9th June 2011.
I haven't written in a few days - was happily busy with more fun stuff...
Here are some leftovers from last week, I'm sure this week will bring plenty to look at.
The self proclaimed "non-political middle of the road" and grossly ideological right wing movement 'Im Tirzu' is making headlines again. Here's a group of young people who took it upon themselves to be the worse kind of proponents of Zionsm, doing everything a real politician can't afford to do - like saying the truth about how racist/fascist/non-tolerant they really are.
Marina Maximilian Blumin became famous being the runner up in Israel's "idol" TV show's fifth season. When her time to serve the mandatory Army service in the IDF came (at age 18), she was discharged, for medical (mental) reasons, and instead spent some time doing volunteer work, while developing a successful singing/acting career.
Last week 'Im Tirzu' demanded her employment to perform in a festival in the north of Israel be cancelled, as she "evaded the draft".
The letter they sent to the local council is so infuriating I am not going to raise my blood pressure trying to translate it. I think the persecution of persons for the fact they did not serve in the army (for completely legitimate reasons) is bad enough.
Oh, also, the Netanyahu coalition spent a weekend vacation together.
Of all nice places in Israel, they decided to go spend the weekend in Tzfat, a beautiful ancient Jewish city in the Galilee, whose current mayor and Rabi (yes, tax payer's money is paying for both) openly proclaim their effort to keep Tzfat "Arab clean", asking the public not to rent apartments to Arabs (and employing people to harass those who do).
Nice. Real nice.
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