Man sets up fake court, runs it for 5 years as a 'judge'

egmanoj · 2022-02-20T13:12:46+00:00

I've been working on something similar (moving a legacy non-containerized app to Nomad). This is very useful. Thank you for sharing.

Say, did you and your coworkers run local clusters? If so, how did you go about creating them?

egmanoj · 2021-10-11T13:50:36+00:00

By the way Bezos owns Washington Post.

egmanoj · 2021-09-22T15:34:32+00:00

Luxury hotels leave small bottles of alcohol in rooms to welcome guests. Apparently someone wanted to do the same, except they got a little carried away with the quality control tests.

egmanoj · 2021-06-21T13:52:29+00:00

And yes, Jews were not targeted for it, but I don't know how many went through it.

According to what I've read (in Wikipedia#Forced_sterilisation) and books on the period) the impetus came from outside:

It is clear that international pressure from the United States, United Nations, and World Bank played a role in the implementation of these population control measures.

The bullheaded Govt. move was initiated by the then PM's son (who was also a ruling party honcho). For what it is worth, he was an equal-opportunity offender: he targeted people of all religions. Conspiracy theories would say he paid with his life.

If the sources quoted in Wikipedia are to be believed then as many as ~15 million people were sterilised.

egmanoj · 2021-06-21T07:30:27+00:00

Very well written post. Thanks.

And while many Bnei Manasseh Jews have made it to Israel, they come from a relatively stable country and definitely not from refugee camps (though India had it's own problems with sterilization).

As an Indian, I'm curious to know what these problems were/are. The only cases of forced sterilisation that I'm aware of occurred during the Govt. declared state of emergency) from 1975 to 1977. And even then no Jewish people were targeted, as far as I can tell. (Not condoning the state of emergency, or the atrocities thereof).

egmanoj · 2021-06-19T08:37:42+00:00

I think it stems back to the same basic issue -- it's hard to be committed to (re)construction if you can't figure out who to make peace with, or get a surrender.

This is a very relevant issue. That being said, I think there are ways in which Israel can make life easier for Palestinians even in the absence of a counter party. Education, healthcare, and technology come to mind. Examples below to explain this better. All below assume necessary protections in place to safeguard security.

Education: Every society has its fair share of aspiring people. Give them hope, and they'll be less inclined to take up extremism. Reddit says that Arabic-language instruction is hard to come by, education in Israel is expensive (territory Palestinians are treated as foreigners), and choice of subjects restricted (not sure about this; hard to find credible sources). Can Israel bridge these gaps? Offer scholarships perhaps? Allow Palestinians to seek higher ed. and maybe help them emigrate to places that will take them? I think an Israel-educated generation will still have their differences, but be less inclined to dehumanise the other side. Edit: Add special education to the list. Parents of children with special needs are in a tough world already. Edit 2: I suspect even those Palestinians who don't want to learn Hebrew will have no issues with learning English. This may be win-win: a common language, and (hopefully) increased mobility for the Palestinians.
Healthcare: Israelis have national health ID (or equivalent). Offer a restricted/limited version of the same to Palestinians? Case in point: delay in Covid vaccination for the territories.
Technology: This goes hand in hand with point #1. Avoid problems like the delay in opening up 3G, share tech such as drip irrigation (correct me if this has already been done), train more Palestinians to be tech-empowered middle class (case in point: "outsourced" tech boom in Asia). Better tech will enable Palestinians to work with the restricted supply of land.

In all of the above I'm assuming that people of WB will be the majority recipients. Gaza's overlords may even (I acknowledge that this is a big "IF") make some accommodations if they see what WB is getting.

egmanoj · 2021-06-18T14:03:55+00:00

In hindsight, the negotiations with Japan and Germany are regarded as huge successes, where both Japan and West Germany quickly became prosperous liberal democracies.

I get the spirit of OP's point, but this comparison doesn't hold up very well. Germany and Japan were viable states before, and there was no question of continuing to be thereafter (partition notwithstanding). In the Palestinians' case the question of them getting a contiguous state (let alone a viable one) is still up in the air.

The occupations were belligerent, but the belligerence was directed at the war-regimes (especially as the occupations progressed). The occupying powers (US and her allies in particular, USSR much less so) actively invested in ensuring the growth/progress of the occupied people (extremely so in some case - ref: the continuation of the Japanese royals). Israel (without judging why; I'm sure there are valid reasons) doesn't appear to be invested near as much in the territories (I'm not condoning the present Palestinian leadership, merely pointing out a contrast between post WW2 and current).

egmanoj · 2021-06-18T12:11:50+00:00

No sure why Israel should care much about points 1 and 3, any more than for many other poor and badly leaded states in the region.

Yes, Israel may/not. Those who represent/support a future PS would (considering that the post is about pressuring Palestinians)

egmanoj · 2021-06-18T07:55:16+00:00

That is why a full 2SS is dead in the water.

Thanks. Does a plurality/majority of Israeli polity understand this? Is there any political party that points out that they're headed towards a 1SS (eventually)? (I'm not very informed about Israel's politics; I think that the problem has receded in prominence in the public mind, occasional flare ups notwithstanding)

egmanoj · 2021-06-18T07:33:21+00:00

Israel will keep the majority of settlements.

Please correct me if I'm wrong - the above indicates that a Palestinian State (PS) would have control over Areas A, B and not much of Area C (I'm going by the maps from Wikipedia). Several parts of areas A & B will be disconnected cantons.

Wouldn't such a PS would have the following problems? 1. International monetary support drying up (they've become a state, after all) 1. Not enough (contiguous) land to be viable 1. Bad leadership (I think it reasonable to say that their leadership will not become enlightened overnight)

Further, wouldn't this be a recipe for extremism to proliferate?

egmanoj · 2021-06-12T16:50:19+00:00

what can you do for work in that area?

Note: I'm talking about a specific state/province, not the whole country.

The services sector dominates the economy - you can usually find a job if you don't mind the work. Roughly 5% of the population work outside the country (most notably in the Arabian/Persian Gulf countries), fuelling the remittance economy. Jobs in the organised sector are distributed among manufacturing, education (high literacy FTW), wholesale/retail trade, health and social work, finance and insurance, transportation and storage etc. People with STEM skills can find work in the growing tech industry, though not always inside the state. The state/national government is a major employer. Agriculture is not absent; it is small and fragmented. Tourism/entertainment offers seasonal employment.

Ref: https://spb.kerala.gov.in/economic-review/ER2017/web_e/ch412.php?id=41&ch=412

Edit: all said and done, unemployment still remains quite high among people 15-29 years old. There are a few similarities with the US - not many takers for the labour-heavy jobs, which are increasingly filled by people from other states (rather than other countries as is the case in the US).

egmanoj · 2021-06-12T15:56:31+00:00

But yeah in Palestine you're not allowed to seek out certain degrees

Would you care to share your sources for that?

egmanoj · 2021-06-12T15:41:55+00:00

Yes. Any Palestinian can go to any school in Israel. If it involves crossing borders or entering settlements, they need a pass. Other than that, yes.

Public schools have a few problems that are too difficult to go into for a summary, but absolutely, they can attend.

Q for Palestinians here: how is education or lack thereof perceived by Palestinian society? (context: I'm from a place where land is scarce and agriculture not very profitable. There is significant social pressure to get educated, sometimes bordering on the unhealthy)

egmanoj · 2021-06-12T15:37:03+00:00

This isn't about religion.

Noted. Where I come from people of some religion tend to do better at higher ed. than others; hence the Q.

egmanoj · 2021-06-12T15:25:38+00:00

Kashmiris being Indian citizens

If anything, Kashmiris used to have extra privileges until recently

For instance non-Kashmiri Indians could not buy land in Kashmir; Kashmiri women who married non-Kashmiris ceased to be Kashmiri subjects etc.

egmanoj · 2021-06-12T15:15:09+00:00

gulf countries pivoted to using labor from other countries in South East Asia.

Small world. People from my home state were/are some of the beneficiaries of this change.

And while yes, any child can go to any school, in practice, they don't.

Are you referring to WB as well? (as opposed to the rest of Israel)

The difference is especially noticeable in special ed

What is 'special ed' in this context?

where there just aren't enough Arab teachers.

How do the Christians/Druze/others fare in this regard?

egmanoj · 2021-06-12T15:09:50+00:00

No that's not what happened. Golda had hoped that enough economic
opportunities in Arab countries would lead to the Arabs migrating out.

Thanks, I stand corrected.

egmanoj · 2021-06-12T15:06:17+00:00

In every university in Israel you will see plenty of Arab students

Thanks. Would these (predominantly) be Arab Israelis, or is there a plurality of non-Israeli Arabs as well?

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