tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post6586452783600766509..comments2024-03-28T15:17:43.056-04:00Comments on Stayin' Alive: Sunday Sermonette: Things go south for the HebrewsCervanteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-82754590709478337082019-04-14T16:04:19.621-04:002019-04-14T16:04:19.621-04:00Right, that was my point--I'm assuming the Pal...Right, that was my point--I'm assuming the Palestinian population of the occupied West Bank is increasing, but perhaps that's not true. Either way, I'm very disturbed by the continuing support of so many Israelis for Netanyahu, as I am by people here for Shitler, as both are reprehensible individuals, devoid of spiritual or ethical values. In Shitler's case, he's also mentally ill and has dementia. So the fact that people support him at all is so shocking to me.Don Quixotenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-51613037205096377282019-04-14T13:26:12.657-04:002019-04-14T13:26:12.657-04:00Well, the Palestinians aren't slaves. But they...Well, the Palestinians aren't slaves. But they lack political rights. There are lots of analogies for that situation of course, including apartheid South Africa and indigenous people in the U.S. But slaves are property, you want them to increase.Cervanteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11302076828795198187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263167.post-79073915805482492282019-04-14T11:59:30.867-04:002019-04-14T11:59:30.867-04:00Cervantes wrote, "Consider how implausible th...Cervantes wrote, "Consider how implausible this is. If the Hebrews are enslaved, they don't have any weapons and can't join Pharaoh's enemies in war. On the contrary, slave owners usually want to increase their holdings. There is no comparable historical event."<br /><br />But the story is incredibly compelling, and as you wrote, the basis for Jewish identity.<br /><br />Is there not a modern-day analog to the Israeli treatment of the "captive" Palestinian population under the autocratic rule of the Israeli government? A contemporary projection of the Jewish people's (my people's) central myth, perhaps?<br />Don Quixotenoreply@blogger.com