Bingo.
@romanigypsyeyes I respect you very much and have agreed with probably 100% of your posts. But you are misguided on this. Speaking of conflation, don’t conflate the current elected government with the country.
I hate the current right-wing government there as much as I hate other extreme right-wing governments. But have you been? Tel Aviv is more liberal than San Francisco. “Right wing” applies to the current government’s policy toward peace and how it deals with security. And it’s wrong. Hopefully the DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED government will change. But the county’s domestic policies, regardless of who’s in office, are among the most liberal in the world. National health insurance. Generous government-supported parental leave. Strict but common-sense gun control laws (you are allowed to have a gun after meeting onerous licensing requirements, but you do not have the RIGHT to have a gun – a person can be denied).
Israel is the ONE place we can go when stuff hits the fan again. And it will.
Oh, and I agree with the disciplinary action against the prof. He was out of line. Anyone else notice that he said YES to the student, but changed his tune TWO DAYS after he received tenure?