Arab, Israeli, and Proud
Yoseph Haddad has served in the Israeli Defense Forces. Why would an Arab volunteer to join the Israeli military? If Israel really is an apartheid state, why would Haddad be happy to safeguard it?
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Script:
The objective was simple: Rescue pals coming under heavy anti-tank fire.
Today the sun was up.
And our cover was blown.
We were absolutely exposed.
I felt a heavy whoosh of air.
Then I felt nothing. Just a ringing in my ears.
I was on the ground. I might see through my thigh. Even even worse, I couldn’t see my foot.
It was gone.
When I woke up in the healthcare facility, it took every ounce of guts I needed to look down my leg.
In some way. Some method. My foot was there.
The medical professionals had managed to re-attach it.
We have the very best cosmetic surgeons.
They get a lot of practice at this sort of thing.
That’s life in Israel.
That’s life as an Israeli soldier.
And that’s what I am.
I’m likewise an Arab.
Sometimes individuals state to me, “Yoseph, how could you defend the IDF?” I state, it’s basic. It’s not the Jewish Defense Forces. It’s the Israeli Defense Forces. And I’m an Israeli..
Are you surprised?
If so, I don’t blame you. You probably get your news about Israel from … well, the media. They magnify extremists and offer conflict because conflict sells; conciliation doesn’t.
Stereotypes produce basic stories. Too simple. So, let’s examine some.
Let’s take the easiest: That there are Israelis. And there are Palestinians. Which each side specifies itself versus the other.
Turns out that fundamental department is false. According to a poll in 2020, just 7 percent of Arabs living in Israel self-identify as “Palestinian.” By contrast, 74 percent consider themselves either Israeli-Arab– or just plain Israeli.
This is normal..
So, here are a couple of..
In America, given their numbers, Jews are disproportionately represented in the medical profession. No surprise..
Did you know this?
In Israel, Arabs are disproportionately represented in the medical occupation. Arabs comprise 20 percent of Israel’s population– however 30 percent of its physicians and 35 percent of its pharmacists.
You’ve probably heard the stereotype that Jews are bankers. This recommends that they manage things behind the scenes. You might be surprised to find out that the head of the most significant bank in Israel is an Arab.
Worse than the stereotypes are the lies. The worst lie is this: Israel is an “apartheid state.”.
In an apartheid state, some can vote, and some can’t. But in Israel, Arabs don’t just vote– they in some cases call the shots. In 2021, as a short article in Al-Monitor put it, “for the very first time in Israel’s 73-year history, Arab [Parliament] members will likely have last word on whether a government is formed and even who will head such a federal government.”.
In an apartheid state, some get an education, and some do not. In Israel, Arab enrollment in greater education is taking off– more than doubling between 2008 and 2018. And Israeli Arab Christians actually surpass Israeli Jews in college degrees relative to population.
You most likely don’t know these truths because the media prefers to demonize Israel rather than report about it fairly.
That may never alter, but whether or not they report it, Israel is experiencing a crucial generational shift.
Our parents’ and grandparents’ generations witnessed significant wars– in 1948, 1967, and 1973. My generation and the generation after me have not seen such disputes. However we have all grown up under the shadow of terrorist violence– from suicide bombers to Hamas rocket attacks.
And terrorists do not discriminate between Jews and Arabs.
When you come face to face with this truth– when you have face-to-face discussions– you understand that everybody within the borders of Israel faces the same hazard. And then you can start to understand that the genuine story isn’t two groups– Jews and Arabs– secured everlasting dispute, however 2 parts of a country coming together in a procedure I call Israelization.
A silent, however ever-growing majority of citizens simply want to reside in peace with their next-door neighbors– the ones across the street and the ones on the other side of nationwide borders.
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If Israel actually is an apartheid state, why would Haddad be happy to protect it? You probably get your news about Israel from … well, the media. You may be amazed to find out that the head of the most significant bank in Israel is an Arab.
In Israel, Arabs do not simply vote– they often call the shots. In Israel, Arab enrollment in greater education is blowing up– more than doubling in between 2008 and 2018.
