Comments on: High-tech Israel http://hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/ Liberty, if it means anything, is the right to tell people what they don't want to hear Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:01:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David All http://hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-192607 David All Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:05:16 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/#comment-192607 Jim S: Yes, sadly Israel's safety net like those of so many other industrial countries has been shredded in order to free up the money to start and sustain the economic boon. Jim S: Yes, sadly Israel’s safety net like those of so many other industrial countries has been shredded in order to free up the money to start and sustain the economic boon.

]]> By: David All http://hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-192606 David All Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:02:39 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/#comment-192606 Dinosaurs are extinct. Those who rely mainly on their fossilized remaints as their economic engine will be following them. At a recent lecture at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center that was part of their series celebrating Israel's 60th birthday, an Israeli economist remarked that many of Israel's hi tech business wear three watches on their wrist, one with Israel's time, one with New York time and one with Bombay time! Dinosaurs are extinct. Those who rely mainly on their fossilized remaints as their economic engine will be following them.

At a recent lecture at the Washington DC Jewish Community Center that was part of their series celebrating Israel’s 60th birthday, an Israeli economist remarked that many of Israel’s hi tech business wear three watches on their wrist, one with Israel’s time, one with New York time and one with Bombay time!

]]> By: Jim S. http://hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-184456 Jim S. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 18:52:26 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/#comment-184456 Whatever happened to social justice? Has not the social net been shredded, in the middle of this much-acclaimed boom? Whatever happened to social justice? Has not the social net been shredded, in the middle of this much-acclaimed boom?

]]> By: Fabian from Israel http://hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-184031 Fabian from Israel Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:15:18 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/#comment-184031 anonymous 12 June 2008, 2:30 am "AIPAC is pushing us to war with Iran for Israel" Who is "us"? "us" anonymous internet commenters? Do you think they can find you by your IP address to put you in army uniform? anonymous
12 June 2008, 2:30 am

“AIPAC is pushing us to war with Iran for Israel”

Who is “us”? “us” anonymous internet commenters? Do you think they can find you by your IP address to put you in army uniform?

]]> By: Roley Poley Dahl http://hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-184028 Roley Poley Dahl Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:05:47 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/#comment-184028 At any rate, if Shag my dinner jacket does get a new toy he won't be coming to the Israeli spare parts industry when he can't get it going. At any rate, if Shag my dinner jacket does get a new toy he won’t be coming to the Israeli spare parts industry when he can’t get it going.

]]> By: Bogdan of Australia http://hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-184011 Bogdan of Australia Thu, 12 Jun 2008 05:16:25 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/#comment-184011 Speaking about those 20 years; If Iran's barbaric regime is to survive, one cannot stop thinking of the thousands that are going to be brutalised, stoned, hanged, tortured, imprisoned for nothing, made to vanish, those trillions stolen and wasted, opportunities gone to a gutter, while the so called Western World is looking the other way... Speaking about those 20 years; If Iran’s barbaric regime is to survive, one cannot stop thinking of the thousands that are going to be brutalised, stoned, hanged, tortured, imprisoned for nothing, made to vanish, those trillions stolen and wasted, opportunities gone to a gutter, while the so called Western World is looking the other way…

]]> By: Ben http://hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-184010 Ben Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:21:11 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/#comment-184010 Israel's political system is not weak, as one poster suggests. It is multi-party democratic, and allows for equitable minority opinion representation in the legislature. In this respect it is more progressive and fair than the British system, which prevents any and all minority parties from having even a small amount of power. A significant portion of the British electorate are effectively disenfranchised, while almost everyone in Israel has a voice. Israel’s political system is not weak, as one poster suggests. It is multi-party democratic, and allows for equitable minority opinion representation in the legislature. In this respect it is more progressive and fair than the British system, which prevents any and all minority parties from having even a small amount of power. A significant portion of the British electorate are effectively disenfranchised, while almost everyone in Israel has a voice.

]]> By: anonymous http://hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-183968 anonymous Thu, 12 Jun 2008 01:30:52 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/#comment-183968 AIPAC is pushing us to war with Iran for Israel http://iranian.com/main/node/31108 AIPAC is pushing us to war with Iran for Israel

http://iranian.com/main/node/31108

]]> By: Herman http://hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-183898 Herman Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:42:55 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/#comment-183898 <i>Interesting but there must be lots of countries “in” Europe with more venture capital investment than Israel </i> Nope Interesting but there must be lots of countries “in” Europe with more venture capital investment than Israel

Nope

]]> By: Fabian from Israel http://hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/comment-page-1/#comment-183864 Fabian from Israel Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:58:56 +0000 http://www.hurryupharry.org/2008/06/11/high-tec-israel/#comment-183864 Shmuel: I don't know if that is true, but if I am not mistaken, it was Shimon Peres who argued succesfully for not developing an independent auto industry in Israel, but to be the destiny of European industries' outsourcing. To produce parts for European industries, since the Israeli internal market was too small for an independent auto industry. Shmuel: I don’t know if that is true, but if I am not mistaken, it was Shimon Peres who argued succesfully for not developing an independent auto industry in Israel, but to be the destiny of European industries’ outsourcing. To produce parts for European industries, since the Israeli internal market was too small for an independent auto industry.

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