Since I was 6 years old I wanted to be lawyer (probably even younger).  I have since made a promise to myself that if I do not make the aalyiah then I will go to law school.  If I do make the aalyiah, then I will be satisfied with my life and will fulfill my deeper need to be in Israel.  So, yeah I am a Zionist.  If I could I would move to Israel today.  I honestly am looking so forward to my vacation that it is very difficult to express in words because it's such a deeper sort of longing and I just am not good at expressing myself especially when it comes to my feelings.  It just is something that I feel I need to do.  Even if I do not know anyone in Israel, I would somehow still feel like it was home, except home never felt like this.

Anyway, I cannot really pinpoint a time I became a Zionist, but my awakening happened due to my lawsuit when I was fired from a job because I am Jewish and a non-Christian.  Since then that seed was germinated and being exposed to various blogs and media have only strengthened my positions.  Meryl Yourish (the first blogger I ever read) has a policy about her blog being completely Pro-Israel.  I love that idea.  Her blog is one of my favorite's and I have been reading her blog for almost 4 years now.  Between her blog, LGF, mere rhetoric and many others they offer a view that is not represented in the Media and serve as a counterweight to various Israeli double standards. 

I feel like I should post more on Israel, but honestly, I just do not know enough - and I don't want to come across as an idiot.

There is a blog I read that is entitled - the case for the expansion of Israel - and I find that very interesting.  I have been debating Omri on the merits of annexing most or all of the West Bank and giving Jordan part of it.  I am also interested in reading the Winograd Commission Report - from last year's Hezbullah war.  And, I am fascinated by all the political parties in Israel, though if I had to choose I would support Former PM Benjamin Netanyahu for Prime Minster. And, I was a strong believer of Ariel Sharon until Disengagement.

My grandfather wanted to die an American.  I want to be in Israel.  When it is my time to die (hopefully many many many years in the future), I would like to be in Israel.

Posted by: Robert Woolwine at 11:37 AM | No Comments | Add Comment
Post contains 444 words, total size 2 kb.