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Do you know how Arabs treat women? Do you know how they treat homosexuals? It's not very humane I can guarantee that. Many are also racist and have a hatred towards Americans and the western world. They do not like Christian's or Jews or any other religion other than fundamental Islam.
I work in the Middle East. This way of thinking is simply wrong. Each Arab country is different. So each one deals with their ideology differently. This is portrayed as being this way by the media, but on the street with everyday Arabs the reality is pretty different. So unless you've been there, keep in mind that your "many" is actually "some".
I work in the Middle East. This way of thinking is simply wrong. Each Arab country is different. So each one deals with their ideology differently. This is portrayed as being this way by the media, but on the street with everyday Arabs the reality is pretty different. So unless you've been there, keep in mind that your "many" is actually "some".
FYI FWIW I'm a American Mizrahi Jew.
I've been to Israel. Which means that I have been blacklisted from Arab countries.
I've been to Israel. Which means that I have been blacklisted from Arab countries.
You're not blacklisted. I travel to Israel twice a year. As long as your US passport does not say Israel as country of birth then you're fine. Also keep in mind that you can get passports with removable pages. When I travel to Israel my visa stamp goes on a sheet of paper. I use a Passport Card as ID (wasn't meant for this purpose by the US) and I've never had an issue or request to see the actual passport book in the five years I've had the card.
Not long ago there were suicide bombers going off every week or so. And rockets almost everyday aimed at Israel. Now one barely hears about rockets and never suicide bombers. Whats going on. Maybe the Palestinians are mellowing out or something. Or maybe they are laying back and waiting for the right time to start their terrorist work again. Who Knows.
I suspect that it's more an issue that the media won't publish the murderous acts of Palistinians. It doesn't fit the agenda.
Pruzhany, I think you know what he means. If you have an Israeli entry/exit stamp on your passport, many Arabic countries won't admit you.
Thanks for the input, but I know what he means. He can easily order a replacement passport if he wants to. As I've stated in multiple threads, I do work in numerous Muslim countries in N Africa and the Middle East with a majority of it in UAE. So I fly mostly on commercial airlines and have had no issues at passport control. Currently there are only two countries that have an issue with American passports with Israel stamps. They are Lebanon and Syria. And the only reason is that they are both in a state of war with Israel. Now if you fly with an Israeli passport then there are some (not most or many) countries that will deny you access. I don't have an Israeli passport. I've been to Lebanon twice but not to Syria (and not to Iran).
I find that the liberal support for Palestine and their opposition towards Israel is hypocritical.
Do you know how Arabs treat women? Do you know how they treat homosexuals? It's not very humane I can guarantee that. Many are also racist and have a hatred towards Americans and the western world. They do not like Christian's or Jews or any other religion other than fundamental Islam.
Meanwhile in Israel women have all the same rights as men, gay people live their lives freely and can even serve openly in the military, there is freedom of religion, you see all different ethnic groups living together, even Arabs. In fact there are Arabs in Israels Government, some even were elected to political offices.
Israel only kills terrorists. Hamas kills civilians and children. Israel only fights for self defense, Palestine and all other Arab and Persian countries fight to kill all the Jews.
It's obvious what side is the good side.
Meh...I think that view is incredibly simplistic.
Nothing in that region is as cut and dried obvious as you make it out to be. The issues and history is as convoluted as it is complicated.
There are no "good guys" from what I can see. Just winners and losers. And neither status makes either side good or bad.
Thanks for the input, but I know what he means. He can easily order a replacement passport if he wants to. As I've stated in multiple threads, I do work in numerous Muslim countries in N Africa and the Middle East with a majority of it in UAE. So I fly mostly on commercial airlines and have had no issues at passport control. Currently there are only two countries that have an issue with American passports with Israel stamps. They are Lebanon and Syria. And the only reason is that they are both in a state of war with Israel. Now if you fly with an Israeli passport then there are some (not most or many) countries that will deny you access. I don't have an Israeli passport. I've been to Lebanon twice but not to Syria (and not to Iran).
Arab/Muslim countries that DO NOT accept visitors with Israeli stamped passports:
To accommodate those who want to travel to the above countries, upon request, Israeli authorities will stamp a separate paper that'll fit into your passport and can be removed when necessary.
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