NationStates Jolt Archive

Today is Yom Hatzmauth, or Independence Day, a whole day of celebrating Israels 57th year as an independent country. Mazal Tov Israel!

...alternatively, you could describe it as the 57th day since the death of Palestine!

This thread is going to be a bastion of flaming, Sanctaphrax, despite your best intentions.

...alternatively, you could describe it as the 57th day since the death of Palestine!
But maybe I won't because there's never been a nation called Palestine, and the term was only coined during the sixties. Also, I could remind you that this isn't a debate thread, and that if you want to start one, feel free. This isn't for debating.

It's not Israel's birthday yet that's tommorow today is the day where Israelis mourn the deaths of Israeli soldiers in all their wars but come tommorow there will celebrations galore as Israel celebrates another year since it became a nation from a u.n. mandate (the only positive thing the u.n. has ever done for israel)

Yay Israel!

How does one go about sending a birthday card to a nation? Because I want to.

Hee. Maybe I could get my Rabbi to write it in Hebrew. Or my dad could do Yiddush.

And bah upon naysayers! But I will stay off my soap box, because I'm not awake enough to rant.

Really? Happy Birthday Israel! It was a long time coming, but the wrongs of the Diaspora and the Holocaust were in some small way put right, 57 years ago today.

...alternatively, you could describe it as the 57th day since the death of Palestine!
Two reasons to celebrate!

Seriously though, Happy Birthday Israel!

Today is Yom Hatzmauth, or Independence Day, a whole day of celebrating Israels 57th year as an independent country. Mazal Tov Israel!
Mazal Tov indeed!

One of the things I LOVE about this country is this cute Israeli Independence Day custom- when little kids are walking around bopping random people on the head with squeaking plastic hammers, and no one ever takes offense or anything. When I told about it to an American buddy of mine, he thought it was admirable. He said if someone tried to do it in the US, it would ignite quite a few fist fights.

But maybe I won't because there's never been a nation called Palestine, and the term was only coined during the sixties. Also, I could remind you that this isn't a debate thread, and that if you want to start one, feel free. This isn't for debating.

Who says I was debating? I was listing an alternative way of looking at it.

But now you've gone and made an argument and then said there will be no debating. That's not very fair. :(

"But the Zionists did to the Arabs,
What Hitler did to the Jews"...

That's a quote from a book called "Where Angels Fear to Dream"

"But the Zionists did to the Arabs,
What Hitler did to the Jews"...

That's a quote from a book called "Where Angels Fear to Dream"
Takes a whole lot of historical ignorance to produce this kind of one liner.

"But the Zionists did to the Arabs,
What Hitler did to the Jews"...

That's a quote from a book called "Where Angels Fear to Dream"
Show me just one death camp the Israelis built.

Calm down dear, it's only a book

Boycott Caterrorpillar, demolisher of Palestinian homes.

Happy birthday, Israel! The ancient promised land for God's people!

It was yours, then it was stolen from you... but for the last 57 years it's been back in your hands, the way it should be... the land of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

In fact, you are Jacob.

Happy birthday Israel!

And Drunk Commies, I couldn't have said it better!

Calm down dear, it's only a book
Sorry. Some people actually beleive crap like that.

Boycott Caterrorpillar, demolisher of Palestinian homes.
I agree 100%. They should use large thermobaric bombs to destroy the houses of palestinian suicide bombers, not bulldozers. Bulldozer operators could get shot. Bombs can be dropped from above quite safely. Plus the collateral damage is cool too.

Happy Zion Day and junk...

Damn the broccoli, damn Isreal, and damn the Wright brothers!