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To: Sam who wrote (374484)	6/18/2018 9:47:48 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Respond to of 541248

"Multiple fires started each day by kites and helium balloons" Similar story How Japan's fire balloons took the second world war to American soil ... theguardian.com. Oct 30, 2014 - The only second world war deaths from enemy action on American continental soil were victims of a balloon bomb, Japan's desperate attempt .

To: Sam who wrote (374484)	6/18/2018 9:58:09 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Respond to of 541248

Remember how I told you about American Jews who have explicitly forbidden their kids from marrying Israelis? Remember how I said Israel is not the idolized society that many American Jews imagine? Well here is a little blurb from a Jewish woman who knows and is admittedly biased towards Israel. We Need To Talk About How Israeli Men Treat American WomenRead more: forward.com On every occasion when I have seen a group of Americans and a group of Israelis mix, I have noticed this. The American men have behaved toward the Israeli women with the exact same range of buffoonishness they show their own countrywomen. But the majority of Israeli men have approached the American women with something like a sense of entitlement. This dynamic is the result of heady cultural exchange: Jewish education teaches American girls to lionize the Israeli army. Israeli army culture teaches men that American girls (“sluts” by reputation) are spoils of war eagerly awaiting the end of their army service. You think I’m being dramatic? I have male Israeli friends and exes whom I cherish. I ran my theory past one. “Sure, yeah — American girls are perceived as naïve, slutty and easy to impress,” he said instantly. In other words, they want it. And they’re punished for wanting it. I first observed this trend when I was a counselor at a Jewish summer camp with an Israeli staff. Most male Israeli staff members used a sexual tone in all conversations with women, aggressively sought out American sexual partners and compulsively discussed American women’s bodies. These same men seemed to have friendly, respectful relationships with female Israeli staff members. I asked Ben, an Israeli counselor who was dating an American, if I was being crazy. “Not crazy,” he said. “We know in Israel — the American girls are easy. But we will never treat an Israeli girl this way.” Another friend, Dotan, was also forthcoming. “In Israel, girls are — you date them, or they are your friends,” he said. “But in America, the girls… they want it.” Read more: forward.com