Prime Minister Ehud Olmert told olim who arrived in Israel from North America that Israel "is not an easy country to live in as it has security problems in addition to bureaucratic problems."
Well its not anything that I didn't know before. I am sure most olim also know it already. If they don't know it, then they must be living in some dream world. In fact in the video the Jewish Agency shows you to prepare you for aliyah they show a clip about a guy trying to go to the Interior Ministry (Misrad Hapnim) and the office just happening to have decided to close with the narrator saying that this is a common occurrence which will most likely happen to you.
Its nice to hear an Israeli politician being honest. But I wouldn't try this as hasbara to anyone except Olim.
At least Olmert said he was proud and happy that the olim wanted to settle in Israel. Becuase after all where else besides Israel would Olim settle?
(Hat Tip: Israellycool )
(Source: Ynet )
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Even though i saw both Aussie Dave's post and the article before i read your post, in the context of all things shmita, when i see this post's title, i think of heter mechira.
That would be a post getting really annoyed at the Haredim forcing their strange will on the rest of society, including in Petach Tikva. hmmm, maybe for later
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