{"id":4177,"date":"2014-01-02T21:46:48","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T20:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raymondcook.net\/blog\/?p=4177"},"modified":"2014-01-04T22:53:38","modified_gmt":"2014-01-04T21:53:38","slug":"israel-racist-and-discriminatory-you-judge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raymondcook.net\/blog\/index.php\/2014\/01\/02\/israel-racist-and-discriminatory-you-judge\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel racist and discriminatory? You judge"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I happened upon this video on YouTube.<\/p>\n

It is one of a series where the interviewer asks Israelis, and even Palestinians, questions that are frequently asked of Israel, and usually in a negative way.<\/p>\n

This video deals with the question: Minorities: Do you feel discrimination in Israel?<\/p>\n

It’s very revealing. The interviewer asks Ethiopians, Druze, a ‘Messianic’ Jew, a Japanese, an Indian and others.<\/p>\n

Listen carefully to their responses. Many have gripes. They are ISRAELIS! What do you \u00a0expect. But the impression I have is that there is racism, discrimination, suspicion and a lot of bureaucracy.<\/p>\n

Er, sound like any country you know? Maybe the one you are living in right now.<\/p>\n

The overwhelming impression I had was from so many people of so many backgrounds that faced no day-to-day discrimination, racism or abuse. This sounded like a country that was unique in the Middle East, maybe in the whole of Asia. A country considerably less racist than many European countries.<\/p>\n

Here it is:<\/p>\n

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http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bAEILcV5PhQ<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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