tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679781135128711342.post8844094032240720679..comments2023-11-03T05:56:49.732-07:00Comments on The Bagelnosher Blog: On the road to Eilatbagelnosherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02693678110909662794noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679781135128711342.post-13462464407589909852009-06-10T19:13:40.244-07:002009-06-10T19:13:40.244-07:00Ah, actually not, although your point is interesti...Ah, actually not, although your point is interesting. <br /><br />The thieves in question, who help themselves to cars, bicycles and anything else they can carry off, are actually part of the Arab Beduin crowd, not "Palestinians".<br /><br />One tribe in particular are the Terebin, who've been active in relieving others of their goods for so long they're actually mentioned in the Talmud. <br /><br />The Terebin -- one large group lives just on the outskirts of Omer, a few miles from Beersheba -- earned their livlihood, so to speak, in the very early days by robbing merchant travelers. But there aren't too many merchant travelers anymore, now they tend to prey on local residents.<br /><br />There will probably be someone out there who will castigate me for mentioning this inconvenient fact, because to a large extent, the Beduin are friendly to Israel, certainly more so than the 'Palestinian' Arabs. Beyond that, many are very fine people. Most of us have a Beduin friend or two, or someone we admire a great deal. I certainly do. <br /><br />Nevertheless, for thousands of years, some tribes of Beduin have operated as professional robbers, and to this day, that's still a factor in Israel's south. <br /><br />It's not PC to mention it, but nonetheless, it exists. And because it exists, the need for elaborate anti-theft devices on cars and sky-high insurance rates make owning a car prohibitively expensive for some of us.bagelnosherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693678110909662794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679781135128711342.post-39458407163177329842009-06-10T18:45:29.513-07:002009-06-10T18:45:29.513-07:00Yocheved - you mention Arab thieves they must be t...Yocheved - you mention Arab thieves they must be the only few Arabs in your neck of the sands because the Palistinean Arabs that administer US Taxpayer money in Gaza and the West Bank given by that personality you refer to as the community organizer certainly seem to be honest and would never think of diverting even a cent away from the poor that count on them. Probably that is why the electorate are so prosperous in those areas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679781135128711342.post-47721447193046099262009-06-10T08:55:18.002-07:002009-06-10T08:55:18.002-07:00Hi Pawmboryid -- good to hear from you again!
I d...Hi Pawmboryid -- good to hear from you again!<br /><br />I did the insane thing -- down there and back, in one 22-hour day. For an assignment. <br /><br />You will hear more about my assignment -- because it blew my mind! Couldn't believe what I was seeing. BUT... the paper that sent me deserves the scoop.<br /><br />And do I "bus"? But of course - I have no car, so Egged is my baby -- not all bad, actually.<br /><br />Not owning a car in Israel is pretty smart, for several different reasons, among them the plague of Arab thieves that make their home in these parts.... <br /><br />More about that some other day...bagelnosherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02693678110909662794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-679781135128711342.post-50473713011559860612009-06-10T07:05:37.673-07:002009-06-10T07:05:37.673-07:00Yocheved Mariam as conservative as you are known t...Yocheved Mariam as conservative as you are known to be,one would never thought you believed in "bussing" especially while traveling to the south.<br /><br />Please share with us more on your experiences when you safely reached your destination.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com