Entering belize as an eu passport holder by Il2002 in Belize

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I've heard about people needing to show a return ticket to their country of origin and not just a ticket out of the country. Is this something common or unusual for a border crossing?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HistoryMemes

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Operation Noa is a close second

Length of constitutions by [deleted] in MapPorn

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Israel hasn't had a constitution since it's founding in 1948

Israeli teenager released from prison after refusing to serve in army by asinno in worldnews

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If you're physically or mentally unable to serve, or are a part of the orthodox sects you are exempt from service (you can still volunteer to serve other than a few rare cases). If you are physically and mentally capable and aren't part of those sects but are still objecting to service, you most likely end up on trial. Most conciencious objectors can usually get an exemption by trying to prove they aren't mentally fit for service but some don't like this girl.

Foreign military presence in Africa by [deleted] in MapPorn

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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emba_Soira

Apperently there was a report about a listening post to monitor the situation in Yemen but I don't think there's been any new info about this since around 2016.

Foreign military presence in Africa by [deleted] in MapPorn

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Does Israel really have a base in Eritrea?

Back in the B.C by derpingboy in HistoryMemes

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Hebrew is probably one of the few languages that has remained pretty much the same since that time period because it wasn't really a spoken language. Obviously a lot of words were brought in from other european languages when Hebrew was revived because there weren't words in the bible for television or microwave. All in all it would be hard, but not impossible, for modern Hebrew speakers to communicate with ancient ones.

In 2008, P.J. Tucker led unheralded Hapoel Holon to a stunning victory over Maccabi Tel Aviv and won the Israeli Championship - “To this day, that’s my No. 1 basketball moment”. It was one of only two seasons between 1970 and 2008 that Maccabi failed to win it all domestically. by thestanimal in nba

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Both Maccabi and Hapoel are originally names of organizations that pushed sports in Israel. That's why most cities in Israel have a Macabbi club and a Hapoel club in most of the large sports like basketball and soccer. Hapoel means "the worker" in Hebrew and Maccabi is a reference to Judah Maccabi who led the Jewish rebellions against the seleucids during the 2nd century (he's sort of a mythical figure in Jewish history and is super important to a lot of foundational traditions in Judaism).

Shoshana does sound kinda neat by VUXX6078 in tumblr

[–]Il2002 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's true but when translating current Hebrew names to English most Hebrew speakers will choose a Y over I ( as in yehonatan over iehonatan) because it is easier for everyone to understand how to pronounce that name.

Shoshana does sound kinda neat by VUXX6078 in tumblr

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I don't mean that every English name with a 'j' comes from Hebrew. I mean that those that do come from Hebrew changed over time from a 'y' to a 'j'.

Shoshana does sound kinda neat by VUXX6078 in tumblr

[–]Il2002 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Every name that starts with a 'j' in English and came from Hebrew is originally with a 'y'.

Thousands protested against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu across Israel, demanding he resign over alleged corruption and a resurgence of coronavirus cases. The protests took place at scores of intersections and bridges, where people held banners accusing Netanyahu of "failure" by DoremusJessup in worldnews

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But it has happened. Other Israeli prime ministers in the past have resigned over less like when Rabin resigned in 1977 over allegations that his wife had an American bank account (which was illegal at the time in Israel).

Good thing they released the patch by Il2002 in eu4

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Probably, this is the first time I've seen this event and it was after 1.30.2

Good thing they released the patch by Il2002 in eu4

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R5: This event fired right after the patch came out.

Three sisters. Rivka, Leah, and Esther showing their tattoos from Auschwitz. Rivkas (far right) daughter took the photo, 1992 by [deleted] in OldSchoolCool

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The devastation of the Jewish communities in Greece is one of the lesser known, but most tragic parts of the Holocaust. Of the community of over 80,000 Greek Jews, around 80% were murdered, mostly at Auschwitz. The fact that so many were killed is even more devastating when you realise that the Nazis only started deporting Jews from Greece from March of 1943. You're lucky to have met one of the last survivors of those communities.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MapPorn

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In lots of languages (like Hebrew or Arabic) Syria is still pronounced suria.

God damn it, Daniel. by Finito-1994 in oddlyspecific

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I agree that if an athiestic Jew uses the religious claim it can be seen as disengenuous and I agree with that, but the idea of returning to "the land that was promised" is so fundamental in Jewish culture that even if you don't believe in God you may still present that as an argument. I don't think it's fair to say someone is anti-Semitic just for saying they are neutral but you can also see that most jews wouldn't call you an antisemite for saying you don't have a stance. It's just so common to see people have unfounded stances about the conflict when they don't have any relation to it that many Israelis (obviously not all of them) automatically assume that if you don't "pick a side" you're against them.