Israeli society

Submitted by sara (United States), Mar 30, 2013 at 18:50

In reference to your comments about Israeli society, I feel compelled to rebut Ianus' critical stance (and he tends to be critical of everyone to the nth degree to the point where one wonders what it is he does actually support).. I would like to comment about the very unique makeup of Israelis vis a vis their location in the ME, yet containing a heaping dose of western cultural and moral influences.

So you could actually look at it both ways, it is a ME country, replete with the deserts, the foods, the veiled women, beduin, etc but at the same time it is truly a western country with modern concepts, values, societal structures of a free and healthy democracy.

That is why it is unique in the world, IMO and a fascinating place to visit.

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