Race Or Religion

hapy
By hapy

Would Israel have enjoyed the same support from USA in particular and EU in general as it does now, if, Israelis were not predomuinantly, white population?

The same question viz a viz palestinian and arab support.

By Harmagedōn• 28 Jul 2009 14:25
Harmagedōn

The question is all wrong...

It has little to do with black or white, it has to do with religious people declaring land holy and thus protecting from distance their holy sites.

By Stone Cold• 28 Jul 2009 13:53
Stone Cold

Naturally the whole world who are christianity by faith will give support to Israel for the very reasons of their origin of faith. Its not only the super powers like the US and EU who are seen on the front line of support but the little little voice scattered through out Asia and the North Americas. Literally, if the muslims pray towards the Makkah, the christian would pray towards Jerusalem.

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 13:38
Happy Happy

You're pleasing your wife and so does your mother in law...:)) Your wife is the Super Power here.

This is a win-win visit for your own interest too..:)

We're off topic again!

Salam

By QatariLady• 28 Jul 2009 13:35
QatariLady

Yep.. to practise patience and self-control :)

By britexpat• 28 Jul 2009 13:29
britexpat

So, going to visit the mother in law is classed as mutually beneficial ??

By QatariLady• 28 Jul 2009 13:25
QatariLady

It's mutual if no party feels under pressure to accept things they would normaly reject.

By britexpat• 28 Jul 2009 13:22
britexpat

It is mutual .. i don't want to piss them off because they can hurt me in many ways.. so both our interests are served :)

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 13:20
Happy Happy

Diplomacy and politics both are utterly illusive and hypotactic. Every party will want something for themselves.

I agree it's not always mutual and not always for the interest of the grassroots.

Salam

By QatariLady• 28 Jul 2009 13:15
QatariLady

I cannot describe it as 'mutual' though :)

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 13:15
Happy Happy

Fear repelling is an interest/benefit too. The outcome would be protection.

Salam

By QatariLady• 28 Jul 2009 13:11
QatariLady

If it's about race the whole world will be impartial because we're cousins.

It has more to do with fear maybe not mutual interest. Remember JFK, Clinton and what's-her-name?

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 13:07
Happy Happy

Back to the topic, race has nothing to do with it, it's about mutual benefits.

Salam

By britexpat• 28 Jul 2009 13:03
britexpat

Thread Hijack Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

getting back to the topic.. I am sure that the Red Sea pedestrians would enjoy the same support, because of their "influence" in politics, industry and media.

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 12:57
Rating: 5/5
Happy Happy

We will know if it's beef or pork bacon, when the QLer tells us what kind of wine they're having with the meal...:))

I don't know, but generally Muslims don't like to use the word bacon or mortadella. Although hotels serving Muslim meals use these terms.

Salam

By Gypsy• 28 Jul 2009 12:56
Gypsy

Beef bacon is the most disgusting thing ever created.

By britexpat• 28 Jul 2009 12:50
Rating: 4/5
britexpat

NOT if its Beef Bacon..

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 12:45
Happy Happy

If someone mentioned on the lunch thread they're going to eat bacon with eggs tonight, Hell will descend on earth, I know what you mean.

Salam

By Gypsy• 28 Jul 2009 12:43
Gypsy

Simply pointing out a scenario on how the lunch thread could be turned to religion.

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 12:42
Happy Happy

Despite of not agreeing with Khaid_the_tiger on many of his posts, yet I believe he's entitled to his opinion.

Salam

By Gypsy• 28 Jul 2009 12:32
Gypsy

LOL @ lunch means religion.

I'm waiting for Khalid to post something on KSA's thread about Healthy Islamic Eating Habits or something. :P

By britexpat• 28 Jul 2009 12:32
britexpat

You're right..

What I find strange is that with a whole wide world out there, so many non religious people can focus on religion so much :)

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 12:31
Happy Happy

Color means religion on QL,

Race means religion on QL,

Your favorite movie means religion on QL,

What's for lunch means religion on QL and

Religion leads to something absolutely irreligious on QL.

Salam

By hapy• 28 Jul 2009 12:25
hapy

hows this a religious thread?

By britexpat• 28 Jul 2009 12:25
britexpat

This was NOT supposed to be religious.. It was about colour..:O)

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 12:25
Happy Happy

I'm not boycotting threads, I'm selective, you can do the same.

Salam

By anonymous• 28 Jul 2009 12:23
anonymous

Late, but not too late: BOYCOTT RELIGIOUS THREADS!!

By Gypsy• 28 Jul 2009 11:58
Gypsy

I find many look darker skinned. And of course there are black African Jews.

Also you seem to be confusing me with someone who's has something to do with all this. I don't.

By hapy• 28 Jul 2009 11:50
hapy

Gypsy,thats a very smart way of dealing with the guilt. And what do you mean that they look like arabs? If you mean looking like light skinned arabs of syrian, palestinian type, or brown skinned like natives of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Emirates etc.

By QatariLady• 28 Jul 2009 11:34
QatariLady

Maybe you're looking for the word caucasian?

By QatariLady• 28 Jul 2009 11:33
QatariLady

Now you have more years of guilt to add to that..Like cure guilt with even more guilt!

By britexpat• 28 Jul 2009 11:32
Rating: 4/5
britexpat

A Jew is not black or white.. He may be a kike, a yid, a heebie, a hook-nose, kosher or a Red Sea pedestrian, but not white...

By Gypsy• 28 Jul 2009 11:27
Rating: 2/5
Gypsy

SOME are white, and then not really European white. They have a unique look.

If we are sympathetic to them it's because we are dealing with about a 1000 years worth of guilt for how they were treated.

By hapy• 28 Jul 2009 11:26
hapy

I have seen them on tv and they look white like lippi tivini and netenyaho

By hapy• 28 Jul 2009 11:23
hapy

It cannot be just money, money might be a major factor when it comes for foreign policies of governments but we also see that European and American people esp whites are sympathetic to Israeli cause.

According to this wikipedia article nearly 80% jews of Israel come from european regions.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Israel

By Gypsy• 28 Jul 2009 11:19
Gypsy

Well I highly question if Hapy's seen one if he/she doesn't know they aren't white. :P

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 11:04
Happy Happy

If not in real life, we see them on TV.

In fact I have a Jewish friend whom I appreciate along with his family.

Salam

By Gypsy• 28 Jul 2009 10:55
Gypsy

Have you ever actually met a Jew??? Most of them aren't white, they looked Arab.

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 10:38
Happy Happy

I had to point this out to distinguish the difference. Many are still mixing politics with religion. I hear MANY people cursing a Jew, because by association they assume they're Zionists. (well majority are, but not all.

Besides, there are Arab traitors too.

Salam

By QatariLady• 28 Jul 2009 10:32
QatariLady

Sure Happy, Zionism is an ideology not a race.

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 10:31
Rating: 4/5
Happy Happy

In Arabic we say Israelis and Arabs or Jews and Muslims are cousins. I will not apply this same statement to Zionists for one obvious reason.

Salam

By QatariLady• 28 Jul 2009 10:27
Rating: 5/5
QatariLady

Israelis and Arabs come from the same race, both are semitist. It's like gadarene said..money talks.

By donosa• 28 Jul 2009 10:25
donosa

yep gadarene, money...

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 10:21
Rating: 3/5
Happy Happy

The Palestinians are not black either. As has been pointed out by many, race is irrelevant.

Salam

By anonymous• 28 Jul 2009 10:19
Rating: 5/5
anonymous

@ hapy,i second what Qatariladysaid,they're considered middle-eastern(brown), not white mate...The support they enjoy is because the Jews control wall street & have a significant presence in the EU financial market as well & money talks right?!...Also a good number of non-Israeli Jewish people around the world support Israel financially & otherwise so hopefully this answers your question...

By anonymous• 28 Jul 2009 10:08
anonymous

well donosa, time to upgrade myself

By QatariLady• 28 Jul 2009 10:08
QatariLady

They're not considered really white.

By Arien• 28 Jul 2009 10:05
Rating: 3/5
Arien

MD - Call for you and your bold letters.

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- Listen to Many...Speak to a Few -

By Happy Happy• 28 Jul 2009 10:05
Happy Happy

A country would have a pact with the devil for their own interest and benefit. It wouldn't matter if the devil was African, Asian or simply a Zionist.

Salam

By donosa• 28 Jul 2009 09:59
donosa

johnpur, where are your ponytails??

And I think is not either race or religion... it is money.

By anonymous• 28 Jul 2009 09:49
anonymous

better to change the title before the preachers see it

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