i was having a discussion with a jewish friend when he told me the crasiest thing ever... he said that in israel everybody is a reservist, and that each citizen has to do a military service then each year he has to do some time too "each year". and that some people after their military service should do 1 day/10days others 1month/year.... until they get old. and that practicaly all israelis are soldiers... ok, i do not believe a word of what he said because: there is no way to have a viable economy if you are doing the military service all your life. Can an israeli citizen enlight me if what i was told was true or just some load of rap
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Defence_Forces#Service_and_manpower Apparentely, its compulsory.
this is israels man - power: Military branches: Israel Defense Forces (IDF): Ground Corps, Navy, Air and Space Force (includes Air Defense Forces); historically there have been no separate Israeli military services Military service age and obligation: Definition Field Listing 17 years of age for compulsory (Jews, Druzes) and voluntary (Christians, Muslims, Circassians) military service; both sexes are eligible for military service; conscript service obligation - 36 months for men, 21 months for women (2004) Manpower available for military service: males age 17-49: 1,492,125 females age 17-49: 1,443,916 (2005 est.) Manpower fit for military service: males age 17-49: 1,255,902 females age 17-49: 1,212,394 (2005 est.) Manpower reaching military service age annually: males age 18-49: 53,760 females: 51,293 (2005 est.) Military expenditures - dollar figure: $9.45 billion (2005 est.) Military expenditures - percent of GDP: 7.7% (2005 est.) now compare it with the USA: Manpower available for military service: males age 18-49: 67,742,879 females age 18-49: 67,070,144 (2005 est.) lol source: CIA Factbook
everybody should have respect , but you can not say jews are smart and hardworking, because it is like you are saying the others are lazy and stupid
Is that not a possibility to consider? On one hand, you have a small country willing to work hard, create an economy and try to live in peace. On the other hand, you have people whose only purpose is to wipe out the people above. I suppose *some* might say this is hard work. I tend to think it's more along the lines of stupidity. Lessons learned? Hard work pays off. A life of murdering others isn't very rewarding. Seems simple to me.
The Dutch and the Austrians also have similar compulsory service laws. And, some Democrats are attempting to introduce those laws into the United States.
its very possible to be true. israel trained and help built singapore's army. and this reservists thingy applies in singapore too.
Being in the reserves is not the same as being in the military full time. There isn't any detrimental effect on the economy. It's what keeps the Israeli economy safe.
Jews are smart people when it comes to money... They are hard working... They have democracy in their country... They just use their powers in the wrong way (except John Stewart, Borat and some more)
Eastern asians (e.g Koreans, Japanese and Chinese) and Jews have the highest IQ's in the world. I believe the average eastern asian wage in America ranges around 70k, while most of America is around 40-50k. I generally feel that Asians are the future economic leaders.... I'm not sure if it's just a matter of genetics or culture. I'd lean a bit to culture (on asians and jews), but then again I'm sure there are many other factors. Historically Jews have been isolated from the trades, and were forced to become innovative to survive. I believe some of the first banks were truely operated by Jews. Thus the stereotype of Jews are either being bankers, lawyers or doctors. But technically, there is no Jew race...it's just a religion to my knowledge....so maybe it is all culture.