Originally posted by: dna
Originally posted by: Aimster
If a Muslim person was to visit Israel and he/she walked the streets of Tel Aviv in full Muslim dress they would be looked at and they would face discrimination. The same would happen if a Jewish person decided to visit Iran and walked the streets of Tehran in full Jewish clothing.
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Wow, you're really trying very hard to stretch the truth.
Sure a Muslim in full traditional dress will be looked upon with suspicion, and that is suspicion that is justified after years of suicide bombings, where people hid explosives under many layers of clothes. On the other hand, there is hardly any legitimate reason for people in Iran to look suspiciously at a Jew, unless they have succumbed to the brainwashing that goes on TV.
I'll agree that there is discrimination going on in Israel, but some of it is understandable -- you had Israeli Arabs voicing their support for Nasrallah in the past conflict. Also, the years of conflict, along with all the hate propaganda that goes on in Gaza, West Bank, and the neighboring nations, hasn't exactly fostered an atmosphere in which Israelis can respect them -- you don't spend too much time thinking rosy thoughts about someone who openly advocates for your murder.
Oh, and you're so way off target: Jews don't take offense because somone says something negative about Israel; they take offense because they know that anything negative about Israel is (most of the time) really something negative about the Jews, as centuries of history demonstrated it. There are still people in Europe that dislike/hate Jews -- care to explain their reasons?
Oh, BTW, Jews and Muslims can live side-by-side peacefully as long as it is convenient for the Muslims; evidence:
Jewish exodus from Arab lands.