tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post9219681160247897569..comments2024-03-29T11:39:42.348+00:00Comments on Point of No Return: Jewish Refugees from Arab and Muslim Countries: Mizrahi poet is a thorn in Israeli Left's sideUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-73294351193248541782015-09-09T13:51:10.009+01:002015-09-09T13:51:10.009+01:00It's published in the Forward, not exactly a g...It's published in the Forward, not exactly a guarantee of accuracy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-12993860634831894812015-09-07T07:08:02.611+01:002015-09-07T07:08:02.611+01:00I would agree with you that the so-called experts ...I would agree with you that the so-called experts consulted by the journalist are more familiar with Berkeley than Beersheva, and that most Mizrahim do not call themselves 'Arab Jews'.bataweenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829104245735619972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12677825.post-75281549964657194852015-09-07T03:19:38.195+01:002015-09-07T03:19:38.195+01:00Roy Hasan is correct in calling the Israeli left o...Roy Hasan is correct in calling the Israeli left on it's hypocrisy and that's about the only thing that was right in that factually inaccurate article. The person who wrote it is clearly unfamiliar with Israeli realities and relies on "experts" who seem to be equally clueless.<br /><br />Ars- is NOT a racist term, Arsim(plur.) is an Israeli subculture that is similar (with some cultural differences) to American "Guidos"- jersey shore types. It (being an Ars) manifests itself in crass, rude behaviour and attitude, a love for low quality Middle Eastern/Israeli music (please don't confuse it with the beautiful Middle Eastern/Israeli music in general)and a love for tacky golden jewelry.<br /><br />Ars is not the equivalent of a Mizrahi, you can be an Ars without being a Mizrahi, YES there are Ashkenazi Arsim, though larger percentage of Arsim do come from a mizrahi background.<br /><br />Arsim tend to be quite xenophobic towards new immigrants to Israel, their favorite targets are Ethiopian and Russian Jews.<br /><br />The overwhelming majority of Mizrahis and Sephardis in Israel DO NOT call themselves Arab-Jews, if you refer to them as such they'll be quite insulted. The "Arab-Jew" label is a fairly recent phenomena that started being used by diaspora Jews of Mizrahi/Sephardi origin who happens to be leftwing politically.Israeli in the Westnoreply@blogger.com