First of all, I think it is pretty darn amazing there is a Synagogue in Indonesia. Since moving to Asia, I have seen only one Synagogue in Singapore.
It is sad to read that the politics of the latest Gaza war is getting tangled up with Islam & Judaism. Both your expressed perspectives demonstrate the same sort of prejudice and intolerance that smart Jews ought to avoid so as not to stoop to the same low level that the throng of Islamofascists derive their strength.
Israel and Israeli Jews simply cannot afford to isolate themselves from the greater world out here -- the emerging markets of Asia, not only for practical economic, also for political reasons.
The appropriate response to this kind of anti-Jewish sentiment should be greater PR by Israel`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as counter-measures to control websites that incite religious or racial intolerance and bigotry. Making the same errors as the Arabs will never improve conditions for Israel. |
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