Israel National News - Nightlife establishments in Tel Aviv are often thought to be hubs of antipathy towards right wing parties, so the National Union-NRP MKs decided to talk with people out on the town in Tel Aviv, to let them know that members of the right-wing party can also enjoy a cold one in a Tel Aviv pub. "Not that the leftwing youth in the bars of Tel Aviv are really going to vote for National Union, but this does help bridge a gap that can pay off in the long run. Nicely done.
I think the main idea of coming here is to say that at the end of the day, despite our differences and the major dispute we are facing, we are one nation," said MK Effie Eitam, who looked quite comfortable sitting at the bar.
As the MKs sat at the various pubs over beer and casual conversations with the Tel Aviv night owls, activists handed out postcards of pictures of “square” looking right wing MKs and religious youth, with the tounge-in-cheek caption: "Do you want us to be your neighbors?" - an allusion to the party's stance against further withdrawals. The postcard plays on the perception that Tel Avivians generally don't like religious Jews and settlers.
"Don't you think the land of Israel is the natural place for the Jews?" Gal asked one of the youth having a drink at one of the bars.
"I'm a person first and then a Jew," answered the 18-year-old, voicing the disconnect many secular youth feel from the Judaism. MK Eitam thinks that this disconnect stems from the embracement of secular liberal values represented by the Israeli metropolis.
"From my experience, many Israelis adapt a very extreme version of individualism. They find after a while they don't have strong ties to the nation and to the religious sector."
-MZ
7 comments:
The enlightened, secular Jews of Tel Aviv won't fall for this God-squad crap. They should just go back to the ghetto where they belong.
Good to hear about National Union. I actually think they might indeed influence some left-wingers to vote for them; the message that all of Israel is one nation is a pretty powerful one, and I think there's a good chance that more people will come to appreciate it.
please shut up dana! there, that was my nice moment today in case anybody asks.
madze - i guess if every country must have its san francisco, israel must also - hopefully they can be localized.
sometimes you DON'T want to go where "everybody knows your name"...
as you know, i teach small children about G-d on a weekly basis - the MOST important piece of information i impress on them is "you are FIRST a child of G-d!" i get them excited about being a child of the King and everything else is like icing on the cake. they're ecstatic knowing they are royalty...now, where did i put that crown...
you all who know me know i'm an eschatology freak - it's all about numbers to me. have you ever wondered why we had 12 years of vietnam? the number 12 is a divine number to the Almighty for one aspect, another perhaps:
http://www.jewishworldreview.com/0206/glick022706.php3?printer_friendly
i love this stuff!
has anybody seen j. bargholz lately? the baby must be sleeping all night!
I have heard alot of stories of Christians doing the same thing. I think it is cool to see that even though some groups would ask you to leave their group (ie mormons). because of drinking even a beer. These guys use every opporunity to spead their message. That is very cool. I love Guinness.
I added you to my blog roll. I hope that is cool. I hope more people start caring about Israel. I know I need to.
FB, it is very cool. Glad to have you on board and I'll be sure to check out your site, too. Jews certainly need friends, so I'm happy to see you are one of them.
-MZ
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