Israel’s ambassador to Thailand, Orna Sagiv, visited the northern town of Pai last Wednesday, accompanied by Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, to defuse tensions caused by a series of incidents involving Israeli tourists in the country and Pai in particular.
"Daniel, Aviv and Or Emanoel and Dan Nisko admit to charges of causing public nuisance, intimidation, harassment and disgraceful conduct; group being held at Pai Police Station and set to be deported."
and Egypt:
An Egyptian court sentenced two Israeli citizens to five years in jail on Saturday for assaulting hotel workers in the Red Sea town of Taba near the border with Israel last year, an Egyptian security source said.
In August, three Arab Israeli tourists and two Egyptian hotel workers were injured when a fight broke out at the Taba Hilton hotel.
According to media reports citing sources familiar with the incident, the Israelis had refused to pay for alcohol and services they received.
and Amsterdam:
and Israel:
"A former Hamas hostage who recently came forward as the complainant in a rape case against a well-known Tel Aviv trainer said Saturday that the suspect convinced her to host a meeting in her home where the assault took place by claiming a Hollywood producer would be in attendance."|
She feared getting raped while in captivity in Gaza, but was not. However, when she returned to Israel she was raped (allegedly) by an Israel.
How is this relevant to Torah Im Derech Eretz you ask?
"The term Derekh Eretz includes all the situations arising from and dependent upon the circumstance that the earth is the place where the individual must live, fulfil his destiny and dwell together with others and that he must utilize resources and conditions provided on earth in order to live and to accomplish his purpose. Accordingly, the term Derekh Eretz is used primarily to refer to ways of earning a living, to the social order that prevails on earth, as well as to the mores and considerations of courtesy and propriety arising from social living and also to things pertinent to good breeding and general education."
Pirkei Avos, Chapter Two, Mishnah Two, R' Samson Raphael Hirsch
You cannot be a Zionist and a follower of Rav Hirsch.
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