Israel a good country

My last trip to Israel reminded me why. We heard Muslims call for prayer. We listened to a group of Christians from Japan singing in the street of Jerusalem, which drew a big crowd.

In Israel, everybody is free to worship any religion. Israel is the only country (maybe Jordan) in the Middle East where Christians are not persecuted. The Muslims are killing Christians in the Middle East every day. They have killed thousands, but we don’t see much in the media about that situation.

What about divesting Muslims? Two men can walk hand and hand on the beach in Tel Aviv. If they do the same in Israel’s neighboring countries, they will be toast. In the central bus station in Tel Aviv, there is a free health clinic set up for the thousands of Africans who have entered Israel, legally and illegally.

Clearly, they know something that the divestment people (who rant and rave about racist and apartheid) don’t. They bypass Arab countries along the way, fearing persecution. There are Arabs in the Knesset, and Arabs join the Israeli army. Israel is a good country to live in.

Evert Kooy

Moses Lake