"asadi" wrote in message
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"riverman"
When I worked in Israel, despite the wonderful things about the place,

In particular. I enjoyed the food....

1) The obtuse security on El Al,

Well, they do have a good highjack record.... I rather experienced the
same thing myself, but that was in the 80's. Imagine, someone who looks
like me, and I was traveling with a black man. In particular I enjoyed the
sample glasses of Sabra that were given out at the little welcoming booth
at the airport. Nothing like being somewhat stewed as you exit the
airport.

I resorted to drinking cooking sherry in the Orthodox quarter and spent a
few days in the Armenian quarter, having found a man with a pipe......



2) The endless 'shell game' that Ariel Sharon played with the media,
with the support of much of the general public.

I found the average person to be somewhat laid back....mostly getting
along. but they have this genetic thing going about the promised land...
Most Bible Thumpers don't realize that the promised land was occupied
wihen the Jews left Egypt, and don't really read the part about the God of
Love ordering the death of many cities,. . . men women and children. Slew
being the past tense of 'sacred slaughter.'

3) The reference of the participants in the Palestinian uprisings as
Terrorists (Palestinians) and Soldiers (Israelis).

Isn't that rather what we have today in Iraq?

Yep, and thats the point of my entire post!

...I'd love to tell you about a little thing I experienced in the basement
of a hotel on the outskirts of the old city of Jerusalem (ever wonder
about the middle letters - 'USA'?) after a bus blew up not far from an old
camel herder's tent that I happened to be visiting the previous day. The
Mossad was there. . .but I can't right now.

And I'd love to hear it sometime, John! Let me know when the coast is clear.

My own 'wow' story has been posted here before. http://tinyurl.com/eghqr

--riverman