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ToonArmyIsComing
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 9:08 am Post subject: Jerusalem vs. Tel Aviv |
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Which one is the heart of Israel?
Jerusalem is a poor city [second poorest in Israel] with lots of religious people inside it.
While Tel Aviv is modern city and it generates lots of wealth. It is the financial capital of Israel.
So quite readily, one can see that Jerusalem is only important because of the psychological reasons and it is a huge burden in reality. |
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Duchifas
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 9:38 am Post subject: Re: Jerusalem vs. Tel Aviv |
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ToonArmyIsComing wrote: While Tel Aviv is modern city and it generates lots of wealth. It is the financial capital of Israel.
Sometimes, the heart is not where the money is.
That's just my two cents. |
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Pebble
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 1:14 pm Post subject: |
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| As to the 'heart' in an emotional sense, I cannot say for I am not Israeli, but for me the capital is Tel Aviv. |
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MoscowMatt
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 2:27 pm Post subject: Re: Jerusalem vs. Tel Aviv |
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ToonArmyIsComing wrote: Which one is the heart of Israel?
Jerusalem is a poor city [second poorest in Israel] with lots of religious people inside it.
While Tel Aviv is modern city and it generates lots of wealth. It is the financial capital of Israel.
So quite readily, one can see that Jerusalem is only important because of the psychological reasons and it is a huge burden in reality.
Hmmm a huge burden?? So what do you think they should do with this 'burden' then??!! |
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Straudos
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 4:19 pm Post subject: |
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It's a burden because it's a poor city? Hey, there's a lot of poor people in NYC! And Washington D.C. has a whole lot of crime. Are they "burdens" too?
I have no doubt in my mind that Jerusalem's benefits far outweigh its costs, even from a financial point of view. |
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Secondary Oak
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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Pebble wrote: As to the 'heart' in an emotional sense, I cannot say for I am not Israeli, but for me the capital is Tel Aviv.
Why Tel-Aviv? Why not Haifa or any other Israeli city? There's nothing special about Tel-Aviv. |
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ToonArmyIsComing
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| Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Straudos wrote: Jerusalem's benefits far outweigh its costs, even from a financial point of view.
Benefits? Yes, the Haredim and marginalized Arabs have many benefits such as giving the world lots of children, studying religion, etc! :-|
MoscowMatt wrote: Hmmm a huge burden?? So what do you think they should do with this 'burden' then??!!
Destroy it ... the place is symbolic and holy for three of the world's most disasterous human constructions.
Secondary Oak wrote: Why Tel-Aviv? Why not Haifa or any other Israeli city? There's nothing special about Tel-Aviv.
Tel Aviv is the financial capital of Israel. That's why I chose it.
Duchifas wrote: Sometimes, the heart is not where the money is.
No, but it's clear that a malfunctioning heart can cause brain damage ... if you know what I mean. :wink: |
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mr_happy
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| Posted: Mon May 15, 2006 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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"Destroy it ... the place is symbolic and holy for three of the world's most disasterous human constructions."
agreed
along with Mecca, Medina, and turn the Vatican into a refuge for envrionmental refugees |
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