Author edgygirl Posted December 21, 2017 Author Share Posted December 21, 2017 One can have strong pro-Israel views (I do too) and still be liberal (I am) He and I are just on opposite sides of our Israel views. I question the current government while he defends it, etc. I am pro peace and he thinks it won't work cause Arabs don't want peace. Yes, being Jewish, the subject comes up a lot on our lives. And yeah I date Jews almost exclusively. I've tried dating others and it didn't work very well. After I heard him use the horrid terms Faketinians (insinuating their not a real people but just regular Arabs from neighboring countries who ended up in Israel - even if they are, so whay? They are in that region and need to be accounted for) and Islamofascists (implying most Muslims are fascists), I started seeing him differently and question his character. And yeah... while I am a little sad today as I got used to dating him otherwise... good riddance indeed. Hmm. That's tough. I'm liberal too and I would 10000% break up with someone who had vastly different political views than me, because (like you) I think they are so representative of your values and your ability to synthesize information and re-assess your views. However, I'm not sure that a difference on ONE issue would be a dealbreaker. Granted I'm not Jewish, so maybe this is a really big deal in your life... I care about the peace process, but it doesn't really come up in my day to day life. So I think I would try to agree that we just don't discuss that one issue, and see if you can still love and respect each other when it is an off-limits topic. Another thing to think about... I don't know if you want to marry a Jewish guy, but it might be hard to find one who doesn't have strong pro-Israel views. That's been my experience with otherwise-reasonable and liberal Jewish friends of mine. Edit: WOW, good riddance! What a mean poopy face (loveshack doesn't approve of my preferred terms). Link to post Share on other sites
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