would they feel?

2007-12-02 08:06:42 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I submit for you today a modest proposal to help solve the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

For the last 20 years plans advocating “Two states for two people” have gone nowhere. Irregardless of the reasons for why (which I am sure many of you will blame one side or the other) it is doubtful that given another 20 years that this problem will be resolved.

As such I suggest switching two million American Jews with a corresponding number of Palestinians, primarily from the West Bank. While this would end any plans for a Palestinian state such a problem could be ameliorated by renaming either the Gaza strip or Jordan as Palestine.

This would also give a new opportunity to those Palestinians who would now have the freedom to express their unique culture and heritage in the United States as well as the economic opportunities that were before unattainable.

2007-12-01 21:23:04 · 22 answers · asked by Gamla Joe 7

( maps.google.com )
See this URL: http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=31.597253,35.557251&spn=3.335618,4.702148&z=8&om=1TIA

All the neighbouring states are there but Israel itself is a void without geographic features.

2007-12-01 18:41:44 · 10 answers · asked by Casper Labuschagne 1

So how many of you guys love snow? Snow is so incredible. I love making snow angels w/ all my siblings. It's tons of fun. And I love skiing too.

2007-12-01 13:47:06 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm going soon and need to know how much $ to bring for them

2007-12-01 13:12:19 · 13 answers · asked by mthebee 2

- for allowing her students to name a teddy bear 'Mohammed'?

Is it in the Israeli media at all? If yes, what is being said?

2007-12-01 06:40:37 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I mean regarding the peace deal. Don't they want peace?

2007-11-30 14:19:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

I click on them and it say I can't view them at this time?

2007-11-30 09:49:24 · 10 answers · asked by Top Contributor 3

I am just coming back from Europe where I had to attend a meeting. Many of us are holding diplomat passports and immunity is granted. I was very surprised to hear the following:

My Palestinian colleague, living in Jerusalem, working in Ramallah holding a diplomat passport and having citizenship of an European country is not allowed to enter Israel via Tel Aviv Airport. How is this possible? He got jailed and deported to Jordan from where he is allowed to enter Israel. When I heard this first, I thought he is joking, but............Even his European Embassy was helpless.
Which law does not allow an European Diplomat to enter the Airport of Tel Aviv just because of his Palestinian ancestry?
He also told me that he is not allowed to drive a car with Israeli license plaids. He lives in Israel!

Are Diplomats not granted immunity just because they are Palestinians? The same happened to an Palistinian holding an American Dipolmat passport.

Can somebody please explain?

2007-11-30 06:45:28 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

If Olmert is not voted in again at your next election, whom do you feel will be elected? And what is your opinion of them?

Todah roba :)

2007-11-30 01:36:08 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

Currently the Arab Israeli to Jewish Israeli ratio is about 1:5. Supposing that were to change dramatically due to emigration out of Israel by Jews and/or higher birth rates among the Arabs, how do you think Israel would react? Will Israel ever allow non-Jews to have significant or even dominant political power? How could they prevent this while maintaining the current political system and rights of citizenship for all Israelis?

2007-11-29 18:49:41 · 14 answers · asked by MBC 4

Think of it. The Romans killed Jesus. And the rulers of Christianity (going according to Catholicism) are the Popes, cardinals, etc, the Vatican, in Italy---> Italian descendants of the people who originally killed Jesus are heading the Church. LOL! How ironic.

Additionally, and unrelated, do you belive that the Vatican secretly has the treasures from the Jewish Temple (the gold Menorah and vessels), or are they gone for all time (melted down 2,000 years ago by the Romans)

2007-11-29 17:53:41 · 16 answers · asked by Ultra N 2

I don't broadcast it, but if someone asks I tell them.

2007-11-29 16:36:27 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-29 11:32:16 · 15 answers · asked by Ahmed G 1

The Jewish claim: 4,000 years: Abraham was about to sacrifice Isaac on Mount Moriah, where the Jewish Temple is today. (By the way, the Muslims changed the story and said that Ishmael was being sacrificed then blamed us for changing our own history, or some other nonsense like that).
Archaelogical fact: 1100 BC, 3,100 years ago, David re-conquers Jerusalem for the Jewish people and makes Jerusalem his capital City. His son Solomon completes the Jewish Temple on the Temple Mount, and transforms Jerusalem from the tiny town it was, to the citadel it is today.

Muslim claim: Muhammad had an out of body experience and went to Jerusalem on a winged horse that had a woman's face. Wow. Was he trippin' on a narghilah or what? He never left Saudi Arabia, c'mon.

Jewish claim: Jerusalem described and mentioned in detail thousands of times in the Torah and over 600 times in daily prayer.

Muslim claim: Never mentioned in Quran. Loosely referred to 1 time as the "farthest place."

2007-11-29 11:13:21 · 15 answers · asked by Ultra N 2

Please note, only realistic answers will have a chance for ten (10) whole points.

2007-11-29 09:43:18 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

See: http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/whyiranandhamaswantannapolistofail;_ylt=AoijXfcJUhWWDbFax1Qols5vaA8F

2007-11-28 17:17:57 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

see: http://cosmos.ucc.ie/cs1064/jabowen/IPSC/php/art.php?aid=6670

2007-11-28 17:08:35 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous