Look:
"Memo From Jerusalem: 60 Years After Israel’s Founding, Many Are Not in the Mood for a Party"
"JERUSALEM —.... More and more Israelis evincing deep-seated disillusionment with their leadership and the way the country is run.
“Our protest is against the problematic order of priorities of the government,” said Ron Avni, a vocal leader of a campaign against excessive celebrations. “First let them find the budget for all the things that the country needs.”
In late January, Mr. Avni, an earthquake expert and university comptroller, started an online petition with another prominent academic urging that public spending on the 60th anniversary be limited to that of celebrations in a normal year. They argued that money should not be wasted on “festivities whose primary purpose is to give a stage to the politicians.”
Initially they were aiming for 10,000 names; by early this month more than 90,000 Israelis had signed up.
Recent opinion polls back up the notion that a majority of Israelis would prefer a modest celebration, with the additional money spent on areas like education and health....
The plans include the creation of 60 picnic spots with access for the disabled, the completion of a footpath around the Sea of Galilee and the inauguration of a trans-Israel bicycle trail. Schoolchildren will hike to Jerusalem in the footsteps of the fighters from 1948, and 60 memorials of that war will be spruced up around the country and will be adopted and maintained by local youths....
Typical indoctrination here.
The actual festivities on May 7 through 9, accounting for about 20 percent of the budget, are scheduled to include a sound and light show of vast proportions to be staged simultaneously in eight locations, from Tiberias, in the north, to Eilat, in the south; free beach parties; and an air force and naval display that will be larger than usual.
In some ways, the 60th anniversary, whose official theme is “Strengthening Israel’s Children,” falls at an unfortunate time.
While the NaZionists destroy any chance of their children's future with their actions!
A February report by the National Insurance Institute indicates that one of every three Israeli children lives in poverty, despite a flourishing economy, and that even though more Israelis are working, some of them remain poor as well.
Is that the spitting image of AmeriKa or what?
And Israel should be ashamed of itself!!
One of every three children living in poverty!!!??
The academic year started with high school teachers going on strike for two months over meager pay and poor classroom conditions.
AmeriKa! That's why I call it USrael!
Adding to the national queasiness, extreme cases of child abuse have recently been leading the news.
Perverted Jews -- just like the perverts out west in AmeriKa!!!
Israelis speak of a creeping sense of demoralization.
Awwwwww, poor Israelis!
How about trading places with the Palestinians then, huh?
The 2006 Lebanon war was widely deemed a failure, and for seven years Israel, with all its military might, has been unable to stop the crude rockets made in Gaza from landing on the town of Sderot....
Maybe that's because their Mossad or Fatah agents are the ones popping them off, no?
If anything, the public’s mixed feelings reflect widespread disdain for the government and a profound distrust of politicians.
Just like in AmeriKa!
A poll in late March published in the Hebrew daily newspaper Maariv asked which of five potential candidates, including leaders in the government and the opposition, was most suitable to be prime minister. The largest portion of respondents, nearly 31 percent, chose “none of the above.” (No sample size or margin of error was provided.)
Just like what Jesse Ventura said!!!
I actually am feeling pity for most Israelis now.
They are suffering under just as bad a shit government as Americans are!
