The Zionist reality: A euphoric, frustrating day at NYC’s Tel Aviv beach party (UPDATED WITH VIDEO) http://blogs.jta.org/ENTRY_PERMALINK_HERE/the-zionist-reality-a-euphoric-frustrating-day-at-nycs-tel-aviv-beach-party/ JTA Editor Ami Eden tries to figure out if he was snookered or rewarded with a “free vacation.” en-us aeden@jta.org Copyright 2009 2009-06-22T;19:37:00-05:00 Comment by Truthiness Macabbee egolinsky@nyc.rr.com Yeah, I was there too.  Why can’t we American Jews just admit it aloud: Israelis are our loud pushy cousins that we see once a year, just to remind ourselves why we can’t stand them. We so desperately want to forgive them for being overly-aggressive to the point of vulgar—after all, they’re on the “front line,” we tell ourselves —but I’m tired of giving them a pass.  When I’m in Israel, I learn how to drive like a *****; now that they’re in the U.S., they should learn a little manners. (Yes, I’m stereotyping, so please apply this smear only to the 85% of Israelis to which it applies, thank you.) Yeah, I was there too.  Why can’t we American Jews just admit it aloud: Israelis are our loud pushy cousins that we see once a year, just to remind ourselves why we can’t stand them.

We so desperately want to forgive them for being overly-aggressive to the point of vulgar—after all, they’re on the “front line,” we tell ourselves —but I’m tired of giving them a pass.  When I’m in Israel, I learn how to drive like a *****; now that they’re in the U.S., they should learn a little manners.

(Yes, I’m stereotyping, so please apply this smear only to the 85% of Israelis to which it applies, thank you.)

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