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Title: priorities -Dedicated to all the patriotic American Jews
Post by: whywhywhy on July 25, 2007, 08:35:57 AM

When Golda Meir held the office of Prime Minister, she tried to
encourage

Henry Kissinger to make Israel a top priority.

He sent her a letter: "I would like to inform you that I'm first an

American citizen, second Secretary of State and third a Jew."


She responded: "In Israel we read from right to left"

Title: Re: priorities -Dedicated to all the patriotic American Jews
Post by: Ehud on July 25, 2007, 08:42:26 AM

What's your point?  That Israel should be a higher priority than America?  I don't see a contradiction between the two.  What's good for Israel is almost always good for America.

Title: Re: priorities -Dedicated to all the patriotic American Jews
Post by: newman on July 25, 2007, 08:44:43 AM

Classic ashkenazi wit. :)

Title: Re: priorities -Dedicated to all the patriotic American Jews
Post by: Yisrael on July 25, 2007, 08:49:17 AM

Quote from: Ze'ev Jabotinsky on July 25, 2007, 08:42:26 AM

What's your point?

I guess he's point is that "American Jews" should be Jew first, American second.

Title: Re: priorities -Dedicated to all the patriotic American Jews
Post by: Ehud on July 25, 2007, 08:52:14 AM

Quote from: Yisrael on July 25, 2007, 08:49:17 AM

Quote from: Ze'ev Jabotinsky on July 25, 2007, 08:42:26 AM

What's your point?

I guess he's point is that "American Jews" should be Jew first, American second.

I hope so.

Title: Re: priorities -Dedicated to all the patriotic American Jews
Post by: Muck DeFuslims on July 25, 2007, 09:05:09 AM

That's one of the reasons I love this forum.

Here I can say I'm a Jew first and an American second, without having my patriotism questioned.

Title: Re: priorities -Dedicated to all the patriotic American Jews
Post by: Ehud on July 25, 2007, 09:08:46 AM

Any logical person can see that it's not unpatriotic to consider oneself a Jew first and an American second, just like it's not unpatriotic for oneself to be a Christian first and an American second.  There is no difference.

Title: Re: priorities -Dedicated to all the patriotic American Jews
Post by: Shoshana on July 25, 2007, 10:14:04 AM

I agree that Jews should be Jews first and Americans second. You would never be able to say that most places though without an outcry.
The same goes for Christians- I see no problem with people being Christians first and Americans second.