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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
With a population that is 15% Russian and also a high percentage of radical religious nuts I think they prefer it that way.
They have always been looking for an excuse to "Defend" themselves.
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The first generation of Jewish settlers in the 20th century were irreligious socialists who founded kibbutz in the sparsely populated hinterland. If they were radical in any way, it was because they were Marxist. The religious nuts only came later.
It’s fair to say the expansion of orthodox religious settlements in the West Bank over the last 20 years has antagonized the Palestinians and pushed Israeli politics to the right. But Israelis have been defending their communities from hostile neighbours for a lot longer than 20 years.