http://972mag.com/snapshot-the-looming-threat-of-war-in-the-eyes-of-a-canadian/54766/ Independent commentary and news from Israel & Palestine Sat, 25 May 2013 13:31:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://972mag.com/snapshot-the-looming-threat-of-war-in-the-eyes-of-a-canadian/54766/comment-page-1/#comment-73775 sh Wed, 29 Aug 2012 20:37:26 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=54766#comment-73775 Perhaps you don't visit the market, Ish Yehudi. A couple of weeks ago the mood was leaden and the humor very black. Talk having leveled off somewhat last week, the home front delivered a jocular pamphlet to each and every mailbox to encourage us to think about it some more. But maybe they don't do that where you live... Perhaps you don’t visit the market, Ish Yehudi. A couple of weeks ago the mood was leaden and the humor very black. Talk having leveled off somewhat last week, the home front delivered a jocular pamphlet to each and every mailbox to encourage us to think about it some more. But maybe they don’t do that where you live…

]]> http://972mag.com/snapshot-the-looming-threat-of-war-in-the-eyes-of-a-canadian/54766/comment-page-1/#comment-73719 ish yehudi Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:14:54 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=54766#comment-73719 regarding: "I find it hard to believe that any human with a television, radio, or internet connection is not feeling this way" better believe it- i don't find conversation perculating with speculation of war and that fear in conversations with friends at all... I'd check your projections against a wider survey base. It was nice to hear Abu Mazen say he is against an Iranian nuclear weapon ( i can't really think why he would be for it either). but in other parts of the country i don't find the same media driven paranoia causing ulcers- mostly just worried relatives in chutz l'aretz. regarding: “I find it hard to believe that any human with a television, radio, or internet connection is not feeling this way”
better believe it- i don’t find conversation perculating with speculation of war and that fear in conversations with friends at all… I’d check your projections against a wider survey base.
It was nice to hear Abu Mazen say he is against an Iranian nuclear weapon ( i can’t really think why he would be for it either). but in other parts of the country i don’t find the same media driven paranoia causing ulcers- mostly just worried relatives in chutz l’aretz.

]]>