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April 17, 2009 | 11:18 am

David Brooks Lands in Israel, Is Bemused

Posted by Rob Eshman

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Funny, He Doesn't Act Israeli

In today’s New York Times, columnist David Brooks does a nice job capturing what so many of us civilized Jews feel when we touch down in Israel:

“As an American Jew, I was taught to go all gooey-eyed at the thought of Israel, but I have to confess, I find the place by turns exhausting, admirable, annoying, impressive and foreign.”

It’s a nice, gentle piece—probably like Brooks himself. And it shows up as clearly as anything the difference between the Israeli and American Jew.  There’s a fish out of water quality to Brooks’ observations and experiences that even Palestinians in Israel couldn’t relate to—they’re more Israeli than him.  He ends his piece holding out the hope that one day Israelis won’t cut in line. He can rest assured that they don’t—after they’ve lived in America for a while.

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the guy’s 60 years old and visits israel for the first time with the new york times paying the bill,can that be the same newspaper who in the last year lost their head office building,cut 500 jobs and circulation is down to the 1960 levels.their one sided reporting against israel has cost them advertising and circulation .the burlington free press of vermont puts out a better paper

Comment by hal tripp on 4/17/09 at 1:11 pm

It’s his 12th visit, hal trip. Think before you write!

Comment by Matt on 4/18/09 at 11:35 am

matt,i have nothing against brooks but he works for the new york time,the last time that paper wrote anything positive on israel was in 1948

Comment by hal tripp on 4/18/09 at 12:00 pm

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