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I was friends for two years with an Israeli guy who served in the Shayetet commando unit with distinction. He fought for Israel in Lebanon while Israel was still there, yet he felt no enmity at all towards Palestinians or Arabs in general, but, he absolutely hated the Haredim. His view was that they should all be shot or gassed. He called them leeches. I could not, and still don't, understand why Jewish Israelis like him feel that way. On a spiritual level perhaps that is why suicide bombings and such occur in Israel...to waken the Israeli psyche out of its hatred of its own people. Much in the same way as 9/11 caused New Yorkers to "come together". But I still don't understand it. Anyone have an explanation?

He fought for Israel in Lebanon while Israel was still there, yet he felt no enmity at all towards Palestinians or Arabs in general, but, he absolutely hated the Haredim. His view was that they should all be shot or gassed.

That is so sick. I've had secular Jews say the same thing to me. I have a college degree and 17 years of IT industry experience, and yes, I've been laid off several times because of "outsourcing".

Unemployment sucks. I have to bust my butt every 6 months for another contract. How does that make me more of a "leech" than the hundreds of thousands of other displaced tech workers in the U.S.?

What I don't understand is why "Jews" like him stay in Israel. Why don't they just move to a country where they won't be offended by the sight of Jews actually observing Judaism. Like France or something. Still, I don't wish on him to be gassed or shot or blown up by a terrorist. I pray that he should come to his senses. Quickly, by G-D.

But I still don't understand it. Anyone have an explanation?

I'm still trying to figure out the Methodist vs. Presyterian vs. Catholic vs. LDS slugfests that pop up on this forum.