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Title:I bit of truth
Name:John Doe
City: State:
I lived in Israel for 2 years and wanted to become a citizen. I had a good job(managed to get extended work visa) and wanted to make Aliyah.

I returned home for a surgery that was necessary. A doctor back home was familiar with my internal problems and recommended a surgeon.

After that , I applied to the embassy for Aliyah and the fact that I was adopted came around. My adoptive parents are Jewish, I was raised Jewish, and I felt in my heart I was Jewish, this was my "religion".

But it became difficult and a lot more political as through all this as they found out about my adoption (I told them) and the official State policy was that I was not Jewish. I could`ve jumped through hoops to make Aliyah but I felt alienated. My heart crumbled.

I still monitor Israel from the web, and consider myself Jewish and feel pain for my brothers and sisters under siege by the surrounding Arabs, but I have little sympathy for some parts of the government.

Cause at times they are Racist