| Simon, the reasons were entirely personal - my wife is Israeli and has a large family here. But let me assure you: I am not afraid of extermination, nor am I here for religious reasons. In fact I think that the main threat to Israel is that all public discussion and politics are focussed entirely on these topics: security and religion, and a far too small amount of thinking goes into social welfare and ecology, both of which are highly important in the long term. A country`s psychological and physical base can erode if such little attention is paid to its "inner health". And focussing exclusively on security issues is almost always a sign of weak politics. This goes deep of course, it`s ultimately a matter of public awareness, education etc. and in Israel the whole population is preoccupied with security, probably in part because of the army brain-wash. To think of it: many more people suffer here because of bad health and poverty than because of Qassams and Katyuashas. |
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