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Israelis in LA urged to come home
Yaakov Lappin
Published: 10.02.07, 16:37
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1. And all that amounts to nothing but rhetoric
Antonio ,   Haifa   (02.10.07)
Work to create decent living and work conditions in Israel, and then people will come. Write and do something more than empty rhetoric, and then Jews won't be turning to anti-Semitic/anti-Zionist groups.
2. Win win plan: Invest in making Israel attractive for aliya
Uzi ,   Haifa   (02.10.07)
from the West or 'prosperous countries'; mainly by creating many suitable jobs and business opportunities. Of course there are other issues and difficulties but they are all manageable; Israelis have overcome greater obstacles in the last 90 or more years. There are no shortcuts and don't even think of petty bureaucratic incentives. There must be straight forward business approach and action. Maybe the bottleneck is lack of leaders at all levels with vision and capability to make it happen.
3. urged to come home
JL ,   herzlia israel   (02.10.07)
urged to come back to what?...no housing...a government who cares only about itself...jobs that pay nothing...rudeness...trash....yeah...its great...come back
4. I moved to L.A four years ago for business -
Gil   (02.10.07)
And I must say, except making more money I have no reason to stay... I hope to selling my business as soon as possible and come back to my lovely country.
5. Why going back when the government gives OUR land away?
Proud Jew ,   Santa Monica, CA   (02.10.07)
Why going back when the government gives OUR land away to the Arabs; does not garantee our security so as not to upset the Arabs; sacrifices our children to capture Arab terrorists (instead of killing them) and then frees them from jail; makes it impossible to open small business with incredible taxes; promotes assimilation by allowing tens of thousands of non Jews to immigrate; deports Jews from OUR Land; finances and arms a terrorist entity; and even teaches antisemitic literature in schools all while taking out of the school programs the teaching of the Book of Joshua, because it promotes occupying the land?
6. what about Olmert's criminal brother - when does he return?
aaron ,   ra'anana   (02.10.07)
7. no. 3
aviva ,   US   (02.10.07)
LOL! exactly. there are many of us who would love to come home... but the economic reality keeps us here, with a university degree and student loans, etc it is just too hard to come back right away no matter how much we love israel
8. Question is, why would they want to?
Adamush   (02.10.07)
Crippling taxes, high unemployment, retarded economy, corrupt and incompetent political establishment. Why would anyone want to return to this?
9. Fix the problems I left in the first place
Dr Jerome ,   LA   (02.10.07)
Can I run a dental practice without a surprise raid from your tax officers every mondays and thursdays? A pink sticker means my cashbook is OK, so that the next random raid the same day, will know that you have been here already. Can I do my job and focus on my patients without you occupying my reception, trying to find if invoices may be cancelled? Have I developed the software? so why do you take it on me? What about a legislation against patients giving me bounced cheques?
10. To # 5: COME BACK TO STOP ALL THAT. WE NEED EVERY JEW
HaDaR ,   Hebron, Israel   (02.10.07)
Why going back?... SO YOU CAN STOP ALL THAT AND GIVE BACK ISRAEL AND HER GOVERNMENT TO THE JEWS AND TO JEWISH VALUES!
11. Stay in LA you cowards. Israel is only for those that luv it
j ,   jerusalem, israel   (02.10.07)
12. RIGHT ON # 11!!!!!
S ,   Petach Tikvah   (02.10.07)
13. #4
mark ,   ca   (02.11.07)
Sorry, Gil, butyou remind me at a "gashashim"...yoshev al a mizvadot :-))
14. #10
mark ,   ca   (02.11.07)
Read post #11 and #12.You want us to return and live side by side with those morons? Most of us run away from them:-)
15. #11
mark ,   ca   (02.11.07)
Do you know meaning of the "coward"? ;-) Webster can be helpful from time to time...
16. Coward
(02.11.07)
They are coward that's why they ran away from their own country......
17. Stop playing around with "anti-Semitism"
Wolfram ,   USA   (02.11.07)
Let's get a few things straight: 1) "Anti-Semitism" is an irrational, racist hatred of all Jews as a collective; 2) "Anti-Zionism" is the condemnation of specific policies and actions carried out by Israeli governments and certain well-defined groups of Israelis (and their sympathizers abroad). 3) These actions and policies are condemned because they are inhuman and illegal, whether carried out by Jews or Zen Buddhists. South African apartheid was conducted by European Christians. 3) Anti-Zionism is NOT anti-Semitism. 4) Out of either stupidity or malice (or both), some Zionists attempt to conflate anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism. As a result, they cheapen the notion of "anti-Semitism," which is a grievous pathology.
18. Where is best country for gangster
Negru Voda ,   Transilvania   (02.11.07)
You make joke for I leave first world country like Romania to come to hot third world country like Israel? Many Israels come to Romania, especially gangster, they like Israel but they like it here better. They go back to Israel when police chase them. Israel police chase Arabii, leave gangsters alone. Maybe Los Angeles gangster come back to Israel too.
19. Well Come To New Middle East.
1.5 Billion Muslims   (02.11.07)
Be Aware. Reality Check , world
20. retuning to israel
sas ,   israel   (02.11.07)
tell your prime minister's children to come home. what are they afraid of????????? who bought them the flat on 5th ave in NYC???????? I am sure it osts millions of $$$$$
21. internal slap
(02.11.07)
on the face of Israel , now they see how they are in the eyes of their owen people . Israel will end a small place on the map with more Arabs Moslems than Jews , they will have no power , most will leave to anothere places more safty and cleaner minds and that you don't feel a shame when they say they are Israelians anymore , the first arab minister is only the begining ... nightmare you made it by your hands and you deserve it , maybe you will have to change the name to Palisrael .... or you put your nose down and live normal like anyothers in this world and forget this bala bala stories like you are the chosen people by God and you are the best in the world and all has to serve you by the will of God or face your black furure and enjoy your naightmares .
22. Why are we sending Baum...........
Mike ,   Rishon le Zion   (02.11.07)
.......all around the world at public expense to tell people to come home, knowing that they won't listen anyway? Isn't that why there are shlichim of the Jewish Agency in those places?
23. why come back?
Ben ,   uk   (02.11.07)
have any of the reasons that so many left changed? the ideology hasn't will i still not be able to take a bus on saturday? of course not because you don't get to choose what to follow its forced down your throat. As long as Israel remains at the mercy of the religious few its will never be home to many Israelis. and to #16 its not cowardice it's a choice the only many have if they want to live a real secular life.
24. 6,000 Israeli yerida did return home last year
Judah ,   Golan Heights,ISRAEL   (02.11.07)
And my neighbour was one of them. He left Israel with his family 3 years ago. He had all the similiar complaints as the others in Talkback yet in time he finally realized that even with all of its problems Israel is still the best place in the world for a Jew to live.
25. living in Europe
Shir ,   Helsinki, Finland   (02.11.07)
I don´t think many jews living outside Europe and the US realize what is the situation in here. The media constantly portrays Israel as the bad oppressor, who without any reason, attacks on poor innocent palestinians, who never do anything to deserve that. And Hamas and Jihad are called charitable organizations here. BBC documents are all biased, as are the local news. In the news they always show israeli military tanks in palestinian regions, never show palestinians shooting at israeli civilians etc. Local israeli/half israeli people are getting increasingly frustrated because they constantly have to defend and justify actions of Israel. At least in Israel, you don´t have to constantly listen to lies spread about your own people and country.
26. Jews have been going to and leaving from Israel forever....S
AL   (02.12.07)
The facts speak for themselves In spite of all Israel is fast becoming the only place where Jews have a chance. Them's the facts. All the rest is BS As far as those who say they dont want to go back. The fact that you read this website and talkback shows me you really truly want to go back...Its your home and you damn well know it. Its a bitch but one day you will do it in spite of all the crap going on there. Its you home...It my home...Its the only place we can defend ourselves. Olmert and Company will goto hell in time. Then we will have our nation back.
27. I can think of alot of Israelis in LA
Dorothy Friend ,   Tel Aviv   (02.12.07)
that I would rather see stay there, thank you.
28. Israelis in LA urged to come home
J L ,   Jerusalem Israel   (02.13.07)
My advice to Israeli ex-pats: stay there! The Israeli bureaucracy will do everything it can to make life miserable for you in Israel. I came here and got citizenship last year; I am on the verge of ripping it up and giving it back. The "Jewish" Agency bends over backwards in bringing Russian and other non-Jews to Israel (and pays them big bucks) but if you are Jewish and have ever been in Israel before, they will try every trick to keep you from getting any of the benefits they hand out to non-Jewish Olim. And job prospects here are dismal. If you really want to make Aliya, the best way would be to move to Russia, convert to Christianity, and then they will just love you...
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