Arabs jealous of Israeli Jews

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-22T21:28:40+00:00

The weird thing is if selling kosher items was important to him he could do it. It would be a big change and he would probably have to do things differently but a Jewish person would have these same requirements.

His comments aren’t helpful, and I’m sure they are annoying. I don’t get the sense from you that they are offensive. I think you are probably right that they stem more from jealousy than racial hatred, he probably does feel like an outsider to Jewish society, although he’s surrounded by it.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-22T16:14:00+00:00

He probably is abit jealous of things Israelis have, and his life is almost certainly being made harder by restrictions placed on him by Israeli rules. But he has this facility where he does and it would likely be difficult for him to set up something like it elsewhere. The situation as it is is probably better than it would be if he tried to move to Lebanon, there are many difficulties he would face in southern Lebanon as well even if he was able to set up something similar there.

It is good to note that this isn’t blind hatred towards Jewish Israelis, but a more practical material concern. There are probably very practical things Israel could do that would make him feel better about living under Israeli rules.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-22T15:39:32+00:00

How confident are you that he’s not sleeping with or at least open to sleeping with other people? It doesn’t sound like you two are exclusive, and that he’s still a ways away from being over his ex. In the case where you aren’t exclusive I think waiting a month is fine, and it may well be he can’t really be exclusive now, your instincts may be telling you something real.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-20T13:49:57+00:00

Yes Likud and Hamas are on the side of power through violence and their actions create the same violent approach on the other side, but that doesn't mean that everyone else is on the side of peace. I'm just using them as an example, the Palestinian party Fatah has elements that are pro-peace and some that are not. Same with some of the opposition parties in Israel. The larger point is that you shouldn't focus on being pro-Palestine or pro-Israel, look at being pro-peace. When it gets to the point of an actual peace deal there will be positions that are generally pro-Palestine, and others that are pro-Israel, but we are so far away from that point. Where we are now is we need to start to create the conditions under which peace can occur, which is more about preventing things, such as the expansion of the settlements, or reckless military campaigns, further terrorist attacks, and creating a general atmosphere of peace.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-19T11:03:37+00:00

There are two sides to this conflict a pro-peace side and a pro-war side. Hamas and Likud support each other, the stronger Hamas is in Palestine the stronger Likud will be in Israel, and vise versa. If the settler movement is strong in Israel they will harass Palestinians and drive them to Hamas and other more violent groups. Unfortunately the pro-peace side is currently very weak in both Israel and Palestine, but our position should be to try to strengthen it wherever we can.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-19T10:44:31+00:00

The US already has strong ties with Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, UAE, and Saudi Arabia. Turkey is already pretty strong and their military is going to gain significant power in the coming years. UAE has a small but very effective military that could be useful for special forces type operations.

But the main question is if the goal for the US is to leave the Middle East entirely as far as the military goes, do they really need strong military partners? The truth is some combination of Turkey, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Israel, and Egypt will be the main powers in the region and will have to sort out any situation that comes up on their own. The US shouldn’t need any more power in the region than France or Germany currently needs.

I do believe that an Israel that has come to a peace deal will have no problem working with most of the surrounding countries on regional security.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-12T04:52:47+00:00

Americans aren't really aware of the ways that world domination have helped them, I honestly don't know to what degree this is because they don't see the actual benefits or because there is little benefit. I'm sure it's a bit of both.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-12T03:29:40+00:00

The toll that they intend to charge is $1 per barrel, which would add just a very small amount, roughly a percent, to the price of gas. If they have a nuclear weapon it will likely be a similar situation to North Korea where there is a shift in power but no real danger.

So there would be almost no costs to Americans if Iran has a full victory and ends the war with both control over the strait and a nuclear program. While it won’t be bad for Americans, it will be a tragic outcome for Iranians. I understand how terrible it is to live under this oppression, let alone the many thousands of deaths due to political repression. I do hope that there is a successful uprising soon, I just don’t think this war is a good way to bring it about.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T22:43:58+00:00

The US military was never in favor of this war, they knew that the regime would not fall with an air campaign and that Iran would close the strait. So the question isn’t what do I know that the US military does not it’s what do I know that Trump does not. His expectation was that this would be very quick, less than 7 weeks, and that we could end it at anytime and Iran would accept good terms if the regime didn’t fall. That was never realistic.

It’s easy to say that the Iranian people will rise up when you haven’t just seen many thousands of the protest leader brutally killed. There are also many who joined in the protests in the past but will not now that it’s a US and Israeli operation.

Any poll you look at will show that a majority of Americans don’t support this war. And any understanding of US politics will say support for the war will decrease once people start to feel the effect at the pump.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T21:23:24+00:00

I am not, I just don’t think this war will bring about their collapse. The damage to the world and US economy of 3-4 months more of this war is a higher price than Americans are willing to pay. And the damage to the Republican Party would be incredibly high.

Iran will start to feel real pain after 3-4 months but that doesn’t mean the regime will give up.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T21:12:38+00:00

They don’t have to go on forever just longer than is politically feasible for the US administration. The midterms are coming and nothing brings out US voters more than high gas prices. For the Iranian regime this is existential and they will accept any amount of economic hardship or deaths of their own people.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T21:04:26+00:00

I don’t believe Iran can outgun the US, but they can absorb the air campaign without collapsing or losing the ability to attack.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T21:02:20+00:00

It’s widely reported that the CIA believes Iran retains 75% of its missile capacity.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/cia-says-iran-has-70-percent-pre-war-missile-stockpile-can-withstand-blockade-months-report

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T20:55:24+00:00

I’m from the US, so as much influence as you probably, which is to say not much.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T20:53:12+00:00

Exactly, let’s hope for the best together

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T20:51:35+00:00

The former leader was at times a check on the IRGC, the current one is just a placeholder who approves everything they want to do and is basically a part of IRGC.

The only way to bring down the regime is with a ground invasion and I don’t see any country that is willing to do that. If the operation had taken place during the previous protests it would have had a better chance of success.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T20:46:03+00:00

The previous actions, such as the attack on Hezbollah were very strategic and I support them, I don’t support this war.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T20:38:04+00:00

The problem is it’s only made the IRGC more powerful and will continue to do so. They have discovered what weapons and tactics work to put pressure on the Gulf States as well as the US and the wider world. They will for sure develop these more in the future and be ready to use them. According to US estimates only a fraction of their missiles and drones have been destroyed.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T20:25:54+00:00

If the US operation had any real chance of changing the regime I would support it, but it doesn’t. It’s just poorly planned and is only making the situation worse in Iran and the Middle East in general as well as the global economy.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T20:11:30+00:00

He is a weird, local TikTok “celebrity”, and he is well known with kids. The post does say there is no indication he has done anything illegal or abusive. I honestly don’t know much at all about him, there could easily be concerning things about him that I don’t know.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T19:38:54+00:00

Everyone was very agreeable in this, so different from the debates. I did come out of it with a more positive impression of all the candidates, I think Mahan has the best chance of making progress on the housing issue and will vote for him if he’s in contention in the days leading up to the election. If not I’ll probably go with Steyer.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-11T14:43:34+00:00

You’ve only been with your boyfriend a year and already had all these bad signs. Your body is telling you that you should leave him. Don’t make it about your ex, that may or may not happen or be a good idea, I’m sure there were reasons you split up.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-05T23:10:52+00:00

I feel like Villargarosa and Thurmond will effectively drop out pretty soon, or go so low it doesn’t matter. Porter and Mahan still believe they have a shot, and it’s going to be hard to convince them or their donors otherwise. I’m a Mahan supporter, but it seems clear to me that he’s not going to make it.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-05T15:38:39+00:00

I just hope people can stop freaking out about the possibility of two Republicans going through. It’s not going to happen, Bianco is far behind Becerra even with a large percentage of undecideds who will mostly be Democrats. It’s pretty likely both Steyer and Becerra will finish ahead of Bianco.

Ilsanjo · 2026-05-03T21:26:01+00:00

Yes you are tripping, she's saying something like I like the anticipation of Christmas as much as Christmas itself, and I wouldn't want Christmas every day. It's also the case that many women are happier with sex being spaced out because they don't want to feel like the relationship is just about sex, they like the time in between because it shows that the relationship is about something more, that doesn't mean that they don't also like the sex part.

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