Cultural center in Haifa, Israel
Essentially it's pure anti-semitism. People claim that Israel has committed human rights violations, which is completely ridiculous if you look at the painstaking care Israel takes to ensure they DON'T harm civilians (though obviously, in war, it does happen). In my opinion, it stems from anti-semitism masked as anti-Israel. (Sorry I couldn't fit that in the comment)
I can definitely see how easy it is to attribute this to anti-Semitism, but I get the feeling that just like anything else in the Middle East, it's not so simple. What about all the American Jews that boycott Israel? Then again I also understand that American Jews that are very loudly critical of Israel voice their criticisms, because as Jews, they have the power and therefore the responsibility to make change. But that doesn't explain everyone else in the world.
The lion is a symbol for Judaism and Israel as well as Ethiopia, so it's fitting that it gets extra attention here in the Ethiopian monastery in Jerusalem.
OK BUT CAN WE TALK ABOUT HOW CREEPY THEY LOOK??
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I'm confused about why we should boycott Israel. Israel does some really not great things, but so do other countries that don't get the slack that Israel does. When people say they're going to live in Brazil for a year nobody says "wait but shouldn't you be boycotting Brazil for cutting down all the trees and kicking Natives off their land" all they say is "Nice, learn to Samba" and when people study in China for a year people are like "oh what an interesting experience you'll learn so much" and Tumblr doesn't erupt with lists of companies to boycott, it erupts with lists of Chinese vocab. Somebody explain this to me please. almusaafira help me out?
The conversion of the Ethiopian Eunuch in Acts 8, shown in the Ethiopian Monastery in Jerusalem
Actual Conversation
New Guy: I find that Americans never learn new languages.
Boyfriend: (points to me) This one does.
New Guy: Really? What do you speak?
Me: Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, working on Hebrew, learning German.
New Guy: Oh, just you I guess.
Boyfriend, to New Guy: You don't speak Hebrew?
New Guy: Oh no, way too hard.
We live in ISRAEL. Get your shit straight.
Silly couple arguing over candy
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Zoo being…very zoo. indianazoe come to Moscow so I can stop missing you!
Feeling appreciated :) :) :)
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Akko
Has anyone tried this stuff? I hear it’s available in the US now.
It’s good. I like Negev better and a friend who’s a bartender swears by Dancing Camel, but it’s good.
…and Alexander. Alexander Black consistently wins international prizes for reasons.
Thanks for the advice!
Israel is a big exporter of flowers.
Israel's Negev
Akko, Israel