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Those who should not move to Israel

Will your children respect you

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If you move to Israel because some over-the-top Zionistic rabbi like Hershel Schachter, Joel Zeff, Ari Shvat, or Yitzchok Breitowitz guilts you into it, you might have a big problem with your children. I meet all kinds of people who give up their house to come live in a little apartment. They give up their cars to take buses.  Breitowitz probably didn't have to give up his car because he only retired here after having a legal, academic, and rabbinic career in America (where he was educated). But he still pushes everyone to come here whether they be rich or poor. That's how idealogues work. You are just a pawn in their games.   Here's how you look to your children now, like a loser. And if you don't speak Hebrew -- and few olim over 30 learn Hebrew -- you look like a bigger loser. If you are a baal teshuvah or convert that grew up without any exposure to Hebrew, it will be even harder. You can't help your kids with their homework. You need them to get on the phone an
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You are not permitted to bring yourself into a sakanah

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Since the beginning of the war, over 26,000 rockets, missiles, and drones have been launched at Israel from multiple fronts. The numbers included 13,200 projectiles fired from Gaza — at least 5,000 on October 7 alone — 12,400 from Lebanon, around 60 from Syria, 180 from Yemen, and 400 from Iran — the latter of which in two direct attacks on Israel on April 13 and October 1. A total of 728 soldiers, reservists, and local security officers have been killed and another 4,576 have been wounded in the war since October 7 — the latest on Sunday. Of them, 346 were killed and 2,299 were wounded during the ground offensive in Gaza. The IDF also lists 56 soldiers killed due to friendly fire in Gaza and other military-related accidents. https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-year-of-war-idf-data-shows-726-troops-killed-over-26000-rockets-fired-at-israel/ Verdict stay in chutz
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Not available in Israel

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    This is a signup form for Microsoft. You'll note that country/region is not optional. Only USA is available. Come to Israel and experience this continuously. The credit card that you have used for decades doesn't allow non-US addresses. Paypal didn't for years. I'm still unsure what is going on with Paypal. You'll find the same with all kinds of online shopping, with video streaming. They only work in the USA. What you learn when you come to Israel is that the USA is the world's superpower and a shockingly high percentage of technology and services come from the USA. But when you move to Israel your ability to access these become seriously limited. I am the treasurer for a non-profit in the USA but cannot access the bank account because the bank will only allow US phone numbers for security checks. Every board meeting is an adventure for me to coordinate with someone in the USA to gain access.  Oh, you can just switch to Israel companies. Oh yeah, keep livin
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Looking for space

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There's space in Israel which prompts the question why are people living on the Gaza and Lebanon borders and in the West Bank. There's plenty of space in the Galil and in the center of the country. I imagine that there are historical and political reasons, the latter of which includes expansionist ambitions, but I won't get into it. The point for today is the spacious places are not where you'll be living. You'll move to Jerusalem, Beit Shemesh, Be'er Sheva, Rananana where there isn't much space. And since you'll now be in an apartment or maybe a house that's way smaller than what you have, you'll be short on space. Israeli apartments don't have closets, so you'll have even less space after you install a cheapo standing closet. You won't have room for your books, toys, or clothes. But much worse, you won't have room for sleep over guests. Even if you host a kiddush, it will be uncomfortably crowded. But worse, there will be compli
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Just like America but Jewish

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Remember when I told you about the post office appointments, how if you need something from the post office you have to make an appointment, wait three days or sometimes more, and then be sure to arrive within 10 minutes of the scheduled time? Well, sometimes that's not enough to get your stamps. Here's a story that happened today. Woman arrives twenty minutes early, but the door is closed. She can see that there's a worker in there, but the door doesn't open. It's now 1/2 hour after opening time. People are waiting, but nothing. Her time passes. Nothing. 1/2 hour more passes but nothing. Suddenly the door opens, and the sole poster worker scurries out, locks the door, ignoring everyone, and leaves the building. This woman rushes over to her and says "Where are you going? Are you opening? We have appointments." Postal worker says, "Too bad. It will open later." Welcome to SSOI (the secular state of israel). There were numerous Americans on the un
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Still feel safer here? Today's news.

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News from 10/9/24.  And Yitzchok Breitowitz will claim Jews are unsafe everywhere. And RHS says he feels less safe in Washington Heights. These Zionists are delusional and have no compunctions against  endangering your life. And in related news, a Jewish student at Columbia University got shouted at. Oh my gosh, we must flee America. 
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Another death

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  It continues. Every few days. Sometimes on consecutive days, Jews murdered in Israel. Are the lunatic aliyah salesmen going to continue asserting that Jews are no less safe in Israel?
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